Comparison

Hookly vs Wallby

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

Head to head
About

Hookly

Features
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Keep every crochet and knitting project beautifully organized. Hookly brings your yarn stash, patterns, projects, row counters, and progress into one calm workspace. YARN STASH Record every skein with its brand, color, weight, yardage, gauge, price, and care details. Group yarn by weight and archive finished skeins without losing their history. PATTERN LIBRARY Save PDF patterns and web links, then connect them directly to your projects. Hookly Pro includes an in-app PDF reader with a draggable row highlighter, helping you keep your place while you work. PROJECT TRACKING Keep works in progress and finished makes together. Divide a project into parts with individual row totals, assign yarn and notions, add photo updates, and record time with the Hookly Pro project timer. TEMPERATURE BLANKETS Plan a temperature blanket by date, location, temperature source, color range, and construction unit. Log each day, see the matching color, and keep track of days that still need to be crocheted. ROW COUNTERS Count rows, rounds, repeats, increases, or anything else. Set targets, use multiple counters, and link counters so one tap can update several totals. ACCESSORIES AND NOTIONS Catalog hooks, needles, stitch markers, and other tools. Assign them to projects so you always know what is in use. APPLE WATCH With Hookly Pro, check projects, count rows, and update today's temperature blanket entry from your wrist. FREE AND PRO Hookly is free to download and includes a limited number of yarns, accessories, patterns, projects, project parts, updates, and counters. A one-time Hookly Pro purchase unlocks unlimited tracking, the PDF reader and row highlighter, project timers, and the Apple Watch app. Spend less time searching through notebooks and more time making. Download Hookly and keep your next project within reach.

About

Wallby

Personalize your iPhone's Home and Lock Screens with custom widgets, wallpapers, and app icons. This app generates all content directly on your device, ensuring your privacy. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks premium features.

Highlights
  • Custom widgets for clock, date, battery, and photos
  • Stunning gradients and patterns for wallpapers
  • Themed custom app icons
  • Content generated on-device
  • No account required for privacy
  • Watermark-free experience with Pro subscription
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Make your Home and Lock Screen truly yours — beautiful widgets, wallpapers and custom app icons, all built right on your iPhone. Wallby is the honest customization app. Everything you make is built on your iPhone. No account; your photos stay on your iPhone. It does show advertising, and a Wallby Pro subscription removes it. WIDGETS FOR EVERYTHING - Clock, date and live countdowns that never freeze - Quotes, monograms, battery, calendar and your own photos - Curated themes, fonts and colors for Home Screen and Lock Screen - Every widget you make gets its own name, so your screen stays tidy STUNNING WALLPAPERS - Gorgeous gradients and patterns, generated on your device - Save to Photos in full quality, then set them in a couple of taps CUSTOM APP ICONS - Design themed icons for your favorite apps - We are upfront about how iOS icons really work — no hidden surprises HONEST BY DESIGN iOS does not let any app place a widget, set a wallpaper, or replace an icon for you. Wallby makes them beautiful, then shows you exactly how to add them — never a fake "Applied!". PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Your photos never leave your iPhone. The advertising is loaded over the network by Google's ad kit, and a Wallby Pro subscription removes it. FREE TO START Use every style for free with a small watermark. Upgrade to Wallby Pro to remove the watermark and unlock all premium themes and wallpaper packs. Wallby Pro subscription options: - Weekly - Yearly (best value) Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wallby.vercel.app/privacy.html Recommendations for our other apps load online. Their views and taps are counted as daily totals, without personal profiles or user/device identifiers. See our privacy policy.

Screenshots

Hookly4 screens
Wallby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hookly at none against Wallby's shown. Hookly also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Wallby's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Hookly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wallby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hookly ships an update every 2 months, Wallby every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hookly versus Wallby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHooklyWallby
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaku StudioLevin David Schwab

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hookly

One-time1
  • Hookly Pro$3.99
2 purchases

Wallby

Subscriptions2
  • Wallby Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Wallby Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Hookly free?
Hookly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wallby free?
Wallby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hookly or Wallby have ads?
Wallby shows ads; Hookly does not.
Which is updated more often, Hookly or Wallby?
Hookly ships an update every 2 months, and Wallby every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hookly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Wallby on October 25, 2026.

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