This isn’t really an apple question but rather some general food trivia questions I want answered on Foodie Feed Answers! The Gala apple was developed at New York's Cornell University back in 1960 by cross-breeding Honeycrisp apples with another variety called Wealthy reds or Royal gala apples are both sweet crisp apples with distinctly different flavors which makes it hard to choose between them! Honeycrisp apples have very thin skins making them easy for slicing but Gala apples are thicker skinned meaning they’re harder when slicing but also have better holding capabilities! So basically I don’t think they can ever really be compared because Honeycrisp apples are generally considered sweeter than Gala apples while Gala apples are sweeter than Wealthy reds which makes Honeycrisp apples even sweeter! So I personally think Gala apples are sweeter because I know my dad prefers sweet fruits over sour fruits!