Comparison

Sticky Notes vs ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo 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, pattern, or photo) - 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

ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)

Create handwritten notes and place them directly on your home screen as widgets. This app supports undo/redo functionality and background color changes for your notes.

Highlights
  • Create handwritten notes
  • Place notes as home screen widgets
  • Multiple widgets supported
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Background color customization
Features
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手書きメモをウィジェットにできるアプリです! いくつでも手書きメモのウィジェットをホーム画面に配置することができます。 進む(redo)、戻る(undo)や背景色の変更にも対応しています! ■使い方(この上部にある動画をご覧ください!) 1.メモを描く  アプリを起動して、手書きのメモを書きます。 2.ウィジェット をホームに追加  アプリを長押しして、「ホーム画面を編集する」をタップ  左上の「+」ボタンをタップして、「手書きメモ」のウィジェットをタップして、サイズを選んで追加します。 3.ウィジェットに手書きメモを設定する  ウィジェットを長押しして、「ウィジェットを編集」をタップ  「表示するメモ」をタップして、このウィジェットに表示させたいメモを選択 ■不具合や改善点の誤報告はsupport@shigeki.workまでお願いします!すぐに対応したします。■

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) at none against Sticky Notes's 7. ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sticky Notes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update weekly, ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sticky Notes versus ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Notesウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (501 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings501 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaShigeki Matsunaka

Customer experience

Sticky Notes

All ratings501 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral10.6%
Negative29.1%

ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

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

ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Ad Hiding$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$2.491 Month
  • Yearly Plan$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • Tip$1.00
  • Generous Tip$5.00
  • Greatest Tip$10.00
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  • Lifetime Plan$19.99
None

ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) free?
ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sticky Notes or ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) have ads?
Sticky Notes shows ads; ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget)?
Sticky Notes ships an update weekly, and ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) every 3 days. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on September 24, 2026 and ウィジェット手書きメモ (memo widget) on August 27, 2026.

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