Comparison

GemNote vs Stickio

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

Head to head
About

GemNote

Organize your thoughts with vibrant color-coding and unique visual navigation. This app allows you to create interconnected notes, manage tasks with widgets, and even send color-coded messages to friends. It offers a creative approach to productivity.

Highlights
  • Automatic color-coding of writing
  • Customizable color themes
  • Star constellation idea connection
  • Home screen widgets for tasks
  • Color-coded text messaging
  • Multiple syntax logic modes
Features
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Write in Color, read faster. Color Code your writing automatically, use our color themes or create your own. Choose from multiple syntax logic modes. Connect all your ideas as star constellations. Navigate your own personal galaxy of notes. Message your Friends in color coded texts. Add Widgets to your Home Screen. Keep a color coded task list. An AuDHD Dev that was fueled by caffeine and glitter made this. She hopes you enjoy! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stickio

Features
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Stickio is a calendar for iPhone and iPad that reads like the planner on your desk. Your appointments sit on paper pages, and the little things you need to remember go on top as sticky notes. THE WEEK IS A BOOK Monday to Wednesday on the left page, Thursday to Sunday on the right. Every day shows its appointments at a glance, with a small gauge for how full it is against your working hours. STICKY NOTES FOR EVERYTHING ELSE Stick a note on any day in one of six paper colours: Yellow, Pink, Mint, Sky, Peach or Lilac. Tick it off, turn it into an appointment, or move it to another day. A note stays on its day until you move it. DAY, WEEK AND MONTH • Day: an hour-by-hour page, so you see where the time goes. • Week: the two-page spread, with sticky notes on every day. • Month: one line per day, a grid beside the selected day, or the full grid. Every level scrolls without end into the past and the future, and the month tabs on the edge take you anywhere with your thumb. ADD THINGS WITH ONE PRESS Long-press a day and choose a new appointment or a new sticky note. Set the time, the length, the calendar and a colour, and you're done. ALL YOUR CALENDARS, TOGETHER Connect Google, Outlook and Microsoft 365, iCloud, other CalDAV calendars or a calendar link, and every calendar appears in its own colour. Add as many accounts as you like, side by side. Create, move, edit and delete appointments, answer invitations, and change one or every occurrence of a repeating event. MADE FOR IPAD, TOO On iPad the book opens flat: both pages side by side, two days as facing pages, and the month next to the selected day's agenda. WORKS OFFLINE Stickio keeps your appointments on the device. Changes you make offline are sent as soon as you're back online. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account with us, no ads, no tracking. Your appointments stay with your calendar provider. Sticky notes, colours and settings sync between your devices through your own iCloud. Nothing is sent to a server of ours. Questions or ideas? Mail info@cre8-it.nl.

Screenshots

GemNote4 screens
Stickio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stickio at none against GemNote's 2. Stickio also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. GemNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stickio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GemNote ships an update every 3 weeks, Stickio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GemNote versus Stickio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGemNoteStickio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRachel MastersCre8-it

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GemNote

Subscriptions1
  • GemNote Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Own GemNote$2.99
None

Stickio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GemNote free?
GemNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stickio free?
Stickio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GemNote or Stickio have ads?
Neither GemNote nor Stickio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GemNote or Stickio?
GemNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stickio every 3 days. Most recently, GemNote was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stickio on November 10, 2026.

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