Comparison

Widget Notes vs Jot Down

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

Head to head
About

Widget Notes

Create physical-like sticky notes directly on your phone's home screen. Set scheduled reminders for important tasks. Syncs seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Home screen sticky notes
  • Scheduled reminders
  • iCloud sync
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Simple interface
Features
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Sticky Notes can be a great way to remember things that you need to do when you are on your phone. Widget Notes app offers a simple and no-fuss approach to give you very physical like sticky notes that stick to your homescreen. No complicated settings, not control panels, nothing. You just make sticky notes on your phone! You can also get reminded about a sticky note at a scheduled time. You will receive a reminder notification for your sticky note when it's time. Widget notes works and syncs with Mac companion sticky notes app, that you can get here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sticky-notes-post-it-notes/id1619602800 You can install Sticky Notes on as many iPhone, iPads, or Mac devices as you like. Your sticky notes are synced across all your devices through iCloud for a seamless experience. Sticky Notes provides most reliable and up to date experience supporting latest iOS 15, iPadOS 15, M1 Macs and latest macOS 12 Monterey. Have anything else you'd like to suggest? l'd love to hear from you > pawankdixit@icloud.com #Tags sticky notes,widget notes,homescreen notes,sticky notes on homescreen,sticky notes widget, sticky note,post it note,stickies,sticky notes,sticky widget,post it,post-it,desktop sticky notes

About

Jot Down

Create visually appealing sticky notes and to-do lists with customizable colors and fonts. Sync your notes seamlessly across all Apple devices using iCloud. Organize tasks with checkpoint options directly from your home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable sticky notes
  • To-do list functionality
  • Homescreen widgets
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Variety of font styles
  • Gradient color options
Features
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Sticky notes that stay where you look. Jot Down is a focused text-note app for quick thoughts, reminders, and everyday writing. Pin notes to Home or Lock Screen widgets, style them your way, and keep them synced through your private iCloud. WHY JOT DOWN • See important notes without opening the app • Start a new note from Home or Lock Screen • Dictate text with on-device speech recognition • Add reminders to a note • Organize with folders, favorites, colors, fonts, and wallpapers • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • No subscription or in-app paywall HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture a thought 2. Style or organize it 3. Pin it to a widget when it needs to stay visible Jot Down creates text notes only. It does not include the task, audio, scanner, drawing, focus, or countdown editors from Mini Notes. Download Jot Down and keep the next idea in sight.

Screenshots

Widget Notes4 screens
Jot Down4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jot Down at 100% against Widget Notes's 0%. Jot Down also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Widget Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Widget Notes costs $1.99 and Jot Down $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jot Down holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jot Down has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Widget Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jot Down's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Widget Notes versus Jot Down: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget NotesJot Down
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawan DixitMohini Sharma

Customer experience

Widget Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Jot Down

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Widget Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Jot Down

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Notes free?
Widget Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jot Down free?
Jot Down costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Widget Notes or Jot Down?
Jot Down is rated higher. Widget Notes averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Jot Down averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Widget Notes or Jot Down have ads?
Neither Widget Notes nor Jot Down shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Notes or Jot Down?
Widget Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Jot Down every 3 weeks. Most recently, Widget Notes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Jot Down on October 24, 2026.

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