Sticky Notes vs Pinote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sticky Notes
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Sticky Notes - Brainstorming is the ultimate visual thinking tool for organizing ideas, planning projects, and capturing your thoughts in a flexible, intuitive way. PERFECT FOR • Brainstorming sessions • Project planning and organization • Mind mapping • Note-taking and idea capture • Task management • Creative thinking • Meeting notes • Research organization Transform the way you think and organize. Download Sticky Notes - Brainstorming today and turn your ideas into action.
Pinote
Quickly capture and display tasks or reminders directly on your device's lock screen. Organize notes and checklists, schedule them to appear automatically, and sync them across your Apple devices. Recover deleted notes for up to 30 days and create file backups.
- Lock screen notes and checklists
- Pin notes or schedule automatic appearance
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Recover deleted notes
- Export notes as JSON or text
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Your next task. On your Lock Screen. A parcel to return before you leave. A question to ask at your next meeting. Write it in Pinote and pin it, so you can see your next task without opening the app. • Notes and checklists Write freely, then focus on the next item in your checklist. • Pin now or schedule a time Pin a note from the editor or choose when it should appear automatically. Lock Screen availability and updates depend on system settings and device conditions. • Continue across devices Use iCloud to keep your notes across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Each device displays notes in its own way. • Recover deleted notes Recently Deleted keeps copies on this device for 30 days. After restoring a note, you can turn its pin and automatic schedule back on yourself. • Keep a file backup Export a Pinote JSON backup and import it later without overwriting existing notes. Export as text to read your notes in other apps. Recently Deleted is stored separately on each device. No separate Pinote account is required. Cross-device sync uses iCloud. No ads appear on your Lock Screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pinote at every 9 days against Sticky Notes's every 7 months. Pinote also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sticky Notes ships an update every 7 months, Pinote every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sticky Notes | Pinote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jun Tsuda | OKMIN LEE |
In-app purchases
Sticky Notes
No in-app purchases
Pinote
No in-app purchases








