Comparison

Sync Sticky Notes vs Pointerly

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

Head to head
About

Sync Sticky Notes

Create and customize floating sticky notes on your desktop that sync seamlessly with your phone. Organize notes with rich text formatting and checklists, and manage them all from a dedicated window. Enjoy bidirectional syncing with your native notes app for easy access across devices.

Highlights
  • Floating desktop sticky notes
  • Cloud sync via native notes app
  • Rich text editing and checklists
  • Fully customizable design styles
  • Notes manager for organization
  • iOS Home Screen Widgets
Features
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Sync Sticky Notes: Beautiful sticky notes that live on your desktop and follow you across every Apple device. Pin quick thoughts to your Mac desktop as floating notes, jot ideas on your iPhone, sketch on your iPad and everything stays perfectly in sync through iCloud. It even syncs two ways with the built‑in Apple Notes app, so your notes are never locked in. FLOATING DESKTOP NOTES (Mac) Keep notes right on your desktop where you'll actually see them. Drag them anywhere, restyle them, and tuck them into a screen‑edge drawer when you want a clean desk. SYNC EVERYWHERE: • Two‑way iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad & Mac • Two‑way sync and import with the Apple Notes app • "Open on devices" see what you left open elsewhere, even when a device is asleep or off • Per‑note sync status, so you always know it saved MAKE THEM YOURS: • 6 designs: Minimal, Classic, Paper, Glass, Bordered & Native • Custom colors, themes & fonts • Rich text with modern, tappable checklists ORGANIZE YOUR WAY: • Folders & tags • Link notes together with [[wiki‑style links]] and visual board connectors • Pin the important notes in place on the board • Templates for the notes you create again and again • Fast on‑device search, plus Spotlight • Screen‑edge drawer & quick capture for grabbing a thought instantly MORE THAN TEXT: • Add photos and Apple Pencil drawings • Set reminders so nothing slips • Lock private notes behind Face ID / Touch ID APPLE INTELLIGENCE (on‑device): Summarize a note, turn it into a checklist, or get a suggested title, tags, and reminder all processed privately on your device. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS: • Home Screen widgets that show your notes at a glance • App Shortcuts, Siri & URL actions to create and open notes hands‑free SHARE & EXPORT: Send any note as text or as an image in a tap. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE: English, Spanish, French, German & Chinese (Simplified). FREE & PRO: Create and edit your basic yellow notes free, forever. Unlock sync, styling, Apple Notes, photos, drawings, reminders, folders, tags, widgets and more with Pro: • 7‑day free trial • $3.99/month • $29.99/year • $89.99 Lifetime Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Lifetime is a one‑time purchase. The app and its yellow notes stay free without a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://okobbe.com/SyncStickyNotesPP

About

Pointerly

Features
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Pointerly is the affiliate operations platform for creators, brands, and affiliate teams. The iOS app is a free companion to your Pointerly workspace on the web. Sign in with the same email and password you use at pointerly.io to manage links, monitor performance, discover deals, and run automations—wherever you are. Changes sync with your team workspace in real time. Nothing is sold in the app: no plans, credits, subscriptions, or digital content. Deal Discovery opens physical products on the retailer’s own website (Amazon, Walmart, and others)—purchases happen there, never in the app. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Dashboard & Analytics View clicks, top links, and workspace usage from live data. WhatsApp and Telegram messaging quotas appear with your other meters. Each meter follows your plan’s billing period and shows the reset date. • Affiliate Links Search, sort, and manage your library in grid or list view. Create from a product URL, edit, copy, and share. Set a price on any link and it appears wherever you share it. Pin up to five links to the top of your library. Choose what a desktop visitor gets: the destination’s desktop app, a QR code so they can finish on their phone, or both. Phones are unaffected. • Folders & Bundles Browse folders and bundles and filter the library. A link lives in one folder; a bundle is one sendable URL with every product in it. Copy, share, or open any bundle in the app. • Import an Amazon List Paste a shoppable Amazon list URL, uncheck what you don’t want, and import. You get a tracked short link per product plus one shareable bundle. Duplicates are flagged. You can also share a list from the Amazon app. • Quick Access & Widgets Reopen a copied link from the tab bar dock. Pin up to three favorites. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show top links, shortcuts, and your last copied link. • Deal Discovery Browse curated deals from supported retailers and turn them into trackable affiliate links. Opening a deal goes to the retailer’s site. • Bio Pages Edit your link-in-bio page from Home or Account: profile, sections, colours, publish, and a live preview that matches the web. Add an affiliate link from your library into a page section. • Automation (Comment-to-DM & WhatsApp) One Automation tab for messaging. Manage Instagram and Facebook comment-to-DM rules, schedule when a rule turns on, and upload the card image. Write the DM yourself and place several destinations by name in the text — each row is a tracked Pointerly link or any https address you type. The link picker searches your whole library. With the WhatsApp add-on, connect a business number (Meta signup in Safari), manage subscribers and templates, and create broadcasts — including always-on campaigns that keep reaching people who subscribe later. The app does not sell WhatsApp credits. • Team Workspaces Switch between teams. Permissions follow the same granular roles as the web. • Account & Security Profile, two-factor authentication, and account deletion under Account → Account management → Delete account. REQUIREMENTS & BILLING • A Pointerly account is required (create it at pointerly.io). The app does not offer open registration. Sign-in is email and password only. • Nothing is sold in the app. Home and Billing may show your existing plan name, usage, and any pay-as-you-go amount already accrued — read-only status, like a carrier app showing data used. No Buy / Upgrade / Subscribe. On the United States App Store storefront only, you may open Safari to Stripe’s customer portal to manage payment methods for an existing customer (not to buy a new plan). • Optional WhatsApp features require the WhatsApp add-on on your Pointerly plan (managed on the web). The app only shows tools for workspaces that already have it. SUPPORT & LEGAL Learn more: pointerly.io Support: pointerly.io/support Privacy: pointerly.io/privacy Terms: pointerly.io/terms

Screenshots

Sync Sticky Notes4 screens
Pointerly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pointerly at none against Sync Sticky Notes's 2. Sync Sticky Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sync Sticky Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pointerly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sync Sticky Notes ships an update every 9 days, Pointerly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sync Sticky Notes versus Pointerly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSync Sticky NotesPointerly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOkobbe LLCYoel Medero

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sync Sticky Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$24.99
None

Pointerly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sync Sticky Notes free?
Sync Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pointerly free?
Pointerly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sync Sticky Notes or Pointerly have ads?
Neither Sync Sticky Notes nor Pointerly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sync Sticky Notes or Pointerly?
Sync Sticky Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Pointerly every 5 days. Most recently, Sync Sticky Notes was updated on October 6, 2026 and Pointerly on September 28, 2026.

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