Walling 4+

Simplifying the complicated

I use many tools to help structure my thinking from checklists, to note taking apps, to mind maps, and digital whiteboards.

Walling is my go to app to get all thoughts out of my mind in an uncluttered and visually appealing way. It’s the easiest way for me to iterate on complex subject matter across all device types and form factors.

I never stop thinking and Walling’s ubiquity allows me to capture stream of consciousness thoughts at any time on my iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. I find the Chrome web clipper extremely valuable as well.

Once you’re ready and if appropriate for your workflow, Walling allows you to easily copy/move your content into other apps such as Google Docs for longer form presentation and narrative development.

Lastly, Walling’s founder, Elmasry, listens to his end-user community, engages with them, and empathizes when prioritizing feature requests. Highly recommended founder and app.

Incredible App

I love this application. It definitely reminds me of apps like Notion, but it is still distinguishable. One of the biggest advantages of this app that makes it extremely worth it to me is that it is compatible on all devices an platforms. You can pay the sub on any platform and it will apply to all. This makes it reliable and very flexible; I do not have to worry about what devices I get over the years that I use this app.

With that said, I really hope the developers improve this cross-platform compatibility. The layout is inconsistent from my windows laptop to my iPad Pro. The windows platform seems to allow for more features, flexibility, and control on the slightest details. This is a huge disadvantage when going to my iPad Pro where many things are simply not there. The content is all saved, but the organization is very different.

This is still an app I plan on using, and I have paid the sub. Now I hope it only gets better from here.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your review! Yes, improving the app experience on iOS/iPad and adding the various sections views are our top priorities this year.

Formatting isn’t consistent between desktop and mobile

I just started using the app and I love it. I can easily create a compelling visual workspace for my design work. One thing I noticed is that the text formatting doesn’t translate perfectly between mobile and desktop. Why is there no H2 option on mobile? It’s a great feature on the desktop version that makes the visual hierarchy easier to read. When I look at the same wall on my phone, all headings are the same size and it no longer looks neatly organized. Also, line breaks don’t seem to show up on my phone, I used a line break in a paragraph I made in one of my blocks on my laptop, but on my phone the text is just crunched together on one line. Really like the app and hope to see further improvements.

EDIT

Having used the app more extensively between mobile and desktop, there are some features I’d like to see implemented:

General
- Colored text
- Convert text line to bulleted or numbered list
- Link text instead of embed
- Export block content, preference for PDF
- Export section content, preference for PDF
- Lock bricks and sections
- Hide bricks and sections

Mobile
- Support for quote blocks
- Text formatting (this is a big one)
- Line break
- Duplicate bricks
- Copy brick content

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for your feedback and reporting these issues! I have forwarded them to the team to fix them as soon as possible. Improving the overall experience of the phone app is our top priority this year.