Comparison

Sticky Notea vs Calpaper

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notea

Features
Read full description

Sticky Notea is a lightweight, thoughtfully designed place for the words you want to keep close. When an idea arrives, you shouldn't have to build a system before writing it down. Open the app, start typing, and your thought becomes a note you can see, revisit, and arrange with ease. Use it for a quick reminder, today's to-do list, a coffee recipe, a travel plan, a line of writing, or any small detail worth keeping. Designed for everyday notes: • Multiple ways to view Move between Standard List, Compact List, and Card View. Scan many notes at once, or browse them like paper notes laid out in front of you. • Simple organization Keep things clear with groups, search, pinned notes, favorites, and colors—without turning your notes into a complicated filing system. • Beautiful note images Turn a note into a polished, paper-inspired image for sharing ideas, lists, announcements, and quote cards, or save it directly to Photos. • Make it feel like yours Choose from paper colors, themes, layouts, and display options, with full Dark Mode support. A clean interface, gentle colors, and subtle motion make writing and organizing feel calm and natural. • Rich text, kept simple Use headings, lists, checklists, quotes, and bold text when you need more structure. Capture one line in a moment, or shape a longer thought at your own pace. • Local backup Export and restore your notes manually whenever you want to keep a copy or move them to another device. • App lock Protect personal notes with your device passcode or biometrics. Sticky Notea stays focused on writing, arranging, and seeing your notes clearly. It is simply a small piece of paper, ready whenever an idea finds you.

About

Calpaper

Transform your lock screen into a dynamic calendar display. See your daily events, reminders, and countdowns at a glance every morning. Personalize your wallpaper with custom colors, photos, and text.

Highlights
  • Daily calendar events on lock screen
  • Reminder list integration
  • Countdown to important dates
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • Personal photo integration
  • Notes and month view
Features
Read full description

Your day, before you unlock. Calpaper turns today's calendar into your Lock Screen wallpaper. Every morning a fresh wallpaper is drawn with today's events, your open reminders, a note to self, countdowns to the dates you're waiting for, the month at a glance and a photo you love. Lift your phone and you already know what's next. WHAT YOU CAN PUT ON IT • Today's events from the calendars on your iPhone (iCloud, Google, Outlook), as a list or a timeline. Once today's are done, tomorrow's. • Your Reminders lists, what's due today first. Tick one off and it's gone at the next update. • Countdowns to the dates you're waiting for, a step closer every morning, and days since a date that matters (Calpaper Pro). • A note to yourself, the month with today marked, and a photo card. • Your name and a few emoji between the flashlight and the camera (Calpaper Pro). MAKE IT YOURS • Ten calm colors. With Calpaper Pro: gradients, your own photos (a new one every morning if you like), three more typefaces, emoji, and cards that are transparent, frosted or a color of your own. • Reorder or hide any block, and use larger text if you need it. Try every Pro feature on the preview first. QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK How do I put my calendar on my iPhone Lock Screen? Install Calpaper, allow access to your calendars and add the ready-made shortcut the app offers. Calpaper draws today's events into a wallpaper and Apple's Shortcuts app sets it on your Lock Screen. The guide shows every tap and takes a few minutes. Does the wallpaper update by itself every day? Yes. A daily automation in Shortcuts makes a fresh wallpaper every morning at the time you choose. Changed something? Tap Update in the app, or long-press its icon. Can I see a countdown on my Lock Screen? Yes. Add the dates you're waiting for, like a trip or a birthday, and each shows the days left on a track that moves a step closer every morning. Does it work with Google Calendar or Outlook? Yes. Calpaper shows any calendar on your iPhone, Google, Outlook, iCloud and shared calendars included, and you choose which ones. Is it a widget? No. Calpaper changes the wallpaper itself, so your day fills the Lock Screen, with either Lock Screen clock and next to your widgets. Is my calendar private? Yes. Everything is read and drawn on your iPhone. Your events, notes and photos never leave it, and there's no account. Free to download, with the daily wallpaper included. Calpaper Pro is one purchase: no subscription, no ads, no account. Works with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Turkish.

Screenshots

Sticky Notea4 screens
Calpaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Notea at none against Calpaper's 1. Sticky Notea also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Calpaper's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). 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. Calpaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Notea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notea ships an update every 2 weeks, Calpaper daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sticky Notea versus Calpaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky NoteaCalpaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer镓聪 杨Daniel Garcia

In-app purchases

None

Sticky Notea

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Calpaper

One-time1
  • Calpaper Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Sticky Notea free?
Sticky Notea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calpaper free?
Calpaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sticky Notea or Calpaper have ads?
Neither Sticky Notea nor Calpaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notea or Calpaper?
Sticky Notea ships an update every 2 weeks, and Calpaper daily. Most recently, Sticky Notea was updated on October 31, 2026 and Calpaper on November 1, 2026.

Other comparisons