Comparison

Radius Map vs Sticky Notes

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

Head to head
About

Radius Map

This map application allows users to pinpoint locations and measure distances from specified points. It's useful for real estate listings, choosing residential areas, and planning events like marathons.

Highlights
  • Measure distance from map points
  • Record specific locations
  • Real estate property distance checking
  • Residential area selection tool
  • Event planning (e.g., marathon courses)
Features
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It is a map application that can confirm the distance from the place specified on the map. Uses · By entering information such as "how many meters from the library" and "how many meters from the school" on the real estate website, you can check the detailed location of the property. · It can be used as a tool for choosing a place that you want to live, such as how many meters from the grocery store, how many meters from the school. · It can be used for selecting water supply and check points for marathon course. If you have any other ideas for other uses or if you want to add additional functions for new usage please contact us!

About

Sticky Notes

Organize your life with customizable notes pinned to your home and lock screens. Create checklists, to-do lists, and schedules with various list formats and headings. Personalize your notes with custom backgrounds, fonts, and text sizes for quick access and easy management.

Highlights
  • Pin notes to Home and Lock Screens
  • Checklists for shopping and packing
  • Organize with lists and headings
  • Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • Sort memos into folders
  • Search all memos
Features
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Sticky Notes is a notepad app you can use just like sticky notes. Pin your memos to the Home Screen so you can see them anytime and edit with a single tap. Now with checklists, bullet lists, numbered lists, and headings — organize shopping lists, to-do lists, tasks, and schedules all in one app. We hope you'll give it a try. ■ App highlights - Pin memos to your Home Screen or Lock Screen for instant access anytime - Show a note on the Lock Screen without placing a widget - Manage shopping and packing lists with checklists — tick items right from the widget - Sort memos by purpose to manage to-dos for work or school - Customize the background with colors or photos to make a notepad that's truly yours - Choose cute fonts and freely adjust the text size ■ Organize with lists and headings Keep shopping lists, to-do lists, and packing lists as checklists. Checked items get a strikethrough, so you can see what's left at a glance. - Checklists — tap to tick off, right from your Home Screen widget - Bullet and dash lists — line up tasks and things to buy - Numbered lists — for steps, recipes, anything where order matters - Headings — use Title, Heading, and Subheading to break up longer notes - Everything looks the same on iPhone, iPad, widgets, and Apple Watch ■ Powerful customization - Background of your choice (color, notebook (grid, lined), photo, or pattern) - Switch fonts (handwriting-style and cute fonts available) - Adjust text size, line height, and letter spacing - Change text color ■ Suggested uses - Keep your schedule, to-dos, and tasks in plain sight on the Home Screen - Build a shopping list as a checklist and tick items off at the store - Pack for a trip with a checklist you tick as you go - Lay out steps or recipes as a numbered list - Break long notes into sections with headings ■ Handy memo features - Sort memos into folders by purpose, each with its own color and icon (symbol or emoji) - Pin memos you check often to keep them at the top of the list - Search all your memos to find the one you need fast, or find words within a memo - Character count helps you gauge length for social posts or assists with writing - Undo or redo your latest input with a single tap - Copy the memo's contents with one tap - Share memos to other apps or run various actions from the share sheet ■ Show a Note Large on Your Lock Screen Notes you only need to check for a while — like a shopping list or a packing list — are handy to show on the Lock Screen. Just glance at the screen; there’s no need to unlock. - Switch by situation: a shopping list while you shop, a packing list while you travel - You can show several notes at the same time - When you edit the note, the Lock Screen updates too ■ Fully optimized for iPad - The note screen is optimized for the iPad's larger display - Full support for window resizing. Side by side with another app or scaled down, the layout adapts to the width automatically - Works with Split View, Slide Over, Stage Manager, and windowed apps - Use the whole screen in portrait or landscape - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets work on iPad too - Keep a note open next to whatever you're reading or looking up ■ Widget types - Memo widget - Memo list widget - Lock Screen-only widget - Apple Watch widget ■ Get more with Premium Upgrade to Premium to keep the simple feel and unlock even handier extras. Benefit 1. All ads removed Benefit 2. Create unlimited memos (the free version allows up to 3) Benefit 3. Set your own photos as memo backgrounds Benefit 4. The memo list widget becomes available Benefit 5. The folder list widget becomes available *The one-time Pro plan supports Family Sharing, so when one family member buys it, everyone in the family can use Premium features. ■ Subscription Please review the following for subscription terms: - Privacy Policy: https://rands-app.com/privacy-policy-en/ - Terms of Use: https://rands-app.com/terms-en/

Screenshots

Radius Map3 screens
Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Notes at 4.6 against Radius Map's 3.6. Sticky Notes also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 24%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 months). Radius Map's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Sticky Notes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Radius Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 478 and 535 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Radius Map's written reviews are positive against 61% of Sticky Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radius Map ships an update every 14 months, Sticky Notes every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Radius Map versus Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadius MapSticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (478 ratings)4.6 (535 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.3% of reviews61.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings478535 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClimb AppShota Yamashita

Customer experience

Radius Map

All ratings475 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative30.7%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive24.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative66.4%

Sticky Notes

All ratings530 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative28.4%

User reviews

Radius Map

From 478 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 📍 Ability to create multiple overlapping radius circles
  • 🎯 Accurate distance measurements
  • 📱 Good alternative to other radius apps
  • 🛠️ Intuitive gesture controls (swipe to delete, half-swipe to rename)

Room to improve

  • 😞 Only supports meters, not miles or other units
  • 🐛 GPS location feature spins continuously and doesn't work
  • ❌ Severely limited radius range (5km/3.1 miles maximum)
  • 🔧 Cumbersome and unintuitive navigation
  • 📉 Lost significant functionality in recent updates

Sticky Notes

From 535 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • 💡 Ability to add notes to home screen
  • 🚀 Lightweight and fast
  • 👍 Helpful for daily tasks and reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • 💸 Paid version required for advanced features
  • 🔒 No iCloud sync or cross-device support
  • 🔍 Confusing instructions, mostly in non-English languages

Bugs and requests

Radius Map

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • GPS arrow icon spins continuously without locating user
  • App becomes unusable after version 2.0 upgrade
  • Deleted radius areas still appear on map after deletion
  • Location settings only show 'when I share' option
  • App crashes or fails to function after recent updates
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  • Inaccurate distance measurements reported

Requested features

10 requests
  • Support for miles and imperial units (feet, miles, half-miles)
  • Support for kilometers as an alternative metric option
  • Ability to input decimal values and fractions for precise measurements
  • Customizable default distance setting
  • Fill color options for radius circles (not just outlines)
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  • Ability to label and search dropped pins
  • Increase maximum radius limit beyond 5km
  • Improve radius visibility on satellite view
  • Add comprehensive user instructions/tutorial
  • Allow location detection at current position with radius option

Sticky Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Newly created notes not showing up on home screen
  • Duplicated notes with same content
  • Inability to change default font and background settings
  • Disappearing notes after app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow text formatting (bold, italic, underline)
  • Add checklist/to-do list functionality
  • Implement iCloud sync and cross-device support
  • Provide option to remove app branding from widget
  • Add ability to set reminders/alarms for notes

In-app purchases

None

Radius Map

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan$2.491 Month
  • Ad Hiding$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • Tip$1.00
  • Generous Tip$5.00
  • Greatest Tip$10.00
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  • Lifetime Plan$39.99

Questions

Is Radius Map free?
Radius Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Radius Map or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Notes is rated higher. Radius Map averages 3.6 out of 5 from 478 ratings, while Sticky Notes averages 4.6 from 535 ratings.
Do Radius Map or Sticky Notes have ads?
Both Radius Map and Sticky Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Radius Map or Sticky Notes?
Radius Map ships an update every 14 months, and Sticky Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Radius Map was updated on November 13, 2026 and Sticky Notes on November 13, 2026.

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