Comparison

Walling vs Purelist

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Walling

Capture and organize all your daily ideas, notes, and discoveries in one visual space. Save anything from text and links to images and files, and easily find them later with powerful search and pinning features.

Highlights
  • Capture notes, links, images, files
  • Organize with visual boards
  • Pin important ideas
  • Instant search functionality
  • Dark mode support
  • Save online and offline discoveries
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Walling is your to-go app to to capture ideas on a daily basis. It’s your visual space to spill over your daily notes, bookmarks, inspiration images, highlights from a book or any online and offline discoveries you want to save. - Capture everything: Notes, links, images, files, checklists, bulleted lists and more! - Time travel: View all the ideas you saved in the past or add a note for the future. - Pin: Pin important notes and ideas to quickly access them. - Search: Find anything you saved to Walling, instantly. - Dark mode: Reduce eye strain, extend battery life or just because dark mode looks cool! Ideas can strike at any time! Whether you're at your desk or on the go, Walling is here to help you jot down and organize ideas. Terms & Privacy: https://walling.app/terms-and-privacy

About

Purelist

This app helps organize thoughts and manage tasks with a minimalist approach. It focuses on core functionality for productivity, offering features like sorting, widgets, and indentation. An optional Pro version unlocks advanced features like reminders and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Free item sorting
  • Home screen widget
  • Mark important items
  • Indentation for outlines
  • Search by item
  • Swipe to complete/delete
  • Add item descriptions
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Purelist is a thought organizer for those who are serious about their work or studies. Purelist prioritizes your focus on what's important, not adding extra features or decorations to get your attention. If you are looking for a motivational tool, Purelist may not be for you. However, if you need something simple to help you achieve your goals, it may be perfect for you. Purelist can be used for daily planning, task management, and note taking. It's helpful for habit checklists, lecture notes, and shopping lists. Its clean interface won't steal your time. There are no ads, and it doesn't collect your data. Purelist has no checkboxes in the list and is completed by swiping, so it can be used for both task management and idea capture. The star icon indicates the urgency of tasks or the importance of ideas. Purelist is designed to do more with less, so you don't get confused and lose the features you need. Use Purelist to increase your productivity! Key Features: • Sort tasks and items freely. • Show your list on your home screen at any time with the widget. • Mark important items to mark them more prominently. • Use indentation for easier writing and reading outlines. • No need to title your lists and tasks. • Easily search by item. • Smooth completion and deletion as you work with each item. • Add descriptions to items to manage items in detail. For Pro: • Sync lists between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. • Set reminders for tasks and items. • View and manage reminders by date. • Quickly set reminders using date presets. • Send system notifications at set times. • Can repeat reminders on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annually schedule. • The list can be divided into groups to organize the list in more detail. • Subgroups can be added to a group.

Screenshots

Walling4 screens
Purelist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Walling at every 6 days against Purelist's fortnightly. Walling also leads on ratings volume (323 vs 41) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Purelist's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 63%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Walling sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per year and Purelist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Walling against 4.6 for Purelist. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walling has 323 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Walling's written reviews are positive against 75% of Purelist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walling ships an update every 6 days, Purelist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Walling versus Purelist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallingPurelist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (323 ratings) — better4.6 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings323 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalling Software Inc.Shintaro Miyake

Customer experience

Walling

All ratings323 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral15.5%
Negative21.1%

Purelist

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative10.7%

Bugs and requests

Walling

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and authentication problems
  • Disappearing or jumbled list items
  • Slow loading and crashes on certain devices
  • Inability to edit folder/section titles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to copy/move content in bulk
  • Support for Apple Pencil and handwriting
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Integration with calendars and task management
  • Expanded template and customization options

Purelist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Walling

Subscriptions1
  • Walling Yearly Premium$59.991 Year
6 purchases

Purelist

Subscriptions4
  • Purelist Pro for Students14 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Purelist Pro14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Purelist Pro for Students14 Days trial$4.991 Year
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  • Purelist Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Purelist Pro for Students$24.99
  • Purelist Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Walling free?
Walling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purelist free?
Purelist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walling or Purelist?
Walling is rated higher. Walling averages 4.7 out of 5 from 323 ratings, while Purelist averages 4.6 from 41 ratings.
Do Walling or Purelist have ads?
Neither Walling nor Purelist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walling or Purelist?
Walling ships an update every 6 days, and Purelist fortnightly. Most recently, Walling was updated on October 1, 2026 and Purelist on June 10, 2026.

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