Comparison

Mini Notes vs Hi Sticky

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

Head to head
About

Mini Notes

This app helps you create notes, to-do lists, and reminders with customizable colors and fonts. It syncs across all your Apple devices via iCloud and offers widgets for quick access. Enjoy a free trial with the option to subscribe for unlimited features.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note-taking
  • To-Do list creation
  • Task reminders
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • iCloud sync
  • Widgets for quick access
  • Voice memo functionality
Features
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Keep important notes where you can see them—and capture the rest in the format that fits. Mini Notes combines sticky notes, to-do checklists, voice memos, document scans, drawings, focus sessions, countdowns, and reminders in one private workspace. WHY MINI NOTES • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep important notes visible • Type notes, check off tasks, record audio, extract text from scans, and draw • Transcribe voice memos on device after recording • Run Pomodoro sessions and track important dates • Organize with folders, favorites, themes, colors, and wallpapers • Sync through your private iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the kind of note you need 2. Pin important content to a widget 3. Edit once and keep it synced across your Apple devices PRIVACY Your content stays on your device and in your iCloud account. Anonymous usage and crash diagnostics may be sent from App Store builds; note content is not sent. ACCESS Explore Mini Notes for 11 app sessions. Then choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access. Current regional prices are shown before purchase. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://mohiniios.wordpress.com/contact/

About

Hi Sticky

Capture ideas instantly with a fast, visual sticky notes app. Organize with customizable fonts, backgrounds, and checklists. Syncs seamlessly across all your Apple devices with widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Fast note editor
  • Visual note previews
  • Interactive checklists
  • iCloud sync
  • Widgets
  • Customizable fonts and backgrounds
Features
Read full description

Hi Sticky is a fast, visual sticky notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Capture an idea instantly, create a checklist, and keep every note synced with iCloud. Open Hi Sticky and start writing. Give each note its own font and background, recognize it at a glance in the visual note list, and keep Favorites above every sort order. Search across all notes or find matching text inside the note you are reading. On Mac, open notes in separate windows and keep important notes above other apps. On iPhone and iPad, use the controls above the keyboard to format text, manage lists, move the cursor, and copy or paste faster. Key Features - Fast, distraction-free note editor - Bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough formatting - Bulleted and numbered lists - Interactive checklists - Visual note previews with each note's font and background - Search across notes and Find in Note - Favorites that stay at the top - iCloud sync across Apple devices - Single-note and note-list widgets - Actions for Shortcuts and Siri - Link management - Multiple note windows with an always-on-top option on Mac - Support for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro Hi Sticky+ Unlock more ways to personalize Hi Sticky across your devices with a single one-time purchase. - Additional fonts and background colors - Adjustable font sizes - Custom app accent colors - More app icons - Customizable buttons above the iPhone and iPad keyboard - Advanced widget settings - Family Sharing support Hi Sticky was previously known as Notes SE.

Screenshots

Mini Notes4 screens
Hi Sticky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hi Sticky at weekly against Mini Notes's every 3 weeks. Hi Sticky also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Mini Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Hi Sticky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Mini Notes against 4.6 for Hi Sticky. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Mini Notes's written reviews are positive against 79% of Hi Sticky's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Hi Sticky weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mini Notes versus Hi Sticky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini NotesHi Sticky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (75 ratings) — better4.6 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better78.8% of reviews
Number of ratings75 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohini Sharmahaha Interactive

Customer experience

Mini Notes

All ratings75 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.6%

Hi Sticky

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Mini Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hi Sticky

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Widgets are blank on iOS 26
  • Viewing notes on watch is unreliable
  • iCloud sync is buggy and often fails
  • App crashes when deleting notes
  • Mac shows 'No account' for iCloud, iPhone shows 'undefined'
Show 3 more
  • No search functionality (Cmd+F does nothing)
  • Keyboard layout covers the bottom of the note on iPhone
  • iCloud account not connected on macOS

Requested features

8 requests
  • Support for Monospace font
  • Ability to choose own colors for notes
  • Ability to change background color
  • Mac widget for quicker access
  • Ability to have multiple notes open on Mac at the same time
Show 3 more
  • Improve overview of saved notes
  • Increase font size of notes
  • Add a menu app

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mini Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life Time Access$24.99
1 purchases

Hi Sticky

One-time1
  • Hi Sticky+$9.99

Questions

Is Mini Notes free?
Mini Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hi Sticky free?
Hi Sticky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mini Notes or Hi Sticky?
Mini Notes is rated higher. Mini Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Hi Sticky averages 4.6 from 44 ratings.
Do Mini Notes or Hi Sticky have ads?
Neither Mini Notes nor Hi Sticky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Notes or Hi Sticky?
Mini Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hi Sticky weekly. Most recently, Mini Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hi Sticky on November 12, 2026.

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