Comparison

Color Widgets vs Sticky Notes Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Color Widgets

Personalize your device's home and lock screens with custom widgets, icon packs, themes, and wallpapers. Choose from thousands of pre-designed options or create your own unique look.

Highlights
  • Unlimited widget customization
  • Thousands of predesigned widgets
  • Custom icon packs
  • 14,000+ themes and wallpapers
  • Daily new themes
  • Photo widgets
  • Health data integration
Features
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Color Widgets makes it simple to add aesthetic and handy widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Browse thousands of predesigned widgets or, better yet, design your own with the easy-to-use widget customizer. Color Widgets doesn't just stop at widgets... you can also discover endless icon packs, themes, and wallpapers to perfectly match your aesthetic and interests. From customizing your widgets to changing your app icons and wallpaper, Color Widgets is THE destination to transform your device. UNLIMITED WIDGETS Customize each widget with no limits by adding photos, selecting styles, editing fonts, crafting a unique color scheme, and so much more. Here’s a glimpse at some of our most-used widgets: ● Photo Widget ● Time, Date & Battery Widgets ● Countdown Widget ● Weather Widgets ● Apple Music & Spotify Widget ● Calendar Widgets ● Custom Text/Quote Widget ● Activity Tracking & Pedometer Widgets ● Solar & Moon Phase Widgets …and dozens more! 15,000+ THEMES & WALLPAPERS Immerse yourself in the #1 largest collection of phone themes, with thousands of user-crafted designs that blend widgets, icon packs, and wallpapers into stunning aesthetics. Set entire themes in just a few clicks to fully transform your Lock & Home Screen. Plus, with new themes published daily by users and artists around the globe, the possibilities for customization are endless! AESTHETIC ICON PACKS Customize your app icons in seconds with Color Widgets’ custom icon packs. Replace your default app icons with custom-themed icon packs in thousands of designs. Apply a custom icon pack in just a few clicks with Color Widgets’ quick setup, or save the icons to your camera roll and set them in Shortcuts. FREE Enjoy Color Widgets for free, with an optional upgrade to supercharge your experience. If you decide to go Pro, enjoy a free 3-day trial and then it renews at USD$2.50/month billed yearly. PRIVACY-FIRST We believe that customizing your device shouldn’t come at the expense of your privacy, which is why we collect and store as little personal information as possible. Read more on how we protect your data in our privacy policy & terms of service: https://colorwidgets.app/privacy. MORE Color Widgets works on all iPhones, iPads, and Macs running iOS 14 or later and macOS 11 or later. If you choose to use the health widgets, Color Widgets integrates with the iOS Health app to collect and display health data – such as daily step count or activity progress – seamlessly from your iPhone or Apple Watch.

About

Sticky Notes Widgets

Create and edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home and lock screens. Supports Apple Pencil, finger drawing, and typing. Customize appearance and combine text with drawings for versatile use.

Highlights
  • Create notes and drawings
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Pencil and finger drawing
  • Text and drawing combination
  • Customizable backgrounds and colors
  • Zoom for detail
  • Share as image or text
Features
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Quickly create & edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home screen & lock screen. Draw with Apple Pencil, your finger, or use the keyboard to type. Customize backgrounds, colors, and fonts. Zoom in on drawings for finer details. Combine text and drawing on the same note. Share your notes as images or text. Import/export your notes to edit between multiple devices. Great for quick reminders, todo lists, brainstorming, sketching, home screen aesthetics or just quickly jotting anything down! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Color Widgets4 screens
Sticky Notes Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sticky Notes Widgets at none against Color Widgets's shown. Sticky Notes Widgets also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 64%). Color Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (524K vs 501) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Color Widgets sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Sticky Notes Widgets 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 Color Widgets against 4.6 for Sticky Notes Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Widgets has 524K ratings behind it against 501, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Color Widgets's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sticky Notes Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Widgets ships an update monthly, Sticky Notes Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Color Widgets versus Sticky Notes Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WidgetsSticky Notes Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (524K ratings)4.6 (501 ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews74.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings524K — better501
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#97 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB28 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDigital Charms, Inc.Neat Software Co.

Customer experience

Color Widgets

All ratings523,844 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews5,053 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral14.4%
Negative22.1%

Sticky Notes Widgets

All ratings501 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral12.7%
Negative12.7%

User reviews

Color Widgets

From 524K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good customization options
  • 🎨 Aesthetic themes and widgets
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Variety of free options
  • 🎨 Ability to use own photos

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many pro features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Widgets not always working correctly
  • 🔋 Battery percentage inaccurate
  • 🤔 Complicated icon installation process
  • 🤔 Difficulty adding multiple widgets

Sticky Notes Widgets

From 501 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Extensive customization options (colors, fonts, sizes)
  • ✏️ Supports both handwriting and typing
  • 📱 Widget functionality displays notes on home screen
  • 🖍️ Excellent Apple Pencil support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Widget sync issues and inconsistent updates
  • 🐛 Data corruption and note deletion bugs
  • ❌ No cross-device synchronization
  • 📝 Text alignment difficult to center manually
  • 🔒 Pro features locked behind paywall

Bugs and requests

Color Widgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets displaying incorrect time and battery
  • Widgets causing performance issues and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/removing widgets

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free icon and widget options
  • Ability to edit font colors and positions
  • Option to create custom widgets
  • Improved calendar and weather widget support
  • Easier way to manage and switch between widgets

Sticky Notes Widgets

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Widgets not updating after note edits
  • Notes randomly overwritten with duplicates of other notes
  • Widget display freezing or not connecting
  • Corrupted .json backup files on import
  • Apple Pencil glitches during writing
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  • Text disappears when switching between typing and handwriting modes
  • Widgets not displaying saved notes
  • App crashes on older iOS versions
  • Sync between iPad and iPhone not working automatically
  • Extra large widget quality degradation

Requested features

16 requests
  • iCloud sync across all devices
  • Transparent background option
  • Checkbox/bullet point lists with toggle functionality
  • Text formatting (bold, italic, underline) for selected text
  • Partial text size adjustment (not whole note)
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  • Additional note templates and styles
  • Tape stickers and decorative elements
  • More widget size options
  • Direct widget editing without opening app
  • Lock screen widget support
  • Apple Watch app
  • Mac app support
  • Indent functionality
  • Gradient color options
  • Full-screen editing mode
  • Ability to mix handwriting and typing on same note

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Color Widgets

Subscriptions9
  • Color Widgets Pro$4.991 Month
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Color Widgets Pro$6.991 Month
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  • Color Widgets Pro$21.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$24.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$29.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$34.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Color Widgets Pro$49.99
2 purchases

Sticky Notes Widgets

One-time2
  • Jot Pro: Lifetime$6.99
  • Jot Pro: Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Color Widgets free?
Color Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes Widgets free?
Sticky Notes Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Widgets or Sticky Notes Widgets?
Color Widgets and Sticky Notes Widgets are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 524K and 501 ratings respectively.
Do Color Widgets or Sticky Notes Widgets have ads?
Color Widgets shows ads; Sticky Notes Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Widgets or Sticky Notes Widgets?
Color Widgets ships an update monthly, and Sticky Notes Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Color Widgets was updated on September 24, 2026 and Sticky Notes Widgets on September 22, 2026.

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