Comparison

Sticky Notes Widgets vs Sticky Notes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Sticky Notes

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a customizable sticky note app and home screen widget. Add reminders, choose colors, and adjust fonts for a personalized experience. Keep your ideas, memories, and to-dos readily accessible.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Resizable note sizes
  • Edit notes by touching text
  • Multiple color options
  • Adjustable font size
  • Add reminders to notes
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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A simple & colorful sticky notes app and widget for the home screen. TOP FEATURES • You can drag sticky widgets anywhere on the screen • You can resize the note size • You can edit sticky notes by touching text inside • Beautiful ways to keep ideas, reminders, memories, and todos. • Pleasant and neat appearance with extensive customization capabilities • Easily delete the notes when necessary • Quick access to text editor. • Choose different colors. • Adjust font size easily. • Add reminder for your notes. • Easy to use. WIDGET Sticky Widgets can be adaptable with all devices running iOS14+. We support three different widget sizes, which lets you take full advantage of each slot on your home screen. Instantly access your sticky notes on your home screen using widget on iPhone. EASY TO SET UP, FREELY TO CUSTOMIZE We also give you the step by step instruction of how to add Sticky Widgets in seconds. With us, you have your chance to edit the widget font, theme color, or even the background color based on your preference. 
Thank you for your download !! If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at kaneriya.kuldip@yahoo.com Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/stickywidgets-privacypolicy Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/stickywidgets-termofservice

Screenshots

Sticky Notes Widgets4 screens
Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Notes Widgets at 4.6 against Sticky Notes's 4.0. Sticky Notes Widgets also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (506 vs 21). Sticky Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sticky Notes Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Sticky Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes Widgets has 506 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Sticky Notes Widgets's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sticky Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, Sticky Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sticky Notes Widgets versus Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Notes WidgetsSticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (506 ratings) — better4.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings506 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeat Software Co.Kuldip Kaneriya

Customer experience

Sticky Notes Widgets

All ratings506 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral12.7%
Negative12.7%

Sticky Notes

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

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

Sticky Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sticky Notes Widgets

One-time2
  • Jot Pro: Lifetime$7.99
  • Jot Pro: Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Sticky Widget Pro$1.991 Month
  • Sticky Widget Premium$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Sticky Notes Widgets free?
Sticky Notes Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes Widgets or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Notes Widgets is rated higher. Sticky Notes Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 506 ratings, while Sticky Notes averages 4.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes Widgets or Sticky Notes have ads?
Sticky Notes shows ads; Sticky Notes Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes Widgets or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Notes Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sticky Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sticky Notes Widgets was updated on October 11, 2026 and Sticky Notes on September 29, 2026.

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