Comparison

Noti vs Lock Screen Notes

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

Head to head
About

Noti

Quickly capture and display essential reminders directly on your lock screen. This app helps you avoid forgetting important tasks and appointments by keeping them visible without unlocking your device.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Live Activities integration
  • Swipe to delete notes
  • Up to 5 notes pinned
  • Real-time reminders
  • Dynamic Island support
Features
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Those things that feel too trivial for a heavy memo app, but too important to risk forgetting. Now, jot them down in Noti. I built Noti for myself because I’m a textbook spontaneous person (Extreme 'P'!) who hates complicated todo apps. You can stack up to 5 lock screen widgets (Notis). Anything goes! Sudden thoughts, brilliant ideas, urgent tasks, or quick appointments—just jot down any simple thing. When you're done, just swipe to delete. Your created Notis stay pinned to your lock screen using Live Activities. Even without unlocking your phone, your tasks are always right in front of your eyes, so you'll never forget an important schedule again. (The Action Button and Shortcuts require an iPhone 15 Pro or newer model.) (Powered by Live Activities and Dynamic Island, you can set up to 5 real-time Notis and deadlines of up to 8 hours.)

About

Lock Screen Notes

Keep essential notes visible on your iPhone's Lock Screen without needing to unlock your device. This app allows you to jot down reminders, lists, or important information and access it instantly. Customize the appearance with various paper styles, fonts, and even drawings.

Highlights
  • Permanent Lock Screen notes
  • Check off tasks without unlocking
  • Customizable paper styles and fonts
  • Handwriting and drawing tools
  • Add background photos to notes
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Write a note. Lock your phone. It's still there. Sticky keeps one note permanently on your iPhone Lock Screen — no unlocking, no opening an app, no searching. Every time you pick up your phone, the thing you must not forget is already in front of you. WHY PEOPLE USE IT • The shopping list you actually see at the shop • The gate code, the door number, the parking spot • Three things to do today, ticked off without unlocking • A sentence you want to keep in front of you CHECK OFF WITHOUT UNLOCKING Tap a checkbox right on the Lock Screen. The note updates instantly. You never open the app. MAKE IT YOURS 27 papers across six families — amber, sticky, retro, plain, night, calm. Lined, grid, dotted or blank. Choose the handwriting, set the size, make words bold, italic or underlined. MORE THAN TEXT Draw with a pen or a marker. Add a background photo. Everything stays on the card, exactly as you left it. WIDGETS TOO Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, so your note is there even with no connection. YOUR NOTE NEVER LEAVES YOUR DEVICE This is the part we care most about. What you write is stored only on your iPhone and is read directly by the Lock Screen card. It is never uploaded and never travels in a notification. We cannot see it. STICKY PRO The Lock Screen surfaces are part of Sticky Pro, a weekly subscription. You get a free preview during setup, so you see your own note on your own Lock Screen before deciding. Unlock the Full Experience with Sticky Pro: Weekly Subscription: 1 Week – $2.99 And review our Privacy Policy: https://sticky-57171.web.app/privacy.html To use this app, you must agree to our End User License Agreement (EULA), available: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Noti4 screens
Lock Screen Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noti at none against Lock Screen Notes's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Lock Screen Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Noti asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Noti against 5.0 for Lock Screen Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Noti versus Lock Screen Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotiLock Screen Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeongHak SongOguzhan Yildirim

In-app purchases

None

Noti

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lock Screen Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Sticky Pro$2.997 Days

Questions

Is Noti free?
Noti is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock Screen Notes free?
Lock Screen Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Noti or Lock Screen Notes?
Noti and Lock Screen Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Noti or Lock Screen Notes have ads?
Neither Noti nor Lock Screen Notes shows ads.

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