# Penjo: Pencil Journal, Planner

> Handwritten Diary & Calendar

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446053076](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446053076)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6446053076`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zafer ARICAN
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (274 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.7.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-12
- **First published:** 2023-03-27
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/penjo-pencil-journal-planner/id6446053076)
- **Website:** [https://penjoapp.com](https://penjoapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://penjoapp.com/privacy-policy](https://penjoapp.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Penjo** is an Apple Pencil-first digital planner, handwritten journal, and diary for iPad and iPhone. Write, sketch, plan, and reflect on a flexible daily canvas with dot, grid, or lined paper. Integrate Apple Calendar and Reminders—including Google and Exchange calendars—and switch between daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views.

Protect personal thoughts with Face ID or Touch ID, keep journals synced across Apple devices with iCloud, and use on-device handwriting search to quickly find handwritten notes and image text. Penjo also supports Apple Journaling Suggestions, reusable templates, photo editing, dynamic page expansion, Home Screen widgets, PDF export, and .penjo file sharing. Penjo Unlimited unlocks unlimited journals, full calendar integration, templates, and cross-device access on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro.

## Rankings

- #92,088 — Overall
- #40 — Great Apps Updated for iOS 27

## Review summary

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.

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