Sticky Widgets vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sticky Widgets
Easily add customizable sticky notes to your home screen and lock screen. Sync notes across devices with iCloud and integrate with Siri and Shortcuts for quick access and updates. Personalize your notes with various fonts, colors, and styles.
- Home screen sticky notes
- Lock screen pinning (premium)
- iCloud sync
- Customizable appearance (color, font, size)
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Multiple widget sizes
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"It's perfect, honestly." - Myke Hurley, Connected "What makes Sticky Widgets great is the simplicity of the experience." - Ryan Christoffel, MacStories "This is a great concept." - Dave Mark, The Loop Welcome to Sticky Widgets, the absolute easiest way to put a sticky note on your home screen and edit it quickly. Add as many Sticky Widgets as you'd like, in every widget size. It's simple! It works on iPad! You can even pin notes to your Lock Screen with a premium subscription so they're visible even when your phone is locked! 1. Add a Sticky Widget to your home screen 2. Tap on the widget to edit it 3. That's about it! But that's not all. Once you have a widget in place, you can customize it: change color, background, font, alignment, size, even rotation! And your widgets now sync to your iCloud account, meaning you can put a note on multiple devices logged into the same Apple ID and they'll stay in sync. Sticky Widgets supports deep system integration with Siri, Shortcuts, the Dynamic Island, and more so there are even more ways to view and update your notes and lists. Sticky Widgets is free to download and use. You get unlimited widgets, three classic background colors, three fonts, iCloud sync, Siri and Shortcuts integration, and full control over alignment, size, and rotation: all without paying a thing. An optional upgrade unlocks everything else: the full color picker with any color you want, gradients and mesh gradients, hundreds of additional fonts, custom text colors, Lock Screen pinning, separate styling for light and dark mode, saved presets, the ability to restore archived notes, scheduled reminders, and no ads. Premium features can be accessed with a monthly, quarterly, or annual subscription, or with a one-time purchase. The Sticky Widgets Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.tylerhillsman.com/privacy-sw/. The Apple EULA can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Any Text · Widgets
Display any text on your Lock or Home Screen to keep important notes, goals, or tasks visible. Customize text with Markdown and utilize 20 different widgets. Integrates with Shortcuts for powerful automations and syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Customizable text widgets
- Lock Screen and Home Screen support
- Markdown styling (bold, italic, strikethrough)
- Live Activity and StandBy support
- iCloud device syncing
- Shortcuts app integration
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Put any kind of text on your Lock Screen or Home Screen so you won't miss it. It could be an important note, your goal, a list of tasks, etc. It also supports Live Activity and StandBy. The app includes 20 widgets that lets you put different text on different Lock Screen configurations or Home Screen. You can style parts of the text bold, italic, or strikethrough using Markdown. Syncs seamlessly across your devices with iCloud. Simply tap the widget to open the app to edit the text. ■ Shortcuts The app is scriptable through the Shortcuts app, enabling a lot of powerful use-cases. For example, you could use an automation to change the text at a certain point in the day or at certain places. The only limit is your creativity. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sticky Widgets at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Sticky Widgets also leads on ratings volume (30K vs 583) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 40%) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On rating, ads 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
Sticky Widgets is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. Sticky Widgets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Any Text · Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sticky Widgets against 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Widgets has 30K ratings behind it against 583, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Sticky Widgets's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
Sticky Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Sticky Widgets | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.6 (30K ratings) | 4.6 (583 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.1% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30K — better | 583 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #38 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1881 Digital, LLC | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Sticky Widgets
Any Text · Widgets
User reviews
Sticky Widgets
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📋 Convenient and handy widget
- 🔍 Helpful for reminders and lists
- 💻 Works well as a digital sticky note
- 🎨 Customizable colors and fonts
- 💰 Affordable one-time payment
Room to improve
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🐛 Disappearing notes
- 📝 Difficulty editing and saving notes
- 💰 Paid features required for full functionality
- 🔍 Confusing note ID management
Any Text · Widgets
From 583 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Useful utility
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔒 Secure and bug-free
- 💡 Great for organizing screens
- 🔒 Helpful for lost phone info
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
- 🔒 Family sharing doesn't work
- 🔒 Text not showing on Lock Screen
- 👎 Text box too small
- 👎 Difficult to apply
Bugs and requests
Sticky Widgets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes randomly disappearing
- Editing issues where changes don't save
- Widgets not updating properly
- Crashes and freezes after recent updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add checklist functionality
- Improve syncing across devices
- Allow rearranging of notes
- Provide better note organization options
- Add support for more languages
Any Text · Widgets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not showing on Lock Screen
- Text not updating in a timely manner
- Force show when locked doesn't work
Requested features
6 requests- Allow alternating/rotating text
- Add custom font support
- Provide full-width widget options
- Add custom widget background colors
- Enable editing widgets directly
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- Add Apple Watch widget support
In-app purchases
Sticky Widgets
- Upgrade - Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Upgrade - Monthly7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Upgrade - Quarterly7 Days trial$2.993 Months
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- Upgrade - Quarterly7 Days trial$4.993 Months
- Upgrade - Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Upgrade - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Classic$2.99
- Upgrade - One-Time Option$19.99
- Upgrade - One-Time Option$34.99
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Questions
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