Comparison

Gallery Wall Widget vs Ducky Notes

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

Head to head
About

Gallery Wall Widget

Customize your home screen with dynamic photo widgets. Choose from various sizes and layouts to display your favorite pictures, emojis, or text. Personalize your device with transparent backgrounds and borders.

Highlights
  • Multiple widget sizes (small, medium, large)
  • Various photo frame styles (star, heart, circle)
  • Multiple layout options for medium and large widgets
  • Support for photos, placeholders, emojis, text, and dates
  • Transparent widget background with blur option
  • Optional borders for widgets
Features
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1、Gallery Wall support small medium and large widget 2、photo frame have :start 、heart and circle 3、small widget only have one photo 4、medium widget support one photo and gallery wall .there are 3 layout types for you 5、large widget support one photo and gallery wall .there are 23 layout types for you 6、create new widget support :Photo、Placeholder、Emoji、Text、Date、Custom 7、 Transparent Widget Background and support blur ,you can select have border or not

About

Ducky Notes

This app offers a cute, themed journal for recording daily thoughts, moods, and growth. It provides a cozy atmosphere for writing, collaging with free materials, and tracking your progress with a monthly calendar view.

Highlights
  • Themed journaling with a cute character
  • Mood and growth tracking
  • Collage and journaling with free materials
  • Monthly calendar view for progress
  • Easy to use, three-step journal creation
Features
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【App introduction】 Ducky Notes is a "Ducky"-themed healing-style & girlish journal diary book.Here,you can write diaries with Ducky.A lot of materials at Ducky's material store are free! Every day in the future, Ducky will accompany you to self-discipline clock, record mood and growth , complain troubles … 【App Features】 1.Ducky Notes software is a healing and cute software. A super cute and lovely "Ducky" accompanies you to write journal. You can freely collage and record in a cozy atmosphere. 2.Easy to operate, complete a journal in three steps. 3.A full range of materials and styles. Original and innovative journal stickers, backgrounds and brushes are constantly updated. 4.Original journal monthly calendar function. The monthly calendar view is clear and crisp, so you can view each day's diary accurately without missing any day. 【App Use】 1.In the home page, click "+" to start writing journal. 2.When you finish the journal, you can enter the journal title and introduction and save it in the journal books you created. 3.In the left display bar of the home page, you can check the monthly journal clocking status in the calendar view. 【Developers' Wish】 Hi,I am your new neighbor.After two months of development, I am finally born. Just came out, Ducky is happy but nervous, happy for I finally came here to meet you and nervous for I am too young and I have a lot of shortcomings. There is a lot of room for me to improve, I will work hard to optimize and constantly update to provide you with a smoother experience, more beautiful materials and more surprising features ~ Your favorite is our motivation, even if bald! Any questions or suggestions are welcomed to comment ~ Auto-renewal membership instructions Subscription method: Membership benefits support monthly, quarterly and yearly subscriptions. Payment: After confirming the purchase and payment, the benefits will be credited to the AppStore account and will be issued through Your AppStore account will automatically renew. Renewal: Apple AppStore account will be debited within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the deduction is successful. Cancel renewal: If necessary To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the AppStore/ApplelD settings management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. Restore purchases: If you need to restore auto-renewable products, please use the restore purchase function in the app settings. User Agreement: http://www.kumai.tech/privacy/aya_user_agreement_en.html Privacy Policy: http://www.kumai.tech/privacy/aya_privacy_en.html Member Service Agreement:http://www.kumai.tech/privacy/aya_service_en.html

Screenshots

Gallery Wall Widget4 screens
Ducky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gallery Wall Widget at none against Ducky Notes's 10. Gallery Wall Widget also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Ducky Notes's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (95% vs 86%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ducky Notes sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Gallery Wall Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ducky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 168 and 494 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Gallery Wall Widget's written reviews are positive against 95% of Ducky Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gallery Wall Widget ships an update every 4 weeks, Ducky Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gallery Wall Widget versus Ducky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGallery Wall WidgetDucky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (168 ratings)4.8 (494 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews94.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings168494 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer汝泉 张HONGKONG COOLMIND LIMITED

Customer experience

Gallery Wall Widget

All ratings168 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Ducky Notes

All ratings494 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

Gallery Wall Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ducky Notes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Saving issues causing data loss
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add cloud sync/backup option
  • Improve template and sticker selection
  • Implement password protection for private journal

In-app purchases

None

Gallery Wall Widget

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Ducky Notes

Subscriptions8
  • Material membership$1.491 Month
  • SVIP$1.991 Month
  • Cloud Saving2 variants$1.991 Year
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  • Material membership$2.993 Months
  • SVIP$3.493 Months
  • Material membership$9.991 Year
  • SVIP$10.991 Year
  • SVIP3 Days trial$10.991 Year
One-time1
  • Peach Smoothie$0.99

Questions

Is Gallery Wall Widget free?
Gallery Wall Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ducky Notes free?
Ducky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gallery Wall Widget or Ducky Notes?
Ducky Notes is rated higher. Gallery Wall Widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 168 ratings, while Ducky Notes averages 4.8 from 494 ratings.
Do Gallery Wall Widget or Ducky Notes have ads?
Neither Gallery Wall Widget nor Ducky Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gallery Wall Widget or Ducky Notes?
Gallery Wall Widget ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ducky Notes every 2 months. Most recently, Gallery Wall Widget was updated on September 4, 2026 and Ducky Notes on September 18, 2026.

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