Comparison

FloatDial vs LockSticky

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

Head to head
About

FloatDial

Enhance your iPhone Home Screen with a beautifully designed analog clock widget. Customize your clock with various dial faces and motion styles for a refined, time-only display without distractions.

Highlights
  • Customizable analog clock widget
  • Five original dial face designs
  • Quartz (one-second tick) motion
  • Fluid sweep second-hand motion (iOS 18+)
  • Minimalist, distraction-free design
  • No feeds or accounts required
Features
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Bring a refined analog clock to your iPhone Home Screen. FloatDial is a focused, time-only widget for people who appreciate clear information and considered design. Choose from five original dial faces—Heritage Blue, Heritage Slate & Gold, Snowline Precision, Quadrant Atelier, and Ivory Sunburst—then select the motion that suits you. • Quartz: a crisp one-second tick • Sweep: fluid second-hand motion on iOS 18 and later Change your face and movement from the FloatDial app. No feeds, accounts, or unnecessary controls—just an expressive clock that stays quietly in view.

About

LockSticky

Display notes and checklists directly on your watch face or iPhone Lock Screen. Quickly access important information like travel details or to-do lists without opening an app, reducing distractions and freeing up mental space.

Highlights
  • Notes and checklists on watch face
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities support
  • Automatic sync between iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Publish notes via Apple Shortcuts
  • Archive notes
Features
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Keep it where you can see it, not all in your head. LockSticky puts notes and checklists on your watch face and Lock Screen. One glance to check. One glance to remember. Catch your train, skip the digging Keep reopening your ticket to check your train, car, and seat number? Add those details to LockSticky before you go. A quick glance at your wrist, and you’re back to handling your bags and finding your platform. Keep your next step in sight Study a chapter. Get through your morning routine. Finish those little tasks you keep putting off. Keep a checklist in view and check things off right from your Apple Watch or Lock Screen. Check your list without getting sidetracked Picked up your phone to check a task and somehow ended up scrolling? Keep your list on your watch face or Lock Screen. What you meant to do is right there, before you even open an app. Give your brain a little breathing room Which level did you park on? What were those three things you needed at the grocery store? Jot them down in LockSticky and take a look when you need them. No mental juggling required. • Make it yours with dozens of thoughtfully designed backgrounds. • Automatically sync notes between your iPhone and Apple Watch • Publish notes through Apple Shortcuts and make LockSticky part of your everyday routine. • Archive notes when you’re done and bring them back when you need them. No Apple Watch? No problem. Use Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities to keep things in sight on your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://locksticky.ethanbuilds.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://locksticky.ethanbuilds.app/en/privacy/

Screenshots

FloatDial3 screens
LockSticky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FloatDial at none against LockSticky's 1. LockSticky's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. LockSticky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FloatDial 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 FloatDial against 5.0 for LockSticky. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LockSticky has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FloatDial versus LockSticky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatDialLockSticky
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHimanshu Parashar玉同 赵

Customer experience

FloatDial

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LockSticky

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FloatDial

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LockSticky

One-time1
  • LockSticky Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is FloatDial free?
FloatDial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockSticky free?
LockSticky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FloatDial or LockSticky?
FloatDial and LockSticky are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do FloatDial or LockSticky have ads?
Neither FloatDial nor LockSticky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FloatDial or LockSticky?
FloatDial ships an update weekly, and LockSticky weekly. Most recently, FloatDial was updated on October 5, 2026 and LockSticky on October 1, 2026.

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