Comparison

Sticky Notes vs MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes

Pin notes and to-do lists directly to your Home and Lock Screens for quick access. Organize tasks, customize backgrounds with colors or photos, and choose from various fonts. Ideal for reminders, class notes, and visualizing goals.

Highlights
  • Pin notes to Home and Lock Screens
  • Organize tasks by category
  • Customize backgrounds with photos
  • Cute font options
  • Character count display
  • Undo/Redo functionality
Features
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Sticky Notes is a notepad app you can use just like sticky notes. Pin your memos to the Home Screen so you can see them anytime and edit with a single tap. Now with checklists, bullet lists, numbered lists, and headings — organize shopping lists, to-do lists, tasks, and schedules all in one app. We hope you'll give it a try. ■ App highlights - Pin memos to your Home Screen or Lock Screen for instant access anytime - Show a note on the Lock Screen without placing a widget - Manage shopping and packing lists with checklists — tick items right from the widget - Sort memos by purpose to manage to-dos for work or school - Customize the background with colors or photos to make a notepad that's truly yours - Choose cute fonts and freely adjust the text size ■ Organize with lists and headings Keep shopping lists, to-do lists, and packing lists as checklists. Checked items get a strikethrough, so you can see what's left at a glance. - Checklists — tap to tick off, right from your Home Screen widget - Bullet and dash lists — line up tasks and things to buy - Numbered lists — for steps, recipes, anything where order matters - Headings — use Title, Heading, and Subheading to break up longer notes - Everything looks the same on iPhone, iPad, widgets, and Apple Watch ■ Powerful customization - Background of your choice (color, notebook (grid, lined), photo, or pattern) - Switch fonts (handwriting-style and cute fonts available) - Adjust text size, line height, and letter spacing - Change text color - Set your own photo as the background ■ Suggested uses - Keep your schedule, to-dos, and tasks in plain sight on the Home Screen - Build a shopping list as a checklist and tick items off at the store - Pack for a trip with a checklist you tick as you go - Lay out steps or recipes as a numbered list - Break long notes into sections with headings ■ Handy memo features - Character count helps you gauge length for social posts or assists with writing - Undo or redo your latest input with a single tap - Copy the memo's contents with one tap - Share memos to other apps or run various actions from the share sheet ■ Show a Note Large on Your Lock Screen Notes you only need to check for a while — like a shopping list or a packing list — are handy to show on the Lock Screen. Just glance at the screen; there’s no need to unlock. Unlike a widget, you don’t have to set aside space in advance. Show the note from the menu when you need it, and end it once you’re done. - Switch by situation: a shopping list while you shop, a packing list while you travel - You can show several notes at the same time - When you edit the note, the Lock Screen updates too - For notes you want to keep visible all the time, a Lock Screen widget is a better fit ■ Fully optimized for iPad - The note screen is optimized for the iPad's larger display - Full support for window resizing. Side by side with another app or scaled down, the layout adapts to the width automatically - Works with Split View, Slide Over, Stage Manager, and windowed apps - Use the whole screen in portrait or landscape - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets work on iPad too - Keep a note open next to whatever you're reading or looking up ■ Widget types - Memo widget - Memo list widget - Lock Screen-only widget - Apple Watch widget ■ Get more with Premium Upgrade to Premium to keep the simple feel and unlock even handier extras. Benefit 1. All ads removed Benefit 2. Set your own photos as memo backgrounds (use wallpapers from your favorite anime or manga, family photos, anything you love) Benefit 3. The memo list widget becomes available *The one-time Pro plan supports Family Sharing, so when one family member buys it, everyone in the family can use Premium features. ■ Subscription Please review the following for subscription terms: - Privacy Policy: https://rands-app.com/privacy-policy-en/ - Terms of Use: https://rands-app.com/terms-en/

About

MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)

Organize your thoughts and tasks with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Add photos, set colors, and adjust fonts to personalize your notes and to-do lists.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • To-do list management
  • Photo background customization
  • Customizable widget appearance
  • Multiple widget sizes
Features
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If this is the first widget... Start with memowidget! You can make a habit of taking notes easily and quickly. ■ New! Lock Screen Widget Added You can check out your memos easily with 3 types of lock screen widgets. * Memo app with strongest widget settings * What's new in the future?! Archive Data (Login) # To-do management added! Write down anything from simple memo to todo. #Check the contents of the memo directly in the widget. Decorate your home screen prettily by selecting the memo you want. #Check the list of memos in the widget quickly. You can see the entire memo list directly on the home screen. Add Memo function! #You can use the photo you want as the background for the widget. You can use it to decorate your home screen without content. #Designate various colors and patterns by memo widget! Set different colors by memo! #Use the various size widgets to freely place them on your home screen! If you select a size based on the content of the memo, you can see the memo well on the home screen. #Choose Edit Widget to decorate your alignment, font size, font color, and more! Font size and color can be adjusted directly. #MemoWidget Premium Upgrade to premium subscription and try all premium services. (Synchronization, removing ads, passcode function, Various background photos & pattern images, and Upload a photo to a memo.)" #Synchronize Memos(Premium) Start synchronizing and keep memos safe. #Passcode function(Premium) Set the password so that no one else can see it. #Upload a photo to a memo(Premium) You can upload pictures. Up to 10 pictures in one memo. - Terms of Use : https://bit.ly/3BPsfZv - Privacy Policy : https://bit.ly/3zPIMLc

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sticky Notes and MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)'s written reviews are positive against 61% of Sticky Notes's. Sticky Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Sticky Notes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sticky Notes against 4.6 for MemoWidget (todo&photo widget). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 524 and 489 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 83% of MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update weekly, MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sticky Notes versus MemoWidget (todo&photo widget): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NotesMemoWidget (todo&photo widget)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (524 ratings) — better4.6 (489 ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews82.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings524 — better489
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaTheDayBefore, Inc.

Customer experience

Sticky Notes

All ratings521 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative28.9%

MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)

All ratings487 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative9.1%

User reviews

Sticky Notes

From 524 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • 💡 Ability to add notes to home screen
  • 🚀 Lightweight and fast
  • 👍 Helpful for daily tasks and reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • 💸 Paid version required for advanced features
  • 🔒 No iCloud sync or cross-device support
  • 🔍 Confusing instructions, mostly in non-English languages

MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)

From 489 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient widget functionality
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive design
  • 💡 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • 👍 Useful checklist feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Widget issues (disappearing, not loading)
  • 🔧 Limited text customization options
  • 💰 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔧 Syncing issues across devices

Bugs and requests

Sticky Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Newly created notes not showing up on home screen
  • Duplicated notes with same content
  • Inability to change default font and background settings
  • Disappearing notes after app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow text formatting (bold, italic, underline)
  • Add checklist/to-do list functionality
  • Implement iCloud sync and cross-device support
  • Provide option to remove app branding from widget
  • Add ability to set reminders/alarms for notes

MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Memos disappearing from widget
  • Blank or black widget screen
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing background images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to change text color
  • Ability to scroll through multiple memos in widget
  • Folder or category organization for memos
  • Auto-complete or recurring tasks in checklists
  • Dark mode support

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan$2.491 Month
  • Ad Hiding$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • Tip$1.00
  • Generous Tip$5.00
  • Greatest Tip$10.00
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  • Lifetime Plan$39.99
6 purchases

MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)

Subscriptions6
  • 1-Month Plan$2.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Month.$2.991 Month
  • 6-Month Plan$12.496 Months
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  • Premium 6 Months.$12.496 Months
  • Annual Plan$14.491 Year
  • Premium 1 year.$14.491 Year

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) free?
MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes or MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)?
Sticky Notes is rated higher. Sticky Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 524 ratings, while MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) averages 4.6 from 489 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes or MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) have ads?
Both Sticky Notes and MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or MemoWidget (todo&photo widget)?
Sticky Notes ships an update weekly, and MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on October 29, 2026 and MemoWidget (todo&photo widget) on October 29, 2026.

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