Comparison

Sticky Board with Widget 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

Sticky Board with Widget

Quickly jot down notes, reminders, and schedules with customizable sticky notes. Personalize your notes with various colors, backgrounds, and even attach photos. Organize your thoughts efficiently with list or grid views.

Highlights
  • Customizable note colors
  • Background image selection
  • Photo attachment to notes
  • List and grid display options
  • Timer function for memos
  • Quick and easy note-taking
Features
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Sticky Board is a sticky note app. You can use quickly and easily as if you were writing on a paper sticky note. You can set a timer on the memo and take a picture, so you can use it for various purposes. * * * For people like this * * * Please use it if you want to quickly and easily write down what you want to remember, such as shopping notes, meeting contents, ideas that came up on the train, small schedules and TODO. * * *Features* * * - You can choose the color of the sticky note from 12 types. You can color-code according to the purpose such as "private" and "work", choose your favorite color, and use it freely to your liking. - You can select a background image. We have prepared 6 types of nice background images. There is also a function to set your favorite photo as the background image. - You can also attach a photo to a sticky note. - You can switch between a list display with large vertical sticky notes and a grid display with small sticky notes arranged in a grid pattern with a single tap.

About

Sticky Notes

Pin notes and to-do lists directly to your Home and Lock Screens for quick access. Organize tasks, customize backgrounds with colors or photos, and choose from various fonts. Ideal for reminders, class notes, and visualizing goals.

Highlights
  • Pin notes to Home and Lock Screens
  • Organize tasks by category
  • Customize backgrounds with photos
  • Cute font options
  • Character count display
  • Undo/Redo functionality
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, pattern, or photo) - Switch fonts (handwriting-style and cute fonts available) - Adjust text size, line height, and letter spacing - Change text color - Set your own photo as the background ■ 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 - 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. Unlike a widget, you don’t have to set aside space in advance. Show the note from the menu when you need it, and end it once you’re done. - 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 - For notes you want to keep visible all the time, a Lock Screen widget is a better fit ■ 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. Set your own photos as memo backgrounds (use wallpapers from your favorite anime or manga, family photos, anything you love) Benefit 3. The memo 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

Sticky Board with Widget4 screens
Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Board with Widget at none against Sticky Notes's 7. Sticky Board with Widget also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Sticky Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (501 vs 149). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Sticky Notes sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sticky Board with Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Board with Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 149 and 501 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Sticky Board with Widget's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sticky Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Board with Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Sticky Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sticky Board with Widget versus Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Board with WidgetSticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (149 ratings) — better4.6 (501 ratings)
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews — better60.3% of reviews
Number of ratings149501 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB221 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBUILD LLCShota Yamashita

Customer experience

Sticky Board with Widget

All ratings149 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative17.9%

Sticky Notes

All ratings501 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral10.6%
Negative29.1%

Bugs and requests

Sticky Board with Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Sticky Board with Widget

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Ad Hiding$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$2.491 Month
  • Yearly Plan$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • Tip$1.00
  • Generous Tip$5.00
  • Greatest Tip$10.00
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  • Lifetime Plan$19.99

Questions

Is Sticky Board with Widget free?
Sticky Board with Widget 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, Sticky Board with Widget or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Board with Widget is rated higher. Sticky Board with Widget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 149 ratings, while Sticky Notes averages 4.6 from 501 ratings.
Do Sticky Board with Widget or Sticky Notes have ads?
Both Sticky Board with Widget and Sticky Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Board with Widget or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Board with Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sticky Notes weekly. Most recently, Sticky Board with Widget was updated on September 22, 2026 and Sticky Notes on September 24, 2026.

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