Comparison

Cream Note vs Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies

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

Head to head
About

Cream Note

Organize your thoughts with a visually appealing note-taking experience. Create custom boards to categorize notes by topic and personalize your posts with various fonts, colors, and patterns. Capture fleeting ideas effortlessly with a simple, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Intuitive note management
  • Visual board overview
  • Categorized note collection
  • Customizable post design
  • Simple interface
Features
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Beautiful board and post Manage your notes in the most intuitive way. You can see all the notes at a glance. With a design that can only focus on writing, Record your disappearing ideas quickly. It's very simple, without cumbersome setup. Create several boards by category and Collect notes by topic. Using all fonts, pastel colors and patterns, Create your own post that you like the most.

About

Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a versatile note-taking app. Create unlimited notes, customize their appearance with colors and fonts, and access them across devices. Enhance productivity with widgets, rich text formatting, and drawing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Unlimited notes and to-do lists
  • Cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • Home screen and notification center widgets
  • 25 customizable note colors
  • Rich text formatting and drawing
  • Password and biometric note security
  • QR code generation
Features
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Sticky Notes is a reliable, high-speed, and convenient tool for keeping your notes and to-do lists organized. The application allows you to create notes quickly and customize them easily. With its intuitive interface, you can spend your time efficiently, knowing your data is safe and secure. Key Features: - Widgets for the notification center on Mac and the home screen on iPhone/iPad - Unlimited number of notes - Sync between devices - 25 colors available for note customization - Ad-free experience - Scan and create QR codes from your notes Free Features: - Unlimited notes and to-do lists for organizing important information - iCloud sync between iPhone, iPad, and Mac, ensuring your notes are always accessible - Widgets in two sizes (small and large) for quick access on Mac and iPhone/iPad home screens Pro Version Features: - Full history of note changes, allowing you to revert to previous versions if needed - Group notes and to-do lists into named categories for better organization - Customize note backgrounds with 25 available colors - Rich text formatting: bold, italic, underline, and more - Insert dashed and numbered lists for clean structure - Adjust text size to fit your style and readability - Choose from 16 different fonts to match your writing style - Draw with multiple colors (red, blue, black) within notes, even on top of text - Secure notes with a password, FaceID, or TouchID for added privacy - Scan and create QR codes from your notes for easy sharing and quick access Subscription Plans: Experience all the Pro features of Sticky Notes with a subscription. Prices in USD, may vary by country. Free features always remain free. - $9.99/year - $7.99/6 months - $3.99/month (with a 7-day free trial) - One-time purchase for $29.99 for lifetime access to all features Contact Us: For questions or support, email us at support@kuzmenko.info. We’re always happy to help. Privacy Policy: http://kuzmenko.info/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://kuzmenko.info/terms.html

Screenshots

Cream Note4 screens
Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cream Note and Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Cream Note's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies's. Cream Note also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Cream Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cream Note holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 195 and 105 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Cream Note's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cream Note ships an update every 2 weeks, Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cream Note versus Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCream NoteSticky Notes Widget. Stickies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (195 ratings) — better4.6 (105 ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better57.4% of reviews
Number of ratings195 — better105
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDONG HYUN GUKK FAMILY SOFTWARE LLC

Customer experience

Cream Note

All ratings171 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%

Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies

All ratings104 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.9%

User reviews

Cream Note

From 195 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💖 Love the app
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Innovative concept
  • 🎨 Customizable options
  • ✨ Clean and uncluttered

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Largest font too small
  • 🐛 Landscape orientation issue
  • Manual save is a pain
  • 🚫 No auto-save feature
  • 🪲 Cross-device sync missing

Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies

From 105 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and clean UI
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 💡 Good for organizing and to-do lists
  • 🌟 Best sticky note app for many
  • ✅ Widget functionality is great

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
  • 💸 Expensive for basic features
  • ⚠️ iCloud sync is unreliable
  • 🎨 Limited color choices
  • 📏 Notes size cannot be changed

Bugs and requests

Cream Note

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Weird gray bar in landscape
  • App performs at outdated capacity
  • Developer website may hack users

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to add photos
  • Larger font sizes
  • Pastel color options
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Automatic saving
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  • Desktop widgets
  • Sync across Apple devices
  • Change posted note colors
  • Move notes between boards
  • Increase workspace dimensions
  • Support for finger drawing

Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • iCloud sync is unreliable, overwriting changes
  • Widget stops working, requiring new widget/note creation
  • Blank screen bug on app opening (iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18)
  • App crashes automatically after blank screen
  • Drawing with Apple Pencil is a catastrophe
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  • Cannot select text from the beginning of a phrase

Requested features

19 requests
  • Adjustable tag position order
  • Implement notes displacement/movement
  • Option to move checked-off items to the bottom
  • Ability to remove app icon from dock
  • Font size support and font style options
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  • Ability to change sticky note color on all devices simultaneously
  • Add white note color and more fonts
  • Allow iOS standby screen widget display
  • Specify which sticky note to display in widget
  • Archive used sticky notes instead of deleting
  • Group notes by tags
  • Black background option for notes
  • Option to use photos in notes
  • Larger note pages
  • Font color options
  • Improve text selection functionality
  • Allow editing notes directly on desktop
  • Add home screen widgets
  • Improve drawing functionality with Apple Pencil

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cream Note

One-time1
  • Upgrade Version$1.99
4 purchases

Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • 6 months$7.996 Months
  • Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Forever$29.99

Questions

Is Cream Note free?
Cream Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies free?
Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cream Note or Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies?
Cream Note is rated higher. Cream Note averages 4.8 out of 5 from 195 ratings, while Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies averages 4.6 from 105 ratings.
Do Cream Note or Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies have ads?
Neither Cream Note nor Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cream Note or Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies?
Cream Note ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cream Note was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sticky Notes Widget. Stickies on November 7, 2026.

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