Note Widget vs Sticky Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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).
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.
- Home screen sticky notes
- Lock screen pinning (premium)
- iCloud sync
- Customizable appearance (color, font, size)
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Multiple widget sizes
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Note Widget | Sticky Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (30K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews — better | 40.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | 1881 Digital, LLC |
Customer experience
Note Widget
Sticky Widgets
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
Note Widget
No in-app purchases
Sticky Widgets
- Upgrade - Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Upgrade - Quarterly7 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Upgrade - Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Classic$2.99
- Upgrade - One-Time Option$19.99
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