Comparison

Sticky Notes · Baro vs Yixiu Tools

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes · Baro

Features
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■ Five notes. Five widgets. No list to scroll. This is not a notes app with a widget bolted on. It is five fixed slots, and each slot is its own Home Screen widget. Slot 3 is always slot 3's widget — place it once and it stays that note forever. Tap the widget and you land in that note with the keyboard already up and the caret at the end. No list, no search, no "which one was that". ------------------------------- ● The one thing it does ------------------------------- • Five numbered tiles, each in its own shade of a single colour, so you learn them by position and tone instead of reading them. • Every tile is a widget. Put slot 1 on your Home Screen, slot 4 on your Lock Screen, or all five. • Tapping a widget opens that note directly. You are never shown a list on the way. • Nothing to configure. The widget you add IS that slot — you pick the number in the gallery and it is bound there for good. There is no setup sheet to get wrong. ------------------------------- ● Nothing to save, nothing to lose ------------------------------- 1) There is no Save button Every keystroke is written to your device as you type. Close the app mid-word and the word is still there. 2) The widget keeps up The tile updates as you close the editor, not on some later refresh of its own. 3) Clearing is not deleting Clearing a slot empties the text and keeps the slot, so the widget you placed keeps working. A single-tap Undo holds the text for a few seconds in case you did not mean it. 4) Nothing is ever renumbered Slot 4 is slot 4 even when slots 1 to 3 are empty. A binding never shifts under you. 5) Take a copy out One tap shares all five notes as plain text, so you are never locked in. ------------------------------- ● Private by design ------------------------------- • Zero network code. Nothing leaves this phone, ever — check it in airplane mode. • Your notes are stored on this device only. • No account, no login, no sign-up. Privacy label: Data Not Collected. • Zero analytics. Zero telemetry. Zero third-party SDKs. • No ads. No subscriptions. • Zero notifications — the app never interrupts you. • No system permission is requested at all: no camera, microphone, location, contacts, or photos. ------------------------------- ● Built to be read and tapped ------------------------------- • Body text starts at 24pt and every control is at least 64 × 64 pt. • High-contrast type on an AMOLED-friendly black background. • Single taps only. No swipes, no long-presses, no hidden gestures inside the app. • Six languages, right-to-left included: English, 한국어, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, العربية. ------------------------------- ● Good for ------------------------------- • The shopping list you want to read without unlocking • A door code, a wifi password, a parking level • Today's three things • A phrase you are trying to remember in another language • Anything you would otherwise text to yourself ------------------------------- ● Five slots, on purpose ------------------------------- Five notes, five widgets, no menus. The fixed count is what removes the list, the folders, the search field and the "where did I put it" — and it is what lets one tap on a tile be the whole interface. ------------------------------- ● The Baro promise ------------------------------- Sticky Notes is part of Baro — lightweight tools that respect your data, your battery, and your time. "The tools you reach for first." The widgets require iOS 16 or later. The app itself runs on iOS 13 and later and works exactly the same, with or without a widget placed.

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Yixiu Tools

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Yixiu Tools - 160+ Useful Tools One App for More Everyday Tasks (Tell Me What Tool You Need, and I'll Build It) Need to edit a photo? Download another app? Need to work with a PDF? Find yet another app? Scanning documents, compressing videos, converting units, calculating mortgage payments—does every little task really require a new app? Many everyday tasks can be handled in just one app. Yixiu Tools is a growing collection of practical utilities. It currently brings together 154 tools across 16 categories. From work and study to everyday life, from photos and documents to calculations and measurements, useful features are always within reach. No need to install a separate app for every small task. ## Photo & Image Tools - Edit with Ease Long Image Stitching: Combine multiple screenshots into one long image, automatically handling overlapping areas. Background Remover: Detect the main subject and quickly remove the background. ID Photos: Create ID and passport-style photos in common sizes, with background replacement. Image Compression: Reduce file sizes for easier uploading and sharing. Image Format Converter: Convert multiple images between supported formats. More Tools: 3×3 photo grids, subtitle image stitching, cropping, watermarks, mosaic effects, canvas expansion, EXIF metadata removal, and more. ## Photo Library Tools - Easier Photo Organization Duplicate Photos: Find and organize duplicate images. Similar Photos: Review similar photos together and decide which to keep. Screenshot Cleanup: Find screenshots you may no longer need. Large Photos & Videos: Identify files that take up significant storage space. Potentially Blurry Photos: Help identify photos that may be out of focus or blurry. You always decide whether to delete your important photos. ## PDF & Documents - Everyday Productivity Document scanning, images to PDF, PDF compression, merging and splitting, page extraction, PDF to images, PDF text recognition, page reordering, page rotation, page numbers, watermarks, and handwritten signatures. Handle common document tasks whenever you need them. ## Scanning & OCR - Less Manual Typing Image OCR, camera text recognition, table recognition, receipt recognition, business card scanning, parcel tracking number extraction, and smart information extraction. Extract text and useful information from images so you can copy, edit, and organize it more easily. ## Audio & Video - Essential Editing Tools Video compression, video trimming, frame extraction, video muting, audio extraction, audio trimming, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, video to GIF, GIF to video, and sound recognition. No need to search for different apps every time you want to make a simple audio or video edit. Privacy Policy: Please visit the Privacy Policy page within this app. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sticky Notes · Baro4 screens
Yixiu Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Notes · Baro at none against Yixiu Tools's 3. Sticky Notes · Baro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. Yixiu Tools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sticky Notes · Baro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Sticky Notes · Baro versus Yixiu Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Notes · BaroYixiu Tools
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEuiseok Kim科茗 王

In-app purchases

None

Sticky Notes · Baro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Yixiu Tools

Subscriptions2
  • 一休工具 Pro 月度$1.991 Month
  • 一休工具 Pro 年度$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • 一休工具 Pro 永久版$12.99

Questions

Is Sticky Notes · Baro free?
Sticky Notes · Baro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yixiu Tools free?
Yixiu Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sticky Notes · Baro or Yixiu Tools have ads?
Neither Sticky Notes · Baro nor Yixiu Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes · Baro or Yixiu Tools?
Sticky Notes · Baro ships an update every 2 days, and Yixiu Tools every 2 days. Most recently, Sticky Notes · Baro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Yixiu Tools on November 1, 2026.

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