Scrintal vs Walling (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Walling grades higher than Scrintal: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Walling grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Scrintal
Visual note-taking on an infinite canvas of linked docs
Walling
Visual workspace for notes, tasks, links and files laid out on walls
Which one is for you
Pick Scrintal if
- Fits if you study or research and want your reading and your notes on one board
- Works for laying out a thesis or an article visually before you draft it
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before paying and don't know a user with an invite link
- Pricey if you'd rather pay by the month, as the only plan is $108 up front for the year
- Not for you if you take notes on your phone, because no mobile app is listed
- Watch out: refunds cover only the first 7 days of a new subscription, once per user, and none after a trial
- Tight if you want it connected to other tools, as no integrations or API are on record
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
| 1.6GPAScrintalWeak | 2.2GPAWallingFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DOne plan at $9 a month, and only billed annually, so $108 up front. That's past the dear quarter of this category, which starts at $8.25, against a $6 middle, and there's no monthly option to soften it. Everything is unlimited for the money, and students get 30% off with a university email. | 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 | DNo free plan, and no trial you can start yourself. The 14-day trial only arrives through an invite link from someone who already pays. Refunds cover the first 7 days of a new subscription, once per user, and not after a trial. | 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 | CBoards that hold notes, PDFs, videos and images side by side, blocks that turn into full docs, arrows on the board, two-way links, real-time collaboration, an AI Assistant, and your archive downloads as Markdown. The gap the listing names is the phone: no mobile app at all, and no integrations either. | 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 | CNo rating on record, and this is a board you build rather than a page you type on. The listing's own answer to that is templates for study and research to start from, and Markdown files you can import, which tells you the blank canvas needs a plan. | CNo store rating on record. You build your own walls and collections, so there is setup work before it is useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | CComputers only: a browser, plus desktop apps for macOS and Windows. The site lists no mobile app, and no integrations or API are on record at all. | BWeb, Android, iPhone and iPad (beta) and a browser extension, with MCP for AI tools. There is no desktop app. |
| Best for | laying research notes out on a canvas | 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: Scrintal and Walling. How we grade
Price against what you get
Scrintal starts at $9 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Walling starts at $8 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Walling scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other note-taking apps on the chart, 74 score higher than Scrintal 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
- Scrintal also covers linked notes, whiteboard, templates and research.
- Walling also covers chat assistant, web clipper and kanban boards.
At a glance
| Scrintal | Walling | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per month, billed annually ($108 per year) | $8 per seat / month, billed monthly ($6.67 billed annually) |
| Free plan | None | 10 collections, 25 walls, 50 AI credits a month, 25 email forwards a month, 20 MB uploads and 2 GB storage. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial through an existing user's invite link; no direct trial is offered | 30-day free trial on every paid plan |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Scrintal Labs AB | Walling |
| Price read from | scrintal.com | walling.io |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Scrintal
- There is no free plan and no direct trial; a 14-day trial is available only through an existing user's invite link.
- The single plan is billed annually at $108; the pricing data lists no monthly option.
- Refunds are limited to the first 7 days of a new subscription, once per user, and are not given after a trial.
- Desktop apps are offered for macOS and Windows; the site lists no mobile app.
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
Scrintal
- Infinite canvas boards
- Boards hold notes, PDFs, videos and images side by side, so reading, watching and note-taking happen on one surface. Templates cover study and research.
- Blocks that become docs
- A note starts as a block on the canvas and can be turned into a full rich-text document with a click. Docs live in one library and are reused across boards.
- Arrows and bi-directional links
- Ideas are connected visually with arrows on a board, or through bi-directional links between docs.
- AI Assistant
- The site lists a built-in AI Assistant for repetitive, time-consuming work. Gobu, a separate product from the same company, is an AI research assistant.
- Real-time collaboration
- Subscribers share docs and boards with other Scrintal users by email address and work on them together in real time.
- Markdown and PDF import and export
- Existing Markdown files can be imported, and the whole archive can be downloaded as Markdown files.
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
Scrintal
Scrintal Pro$9
per month, billed annually ($108 per year)
Unlimited docs and boards, unlimited file uploads, real-time collaboration, priority support and community calls with the team.
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
Scrintal
- Education
30% student discount
Scrintal's support docs offer students 30% off, applied automatically at checkout when subscribing with a university email address.
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, Scrintal or Walling?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Scrintal starts at $9 per month, billed annually ($108 per year), 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, Scrintal or Walling?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Walling has a free plan. Scrintal does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Scrintal and Walling run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Scrintal lists macOS and Windows apps and only Walling lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.