Comparison

Sticky Notes vs Color Sticky

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes

Easily create customizable sticky note reminders for your home screen. Arrange thoughts with various sizes, colors, and fonts. This powerful tool acts as a reliable assistant for life scheduling and to-do lists.

Highlights
  • Create home screen widgets
  • Customize note size, color, and font
  • Multiple templates available
  • Dark mode support
  • Edit notes directly for widget updates
Features
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Create a sticky note for your home screen with one tap. It's easy to use, super simple, but powerful reminder of your life scheduling and to-do-list. It can be your reliable assistant. You can edit the notes in this app and set it as your widget. Features: - Edit note and set it as widget - Markdown note - Handwriting note - Mind Map note - Dark mode ----- Sticky Notes Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/stickynotes/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/stickynotes/privacy.html

About

Color Sticky

Easily capture and organize your thoughts on the go with this powerful utility. Create lists and jot down ideas to manage your busy life effectively.

Highlights
  • Capture thoughts on the go
  • Organize ideas
  • Create grocery lists
  • Manage busy life
Features
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Stay on top of your busy life with our powerful Color Sticky app. From grocery lists to big ideas, Color Sticky makes it easy to capture and organize your thoughts on the go.

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
Color Sticky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticky Notes at 100% against Color Sticky's 0%. Sticky Notes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Color Sticky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months). On price, ads 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. Sticky Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Color Sticky asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Color Sticky's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update every 14 months, Color Sticky weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sticky Notes versus Color Sticky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NotesColor Sticky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB89 MB
Age rating+44+
Developer杏娣 吴ILEAF SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

Sticky Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Color Sticky

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Sticky Notes Pro$1.491 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
None

Color Sticky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Sticky free?
Color Sticky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes or Color Sticky?
Sticky Notes is rated higher. Sticky Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Color Sticky averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes or Color Sticky have ads?
Neither Sticky Notes nor Color Sticky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or Color Sticky?
Sticky Notes ships an update every 14 months, and Color Sticky weekly. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Color Sticky on November 3, 2026.

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