Comparison

Sticky Notes vs Small Todo

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes

This app provides a fast and tactile way to capture ideas with color-coded sticky notes and interactive checklists. Organize your thoughts with smart sorting and search, and keep your workspace synced across devices. Sensitive notes can be hidden for privacy.

Highlights
  • Color-coded sticky notes
  • Automatic checklist conversion
  • Content hiding for privacy
  • One-tap archive
  • Home screen widgets
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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Sticky Notes: Notes & Todos is the fast, tactile notepad and checklist app built for iPhone and iPad. Capture ideas in a tap, color-code them with tags, and keep notes and todos organized with smart sorting and search. Turn dashes into interactive checklists automatically, archive what’s done, and keep sensitive notes hidden until you reveal them. Your workspace stays updated everywhere with private iCloud sync, and home screen widgets keep important reminders front and center. Key Features: - Quick capture with color-coded sticky notes and searchable tags - Automatic checklist conversion with tap-to-complete items - Global and per-note content hiding for privacy and focus - One-tap archive to keep completed tasks out of your way - Home screen widgets and interactive reminders - Private iCloud sync keeps every device up to date - Unlimited notes, unlimited archives, and automatic checklist archiving available with Sticky Notes Pro ----------------- If you choose to upgrade to Sticky Notes Pro, your payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. For more information, please review our Privacy Policy at https://vatanachhorn.github.io/sticky-notes-marketing/privacy.html and our Terms of Use at https://vatanachhorn.github.io/sticky-notes-marketing/terms.html.

About

Small Todo

Break down overwhelming tasks into small, manageable steps with AI assistance. Enjoy a gamified experience with satisfying animations and customizable plans that adapt to your life. All processing happens locally for complete privacy and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • AI task decomposition
  • Gamified task completion
  • Customizable plans
  • Local AI processing
  • Offline functionality
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Small Todo is for the tasks you keep putting off. Buy it once and that's the end of it: no subscription, no ads, no account, and nothing extra no matter how much you use it. The AI runs on your iPhone, on Apple Intelligence or a model you download, so it still works with no signal. You can also bring your own API key to use an online model, or point the app at a server on your own Wi-Fi such as Ollama on your Mac (either way it connects directly; we can't see your data). Type the thing you're dreading, like "do laundry", "clean my desk", or "renew my passport", and an AI running entirely on your iPhone breaks it into steps so small they're hard to say no to. Get the laundry basket. Empty it onto the chair. You know, achievable things. Then comes the fun part: checking them off. A GAME, NOT A CHORE Every tick is a little celebration. The checkbox squashes and pops, particles burst, confetti cannons fire from the corners, and your phone gives a satisfying thump. Check steps off quickly and you build combos. Finish a list and the whole screen celebrates with you. (Reduce Motion is fully respected.) CHANGE OF PLANS? JUST SAY SO Need to tweak the plan? Type it right into the list, like "my basket is already empty" or "add a little reward at the end", and the steps reshape themselves. What you've already done stays done. IT PLANS AROUND YOUR LIFE Keep small facts in Memory, like "I live in a second-floor walk-up" or "I won't touch coriander", and Small Todo takes them into account every time it breaks a task down. Everything in Memory is yours to see, edit, or delete. COMPLETELY PRIVATE, FULLY OFFLINE Everything happens on your device. With Apple Intelligence or the on-device model, your todos, your requests, your Memory: none of it ever leaves your phone. No account, no cloud, no tracking, no ads. It even works in airplane mode. CHOOSE YOUR MODEL Use Apple Intelligence, or download an open-weights model (Qwen3.5, recommended) that runs locally instead. Your pick, in Settings. A SOFTER KIND OF SOFTWARE No harsh red badges. No guilt-trip streaks. Just a soft, plump, hand-drawn design, encouraging words, and the quiet satisfaction of watching a scary task become a list of easy ones. Small Todo requires Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer) or a device capable of running the downloadable on-device model.

Screenshots

Sticky Notes4 screens
Small Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sticky Notes at Free against Small Todo's $0.99. Small Todo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Sticky Notes is free to download; Small Todo costs $0.99 up front. Sticky Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Small Todo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes ships an update fortnightly, Small Todo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sticky Notes versus Small Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NotesSmall Todo
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVatana ChhornZhiqi Pan

Customer experience

Sticky Notes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Small Todo

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Sticky Notes Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$39.99
None

Small Todo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Small Todo free?
Small Todo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sticky Notes or Small Todo have ads?
Neither Sticky Notes nor Small Todo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes or Small Todo?
Sticky Notes ships an update fortnightly, and Small Todo every 2 days. Most recently, Sticky Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Small Todo on November 1, 2026.

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