Comparison

Sticky Notes vs Floating Notepad

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

Floating Notepad

This app displays your notes as an always-visible overlay on your screen, similar to Picture-in-Picture video. It helps you remember tasks, study material, or important memos while using other applications.

Highlights
  • Display notes over any app using Picture-in-Picture
  • Customize text color, background, and font size
  • Adjust scrolling speed
  • Save and switch between multiple notes
  • Simple and intuitive design
Features
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Ever planned to do something "later," only to get distracted by social media and completely forget about it? Sound familiar? This app is a whole new kind of reminder that keeps your notes always visible on your screen, just like a Picture-in-Picture video. It keeps reminding you of what's important, even while you're using other apps. 【How You Can Use It】 For Studying & Memorization: Display vocabulary or formulas you want to learn. They'll always be in your sight while you're Browse social media or gaming, helping them stick in your memory effortlessly. For Task Management: Keep easily forgotten to-dos like "Call John" or your "Shopping List" constantly on display to ensure you never miss them. For Important Memos: Keep your goals and inspirational quotes in view at all times to stay motivated. 【Key Features】 Display notes over any app using the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature. Freely customize text color, background, font size, and scrolling speed. Save multiple notes and switch between them with a single tap. Simple and intuitive design. FlowMemo is here to powerfully support all your "don't want to forget" moments. We invite you to try this new note-taking experience! □ More Information Terms of Service https://tsuzuki817.com/legal/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy https://tsuzuki817.com/legal/privacy-policy.html Specified Commercial Transactions Act https://tsuzuki817.com/legal/commercial-law.html

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
Floating Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Notes at 4.6 against Floating Notepad's 3.2. Sticky Notes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (501 vs 18). Floating Notepad's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Floating Notepad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes has 501 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 52% of Floating Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update weekly, Floating Notepad monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sticky Notes versus Floating Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NotesFloating Notepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (501 ratings) — better3.2 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews — better51.7% of reviews
Number of ratings501 — better18
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaRyo Tsudukihashi

Customer experience

Sticky Notes

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

Floating Notepad

All ratings18 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral16.7%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral20.7%
Negative27.6%

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

Floating Notepad

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
3 purchases

Floating Notepad

Subscriptions3
  • Supporter Plan1 Month trial$2.491 Month
  • 3month supporter Plan1 Month trial$7.393 Months
  • 1 year supporter Plan1 Month trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Floating Notepad free?
Floating Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes or Floating Notepad?
Sticky Notes is rated higher. Sticky Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 501 ratings, while Floating Notepad averages 3.2 from 18 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes or Floating Notepad have ads?
Both Sticky Notes and Floating Notepad show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or Floating Notepad?
Sticky Notes ships an update weekly, and Floating Notepad monthly. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on September 24, 2026 and Floating Notepad on September 18, 2026.

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