Comparison

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad vs SmartFM Xceed Next

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

Create and display customizable sticky notes directly on your home screen using a variety of widgets. Personalize backgrounds, fonts, and colors for each note. Easily manage, edit, and reorder your memos, with iCloud backup for cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Handwritten-style fonts
  • Adjustable text color and size
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • iCloud data backup and sync
  • Supports iOS 18 control widgets
Features
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Sticky Note Widget is a memo app built for widgets. Write a note, then put it straight onto your Home Screen. UNLIMITED WIDGETS Turn as many notes as you like into widgets. A shopping list, something you need to remember, today's plan — just glance at your Home Screen. LOCK SCREEN TOO Supports Lock Screen widgets (inline and rectangular), plus an iOS 18 Control Center control to open the app instantly. STYLE EVERY NOTE • Free choice of background, text and side-stripe colors • Gradient backgrounds • Text size 10 to 50, plus bold • 5 fonts, including a handwriting style • 20 icons • Use your own photo as the background HANDY EXTRAS • Capture text with your camera and drop it into a note • Summarize or bullet-point a note with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 on supported devices) • Back up and restore via iCloud • Drag and drop to reorder, swipe to delete GETTING STARTED 1. Tap + to create a note 2. Long-press the Home Screen, tap +, and choose Sticky Note Widget 3. Long-press the widget and choose Edit Widget to pick which note it shows If a widget doesn't refresh, use "Update widgets" in Settings. Free to use, supported by ads. A monthly plan removes all ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SmartFM Xceed Next

Features
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SmartFM Xceed Next is to simplify and enhance the quality of service to your customers through quick response times and better communication. This advanced tool is available online accessible through standard web browsers. Through SmartFM Xceed Next customers can communicate directly with the service provider.

Screenshots

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad4 screens
SmartFM Xceed Next3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartFM Xceed Next at none against Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad's 1. SmartFM Xceed Next also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. SmartFM Xceed Next asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad ships an update every 4 days, SmartFM Xceed Next weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad versus SmartFM Xceed Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Note Widget Memo PadSmartFM Xceed Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (275 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings275 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuhiro aonumaNanosoft Engineers India Private Limited

Bugs and requests

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App freezes and won't open after iOS update
  • App crashes when trying to delete notes
  • Text becomes garbled in widgets
  • Notes content duplicates across widgets
  • Cannot specify cursor position for editing
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  • Add button obscured by Google search bar
  • App crashes after a single note
  • Line breaks occur prematurely in small widgets
  • App crashes when creating a new page
  • Notes disappear after touching them

Requested features

11 requests
  • Increase font size
  • Add larger font size option
  • Allow checking off completed items
  • Allow image attachments
  • Enable iCloud synchronization
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  • Enable iPad and iPhone synchronization
  • Allow more freedom in moving notes
  • Improve widget update process
  • Allow editing directly from widget
  • Increase widget size to two icon widths
  • Improve note ordering functionality

SmartFM Xceed Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$0.991 Month
None

SmartFM Xceed Next

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad free?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartFM Xceed Next free?
SmartFM Xceed Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad or SmartFM Xceed Next have ads?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad shows ads; SmartFM Xceed Next does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad or SmartFM Xceed Next?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad ships an update every 4 days, and SmartFM Xceed Next weekly. Most recently, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad was updated on September 16, 2026 and SmartFM Xceed Next on June 5, 2026.

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