Note Widget + vs Sticky Notes Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note Widget +
Create handwritten notes, dictate voice memos, and write over images. Transform speech into text and schedule reminders. Secure your notes with biometric locks and display them directly on your widget screen.
- Handwritten and text notes
- Write over images
- Dictate notes and record speech
- Transform voice to text
- Schedule reminders
- Password/biometric protection
- Display notes on widget
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HANDWRITTEN AND TEXT NOTES. WRITE OVER AN IMAGE. WRITE WITH YOUR FINGER IN THE MESSENGER. DICTATE NOTES, RECORD SPEECH. TRANSFORM VOICE RECORDINGS INTO PLAIN TEXT. SCHEDULE REMINDERS PROTECT NOTES WITH A PASSWORD, FACE ID, OR TOUCH ID. SHOW NOTES ON THE WIDGET SCREEN. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sticky Notes Widgets
Create and edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home and lock screens. Supports Apple Pencil, finger drawing, and typing. Customize appearance and combine text with drawings for versatile use.
- Create notes and drawings
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Apple Pencil and finger drawing
- Text and drawing combination
- Customizable backgrounds and colors
- Zoom for detail
- Share as image or text
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Quickly create & edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home screen & lock screen. Draw with Apple Pencil, your finger, or use the keyboard to type. Customize backgrounds, colors, and fonts. Zoom in on drawings for finer details. Combine text and drawing on the same note. Share your notes as images or text. Import/export your notes to edit between multiple devices. Great for quick reminders, todo lists, brainstorming, sketching, home screen aesthetics or just quickly jotting anything down! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sticky Notes Widgets at none against Note Widget +'s shown. Sticky Notes Widgets also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Note Widget + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sticky Notes Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sticky Notes Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 438 and 501 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Note Widget +'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Sticky Notes Widgets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Note Widget + ships an update monthly, Sticky Notes Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note Widget + | Sticky Notes Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (438 ratings) | 4.6 (501 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better | 74.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 438 | 501 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.8 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Nesh | Neat Software Co. |
Customer experience
Note Widget +
Sticky Notes Widgets
User reviews
Note Widget +
From 438 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and fast to use
- 👍 Great for various lists
- 👍 Good for note-taking
- 👍 Syncs across devices
- 👍 No distracting ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot delete notes
- 🐛 Subscription not reloading
- 🐛 App won't stay open
- 🐛 Blank yellow page issue
- 🐛 Paper too small for notes
Sticky Notes Widgets
From 501 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎨 Extensive customization options (colors, fonts, sizes)
- ✏️ Supports both handwriting and typing
- 📱 Widget functionality displays notes on home screen
- 🖍️ Excellent Apple Pencil support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Widget sync issues and inconsistent updates
- 🐛 Data corruption and note deletion bugs
- ❌ No cross-device synchronization
- 📝 Text alignment difficult to center manually
- 🔒 Pro features locked behind paywall
Bugs and requests
Note Widget +
Reported bugs
5 issues- App won't let me delete a note
- App will not reload subscription
- App won't stay open
- Blank yellow page issue
- Scrolls back to the top of a note
Requested features
5 requests- Add folder organization
- More than nine categories
- Ability to add tags
- Password protection for notes
- Show full widgets on home screen
Sticky Notes Widgets
Reported bugs
10 issues- Widgets not updating after note edits
- Notes randomly overwritten with duplicates of other notes
- Widget display freezing or not connecting
- Corrupted .json backup files on import
- Apple Pencil glitches during writing
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- Text disappears when switching between typing and handwriting modes
- Widgets not displaying saved notes
- App crashes on older iOS versions
- Sync between iPad and iPhone not working automatically
- Extra large widget quality degradation
Requested features
16 requests- iCloud sync across all devices
- Transparent background option
- Checkbox/bullet point lists with toggle functionality
- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline) for selected text
- Partial text size adjustment (not whole note)
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- Additional note templates and styles
- Tape stickers and decorative elements
- More widget size options
- Direct widget editing without opening app
- Lock screen widget support
- Apple Watch app
- Mac app support
- Indent functionality
- Gradient color options
- Full-screen editing mode
- Ability to mix handwriting and typing on same note
In-app purchases
Note Widget +
- Happy Club, monthly$2.991 Month
- Happy Club, 6 month$14.996 Months
- Happy Club, Yearly$24.991 Year
Sticky Notes Widgets
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$6.99
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$9.99
Questions
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