Comparison

Sticky Notes vs Note!

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes

Capture ideas, create to-do lists, and set reminders with this versatile note-taking app. Supports handwritten notes, audio recordings, photos, and text. Organize notes with folders and share them easily.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes
  • Audio recordings
  • Photo attachments
  • Text notes
  • Widgets for home/lock screen
  • Customizable folders
  • Reminders with alarms
Features
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*Over 1.5 million downloads* Featured in 'What's Hot' & 'New & Noteworthy' Organize your to do list, task list, and reminders with StickMe Notes - the most awesome sticky note & task manager app with built in alarm for iPhone. Use StickMe Notes to upgrade the boring old paper note with HANDWRITTEN or TEXT or notes on your iPhone. If you are too tired to draw or type, you can simply ATTACH A PHOTO or RECORD YOUR AUDIO NOTES. You can stick these notes with attachments such as text, drawing, record/audio or photo notes to your personalized notice board, set them as your lock screen image or share with friends using email or whatsapp. Use StickMe Note as your notebook & create grocery and shopping lists on the go. StickMe Notes is a notepad & memo app which makes note taking easy. Use memo notes to capture ideas on the fly, create to-do lists & tasks list, checklist & set up personal daily reminders. It’s a digital note pad that helps you get things done. Download the best notes maker app now & become notefuly efficient. Keep google urls or pages in sticky notes & revisit them later. MAKE QUICK NOTES *Create unlimited sticky notes in any color. Use the note color to organize the stickies better. *Use the app as task manager & create a todo check list, shopping lists or grocery lists. *Write in digital ink with your finger. Create quick daily notes or a memo. *Record voice notes. StickMe Notes can be your audio note pad. *Take a photo or choose one from your camera roll to create a photo note. Make StickMe Notes your picture notebook. *Google things & keep important links in sticky notes to revisit later. WIDGET, SPOTLIGHT & SIRI (For iOS 15 and above) *Instantly create notes to access your sticky notes on your home screen and lock screen (iPhone only) using widgets. ORGANIZE *Drag & move a note to any custom folder. *Mark notes as ‘Important’. *Use ‘Secret’ folder for to hide your daily personal notes. *Make good notes & keep in Folders. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES *Access notes on your iPhone, iPad & Mac SET REMINDERS & USE AS WALLPAPER *Set alarm for your notes & stickies to remind you about your check list. *Use note as wallpaper or lock screen image to easily remind yourself about your todo tasks with colorful stickies. PERSONALIZE & SHARE *Be creative with Stickies *Set default sticky note color, font size & name *Personalise the notice board background *Use the fully loaded text & draw toolbar with multiple font styles, sizes, thickness plus colors. Get the most awesome sticky notes app for iPhone. Create grocery & shopping lists or any other checklist using the notepad, set alarms, & enjoy note making on the go. Use the app as a personal notebook, a meeting note pad or a daily planner to make good memo/notes. PRICING StickMe Notes offers a 7 day free trial that comes with the subscription pack(s). There is a monthly & yearly pack. The user needs to subscribe to one of the packs to continue making daily notes & setting task reminders. TERMS OF USE: • There's a 7-day free trial that comes along with the subscription packs. • StickMe Notes offers 2 subscription packages - Annual @ $19.99 & Monthly @ $1.99. • All subscriptions are valid for at least 30 days. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of Use - http://epiphanylabs.in/termsofuse/ Privacy Policy - http://epiphanylabs.in/privacy/ Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

About

Note!

This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, focusing on speed and simplicity. It allows for quick plain text entries, organized by modification date, with options for text resizing and passcode protection for privacy.

Highlights
  • Quick plain text notes
  • Sorted by latest modified
  • Pinch to zoom text size
  • Set passcode to lock notes
Features
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Nothing more, nothing less. Designed to be as minimal as possible for quick plain text notes. + Sorted by latest modified + Pinch to zoom/change text size + Set a passcode to lock your notes

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
Note!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Note! at free with in-app purchases against Sticky Notes's subscription. Note! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Sticky Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Note! 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

Note! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes has 6K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 61% of Note!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update every 5 weeks, Note! every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sticky Notes versus Note!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NotesNote!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings)4.7 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6K — better1K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEpiphany LabsRIEU Limited

Customer experience

Sticky Notes

All ratings5,952 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative25.3%

Note!

All ratings1,045 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative31.2%

User reviews

Sticky Notes

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful reminders
  • 👍 Useful for organization
  • 👍 Customizable notes

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires subscription
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 💰 Expensive
  • 🤔 Limited free version

Note!

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 🚀 Efficient note-taking
  • 💡 Useful for quick notes and ideas
  • 👍 Clean and clutter-free interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent and intrusive ads
  • 🔒 Lack of backup/export functionality
  • 🔒 No option to remove ads
  • 🐛 Distracting pop-ups

Bugs and requests

Sticky Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Formatting issues
  • Sync problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options
  • Improved sync and backup
  • Better widget functionality
  • Ability to rearrange notes
  • Longer note length

Note!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads disrupt note-taking experience
  • Inability to delete old notes
  • Lack of printing functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add iCloud sync and backup
  • Implement a paid, ad-free version
  • Allow for note organization and sorting
  • Improve text formatting and editing capabilities

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions7
  • One month subscription$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Pack with 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Weekly Pack with 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$1.997 Days
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  • Three months subscription$4.993 Months
  • Half-Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$10.996 Months
  • One year subscription$15.991 Year
  • Annual Pack with 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime PlanFree
  • Unlimited Notes$0.99
  • Task Paper Notes$0.99
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  • Folder Pack$0.99
  • Bonanza Pack$3.99
1 purchases

Note!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note! free?
Note! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes or Note!?
Note! is rated higher. Sticky Notes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while Note! averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Sticky Notes or Note! have ads?
Note! shows ads; Sticky Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or Note!?
Sticky Notes ships an update every 5 weeks, and Note! every 13 months. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on September 22, 2026 and Note! on September 13, 2026.

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