Quicky Sticky Notes vs Sticky Notes Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quicky Sticky Notes
Quickly create simple text reminders directly on your home screen. Ideal for those crucial tasks you absolutely must not forget. Installation is straightforward via your device's widget settings.
- One-tap sticky note creation
- Home screen widget
- No images or complex settings
- Focus on essential reminders
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Create a sticky note reminder for your home screen with one tap. No images or settings required. For that ONE thing you just can't forget! ** Widget Install Instructions ** 1. Tap and hold any icon on your home screen, then tap 'Edit Home Screen'. 2. Tap the '+' in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. 3. Select 'Quicky Sticky' from the list, and tap the 'Add Widget' button.
Sticky Notes Widgets
Create and edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home and lock screens. Supports Apple Pencil, finger drawing, and typing. Customize appearance and combine text with drawings for versatile use.
- Create notes and drawings
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Apple Pencil and finger drawing
- Text and drawing combination
- Customizable backgrounds and colors
- Zoom for detail
- Share as image or text
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Quickly create & edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home screen & lock screen. Draw with Apple Pencil, your finger, or use the keyboard to type. Customize backgrounds, colors, and fonts. Zoom in on drawings for finer details. Combine text and drawing on the same note. Share your notes as images or text. Import/export your notes to edit between multiple devices. Great for quick reminders, todo lists, brainstorming, sketching, home screen aesthetics or just quickly jotting anything down! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quicky Sticky Notes at none against Sticky Notes Widgets's 2. Quicky Sticky Notes also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 75%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 501). Sticky Notes Widgets's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Sticky Notes Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Quicky Sticky Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Quicky Sticky Notes against 4.6 for Sticky Notes Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 501 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Quicky Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sticky Notes Widgets's.
Quicky Sticky Notes ships an update every 6 months, Sticky Notes Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quicky Sticky Notes | Sticky Notes Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.2K ratings) | 4.6 (501 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 74.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 501 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parker Barrile | Neat Software Co. |
Customer experience
Quicky Sticky Notes
Sticky Notes Widgets
User reviews
Quicky Sticky Notes
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 📋 Helpful for quick reminders
- 🏠 Convenient widget on home screen
- 💰 Free and no ads
- 🔍 Useful visual reminder
Room to improve
- 🔤 Limited font and formatting options
- 📄 Not enough space to write longer notes
- 🔄 Accidental deletion of notes
- 🔒 Lack of sync across devices
- 🔍 Visibility issues on lock screen
Sticky Notes Widgets
From 501 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎨 Extensive customization options (colors, fonts, sizes)
- ✏️ Supports both handwriting and typing
- 📱 Widget functionality displays notes on home screen
- 🖍️ Excellent Apple Pencil support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Widget sync issues and inconsistent updates
- 🐛 Data corruption and note deletion bugs
- ❌ No cross-device synchronization
- 📝 Text alignment difficult to center manually
- 🔒 Pro features locked behind paywall
Bugs and requests
Quicky Sticky Notes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notes disappearing or not updating properly
- Issues with the 'Update' function
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options (font, color, size)
- Ability to have multiple sticky notes visible
- Undo/recovery for accidentally deleted notes
- Sync notes across devices
- Improved lock screen integration
Sticky Notes Widgets
Reported bugs
10 issues- Widgets not updating after note edits
- Notes randomly overwritten with duplicates of other notes
- Widget display freezing or not connecting
- Corrupted .json backup files on import
- Apple Pencil glitches during writing
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- Text disappears when switching between typing and handwriting modes
- Widgets not displaying saved notes
- App crashes on older iOS versions
- Sync between iPad and iPhone not working automatically
- Extra large widget quality degradation
Requested features
16 requests- iCloud sync across all devices
- Transparent background option
- Checkbox/bullet point lists with toggle functionality
- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline) for selected text
- Partial text size adjustment (not whole note)
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- Additional note templates and styles
- Tape stickers and decorative elements
- More widget size options
- Direct widget editing without opening app
- Lock screen widget support
- Apple Watch app
- Mac app support
- Indent functionality
- Gradient color options
- Full-screen editing mode
- Ability to mix handwriting and typing on same note
In-app purchases
Quicky Sticky Notes
No in-app purchases
Sticky Notes Widgets
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$6.99
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$9.99
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