abcNotes - Sticky Note Madness

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.6 2901 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Great App!

   This is an excellent sticky note app and is simple to use. I like being able to organize my notes on different desktops to keep like-minded notes together. I also like being able to make my notes into checklists, use bullet characters and stickers or badges as well as being able to choose the color or style of “paper” for my notes. There are many paper styles to choose from but the colors are limited. I would like to see some new colors, like lavender and turquoise and shades of the different colors. Also, the notebook and crumpled paper styles could also be in different colors as well. My eye is drawn to color and there are so many beautiful colors that could be incorporated into this beautiful app to make it even better.

   Cat321220 · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5This one is hard to beat!

   I have used this app for years, sometimes wandering away looking for the “perfect” such app but always returning here. The most important thing to me is being able to see all of the entries in one note without having to open that note — allows me to work through my task list quickly when I am running errands. I do a very abbreviated version of a bullet journal here because it is easy to see/modify my info, and it is hard to lose track of things once they are entered here! This app is fast and easy to use and keeps me organized better than anything else I have tried over the years — thank you for this 5-star app!

   CarpeLanam111 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5A favorite tool

   I’ve been using this app for ages and it has always worked flawlessly. Recently I went back to a paper planner (for my ADHD) and abcNotes has been a lifesaver. It gives me little visually engaging sticky notes for when I’m away from my planner. Anything I need to remember goes on a sticky note and gets transferred into my planner later. Much easier than using Notes because I don’t have to search for what I wrote - the sticky notes are easy to see. If there’s something I want to save I can move it to another of the 15 desktops. I’m so grateful to the developers for this perfect, fun, simple tool.

   EmilyinBK · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5I love this app!

   This is my go-to app for managing lists. It’s so simple and intuitive to use, yet being able to change backgrounds, fonts and styles, as well as having several desktops to switch between makes it ultra flexible. I loved the free one enough to pay for the upgrade, which is unusual for me, and they were classy enough to leave the free one in place, so I use it for my home lists, and the paid one for my work lists. Both of them have moved with me to each new iPad for several years now. I really have no complaints at all. It does everything I need it to do, and is fun to use.

   Xasxgb · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5It’s terrific!

   Amen to every other 5-star review; no point in giving the same praise over and over. ;-) I do have one slight quibble, having to do with the placement of the badge. I had enlarged the type to make it more readable, but then the badge covered up some of the text. I then had to make the text smaller. I suggest being able to a) move the badge where I want it, such as at the top of the note; b) enlarge the note, widening it so that the badge wouldn’t interfere with the text; or c) having the lines of text that the badge interferes with wrap in front of the badge the way you can do with a photo in Microsoft Word. In spite of the preceding lo-o-ong paragraph, the badge problem is minor, and the app is great. I particularly like the option of different desktops as a means of categorizing notes. Also, in response to McCoy27 and his syncing problem, I have never had difficulty going from my iPhone to my iPad and back again. As soon as I open up the app, a graphic appears saying Synchronized.

   NinaMaine · 31 Jul 2026

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