Memo Sticky vs Deep Focus Noise & Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Digital sticky notes
- Voice-to-text note creation
- Document scanning
- Face ID/Touch ID authentication
- iOS Widget support
- Colorful designs
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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.
Deep Focus Noise & Timer
This app generates unique, real-time audio soundscapes designed to prevent neural adaptation and enhance focus for neurodivergent individuals. It offers various noise colors and neurally-validated presets to create a spatial shield against distractions, all while operating 100% offline.
- Real-time generative audio, no loops
- Spatial shielding with HRTF
- Neurally-validated presets
- Brown, pink, speech-shaped, and white noise
- 100% offline functionality
- Privacy-first, zero data tracking
- Battery efficient native synthesis
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dpli creates real-time, evolving spatial soundscapes for ADHD focus and deep work — generated live on your device, never played from a loop. Unlike standard noise apps that replay prerecorded tracks, dpli synthesizes every layer in real time. Sound sources can move through space, shift in intensity, and modulate independently, creating an immersive background that stays dynamic throughout your session. BUILT FOR FOCUS Choose a preset based on what you need: • SHIELD — A steady spatial soundscape designed to mask conversations, office noise, and sudden distractions. • FLOW — Moving, asymmetric layers that create an engaging background for writing, coding, studying, and deep work. • CLARITY — Steady, precisely layered noise that masks distractions and creates a clear background for writing, coding, studying, and deep work. • IGNITION — Designed for ADHD brains or anyone needing a strong push into active focus. An energizing white-noise field with dual-rhythm pulses and airy blue-noise sparkle that drives alertness and mental speed. • RELAX — A heavy brown-noise blanket with two pink streams drifting slowly around your head — eases you into deep physical relaxation while staying awake. Good for winding down, tension release, or a mid-day relax. • RESET — A still, dark cocoon with a slow warm breath that gently sways around you — shifts the mind from stress into rest. Best for 10–20 minute breaks when you feel wound up or anxious. SESSIONS — YOUR RHYTHM OF WORK AND REST Build your own sound sequence on iPhone or Mac. Choose a sound and duration for each stage — FLOW for focused work, then RELAX for a break, for example. dpli blends smoothly between stages and gently fades out at the end. Start with one stage using a free sound. Premium unlocks additional stages and the full preset collection. MORE THAN COLORED NOISE Brown, pink and white noise generators are included for free. They are also the building blocks behind dpli’s layered presets, where position, movement, modulation, and frequency balance work together to create a richer listening environment. GENERATED, NOT STREAMED • No prerecorded audio files • No repeating MP3 loops • Real-time synthesis on your device • Spatial movement and independent modulation • Works offline with no account required PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your sessions stay on your device. dpli does not stream audio, require an account, or collect listening data. MADE FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM Use dpli on iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. Start a session wherever you work, study, travel, or need a more controlled acoustic environment. dpli is a focus and sound-masking tool. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure ADHD or any other medical condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deep Focus Noise & Timer at 100% against Memo Sticky's 33%. Deep Focus Noise & Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Memo Sticky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Deep Focus Noise & Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Memo Sticky asks for nothing beyond the download.
Deep Focus Noise & Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Memo Sticky's written reviews are positive against 100% of Deep Focus Noise & Timer's.
Memo Sticky ships an update every 4 weeks, Deep Focus Noise & Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memo Sticky | Deep Focus Noise & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dongjie Zhang | Lukasz Solniczek |
Customer experience
Memo Sticky
Deep Focus Noise & Timer
In-app purchases
Memo Sticky
No in-app purchases
Deep Focus Noise & Timer
- Dpli weekly$0.997 Days
- Dpli Monthly$1.991 Month
- Dpli Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Dpli lifetime access$14.99
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