Sticky Color Notes Widget vs Note on Wallpaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sticky Color Notes Widget
Easily create and customize notes directly on your home screen with this one-handed widget app. Personalize text and background colors, and adjust letter thickness for quick reminders and to-do lists.
- One-handed note creation
- Customizable text color
- Adjustable letter thickness
- Customizable background color
- Add multiple notes
- Widget functionality
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Sticky Color Notes Widget puts your notes and checklists right on your iPhone Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Keep a grocery list, to-do list, packing list, or quick reminder in view without opening the app. Create as many notes as you like for free. KEY FEATURES • Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large sizes • Lock Screen widgets and StandBy support • Choose which note each widget shows, so you can line up several sticky notes for different purposes • Interactive checklists: tap an item on the widget to check it off, even from the Lock Screen • Bullet lists: tap the List button to add "•" bullets, and new lines continue the list automatically • Deleted notes stay in the Trash for 30 days, so you can restore them • Share a note's text with other apps MAKE IT YOURS • Any text color and background color • Use your own photo as the note background (it shows on the widget too) • Seven font weights and left, center, or right alignment • Custom fonts and text sizes (Pro) EASY ONE-HANDED USE The add button sits at the bottom of the screen and the formatting buttons sit right above the keyboard, so you can write and style notes with one hand. GREAT FOR • Grocery and shopping lists on your Lock Screen • Daily to-dos and chores you check off as you go • Packing lists and "don't forget" reminders • Goals, quotes, and words of encouragement on your Home Screen • Notes for family members • Study and work tasks FREE AND PRO The free version includes unlimited notes and one checklist. Pro is a one-time purchase that adds: • No ads • Unlimited checklists • Custom fonts • Text size options in the editor • Customizable note list display FAQ Is it free? Yes. You can create unlimited notes for free. Do I need an account? No. Your notes are stored on your device. How do I add a widget? Touch and hold your Home Screen background, tap Edit > Add Widget, and choose Sticky Notes. Then touch and hold the widget, tap Edit Widget, and pick the note you want to show. Have feedback or a feature request? Send it from the app's Settings screen. We keep improving the app with regular updates.
Note on Wallpaper
Capture screenshots and set them as your device's wallpaper. This tool allows you to take a picture directly within the app and immediately apply it to your background.
- Take screenshots within the app
- Set screenshots as wallpaper
- Direct camera integration
- Simple wallpaper customization
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Set the screenshot taken with this app as your wallpaper. (You can take a screenshot with the camera button on the app screen)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Color Notes Widget at 4.5 against Note on Wallpaper's 4.2. Sticky Color Notes Widget also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 16). Note on Wallpaper's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 61%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sticky Color Notes Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Note on Wallpaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sticky Color Notes Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Color Notes Widget has 118 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Sticky Color Notes Widget's written reviews are positive against 80% of Note on Wallpaper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sticky Color Notes Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, Note on Wallpaper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sticky Color Notes Widget | Note on Wallpaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (118 ratings) — better | 4.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osawa Shunsuke | Syncly Applications |
Customer experience
Sticky Color Notes Widget
Note on Wallpaper
In-app purchases
Sticky Color Notes Widget
- Support for development$2.99
- Pro Edition$3.99
Note on Wallpaper
- Remove ads$3.99
Questions
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