AirSticky vs Anchor Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirSticky
Place digital sticky notes on real-world surfaces using augmented reality. Create text, handwritten, or URL-based notes that appear anchored to your environment.
- Place notes on detected surfaces
- Text-only notes
- Handwritten notes
- Notes with website URLs
- Utilizes ARKit framework
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As an experimentation with Apple ARKit framework, this app allows you to add sticky notes to detected surfaces like a vertical wall or horizontal desk surface. Currently, you can: - Add sticky notes with text only (less than 160 characters) - Scribble a hand drawn note - Or notes with website URL
Anchor Maps
Create location-based notes and content using augmented reality. Pin text, videos, and links to real-world objects in both public and private spaces. Share your contextual information easily with others.
- Create AR notes in public/private spaces
- Pin text, videos, and links to objects
- Contextualize content to appliances/devices
- Share lists with individuals or publicly
- Manage access for private maps
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Anchor allows you to create notes in space utilizing AR maps of public and private spaces. Put your content in context by pinning notes, videos and links to objects. Pin instructions to your rental’s devices, upload important documents to your appliances, or pin a shop link to an art piece. Public maps are free and visible to everyone. Private maps all you to add and revoke access as needed. Easily share your lists with individuals or the world! Terms of Service: https://app.termly.io/document/privacy-policy/a52e4a65-ab1c-4578-979c-de30a98f9f91 Privacy Policy https://app.termly.io/document/cookie-policy/d32b12ee-5bdd-48eb-af57-9164c0c6bc8b
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirSticky at none against Anchor Maps's 4. AirSticky also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Anchor Maps's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Anchor Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. AirSticky asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AirSticky against 4.9 for Anchor Maps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anchor Maps has 85 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AirSticky ships an update every 3 days, Anchor Maps every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirSticky | Anchor Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 96.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 85 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shunzhe Ma | Anchor Apps Inc |
Customer experience
AirSticky
Anchor Maps
In-app purchases
AirSticky
No in-app purchases
Anchor Maps
- 1 Month$3.991 Month
- 1 Month1 Month trial$11.991 Month
- 6 Months$14.996 Months
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- 12 Months$24.991 Year
