Comparison

Sticky Notes vs Ugh! Storage

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

Ugh! Storage

Transform a Raspberry Pi 5 into your personal, encrypted cloud storage. Keep your photos and files private on your own hardware, with no monthly fees or data tracking. Enjoy features like AI search, document scanning, and seamless integration with your devices.

Highlights
  • Personal cloud storage on Raspberry Pi 5
  • End-to-end AES-256 encryption
  • AI-powered photo and video search
  • Built-in OCR for document text search
  • Automatic photo backup with duplicate detection
  • Native macOS app and iOS integration
Features
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Ugh! Storage turns a Raspberry Pi 5 into your personal cloud — encrypted, subscription-free, and yours forever. Your photos and files sync to hardware in your home, not a server farm you'll never see. WHY UGH! STORAGE No monthly fee. Ever. You already paid when you bought the Pi. Your storage grows when you want — just swap in a bigger drive. No family-tier upgrades. No "you're out of space" emails at 2 AM. Your files are encrypted on your device before they leave it. The server on your Pi never sees them in plaintext — and neither do we. You hold the keys. WHAT'S INSIDE • Automatic photo backup with duplicate detection • Full file manager: folders, drag-and-drop, preview, share links • End-to-end AES-256 encryption • AI search: find photos by what's in them, search videos by transcript • Built-in OCR — search text inside scanned documents • Spotlight integration: find a file from your iPhone home screen • Home-screen widget showing storage usage at a glance • Share sheet extension — send anything from any app to your cloud • Document scanner with perspective correction • Offline mode: browse cached files without a connection • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Native macOS app with proper menus, keyboard shortcuts, and windows • Guided setup over Bluetooth — no terminal, no SSH, no command line WHAT YOU NEED • Raspberry Pi 5 with an NVMe SSD (1TB+ recommended) • Wi-Fi or Ethernet • This app — that's it The app walks you through assembling, flashing, and pairing — step by step, no terminal required. First-time setup takes about 20 minutes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Zero-knowledge encryption: your data is encrypted with keys only you hold • No tracking of your content, no analytics on your files • Access tokens stored in the iOS Keychain • HTTPS-only with strict certificate validation • Apple Privacy Manifest (2024+ compliance) • Biometric lock prefers Face ID / Touch ID only — never falls back to passcode WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone with cloud subscription fatigue • Privacy-conscious families • Photographers with terabyte-scale libraries • NAS users wanting a simpler, native iPhone + Mac experience • Developers and self-hosting enthusiasts • Anyone who owns a Raspberry Pi and wants to put it to work VERSION 2.0 HIGHLIGHTS New guided setup flow. Smoother browsing. Off-thread encryption for large uploads. Background uploads that actually finish overnight. Fully native macOS app. Full Apple Privacy Manifest. Over 40 reliability and privacy fixes. FREE. NO TIERS. NO ADS. The app is free. No in-app purchases. No "premium" tier. You already paid for your storage when you bought the Pi.

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
Ugh! Storage3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ugh! Storage at 5.0 against Sticky Notes's 4.4. Ugh! Storage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Sticky Notes's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Sticky Notes sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ugh! Storage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ugh! Storage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes has 6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update every 5 weeks, Ugh! Storage every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sticky Notes versus Ugh! Storage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NotesUgh! Storage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEpiphany LabsHonorius Neogy

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

Ugh! Storage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions5
  • 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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  • Half-Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$10.996 Months
  • 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
None

Ugh! Storage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ugh! Storage free?
Ugh! Storage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes or Ugh! Storage?
Ugh! Storage is rated higher. Sticky Notes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while Ugh! Storage averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes or Ugh! Storage have ads?
Neither Sticky Notes nor Ugh! Storage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or Ugh! Storage?
Sticky Notes ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ugh! Storage every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on November 13, 2026 and Ugh! Storage on November 5, 2026.

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