Cleu vs Sticky Notes · Baro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cleu
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Is your contact list messy? Cleu is a smart contact manager for iPhone that helps you clean, merge, back up, and protect your contacts securely and privately. Key Features: Remove Duplicate Contacts: Instantly detects and merges duplicate contacts by name, number, or email address. Even similar names like “John Smith” and “J. Smith” are matched. Bulk Contact Deletion: Quickly organize your phone book by deleting multiple contacts at once. Secure Contact Vault: Restore accidentally deleted contacts anytime. Contact Backup and Restore: Safely store in iCloud and restore or export anytime. Private and Secure: Your data stays in your hands. Backups use Apple's trusted iCloud infrastructure for maximum security. Simple: Enjoy hassle-free, distraction-free contact management. Why Cleu? Fast, reliable, and privacy-first. Designed for iPhone users who value clean contacts, security, and full control. Secure iCloud backup means you'll never lose your important contacts, even if you delete them. Cleu: Download the Contact Cleaner and Backup app today and easily take control of your contacts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beargamestudio.com/cleu.html
Sticky Notes · Baro
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■ Five notes. Five widgets. No list to scroll. This is not a notes app with a widget bolted on. It is five fixed slots, and each slot is its own Home Screen widget. Slot 3 is always slot 3's widget — place it once and it stays that note forever. Tap the widget and you land in that note with the keyboard already up and the caret at the end. No list, no search, no "which one was that". ------------------------------- ● The one thing it does ------------------------------- • Five numbered tiles, each in its own shade of a single colour, so you learn them by position and tone instead of reading them. • Every tile is a widget. Put slot 1 on your Home Screen, slot 4 on your Lock Screen, or all five. • Tapping a widget opens that note directly. You are never shown a list on the way. • Nothing to configure. The widget you add IS that slot — you pick the number in the gallery and it is bound there for good. There is no setup sheet to get wrong. ------------------------------- ● Nothing to save, nothing to lose ------------------------------- 1) There is no Save button Every keystroke is written to your device as you type. Close the app mid-word and the word is still there. 2) The widget keeps up The tile updates as you close the editor, not on some later refresh of its own. 3) Clearing is not deleting Clearing a slot empties the text and keeps the slot, so the widget you placed keeps working. A single-tap Undo holds the text for a few seconds in case you did not mean it. 4) Nothing is ever renumbered Slot 4 is slot 4 even when slots 1 to 3 are empty. A binding never shifts under you. 5) Take a copy out One tap shares all five notes as plain text, so you are never locked in. ------------------------------- ● Private by design ------------------------------- • Zero network code. Nothing leaves this phone, ever — check it in airplane mode. • Your notes are stored on this device only. • No account, no login, no sign-up. Privacy label: Data Not Collected. • Zero analytics. Zero telemetry. Zero third-party SDKs. • No ads. No subscriptions. • Zero notifications — the app never interrupts you. • No system permission is requested at all: no camera, microphone, location, contacts, or photos. ------------------------------- ● Built to be read and tapped ------------------------------- • Body text starts at 24pt and every control is at least 64 × 64 pt. • High-contrast type on an AMOLED-friendly black background. • Single taps only. No swipes, no long-presses, no hidden gestures inside the app. • Six languages, right-to-left included: English, 한국어, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, العربية. ------------------------------- ● Good for ------------------------------- • The shopping list you want to read without unlocking • A door code, a wifi password, a parking level • Today's three things • A phrase you are trying to remember in another language • Anything you would otherwise text to yourself ------------------------------- ● Five slots, on purpose ------------------------------- Five notes, five widgets, no menus. The fixed count is what removes the list, the folders, the search field and the "where did I put it" — and it is what lets one tap on a tile be the whole interface. ------------------------------- ● The Baro promise ------------------------------- Sticky Notes is part of Baro — lightweight tools that respect your data, your battery, and your time. "The tools you reach for first." The widgets require iOS 16 or later. The app itself runs on iOS 13 and later and works exactly the same, with or without a widget placed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Notes · Baro at none against Cleu's 2. Sticky Notes · Baro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Cleu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sticky Notes · Baro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cleu ships an update every 2 weeks, Sticky Notes · Baro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cleu | Sticky Notes · Baro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasin Karateke | Euiseok Kim |
In-app purchases
Cleu
- Cleu Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Cleu Pro Yearly$44.991 Year
Sticky Notes · Baro
No in-app purchases









