BugMe! Stickies vs Note Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BugMe! Stickies
This app allows you to create digital sticky notes with handwritten or typed text. You can set alarms and reminders for your notes, customize their appearance, and even use photos as backgrounds or for marking. Notes can be organized on a virtual cork board or pinned to your launcher screen for easy access.
- Handwritten and typed notes
- Alarms and reminders
- Customizable note appearance
- Photo backgrounds and marking
- Virtual cork board organization
- Launcher screen pinning
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Get the ultimate quick note app for your iOS device! Replace those paper sticky notes with handwritten or text notes on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Pin them to a virtual cork board within the app and set alarms and alerts, or “Stick” your note on your launcher screen for that extra visual reminder! Main features: MAKE QUICK NOTES - write in digital ink with your finger, or type with the inbuilt keyboard ALARMS & REMINDERS - set alarms and due times on your notes CUSTOMIZE THE LOOK - choice of note colors, fonts, or ink types to help you get organized USE YOUR PHOTOS - use your photos as note backgrounds or make notes and marks on your photos CONTACT PHOTOS - use BugMe! notes as contact photos to add extra info to your address book ORGANIZE - drag and drop your notes to rearrange them on the virtual cork board. and more! “There's something to be said for a simple, straightforward note-taking app that borrows from the familiar: sticky notes.” Review BugMe! has been No.1 Productivity App in Australia, France, and Netherlands, and Top 10 in many more. Thank you for your continued support!
Note Board
Capture quick thoughts and reminders by drawing sticky notes on a virtual cork board or by taking instant photos. Customize your notes with various colors and pen styles for a personalized experience.
- Virtual cork board
- Sticky note creation
- Instant photo memos
- Multiple note colors
- Various pen styles
- Eraser tool
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Note Board is a quick and fun way to handle your notes. Draw sticky notes on a virtual cork board or take an instant photo as a memo. There are multiple colors for the notes and different kind of pens and the eraser.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Note Board at Free against BugMe! Stickies's $1.99. Note Board also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.3). BugMe! Stickies's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (53 vs 5). On update cadence, 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
Note Board is free to download; BugMe! Stickies costs $1.99 up front. BugMe! Stickies sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Note Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Note Board holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BugMe! Stickies has 53 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of BugMe! Stickies's written reviews are positive against 100% of Note Board's.
BugMe! Stickies ships an update every 3 months, Note Board every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BugMe! Stickies | Note Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (53 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electric Pocket | Digital Footmark Oy |
Customer experience
BugMe! Stickies
Note Board
Bugs and requests
BugMe! Stickies
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reminders not working
- Notes disappearing
- Inability to delete notes
- Crashes after iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode
- Ability to resize/format notes
- More font/color options
- Undo/redo functionality
- Improved home screen integration
Note Board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BugMe! Stickies
- Days of the Week$0.99
- Stickers$0.99
- Messages$0.99
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- Tasks$0.99
- Funky Paper$0.99
- Christmas Notes$0.99
- Mega Pack$5.99
Note Board
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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