Comparison

Sticky Notes vs Sticky Color Notes 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

This app allows you to create and pin digital sticky notes to your home and lock screens for quick access. Organize tasks, shopping lists, and schedules with customizable checklists, bullet points, and headings. Personalize your notes with various fonts, colors, and backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Pin notes to Home and Lock Screens
  • Checklists for lists and tasks
  • Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • Organize with lists and headings
  • Sort memos into folders
  • Search memos
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 ■ 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 - Sort memos into folders by purpose, each with its own color and icon (symbol or emoji) - Pin memos you check often to keep them at the top of the list - Search all your memos to find the one you need fast, or find words within a memo - 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. - 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 ■ 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. Create unlimited memos (the free version allows up to 3) Benefit 3. Set your own photos as memo backgrounds Benefit 4. The memo list widget becomes available Benefit 5. The folder 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

Sticky Color Notes Widget

Easily create and customize notes directly on your home screen with this one-handed widget app. Personalize text and background colors, and adjust letter thickness for quick reminders and to-do lists.

Highlights
  • One-handed note creation
  • Customizable text color
  • Adjustable letter thickness
  • Customizable background color
  • Add multiple notes
  • Widget functionality
Features
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Sticky Color Notes Widget puts your notes and checklists right on your iPhone Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Keep a grocery list, to-do list, packing list, or quick reminder in view without opening the app. Create as many notes as you like for free. KEY FEATURES • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large sizes • Lock Screen widgets and StandBy support • Choose which note each widget shows, so you can line up several sticky notes for different purposes • Interactive checklists: tap an item on the widget to check it off, even from the Lock Screen • Bullet lists: tap the List button to add "•" bullets, and new lines continue the list automatically • Deleted notes stay in the Trash for 30 days, so you can restore them • Share a note's text with other apps MAKE IT YOURS • Any text color and background color • Use your own photo as the note background (it shows on the widget too) • Seven font weights and left, center, or right alignment • Custom fonts and text sizes (Pro) EASY ONE-HANDED USE The add button sits at the bottom of the screen and the formatting buttons sit right above the keyboard, so you can write and style notes with one hand. GREAT FOR • Grocery and shopping lists on your Lock Screen • Daily to-dos and chores you check off as you go • Packing lists and "don't forget" reminders • Goals, quotes, and words of encouragement on your Home Screen • Notes for family members • Study and work tasks FREE AND PRO The free version includes unlimited notes and one checklist. Pro is a one-time purchase that adds: • No ads • Unlimited checklists • Custom fonts • Text size options in the editor • Customizable note list display FAQ Is it free? Yes. You can create unlimited notes for free. Do I need an account? No. Your notes are stored on your device. How do I add a widget? Touch and hold your Home Screen background, tap Edit > Add Widget, and choose Sticky Notes. Then touch and hold the widget, tap Edit Widget, and pick the note you want to show. Have feedback or a feature request? Send it from the app's Settings screen. We keep improving the app with regular updates.

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
Sticky Color Notes Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sticky Notes at every 2 weeks against Sticky Color Notes Widget's every 6 weeks. Sticky Notes also leads on ratings volume (531 vs 118) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Sticky Color Notes Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.5 for Sticky Color Notes Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 531 and 118 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 61% and 61% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Sticky Color Notes Widget every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sticky Notes versus Sticky Color Notes Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NotesSticky Color Notes Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (531 ratings) — better4.5 (118 ratings)
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews61.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings531 — better118
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaOsawa Shunsuke

Customer experience

Sticky Notes

All ratings531 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral10.4%
Negative28.6%

Sticky Color Notes Widget

All ratings118 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%

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

Sticky Color Notes Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Sticky Color Notes Widget

One-time2
  • Support for development$2.99
  • Pro Edition$3.99

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Color Notes Widget free?
Sticky Color Notes Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes or Sticky Color Notes Widget?
Sticky Notes is rated higher. Sticky Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 531 ratings, while Sticky Color Notes Widget averages 4.5 from 118 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes or Sticky Color Notes Widget have ads?
Both Sticky Notes and Sticky Color Notes Widget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or Sticky Color Notes Widget?
Sticky Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sticky Color Notes Widget every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sticky Color Notes Widget on November 3, 2026.

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