WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Admin Notes vs Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard

Simple Admin Notes

by wycks

200+ installs3.3

Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard

by Web Builder 143

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard has more active installs: 1K+, against 200+ for Simple Admin Notes.
On a typical day, Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard is downloaded about 17 times, Simple Admin Notes about 5.
Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 3.3 from 4 reviews.
Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2026, against Dec 30, 2013 for Simple Admin Notes.
Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Simple Admin Notes.
Simple Admin Notes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2019 for Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard.

Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Admin Notes	Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard
Popular rank	#11,905	#6,797
Active installs	200+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	105	473
Rating	3.3(4)	5.0(7)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.74
Last release	13 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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