Penjo: Pencil Journal, Planner

Name: Penjo: Pencil Journal, Planner
Rating: 4.7 (265 reviews)
Author: Zafer ARICAN

By: Zafer ARICAN App

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Overview

Version:

3.7.7

Last updated: 2026-08-07

Ranking

#92,898 ▲ 248

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Penjo is an Apple Pencil‑first digital planner, journal, and diary for iPad and iPhone. It combines a clean writing space with seamless Apple Calendar and Reminders integration, on‑device handwriting search, and private, cross‑device syncing via iCloud.

Plan and reflect with calendar views, private access via Face ID/Touch ID, and tools tailored for handwriting. Create with Apple Pencil, use journaling suggestions, edit on the page, reuse templates, and export notes as PDFs or .penjo files. Penjo keeps your journals, notes, and templates synchronized across iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro, with optional Family Sharing on plans.

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By:

Zafer ARICAN

Rating:

4.70

(265) 2 new ratings

Version:

3.7.7 Last updated: 2026-08-07

Version code:

889407827

Creation date:

2023-03-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

20.90MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-29

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Ranking

# 92,898 ▲ 248

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Developed by:

Zafer ARICAN

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/penjo-pencil-journal-planner/id6446053076

Website:

https://penjoapp.com

User Reviews

Users praise Penjo for its natural Apple Pencil writing, strong calendar integration, and a clean, fast interface, plus a one-time lifetime license and responsive support. Common concerns center on cross-device syncing and licensing hassles, occasional bugs or crashes, and occasional calendar access issues. Overall, it’s a highly valued journaling/planning tool for Apple devices, with ongoing improvement expected from an engaged developer team.

Pros

Excellent Apple Pencil handwriting experience; feels like writing on paper with minimal distortion.
Strong calendar integration with Apple Calendar and reminders, letting you see events alongside entries.
Clean, fast, distraction-free UI that stays out of the way while writing and organizing pages.
Lifetime license / no ongoing subscriptions; one-time purchase.
Responsive, proactive support and active user community with ongoing improvements.

Cons

Cross-device syncing issues across iPad, iPhone, and Mac; unreliable iCloud sync and some notebooks not opening.
Occasional bugs and crashes, especially after updates or when using certain features (e.g., crashes after updates or when using high-impact features).
Pricing/licensing confusion and paywalls: reports of being charged despite no subscription and limits like '5 free pages' or friction with multi-device usage.
Calendar/features bugs: some users report calendar integration issues or access problems after updates.

Recent reviews

Love it. Use it as a notetaking app as well since u can have as much notebooks as u want (paid for it btw) only thing I wish it had is the ability to choose whether I want to scroll or slide when making a new page but still awesome

by Um*****, 2026-08-10

I came across this app a few years ago but never looked into it until today. I was looking for something that had the following criteria: 1. Pull sync with my calendars and reminders and auto populate in the planner. 2. Unlimited space for meeting notes. 3. search capabilities for historical entries. 4. drag and drop capabilities of photos or stickers like Goodnotes. 5. An easy transition from Apple Pencil to Typing. This one seems to have all the things I needed without all the extra add ons that bog down apps. I really do like this planner and look forward to using it. The only suggestion I can think of off the top is for an item to list what it is if you hover over it. I have no idea what each thing does unless I actually click on it and then decide if that is what I really wanted to do or need to back out. I know I will learn it over time but it would be nice to be there from the start to help you get familiar.