Comparison

Stickies vs PlopNote

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

Head to head
About

Stickies

Add customizable sticky notes directly to your iPhone and iPad's Home and Lock Screens. Easily jot down memos, inspirational quotes, or track habits with a variety of fonts and colors.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable text and color
  • Over 30 fonts
  • Edit directly from widget
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Stickies is the best way to add sticky notes to your iPhone and iPad's Home Screen and Lock Screen. Use Stickies to write down important memos, get inspired by your favorite quotes or to help you build new habits. Press and hold on a Sticky Note widget to edit text, color and more — all without ever leaving the Home Screen. With over 30 fonts and colors, the combinations are endless.

About

PlopNote

Create customizable sticky notes for your home screen. Personalize with background colors, photos, and text. Useful for lists, reminders, or creative writing.

Highlights
  • Customizable background color
  • Add photos with adjustable transparency
  • Rich text editor with undo/redo
  • Pre-designed background templates
  • Automatic content saving
  • Font size adjustment
Features
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A sticky note widget that can be pasted on the home screen. You can change the font size using the (invisible) button at the top of the widget, making it very easy to adjust the appearance after editing the content. This app widget has a three-layered structure: background color, photo (transparency can be changed), and text, and you can change the appearance to your liking. You can also choose from the background templates included in the app. Shopping list Idea note Favorite word A saying I always want to see Dreams and Hopes etc. It will be useful in various situations. Tap the placed widget to open its note screen. The content of the note is automatically saved, so if you add it and close the screen, it will be immediately reflected in the widget. It also seems like a good idea to use it as a shortcut to continue writing novels. The in-app text editor has features for undo & redo and left/right movement of the cursor. You can also change the font size. The following features can be purchased from within the app as additional features. ・Widget text shading ・Copy widget settings from a created note Ads are displayed by default. You can also purchase to remove ads. These purchases are one-time purchases. If you reinstall, you do not need to purchase it again.

Screenshots

Stickies4 screens
PlopNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlopNote at 93% against Stickies's 29%. PlopNote also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3). Stickies's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (446 vs 8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Stickies sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and PlopNote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlopNote holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stickies has 446 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Stickies's written reviews are positive against 93% of PlopNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stickies ships an update weekly, PlopNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stickies versus PlopNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStickiesPlopNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (446 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.1% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings446 — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuca Meghnagitadashi atoji

Customer experience

Stickies

All ratings446 ratings
Positive55.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative40.6%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive29.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative65.0%

PlopNote

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Stickies

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App stuck on welcome/setup screen
  • Text editing functionality not working
  • Unable to create or open sticky notes
  • Keyboard not appearing for text input
  • Notes not saving or syncing
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  • Widget freezing or becoming unresponsive
  • Notes disappearing after stack rearrangement
  • Pro version features inaccessible despite payment
  • App crashes on iPad and iPhone
  • Emoji input not displaying properly
  • Help screen loops preventing note creation

Requested features

10 requests
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Direct lock screen widget placement
  • Color picker for custom colors
  • System adaptive/transparent backgrounds
  • One-click note editing from home screen
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  • Emoji support in notes
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to rename notes
  • Headline/formatting options
  • Better font color customization

PlopNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Stickies

One-time4
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$6.99
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  • Huge Tip$8.99
2 purchases

PlopNote

One-time2
  • Add features$2.99
  • Remove ads$6.99

Questions

Is Stickies free?
Stickies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlopNote free?
PlopNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stickies or PlopNote?
PlopNote is rated higher. Stickies averages 3.3 out of 5 from 446 ratings, while PlopNote averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Stickies or PlopNote have ads?
PlopNote shows ads; Stickies does not.
Which is updated more often, Stickies or PlopNote?
Stickies ships an update weekly, and PlopNote monthly. Most recently, Stickies was updated on October 16, 2026 and PlopNote on October 15, 2026.

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