Comparison

Quick Notes with widget vs Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

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

Head to head
About

Quick Notes with widget

Capture thoughts instantly and access them from your notification center. This app prioritizes speed and simplicity for jotting down ideas without distraction. It offers convenient access on Apple Watch and syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Quick note creation
  • Notification Center widget
  • Apple Watch app
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Note search
  • Reminders
Features
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A single piece of paper for your peace of mind. That's exactly what Quick Notes is all about – a nifty place to jot down your thoughts as quickly as possible so you can let them go and decide what to do with them later. No lists, no excessive clutter – just open and take notes. Practicality and simplicity is deeply rooted in Quick Notes. Its meticulously arranged main screen, along with Home Screen Widgets, Apple Watch Complications, and Notifications keep you up to date efficiently. In addition, you can use Headings and Check marks to make your notes clearer at a glance, add a new note directly on your Apple Watch, customize the Widgets, or take control over the Dark Mode – all this and more with just a one-time purchase we call Everything. Features: • Single sheet for your quick notes and drafts • iCloud synchronization • Home Screen Widgets • Apple Watch Complications • Reminder Additionally with Everything (a one-time in-app purchase): • Headings • Check marks • Swipe left to delete a line • Version history • Appearance under control • Adding and ticking notes on Apple Watch • Character counter • Widget customization The app is ideal for things like to-do lists, grocery lists, packing lists, room numbers, tracking codes, or to remember your parking space. ---- Privacy Policy: https://quicknotesapp.net/privacy-policy.html

About

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

Create and display customizable sticky notes directly on your home screen using a variety of widgets. Personalize backgrounds, fonts, and colors for each note. Easily manage, edit, and reorder your memos, with iCloud backup for cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Handwritten-style fonts
  • Adjustable text color and size
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • iCloud data backup and sync
  • Supports iOS 18 control widgets
Features
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Sticky Note Widget is a memo app built for widgets. Write a note, then put it straight onto your Home Screen. UNLIMITED WIDGETS Turn as many notes as you like into widgets. A shopping list, something you need to remember, today's plan — just glance at your Home Screen. LOCK SCREEN TOO Supports Lock Screen widgets (inline and rectangular), plus an iOS 18 Control Center control to open the app instantly. STYLE EVERY NOTE • Free choice of background, text and side-stripe colors • Gradient backgrounds • Text size 10 to 50, plus bold • 5 fonts, including a handwriting style • 20 icons • Use your own photo as the background HANDY EXTRAS • Capture text with your camera and drop it into a note • Summarize or bullet-point a note with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 on supported devices) • Back up and restore via iCloud • Drag and drop to reorder, swipe to delete GETTING STARTED 1. Tap + to create a note 2. Long-press the Home Screen, tap +, and choose Sticky Note Widget 3. Long-press the widget and choose Edit Widget to pick which note it shows If a widget doesn't refresh, use "Update widgets" in Settings. Free to use, supported by ads. A monthly plan removes all ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quick Notes with widget4 screens
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad at 4.7 against Quick Notes with widget's 4.1. Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Quick Notes with widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 57%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Quick Notes with widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 275 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Quick Notes with widget's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Notes with widget ships an update every 6 months, Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quick Notes with widget versus Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Notes with widgetSticky Note Widget Memo Pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (94 ratings)4.7 (275 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings94275 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal Koskazuhiro aonuma

Customer experience

Quick Notes with widget

All ratings94 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative13.8%

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

All ratings275 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral25.7%
Negative17.1%

Bugs and requests

Quick Notes with widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App freezes and won't open after iOS update
  • App crashes when trying to delete notes
  • Text becomes garbled in widgets
  • Notes content duplicates across widgets
  • Cannot specify cursor position for editing
Show 5 more
  • Add button obscured by Google search bar
  • App crashes after a single note
  • Line breaks occur prematurely in small widgets
  • App crashes when creating a new page
  • Notes disappear after touching them

Requested features

11 requests
  • Increase font size
  • Add larger font size option
  • Allow checking off completed items
  • Allow image attachments
  • Enable iCloud synchronization
Show 6 more
  • Enable iPad and iPhone synchronization
  • Allow more freedom in moving notes
  • Improve widget update process
  • Allow editing directly from widget
  • Increase widget size to two icon widths
  • Improve note ordering functionality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Notes with widget

One-time1
  • Everything$3.99
1 purchases

Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Quick Notes with widget free?
Quick Notes with widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad free?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Notes with widget or Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad is rated higher. Quick Notes with widget averages 4.1 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad averages 4.7 from 275 ratings.
Do Quick Notes with widget or Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad have ads?
Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad shows ads; Quick Notes with widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Quick Notes with widget or Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad?
Quick Notes with widget ships an update every 6 months, and Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad every 4 days. Most recently, Quick Notes with widget was updated on September 29, 2026 and Sticky Note Widget Memo Pad on September 29, 2026.

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