Comparison

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad 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

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

Sticky Notes + Widgets

Capture and manage your thoughts with colorful, customizable notes and reminders. Organize tasks with folders and access them instantly via home screen widgets. Syncs seamlessly across your devices.

Highlights
  • Create sticky notes instantly
  • Customize notes with colors and fonts
  • Pin important notes
  • Set reminders
  • Organize with folders
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Sync across devices
Features
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Sticky Notes – Organize, Customize, and Stay on Top of Your Tasks Turn your iPhone and iPad into a powerful note-taking tool with Sticky Notes. Whether you need a quick reminder, a colorful to-do list, or an organized folder of ideas, Sticky Notes makes it simple to capture and manage your thoughts. Key Features: • Create Sticky Notes Instantly – Write down reminders, tasks, and ideas with ease. • Customize Your Notes – Choose from a wide range of colors, fonts, and background images to make each note your own. • Pin Important Notes – Keep your most important notes at the top for quick access. • Reminders – Never forget a task again. • Organize with Folders – Categorize your notes into folders and stay clutter-free. • Widgets for Quick View – Add sticky notes to your Home Screen and access them without opening the app. • Share your notes as images on social networks. • Sync Across Devices – Your notes stay up to date on iPhone, iPad and MacOS with seamless synchronization. Sticky Notes is designed for speed, simplicity, and personalization—perfect for students, professionals, or anyone who wants to stay organized.

Screenshots

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad4 screens
Sticky Notes + Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad and Sticky Notes + Widgets both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sticky Notes + Widgets's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad's. Sticky Notes + Widgets also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (279 vs 26). On price, rating 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. Sticky Notes + Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad against 4.6 for Sticky Notes + Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad has 279 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sticky Notes + Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad ships an update every 4 days, Sticky Notes + Widgets fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad versus Sticky Notes + Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Note Widget Memo PadSticky Notes + Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (279 ratings) — better4.6 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings279 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuhiro aonumaYury Kaspiarovich

Customer experience

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

All ratings279 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral25.7%
Negative17.1%

Sticky Notes + Widgets

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 5 more
  • 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

Sticky Notes + Widgets

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

Sticky Notes + Widgets

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 Sticky Notes + Widgets free?
Sticky Notes + Widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad or Sticky Notes + Widgets?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad is rated higher. Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 279 ratings, while Sticky Notes + Widgets averages 4.6 from 26 ratings.
Do Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad or Sticky Notes + Widgets have ads?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad shows ads; Sticky Notes + Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad or Sticky Notes + Widgets?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad ships an update every 4 days, and Sticky Notes + Widgets fortnightly. Most recently, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad was updated on October 11, 2026 and Sticky Notes + Widgets on October 14, 2026.

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