Comparison

Sticky Notes + Widgets vs Sticky Notes

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes + Widgets

Capture and manage your thoughts with colorful, customizable notes and reminders. Organize tasks with folders and access them instantly via home screen widgets. Syncs seamlessly across your devices.

Highlights
  • Create sticky notes instantly
  • Customize notes with colors and fonts
  • Pin important notes
  • Set reminders
  • Organize with folders
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Sync across devices
Features
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Sticky Notes – Organize, Customize, and Stay on Top of Your Tasks Turn your iPhone and iPad into a powerful note-taking tool with Sticky Notes. Whether you need a quick reminder, a colorful to-do list, or an organized folder of ideas, Sticky Notes makes it simple to capture and manage your thoughts. Key Features: • Create Sticky Notes Instantly – Write down reminders, tasks, and ideas with ease. • Customize Your Notes – Choose from a wide range of colors, fonts, and background images to make each note your own. • Pin Important Notes – Keep your most important notes at the top for quick access. • Reminders – Never forget a task again. • Organize with Folders – Categorize your notes into folders and stay clutter-free. • Widgets for Quick View – Add sticky notes to your Home Screen and access them without opening the app. • Share your notes as images on social networks. • Sync Across Devices – Your notes stay up to date on iPhone, iPad and MacOS with seamless synchronization. Sticky Notes is designed for speed, simplicity, and personalization—perfect for students, professionals, or anyone who wants to stay organized.

About

Sticky Notes

Capture thoughts, lists, and sketches on digital sticky notes. Organize and highlight important items for easy access via widgets and Live Activities. Enjoy a clutter-free way to manage your daily tasks and ideas.

Highlights
  • Digital sticky notes
  • Text, todo, and drawing notes
  • Colorful note styles
  • Saved notes gallery
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Live Activity support
Features
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Posty brings the feeling of sticky notes to your iPhone without the paper clutter. Capture quick thoughts, small lists, sketches, ideas, and daily tasks on colorful digital sticky notes. Choose between text notes, todo notes, and drawing notes, then curl the corner to save what matters. Keep important notes close. Mark one saved note as your highlight and see it in a Home Screen widget. For todo notes, check items off from the widget or follow your progress from a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Posty is built for quick capture: - Text notes for ideas, notes, and reminders to yourself - Todo notes for simple checklists - Drawing notes for sketches and doodles - Colorful sticky note styles - A saved notes gallery - Highlighted note widgets - Live Activity support for todo progress No paper, no clutter, just the note you need when you need it.

Screenshots

Sticky Notes + Widgets4 screens
Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sticky Notes + Widgets and Sticky Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sticky Notes + Widgets against 4.7 for Sticky Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 15 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sticky Notes + Widgets versus Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Notes + WidgetsSticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better4.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better15
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYury KaspiarovichJOSE IALEJANDRO GUERRERO

Customer experience

Sticky Notes + Widgets

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sticky Notes

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sticky Notes + Widgets

No in-app purchases

None

Sticky Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Notes + Widgets free?
Sticky Notes + Widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes + Widgets or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Notes + Widgets is rated higher. Sticky Notes + Widgets averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Sticky Notes averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes + Widgets or Sticky Notes have ads?
Neither Sticky Notes + Widgets nor Sticky Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes + Widgets or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Notes + Widgets ships an update fortnightly, and Sticky Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Sticky Notes + Widgets was updated on September 28, 2026 and Sticky Notes on October 1, 2026.

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