Comparison

Memo Sticky vs Widget Memo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Memo Sticky

This digital notepad allows for effortless thought capture and organization. It offers voice-to-text, document scanning, and secure authentication for a seamless note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Digital sticky notes
  • Voice-to-text note creation
  • Document scanning
  • Face ID/Touch ID authentication
  • iOS Widget support
  • Colorful designs
Features
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Keep quick thoughts, everyday lists, and useful reminders on a familiar corkboard. Memo Sticky makes text notes easy to capture, browse, and find again on iPhone and iPad. CAPTURE YOUR IDEAS • Create and edit colorful sticky notes • Use speech-to-text input when you would rather speak • Scan printed text with the camera and add the recognized text to a note • Adjust text size for comfortable reading KEEP IMPORTANT NOTES IN SIGHT • Search your notes and pin the ones you need most • View notes in Home Screen widgets and supported Lock Screen widgets • A single pinned note stays selected; multiple pinned notes rotate. If nothing is pinned, widgets rotate through active notes • Share note text or a Memo Sticky link ORGANIZE AT YOUR OWN PACE • Move notes to Trash, preview them, and restore them when needed • Select multiple notes for batch actions • Add a note to Calendar using the system event editor • Set note alarms on iOS and iPadOS 26 or later • Enable App Lock with system device authentication • Choose whether to use iCloud backup, restore, and automatic sync Use Memo Sticky for shopping lists, study notes, meeting ideas, or a thought you want to revisit. English and Simplified Chinese are supported. iCloud features require an iCloud account and an internet connection. Scanning, speech recognition, and alarms depend on supported devices, system versions, and permissions. Widget refresh timing is managed by the system.

About

Widget Memo

This app provides a simple way to create and display notes directly on your home screen using widgets. It aims to offer a faster and more accessible note-taking experience compared to standard memo applications.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Simple note-taking
  • Fast note creation
  • Easy visibility of notes
Features
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Widget Note is simple note and running on home screen as the widtget. There is a similar widget in the iOS standard memo app, but this app is an app that leaves notes faster and makes it easier to see. Please give it a try!

Screenshots

Memo Sticky4 screens
Widget Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Memo Sticky and Widget Memo both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Widget Memo's written reviews are positive against 33% of Memo Sticky's. Widget Memo also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (23 vs 6). Memo Sticky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Widget Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Memo Sticky asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Memo Sticky against 4.3 for Widget Memo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Memo Sticky's written reviews are positive against 69% of Widget Memo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memo Sticky ships an update every 3 weeks, Widget Memo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Memo Sticky versus Widget Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemo StickyWidget Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.3 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings623 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongjie ZhangRyosuke Tamura

Customer experience

Memo Sticky

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Widget Memo

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

Memo Sticky

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Widget Memo

One-time1
  • 広告消去$2.99

Questions

Is Memo Sticky free?
Memo Sticky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Widget Memo free?
Widget Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memo Sticky or Widget Memo?
Memo Sticky and Widget Memo are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 23 ratings respectively.
Do Memo Sticky or Widget Memo have ads?
Neither Memo Sticky nor Widget Memo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memo Sticky or Widget Memo?
Memo Sticky ships an update every 3 weeks, and Widget Memo every 9 days. Most recently, Memo Sticky was updated on September 20, 2026 and Widget Memo on September 16, 2026.

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