Plain Note vs Sticky Color Notes Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plain Note
This app allows you to create and organize notes with customizable tags and icons. It offers lock screen and home screen widgets for quick access and supports character/line counting. Personalize your experience with themes, app icons, and fonts.
- Organize notes with tags
- Customizable tag icons and colors
- Character and line counting
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
- Customizable themes, app icons, and fonts
- Archive and organize notes
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"Plain Note" is a simple notes app. You can organize your notes by adding tags, and it supports lock screen and home screen widgets. It can be used on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features • You can categorize your notes with tags. • Customize tag icons and colors. • You can count the number of characters and lines. • Archive and organize your notes. • Widgets can be added to the lock screen and home screen. • Customize themes, App icons, and fonts. (Some features are available for a fee.) Premium (in-app purchase) • Sync data with iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. This can also be used as a backup. • All themes and App icons are available. • All tag icons are available. • All font customizations are available. *Prices may vary by country or region. Please check in the app. *Some features may not be available in all languages or regions. Terms of Use: https://monelyze.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monelyze.app/en/privacy
Sticky Color Notes Widget
Easily create and customize notes directly on your home screen with this one-handed widget app. Personalize text and background colors, and adjust letter thickness for quick reminders and to-do lists.
- One-handed note creation
- Customizable text color
- Adjustable letter thickness
- Customizable background color
- Add multiple notes
- Widget functionality
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This is a widget app that allows you to easily leave notes with one hand. You can register as many notes as you like for free. You can also create checklists. You can toggle the checklist on and off within the widget. You can easily customize the following settings. - Text color - Letter Thickness - Background color Buttons for adding notes, changing colors, etc. - Lower side of the screen - Above the keyboard So you can add notes and change colors with ease, even with one hand. We will continue to make improvements in future updates, so if you have any comments or requests, please contact us through the app review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Plain Note at none against Sticky Color Notes Widget's shown. Plain Note also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 115). Sticky Color Notes Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Plain Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sticky Color Notes Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Plain Note against 4.5 for Sticky Color Notes Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Note has 1.1K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Plain Note's written reviews are positive against 56% of Sticky Color Notes Widget's.
Plain Note ships an update every 9 days, Sticky Color Notes Widget every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plain Note | Sticky Color Notes Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 115 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monelyze Inc. | Osawa Shunsuke |
Customer experience
Plain Note
Sticky Color Notes Widget
Bugs and requests
Plain Note
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notes sometimes get deleted after updates
- Widget not working as expected, showing wrong note
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to swipe widget to display another note
- Subfolders for better organization
- Export function to backup notes
- Option to change app colors
- Support for multiple notes in one widget
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- Text formatting options (bold, italics, headings)
- Ability to insert photos and videos
Sticky Color Notes Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plain Note
- Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium - Lifetime$29.99
Sticky Color Notes Widget
- Support for development$2.99
- Pro Edition$3.99
Questions
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