OBSRV vs Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBSRV
Capture location-specific reminders and notes for businesses you visit. Remember details about your experiences or specific people you want to reconnect with.
- Location-based notes
- Business-specific reminders
- Personalized memory aid
- Easy note creation
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Ever wanted to write a reminder for a business you visit? Such as what you had or if you want to talk to someone specifically again? Well OBSRV is here to help you remember those notes! Now you can write notes specific to locations!
Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes
A free and easy-to-use notepad app offering widgets, reminders, and photo attachments. Organize notes with unlimited folders, set deadlines, and utilize features like character counts and dark mode. All functionalities are completely free.
- Unlimited folders with color and pin options
- Photo attachments and handwritten notes
- Reminders with repeated notification support
- Home screen widgets for folders and notes
- Character count and note priority settings
- Dark mode support
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It's a simple and easy-to-use notepad app. Widgets, reminders, photo attachments, folders, character counts are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited number of folders - Folder color - Pin the folder - Display notes and number of notes in the folder list - Folder sorting - Folder batch deletion - Unlimited number of notes - Note editing date and time - Character count - Handwritten notebook - Note color - Note with link - Multiple photos attached to the notebook - Note deadline setting - Display of the number of days remaining until the note deadline - Note notification settings (supports repeated notifications) - Select badge display for each note - Pin fixing the notebook - Note priority setting - Note keyword search - Note sorting - Note display order setting - Batch deletion of notes - Move / duplicate notes between folders - Batch copy / share notes - Bulk photo copy / share - Home screen widget support (folder / note selectable) - Icon badge display - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: notepadwidget://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OBSRV at none against Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes's shown. OBSRV also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OBSRV against 5.0 for Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
OBSRV ships an update every 2 weeks, Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBSRV | Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Spurlock | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
OBSRV
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In-app purchases
OBSRV
No in-app purchases
Notepad Widget, Sticky Notes
No in-app purchases
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