Comparison

Shipyard vs 海浪 Waves

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

Head to head
About

Shipyard

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Capture ideas. Make plans. Record everyday moments with photos and text. Switch between notes and checklists within the same card. Organize with tags. Keep your notes and to-dos close with Home Screen widgets.

About

海浪 Waves

Features
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• **Moment — Capture the Now** Jot down moments via text, photos or voice, and add tags to your entries. • **Awareness — Track Your Emotions** Log your daily mood alongside what happened. See how your feelings shift and flow. • **Craft — Life’s Plan B** Create projects for what truly matters. Break down goals, mark milestones, log your actions, and carry tasks through to completion. • **Contemplation — Insights & Reflection** Write notes and takeaways inspired by books and podcasts. • **Herscape** Discover writers, books and films. Weave their perspectives into your own life. • **Retrace — Revisit Your Narrative** Browse all your past entries, filter by tags, and reconnect with the person you have become. **Local‑First Privacy** Your records stay on‑device by default. You can write, view and browse everything without signing in. We do not collect real‑names, and will never use your entries for ad‑targeting or user profiling.

Screenshots

Shipyard4 screens
海浪 Waves3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 海浪 Waves at 17.0 against Shipyard's 27.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Shipyard versus 海浪 Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipyard海浪 Waves
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer文杰 李宇 姚

In-app purchases

None

Shipyard

No in-app purchases

None

海浪 Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shipyard free?
Shipyard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 海浪 Waves free?
海浪 Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shipyard or 海浪 Waves have ads?
Neither Shipyard nor 海浪 Waves shows ads.

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