Comparison

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad vs Reflow

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

Reflow

Features
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Reflow is your AI task coach. Tell your coach what's on your plate and he turns it into a plan — small steps, one focus at a time. Built to be personal to the way you work. No endless task forms. Just a conversation that ends with the next right thing pinned in front of you. WHAT MAKES REFLOW DIFFERENT • Talk, don't organize — say what's on your mind; Your task coach creates the tasks, projects, and today plan for you • One focus at a time — pin a task, start a deep work block, get a check-in at the halfway mark • A coach in your tone — gentle encouragement, casual, boss mode, or drill sergeant • Built around your energy — Reflow learns what recharges you and works it into your day • Wrap up your day — a quick reflection, carry forward what's left, no guilt YOUR PLAN, EVERY MORNING Your task coach helps you commit to a realistic Today list — not everything, just what fits. Yesterday's unfinished tasks get handled the next morning instead of quietly piling up. REFLOW PRO The free plan includes up to 3 projects. Reflow Pro unlocks unlimited projects and full coaching, billed monthly or yearly with a 2-week free trial. Terms: https://288labs.com/reflow/terms Privacy: https://288labs.com/reflow/privacy

Screenshots

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad4 screens
Reflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad at every 4 days against Reflow's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Reflow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad ships an update every 4 days, Reflow every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad versus Reflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Note Widget Memo PadReflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (281 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings281 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuhiro aonumaCharles Gelman

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

Reflow

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
2 purchases

Reflow

Subscriptions2
  • Reflow Pro Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Reflow Pro Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad free?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reflow free?
Reflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad or Reflow have ads?
Both Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad and Reflow show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad or Reflow?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad ships an update every 4 days, and Reflow every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad was updated on October 24, 2026 and Reflow on October 20, 2026.

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