Comparison

Lock Screen Notes vs Handlelista

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

Head to head
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/

About

Handlelista

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Handlelista makes grocery shopping simpler, whether you shop on your own or together with someone. Add items, tick them off as you go, and remove what you no longer need. Swipe left on an item to add a price and see the total directly in your shopping list. The calculator is available whenever you need it. Save shopping lists you use often and load them again later. Saved lists keep both checked items and prices. Forgot something? Send a short message or a single item directly to your partner. Your partner decides whether the item should be added to their own shopping list. You can also send your entire active shopping list to your partner by pressing and holding the send button for 1.5 seconds. Your partner can choose to add the items to their own list, replace their existing items, or decline the transfer. Each user has their own private shopping list. Your partner only receives what you choose to send and cannot access your private list. Shopping lists, saved lists, prices, calculator and simple partner sharing are combined in one clean and easy-to-use app. Enable notifications in Settings to be notified when your partner sends you an item, message or shopping list.

Screenshots

Lock Screen Notes4 screens
Handlelista4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Handlelista at none against Lock Screen Notes's 1. Handlelista also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Lock Screen Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Handlelista asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lock Screen Notes versus Handlelista: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen NotesHandlelista
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOguzhan YildirimTom reino Haugstulen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lock Screen Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Sticky Pro$2.997 Days
None

Handlelista

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lock Screen Notes free?
Lock Screen Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handlelista free?
Handlelista is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lock Screen Notes or Handlelista have ads?
Neither Lock Screen Notes nor Handlelista shows ads.

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