Walling vs Noteful

I use many tools to help structure my thinking from checklists, to note taking apps, to mind maps, and digital whiteboards. Walling is my go to app to get all thoughts out of my mind in an uncluttered and visually appealing way. It’s the easiest way for me to iterate on complex subject matter across all device types and form factors. I never stop thinking and Walling’s ubiquity allows me to capture stream of consciousness thoughts at any time on my iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. I find the Chrome web clipper extremely valuable as well. Once you’re ready and if appropriate for your workflow, Walling allows you to easily copy/move your content into other apps such as Google Docs for longer form presentation and narrative development. Lastly, Walling’s founder, Elmasry, listens to his end-user community, engages with them, and empathizes when prioritizing feature requests. Highly recommended founder and app.

- CL_

I just started using the app and I love it. I can easily create a compelling visual workspace for my design work. One thing I noticed is that the text formatting doesn’t translate perfectly between mobile and desktop. Why is there no H2 option on mobile? It’s a great feature on the desktop version that makes the visual hierarchy easier to read. When I look at the same wall on my phone, all headings are the same size and it no longer looks neatly organized. Also, line breaks don’t seem to show up on my phone, I used a line break in a paragraph I made in one of my blocks on my laptop, but on my phone the text is just crunched together on one line. Really like the app and hope to see further improvements.

- whitericeman

Walling is a flexible organizational tool that helps you organize information using a brick and wall metaphor. It also has a unique tagging feature that lets you see connections between bricks from a top down perspective while the brick and wall building supports a bottom-up approach. It takes only 10 minutes to get the hang of it and you’ll be able to start building your second brain.

- seamas66

Best Note App I am loving this note app. I’ve tried all the majors in search of the perfect one for me. Notability and Goodnotes have rested on their laurels, Noteshelf is getting there, while Zoomnotes has everything but is complicated and has a clunky UI. This app has exactly what I want. Here are the standout features for me. 1. Even though it’s feature rich, the UI is simple and easy to use. Navigating, changing settings, and just doing anything in general is so easy and quick. Everything is where you expect it to be. 2. Tags and nested tags as a way to organize notebooks has become a feature I didn’t know I needed. It’s so much better than folder structure. Finding info on a topic across all of your notebooks or individual notebook pages is amazing. They’ve since added folders as well. 3. Layers are awesome. Zoomnotes and others have implemented layers, but they’re just so simple to use with Noteful. There are things the app is missing like handwriting to text conversion or a writing zoom tool (Zoomnotes has the best one if your interested in adding one), but I don’t use those so it doesn’t matter for me. All the other things it does so well trumps the missing features. At 4.99 it’s a bargain.

- A real user 2 , 08/21/2022, Appstore Review

Love love love this app and the customer service I really like this app! One no subscription, 2 I can back it up to my google drive, 3 there’s a lot of templates built in (they even have storyboard which i needed) and the page can be colored dark through the template, 4 there’s a hands on tutorial that takes you through the examples, 5 there’s a default example of how notes could look included, 6 the notes can have layers that’s sooo dope, 6.5 you can open multiple notebooks and keep them in tabs, and 7 the ui is mad decent! I really love this app. I sent them feedback about 1 thing they already had and something I’d like and they were amicable about it, which I appreciated. If there’s a way to make custom templates ,brushes, or stickers I’d love a tutorial .

- Nootro_jreya , 07/24/2022, Appstore Review

The potential to be better than GoodNotes and Notability Combined As a medical student, this app has surpassed my expectations. Although it is missing some key features seen in other note taking apps, the features included already are refined and intuitive. I would technically give this app 4 stars, but the extra star is for the potential I see happening within the next couple of months for two reasons. The company is very receptive on ideas and additions you would like to see in the app and, judging by the version history, they have been adding features and improvements monthly (at times weekly). Although it hasn’t replaced my other main note taking apps yet, I paid for the app to support the developer and I could see it becoming my primary note taking app in the coming months! Things I would like see in the app include - ability to search words in documents from the main menu - handwriting search function - auto backup to other cloud drive services - dark mode - import personal templates - ability to change pressure sensitivity of apple pen (not as essential as the other features mentioned)

- jumal637 , 09/07/2022, Appstore Review