Comparison

Sticky Widgets vs Garden Planner Diary & Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Widgets

Easily add customizable sticky notes to your home and lock screens. Sync notes across devices with iCloud and integrate with Siri and Shortcuts. Unlock advanced features like custom colors and reminders with an optional upgrade.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen pinning
  • iCloud sync
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Customizable appearance
  • Multiple widget sizes
Features
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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/

About

Garden Planner Diary & Tracker

Easily manage your plant collection with custom reminders, a digital diary, and helpful tips. Identify plants using your camera and organize them with custom categories and groups. Enjoy a local, ad-free experience with optional premium features.

Highlights
  • Add plants with photos and descriptions
  • Customizable reminders for plant care
  • Digital plant diary with photo entries
  • Plant identification via camera or gallery
  • Organize plants into groups and categories
  • Local notifications and iOS 17 Widgets
Features
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Florra is your plant's best friend! Quickly add plants, reminders (for anything!) and write your own plant diary. Group your plants and add custom categories for even more filter and customization options. Features: - Add plants with Photos and descriptions, associate them with your own reminders and diary entries - Identify plants via your camera or with photos from your gallery (Premium Feature) - Local notifications are triggered as scheduled in the app, easily manage them through the "Notifications" tab. - Create groups for your plants, just add them via drag-and-drop! - Write your personal plant diary, each entry can be associated with your plants or groups (Premium Feature). - Add photos to your diary entries - Florra is completely local, you do not need to upload data to any server - Customize Florra with your own categories for making filtering your diary more easy (Premium Feature) - See latest plant tips - Add taxonomy data to your plants - Interactive iOS 17 Widgets for your Todos Florra can be used completeley for free without any advertisements selling of user data etc. However, some features require a Premium subscription. Florra Premium is available on a monthly plan or on a yearly plan. For the monthly plan there is a three day free trial and for the yearly plan there is a one week trial period. Payments will be charged when confirmed, subscriptions will renew automatically at the end of each period. You can cancel the auto-renewal any time up to 24 hours before the current period ends via your Settings. You will still have access to the Premium features until the end of the period. Feel free to contact with questions, feedback or feature requests: contact@mic.st Privacy Policy: https://mic.st/florra/privacypolicy.html Terms&Conditions: https://mic.st/florra/termsconditions.html

Screenshots

Sticky Widgets4 screens
Garden Planner Diary & Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Widgets at 4.6 against Garden Planner Diary & Tracker's 3.0. Sticky Widgets also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (30K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Sticky Widgets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Garden Planner Diary & Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Widgets has 30K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Sticky Widgets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Garden Planner Diary & Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, Garden Planner Diary & Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sticky Widgets versus Garden Planner Diary & Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky WidgetsGarden Planner Diary & Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews40.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1881 Digital, LLCMichael Steudter

Customer experience

Sticky Widgets

All ratings29,692 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews938 reviews
Positive40.2%
Neutral11.0%
Negative48.8%

Garden Planner Diary & Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Garden Planner Diary & Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Sticky Widgets

Subscriptions6
  • 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
One-time3
  • Classic$2.99
  • Upgrade - One-Time Option$19.99
  • Upgrade - One-Time Option$34.99
2 purchases

Garden Planner Diary & Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Florra Premium Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Florra Premium Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year

Questions

Is Sticky Widgets free?
Sticky Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garden Planner Diary & Tracker free?
Garden Planner Diary & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Widgets or Garden Planner Diary & Tracker?
Sticky Widgets is rated higher. Sticky Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30K ratings, while Garden Planner Diary & Tracker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sticky Widgets or Garden Planner Diary & Tracker have ads?
Neither Sticky Widgets nor Garden Planner Diary & Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Widgets or Garden Planner Diary & Tracker?
Sticky Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, and Garden Planner Diary & Tracker fortnightly. Most recently, Sticky Widgets was updated on November 7, 2026 and Garden Planner Diary & Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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