Craft vs Walling (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Craft grades higher than Walling: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Craft grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Craft
Notes and documents app with tasks, daily notes and whiteboards
Walling
Visual workspace for notes, tasks, links and files laid out on walls
Which one is for you
Pick Craft if
- Fits if you share docs, like a trip plan or a proposal, as a web page with a link
- Works for families who want one flat price for up to 6 people, or teams of 3 to 99 paying per head
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because 1,500 blocks goes quickly when every paragraph counts
- Pricey if it's only you, at $96 a year or $10 a month when plenty of notes apps cost nothing
- Not for you if you're on Linux, or want calendar and Reminders hook-ups off Apple devices
- Pricey if there are only two of you, as Team bills at least 3 members, $180 a year, and stops at 99
- Watch out: offline can't create docs, search or use AI, prices vary by country, and its pages disagree on Plus storage
Pick Walling if
- Fits if you think in boards and want notes, links and files side by side
- Makes sense if a small team shares or publishes a wall as a web page
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 10 collections, 25 walls, 50 AI credits a month
- Pricey if you want your own domain on a published wall: $8 a month or $80 a year extra
- Watch out: the iPhone and iPad app is listed as a beta
- Watch out: the older walling.app site says it closes on 15 December 2026, so pages may contradict each other
- Watch out: extra AI credits are bought separately, and Basic has only 7 days of edit history
How we grade them
| 3.0GPACraftVery good | 2.2GPAWallingFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPlus is $96 a year, which is $8 a month, the dearer half of this category, and $10 if you pay month to month. Family is $180 a year for up to 6 Plus accounts, and Team is $60 per member a year, billed for at least 3. | C$6.67 a seat a month billed yearly ($8 monthly) for Basic. The category's middle is $5.99 and the dearer quarter starts at $8.25. Plus is $16.67. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for as long as you like, with 1 GB of storage, but the wall is real: 1,500 blocks, and every paragraph, heading and picture is one. Students and teachers skip all that, as a school email gets the paid features free. | CA free plan with 10 collections, 25 walls, 50 AI credits and 2 GB of storage, and every paid plan has a 30-day trial. Those caps are easy to reach. |
| Features | BDocs built from blocks, tasks, daily notes, a calendar, whiteboards and Collections, which are little databases. Any doc publishes as a web page, and the API and MCP server come with every plan, the free one included. Offline is the gap: no new documents, no search and no AI without a connection. | CBricks, four views, email forwarding, sharing, a browser extension and MCP. The listing's gaps: the iPhone and iPad app is a beta and AI runs on credits you buy more of. |
| Ease of use | A4.83 from about 6,600 App Store ratings, nine in ten of them five stars. Reviewers keep comparing it to Notion and saying there's far less to learn. You open a doc and start writing. | CNo store rating on record. You build your own walls and collections, so there is setup work before it is useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | AMac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android, web and a browser clipper, with a REST API and an MCP server on every plan. The holes are a missing Linux app, and calendar events, Reminders and Shortcuts working on Apple devices only. | BWeb, Android, iPhone and iPad (beta) and a browser extension, with MCP for AI tools. There is no desktop app. |
| Best for | notes and docs you publish as web pages | notes laid out on a board, with AI credits |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Craft and Walling. How we grade
Price against what you get
Craft starts at $8 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Walling starts at $8 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Craft scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other note-taking apps on the chart, 1 scores higher than Craft for less, and 36 score higher than Walling for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Craft also covers whiteboard, daily notes and tasks.
- Walling also covers chat assistant, web clipper and kanban boards.
At a glance
| Craft | Walling | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $96 per year ($8 a month), or $10 billed monthly | $8 per seat / month, billed monthly ($6.67 billed annually) |
| Free plan | Starter plan: up to 1,500 content blocks across all documents, 1 GB of storage, 25 MB per file, 7-day version history and 15 AI credits. | 10 collections, 25 walls, 50 AI credits a month, 25 email forwards a month, 20 MB uploads and 2 GB storage. |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial of Team plans. | 30-day free trial on every paid plan |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Craft Docs Limited | Walling |
| Price read from | support.craft.do | walling.io |
| Checked | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Craft
- The free Starter plan stops at 1,500 content blocks, 1 GB of storage and 25 MB per file.
- Shared spaces come with the Family bundle, capped at 6 accounts, and the Team plan, which needs at least 3 paid members.
- Offline use covers documents opened earlier; creating documents, search and the AI assistant need a connection.
- Prices are set per country in local currency, so the amount shown on the pricing page varies by region.
Walling
- The older walling.app site says it will sunset on December 15, 2026, as Walling relaunches at walling.io.
- The iPhone and iPad app is listed as a beta on the download page.
- Custom domains for published walls are an add-on at $8 a month or $80 a year per domain.
- AI features run on monthly credits, and extra credits are bought separately.
Key features
Craft
- Block-based documents
- Documents combine styled text, headings, lists and tables in blocks, and can be shared or published to the web.
- Tasks, daily notes and calendar
- Tasks sit inside documents and daily notes, with a calendar view. On Mac, iPhone and iPad, system calendar events appear alongside them.
- Whiteboards and Collections
- Whiteboards provide a visual canvas, and Collections add structured tracking with rich data to a document.
- Craft Assistant
- AI help for writing and editing, metered in credits: 15 on the Starter plan and 50 per month on Plus.
- Offline editing
- Documents opened earlier can be read and edited without a connection and sync on reconnect. Mac and iOS sync in the background; elsewhere it must be enabled in settings.
- API, MCP and capture tools
- A REST API and MCP server are included in all plans. A browser extension clips web pages, and emails can be forwarded into a space.
Walling
- Bricks on a wall
- Notes, tasks, links and files are placed as bricks on a free-form canvas, then grouped into walls and collections.
- Four views of one wall
- Switch the same content between a visual grid, a kanban board, a sortable table and a list.
- AI credits and agents
- AI chat, auto-organize, summarize and brainstorm actions draw on a monthly credit allowance; extra credit packs are sold as add-ons.
- Email forwarding
- Forward emails into Walling to turn them into bricks, with rules that sort receipts, leads and newsletters automatically.
- Sharing and publishing
- Invite people to a wall to comment or edit, or publish a wall as a public web page. Custom domains cost extra.
- Browser extension and MCP
- A Chromium extension clips pages into a wall, and Walling offers an MCP connection for AI tools.
Plans
Craft
Starter$0
One account with up to 1,500 content blocks, 1 GB of storage, 25 MB per file, 7-day version history and 15 AI credits.
Plus$96
per year ($10 if billed monthly)
One account, unlimited documents, 30-day history, 50 AI credits a month. Help center: up to 5 spaces of 1 TB each, 5 GB per file; the pricing table says unlimited storage.
Family$180
per year ($18 if billed monthly)
Fixed-price bundle of 2 to 6 Plus accounts with up to 5 shared family spaces.
Team$60
per member / year ($6 per member billed monthly)
A Plus account for every member, up to 25 shared team spaces, member roles and centralized billing. Minimum 3 members ($180 a year), maximum 99.
Walling
Free$0
10 collections, 25 walls, 50 AI credits and 25 email forwards a month, 2 GB storage per workspace.
Basic$6.67
per seat / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
100 collections, unlimited walls, 150 AI credits a month, 50 GB storage per member and 7 days of edit history.
Plus$16.67
per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
Unlimited collections, 400 AI credits a month, unlimited file size, 250 GB per member and 30 days of edit history.
Ways to pay less
Craft
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with annual billing
Plus is $96 a year versus $10 a month, a 20% saving. Family ($180 a year or $18 a month) and Team ($60 per member a year or $6 a month) save about 17%.
- Education
Free Education plan for students and staff
Enrolled students, faculty and staff with a school-issued email get free access to premium features, including unlimited documents and 250 GB of storage, re-verified every 12 months.
- Other savings
Limited-time discount on Plus and Family
Read on 2 November 2026 the pricing page showed Plus at $6.40 a month instead of $8.00, as on 10 October; Family showed $12.00 a month, and Team $5 per member a month. It calls this a limited-time recurring discount.
- By country
Lower price shown to buyers in India
Craft says it sets prices in local currencies tailored to each market. On 10 October 2026 its pricing page showed Plus at ₹658.3 a month billed yearly in India, against $8.00 a month ($96 a year) in the US.
Walling
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing as 2 months free: Basic is $6.67 a month billed yearly against $8 monthly, and Plus $16.67 against $20.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Craft or Walling?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Craft starts at $96 per year ($8 a month), or $10 billed monthly, and Walling starts at $8 per seat / month, billed monthly ($6.67 billed annually). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Craft or Walling?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Craft and Walling have a free plan.
Which platforms do Craft and Walling run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Craft lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.