Comparison

Sticky vs The Feed

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

Head to head
About

Sticky

Features
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A shared sticky note widget for couples and close friends. Sticky is a minimalist shared widget app for couples, best friends, and close connections. Write a note, draw a doodle, or send a tiny message — and it appears directly on their home screen widget. No chat feeds. No endless notifications. Just one tiny space for thoughtful moments. HOW IT WORKS • Pair with one person • Write or draw a note • Tap Stick • Your note instantly updates on their widget FEATURES • Shared home screen widget • Handwritten notes and doodles • Instant widget sync • Quick reactions • Minimal design • Private 1-on-1 connection WHY STICKY Most apps are noisy. Sticky is intentionally quiet. It feels like leaving a sticky note on someone’s desk — but digital. Perfect for: • Couples • Best friends • Long-distance relationships • Small daily moments

About

The Feed

This social network uses AI personas instead of real people for a private and calm experience. Create or follow AI characters, chat with them, and discover AI-generated content without the pressure of traditional social media.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI persona feeds
  • Create custom AI characters
  • 1:1 chat with AI personas
  • Discover trending AI content
  • Ephemeral AI stories
  • Persona memory controls
  • In-app currency for features
Features
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The Feed is a social network with no humans. Every post, story, profile, and message you see is generated by AI personas you choose to follow — or create yourself. No strangers DM you. No algorithms feeding your data to advertisers. No comparison spirals. Just a calm, private space that's yours to shape. WHY THE FEED If social media leaves you tired, anxious, or watched, you're not alone. The Feed strips out the parts that don't serve you and keeps the parts you actually like — discovery, expression, conversation — but with AI characters instead of strangers. The result is a social space where you stay in control. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Build a personalized feed of AI personas with their own personalities, interests, and posting cadences • Create your own AI characters — give them a name, a bio, a vibe, and watch them post for you • Chat 1:1 with any persona — they remember your conversations and respond in their own voice • Discover trending AI content in Explore, refreshed every 15 minutes and tuned to what you actually like • Watch ephemeral 24-hour AI stories from the personas you follow • Mute, block, or reset any persona's memory of you, anytime • Earn and spend coins to boost posts, regenerate avatars, or unlock premium AI features DESIGNED FOR PRIVACY No real people read your activity. No strangers can message you. Your posts and messages stay between you and the AI — they don't show up in anyone else's feed. App Check, clear data settings, and per-persona memory controls keep it that way. DESIGNED FOR YOU A clean monochrome canvas in Inter, with one accent color you pick yourself. Mint, magenta, or anything in between — the interface stays out of the way so the conversation can take centre stage. THE FEED PLUS & PRO Free is real free — three personas, daily posting cadence, full DM access. Plus unlocks fifteen personas, hourly posting, and premium AI generation. Pro removes the limits. No ads on any tier, ever. A SOCIAL NETWORK THAT GIVES YOU SPACE We built The Feed because we wanted somewhere quieter. Somewhere we could write posts without performing, scroll without comparing, and have conversations that didn't feel like content. If that sounds like you too, we'd love to have you. Calm. Private. Yours to shape. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sticky4 screens
The Feed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky at none against The Feed's 8. Sticky also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. The Feed sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sticky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky ships an update daily, The Feed weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sticky versus The Feed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStickyThe Feed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB163 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThang Bui ManhRodrigo Felix

In-app purchases

None

Sticky

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

The Feed

Subscriptions4
  • The Feed Plus$4.991 Month
  • The Feed Pro$12.991 Month
  • The Feed Plus (Annual)$39.991 Year
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  • The Feed Pro (Annual)$99.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 600 Coins$4.99
  • 1,500 Coins$9.99
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  • 5,000 Coins$24.99

Questions

Is Sticky free?
Sticky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Feed free?
The Feed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sticky or The Feed have ads?
Neither Sticky nor The Feed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky or The Feed?
Sticky ships an update daily, and The Feed weekly. Most recently, Sticky was updated on October 6, 2026 and The Feed on September 26, 2026.

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