-•- (Dash Dot Dash) vs Sticky Notes Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
-•- (Dash Dot Dash)
Create custom widgets for your home screen featuring photos and text. Share these widgets with friends, allowing them to see your pictures and notes directly on their devices. Data is securely stored and shared via iCloud.
- Custom widget creation
- Add photos and text
- Share widgets with friends
- iCloud data synchronization
- Display current date
- Ad-free experience with subscription
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A very easy to use widget creator. Put a photo and your text (or current date) on a widget. Then put the widget on your home screen. Your friends can put widgets on their home screens and you can send pictures (e.g. selfies) to their screens. Widget examples: • Monthly calendar on your holiday photo. • Yellow sticky note with a shopping list. • A photo with your comment. • Put a photo on your friend's screen. The data is kept in your iCloud and is shared to your friend's iCloud, so we have no access to your pictures. This app contains optional auto-renewing subscriptions that are offered as in-app purchases. Subscriptions allow you to use the app without advertisements, and to use more features. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period; your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: http://www.efrac.com/dashdotdashpriv.html Terms of Use: http://www.efrac.com/dashdotdashterms.html
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Notes Widgets at 4.6 against -•- (Dash Dot Dash)'s 4.2. Sticky Notes Widgets also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 65%). -•- (Dash Dot Dash)'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. -•- (Dash Dot Dash) sells 1 in-app purchase, 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.
Sticky Notes Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 316 and 506 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of -•- (Dash Dot Dash)'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Sticky Notes Widgets's.
-•- (Dash Dot Dash) ships an update every 6 days, Sticky Notes Widgets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | -•- (Dash Dot Dash) | Sticky Notes Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (316 ratings) | 4.6 (506 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 74.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 316 | 506 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EFRAC | Neat Software Co. |
Customer experience
-•- (Dash Dot Dash)
Sticky Notes Widgets
User reviews
-•- (Dash Dot Dash)
From 316 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Customizable widgets
- 🎨 Aesthetic appearance
- 💡 Allows multiple widgets
- 🤩 Great for organization
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited free features
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🐛 Compatibility issues after OS updates
- 🤔 Confusing to use
Sticky Notes Widgets
From 506 App Store ratingsWhat 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
-•- (Dash Dot Dash)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets not showing up
- Widgets resetting after device restart
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Add more widget types (clock, weather, reminders, etc.)
- Allow more than 10 widgets in free version
- Improve widget positioning and sizing controls
- Add dark mode support
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
-•- (Dash Dot Dash)
- Upgraded Version1 Month trial$4.991 Month
Sticky Notes Widgets
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$7.99
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$9.99
Questions
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