Pinterest vs NGL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discover endless inspiration for fashion, home design, recipes, and DIY projects. Save ideas to personalized boards, create collages, and shop styles you love. It's a visual discovery engine for finding new ideas and bringing them to life.
- Discover everyday inspiration
- Shop styles you love
- Learn new skills
- Create personalized boards
- Make collages
- Save Pins
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Pinterest is a place of endless possibilities. You can: - Discover everyday inspiration - Shop styles you love - Try and learn something new Create boards, save Pins and make collages of all your inspiration. Unlock billions of ideas, from fashion tips and easy recipes to DIY projects and fresh ways to redo your space. Creating the life you love? It's Possible.
NGL
Share a unique link to receive anonymous questions and messages directly on your social media stories. Friends can answer right on your story, and you'll get their responses within the app. An optional Pro subscription offers exclusive games, hints about message senders, and early access to new features.
- Shareable NGL Link
- Anonymous question submission
- Direct story replies
- Automated content moderation
- Pro subscription benefits
- Exclusive Pro games
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How to use NGL: 1. Share your NGL Link 2. Friends answer right on your story 3. Get responses on NGL To ensure the safety of our users, NGL leverages Hive Moderation’s automated moderation solution as the first line of defense to scan messages for inappropriate content. - NGL Pro members have access to: - Exclusive access to Pro games - Hints about who sent each of their messages - Early access to new features NGL Pro is a paid renewable subscription. - Terms of service: https://ngl.link/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://ngl.link/privacy-policy
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Verdict
Pinterest and NGL both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of NGL's written reviews are positive against 35% of Pinterest's. Pinterest's advantage is ratings volume (5.8M vs 391K) and chart position (#3 vs #46). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Pinterest sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and NGL sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pinterest against 4.8 for NGL. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinterest has 5.8M ratings behind it against 391K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Pinterest's written reviews are positive against 69% of NGL's.
Pinterest ships an update weekly, NGL every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | NGL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.8M ratings) — better | 4.8 (391K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.8M — better | 391K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | #46 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 412 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pinterest, Inc. | NGL Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
NGL
User reviews
What we love
- 💻 Great for inspiration and ideas
- 🎨 Excellent for creative projects
- 🔍 Helpful for finding references and tutorials
- 🧠 Stimulates creativity and imagination
- 🤝 Allows for collaboration and sharing
Room to improve
- 🤖 Excessive AI-generated content
- 📢 Overwhelming number of ads
- 🔄 Constant feed refreshing
- 🔒 Accounts being deactivated without reason
- 🗃️ Difficulty organizing and managing boards
NGL
From 391K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun app
- 👍 Great for anonymous questions
- 👍 Engaging with followers
- 👍 Minimalistic design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Fake bot-generated messages
- 💰 Misleading paid subscription
- 🔒 Lack of security/privacy
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🤖 Automated responses from the app
Bugs and requests
Reported bugs
5 issues- Pins not loading or showing up as blank squares
- Issues with saving pins to boards
- Notifications not working properly
- Scrolling and navigation glitches
- Inconsistent behavior across mobile and web versions
Requested features
5 requests- Restore ability to search and view boards by name
- Bring back photo comments and 'try' feature
- Add option to disable video autoplay and sound
- Improve personalization and relevance of recommended content
- Provide better customer support and communication
NGL
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working properly
- Inbox not updating with new messages
- Constant update prompts
- Subscription issues
Requested features
4 requests- Allow multiple accounts
- Improve paid subscription features
- Add custom notification settings
- Provide more transparency on message origins
In-app purchases
- Funds for Ads$5.79
- Funds for Ads$11.49
- Funds for Ads$17.49
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- Funds for Ads$23.49
- Funds for Ads$35.00
- Funds for Ads$41.00
- Funds for Ads$70.00
- Funds for Ads2 variants$82.00
- Funds for Ads$163.99
NGL
- ngl unlimited hints$0.997 Days
- ngl unlimited hints$1.997 Days
- ngl unlimited hints$2.997 Days
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- ngl unlimited hints$3.997 Days
- ngl unlimited hints$4.997 Days
- ngl unlimited hints$6.997 Days
- ngl unlimited hints2 variants$7.997 Days
- NGL Pro7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- ngl unlimited hints$9.997 Days
