Save The Waves vs GTGallery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save The Waves
Report coastal threats like pollution and illegal development by snapping geotagged photos. This data is shared with environmental organizations and agencies to help protect surf ecosystems globally. Empower local communities to become active stewards of coastal environments.
- Report coastal threats
- Geotagged photo submission
- Data sharing with agencies
- Community empowerment
- Surf ecosystem protection
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The Save The Waves Mobile App crowdsources data from coastal users who identify key coastal threats like illegal development, plastic pollution and poor water quality. Using smartphone technology, users snap a photo of the impacted site that is geotagged by the phone’s GPS. This data is shared with on-the-ground practitioners, coastal agencies, and protected area managers in our coalition. With our larger community, we can identify and reduce threats in surf ecosystems across the globe, empowering our local communities to be active stewards in the protection of surf ecosystems.
GTGallery
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GTGallery has been officially released, mainly for use in conjunction with our company's smart photo frames. It is used to upload local images to the smart photo frame for display, and facilitates users to operate the brightness, contrast, color temperature, screen off time, and firmware upgrade of the photo frame.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GTGallery at fortnightly against Save The Waves's every 5 months. Save The Waves's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Save The Waves ships an update every 5 months, GTGallery fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save The Waves | GTGallery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Save The Waves Coalition | 红林 黄 |
In-app purchases
Save The Waves
No in-app purchases
GTGallery
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Save The Waves free?
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Do Save The Waves or GTGallery have ads?
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