Comparison

Note Widget vs Sticky Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Note Widget

Add customizable text widgets to your iOS home screen. Quickly view and edit notes, reminders, or inspirational quotes with various formatting options. Supports dark mode and allows multiple widgets displayed in organized lists.

Highlights
  • Customizable text widgets
  • Home screen integration
  • View and edit notes
  • Font and color customization
  • Markdown and pseudo HTML support
  • Dark mode support
  • Multiple widget lists
Features
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Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, with a simple top to bottom swipe, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Note widget allows to view user defined text. This is perfect to quickly view and edit some notes and reminders or to give you inspiration with your favourite quotes. The text can be displayed in different ways (by changing the size, the font, the color, the alignment). Markdown and pseudo HTML are partially handled and allows to easily add some specific colors and text formatting. The text can be quickly edited by touching it. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).

About

Sticky Widgets

Easily add customizable sticky notes to your home screen and lock screen. Sync notes across devices with iCloud and integrate with Siri and Shortcuts for quick access and updates. Personalize your notes with various fonts, colors, and styles.

Highlights
  • Home screen sticky notes
  • Lock screen pinning (premium)
  • iCloud sync
  • Customizable appearance (color, font, size)
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Multiple widget sizes
Features
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"It's perfect, honestly." - Myke Hurley, Connected "What makes Sticky Widgets great is the simplicity of the experience." - Ryan Christoffel, MacStories "This is a great concept." - Dave Mark, The Loop Welcome to Sticky Widgets, the absolute easiest way to put a sticky note on your home screen and edit it quickly. Add as many Sticky Widgets as you'd like, in every widget size. It's simple! It works on iPad! You can even pin notes to your Lock Screen with a premium subscription so they're visible even when your phone is locked! 1. Add a Sticky Widget to your home screen 2. Tap on the widget to edit it 3. That's about it! But that's not all. Once you have a widget in place, you can customize it: change color, background, font, alignment, size, even rotation! And your widgets now sync to your iCloud account, meaning you can put a note on multiple devices logged into the same Apple ID and they'll stay in sync. Sticky Widgets supports deep system integration with Siri, Shortcuts, the Dynamic Island, and more so there are even more ways to view and update your notes and lists. Sticky Widgets is free to download and use. You get unlimited widgets, three classic background colors, three fonts, iCloud sync, Siri and Shortcuts integration, and full control over alignment, size, and rotation: all without paying a thing. An optional upgrade unlocks everything else: the full color picker with any color you want, gradients and mesh gradients, hundreds of additional fonts, custom text colors, Lock Screen pinning, separate styling for light and dark mode, saved presets, the ability to restore archived notes, scheduled reminders, and no ads. Premium features can be accessed with a monthly, quarterly, or annual subscription, or with a one-time purchase. The Sticky Widgets Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.tylerhillsman.com/privacy-sw/. The Apple EULA can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Note Widget4 screens
Sticky Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sticky Widgets at Free against Note Widget's $0.99. Sticky Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (30K vs 32). Note Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (64% vs 40%). On rating, 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

Sticky Widgets is free to download; Note Widget costs $0.99 up front. Sticky Widgets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Note Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Widgets has 30K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Note Widget's written reviews are positive against 40% of Sticky Widgets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Widget ships an update every 4 months, Sticky Widgets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Note Widget versus Sticky Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote WidgetSticky Widgets
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (32 ratings)4.6 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better40.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3230K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis Bonnin1881 Digital, LLC

Customer experience

Note Widget

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative33.3%

Sticky Widgets

All ratings29,517 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews922 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative48.6%

Bugs and requests

Note Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sticky Widgets

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes randomly disappearing
  • Editing issues where changes don't save
  • Widgets not updating properly
  • Crashes and freezes after recent updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add checklist functionality
  • Improve syncing across devices
  • Allow rearranging of notes
  • Provide better note organization options
  • Add support for more languages

In-app purchases

None

Note Widget

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Sticky Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Upgrade - Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Upgrade - Quarterly7 Days trial$2.993 Months
  • Upgrade - Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • Classic$2.99
  • Upgrade - One-Time Option$19.99

Questions

Is Note Widget free?
Note Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticky Widgets free?
Sticky Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note Widget or Sticky Widgets?
Sticky Widgets is rated higher. Note Widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Sticky Widgets averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do Note Widget or Sticky Widgets have ads?
Neither Note Widget nor Sticky Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Widget or Sticky Widgets?
Note Widget ships an update every 4 months, and Sticky Widgets every 2 weeks. Most recently, Note Widget was updated on September 22, 2026 and Sticky Widgets on September 25, 2026.

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