Comparison

Tips & Tricks Pro vs Stick

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

Head to head
About

Tips & Tricks Pro

Unlock the full potential of your iPad with comprehensive guides, daily updates, and expert advice. Discover hidden features, get the latest tech news, and receive price drop alerts for your favorite apps. This ad-free edition offers unbiased reviews and privacy tips.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of iPad guides
  • Daily tech news updates
  • App and game reviews
  • Price drop alerts
  • Privacy advice and scam warnings
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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Whether you’ve just upgraded or you’ve been using iPad for years, we help you get more from iPadOS with clear tutorials, breaking Apple news, and practical tips you’ll actually use. From mastering iPadOS’s latest features to discovering time-saving shortcuts, privacy settings, and clever tricks built into your device, Tips & Tricks makes sure you never miss a thing. INCLUDED WITH PRO – NO ADS, EVER • Step-by-step guides to iPadOS 27’s biggest new features • A built-in guidebook with 200+ essential iPad tips • Tip of the Day to sharpen your iPad skills • Breaking Apple news and analysis, with the full archive • App and game reviews you can trust • Privacy guidance and scam warnings to keep you safe • Buyer’s guides, app roundups, toolkits, and more • AI-powered upgrade assistant to help choose between Apple devices • Home Screen widgets, saved articles, and notifications for the topics you choose • Powerful search across thousands of expert articles Tips & Tricks has been helping iPad users since the iPad first launched. With over 10 million downloads and multiple appearances in Apple’s “Best of the Year,” we’re a trusted source for clear advice, expert analysis, and easy-to-follow iPadOS tutorials. WHAT OUR READERS SAY 5/5 “Simple, logical, and beautifully designed. Very well done.” 5/5 “I used every tip! Very useful!” 5/5 “A real eye-opener! I thought I knew a lot, but I didn’t!” 5/5 “I absolutely love this app. It shows me things I never knew I could do with my iPhone and iPad.” 5/5 “This app is extremely useful, even for those who think they know it all.” TIPS PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Everything above is yours with Tips & Tricks Pro. Tips Premium is an optional subscription that adds: • Early iPadOS update alerts: we monitor Apple’s servers and tell you when an update is available, often days before your iPad does • Tomorrow’s Tip of the Day, today • Exclusive Premium long reads and deep dives • Unlimited saved articles • Family Sharing for up to five family members Tips Premium is available as monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. A free trial is available for new subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tapsmart.com/tapsmart-apps/tips-tricks-privacy-policy/

About

Stick

This app transforms your home screen into a personalized memo board for capturing ideas and reminders. It offers customizable widgets, quick note-taking, and organizational tools to ensure you never forget important tasks. Notes are private and saved instantly on your device.

Highlights
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Instant note saving
  • Color-coding and text formatting
  • Customizable font sizes
  • Note titles and search
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Shareable note images
Features
Currently charting
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Stick-It Notes turns your Home Screen into your personal memo board. Capture ideas in seconds, see them on every unlock, and never forget what matters. HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Put your most important notes where you'll actually see them. Pick 1, 2, or 4-note widgets. Tap a widget to jump straight into that note. FAST BY DESIGN No sign-up. No accounts. No cloud syncing delays. Open the app and start typing — your note is saved instantly. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • 12 beautiful colors to color-code your life • Text formatting (bold, italic, underline) • Custom font sizes • Note titles for quick scanning • Instant search across every note • Archive notes you don't need right now • Duplicate any note with one tap REMINDERS THAT WORK Add a reminder to any note and get notified exactly when you need to act — perfect for errands, meetings, medication, and deadlines. SHARE ANYWHERE Turn any note into a shareable image and send it through Messages, WhatsApp, email, or any other app. PERFECT FOR - Quick to-dos and checklists - Grocery and shopping lists - Brainstorming ideas - Daily journaling - Habit tracking - Meeting notes - Travel planning - Study notes 17 LANGUAGES Fully localized — use Stick-It Notes in your language. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your notes stay on your device. We never read them, we never sync them, we never sell your data. Download Stick-It Notes today and turn your Home Screen into your most productive space.

Screenshots

Tips & Tricks Pro4 screens
Stick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stick at none against Tips & Tricks Pro's 2. Stick also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tips & Tricks Pro's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 3) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, 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

Tips & Tricks Pro costs $2.99 and Stick $4.99 up front. Tips & Tricks Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tips & Tricks Pro has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Tips & Tricks Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tips & Tricks Pro ships an update every 2 months, Stick every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Tips & Tricks Pro versus Stick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTips & Tricks ProStick
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#64 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntelligenti LtdLogicLine LLC

Customer experience

Tips & Tricks Pro

All ratings1,799 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative17.6%

Stick

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tips & Tricks Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Unable to open articles or tips
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Paid version not functioning properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a search function
  • Improve app stability and reduce crashes
  • Provide more comprehensive and in-depth tips
  • Offer better value in the paid version
  • Allow users to easily manage/cancel subscriptions
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  • Improve relevance and usefulness of notifications

Stick

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tips & Tricks Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Content Experience3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Content Experience7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Stick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tips & Tricks Pro free?
Tips & Tricks Pro costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Stick free?
Stick costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tips & Tricks Pro or Stick?
Stick is rated higher. Tips & Tricks Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Stick averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tips & Tricks Pro or Stick have ads?
Neither Tips & Tricks Pro nor Stick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tips & Tricks Pro or Stick?
Tips & Tricks Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Stick every 3 months. Most recently, Tips & Tricks Pro was updated on November 10, 2026 and Stick on November 12, 2026.

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