--- title: "Penjo: Pencil Journal, Planner - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Plan forward. Reflect backward. Create freely. Penjo is an Apple Pencil-first digital planner, journal, and diary for iPad and iPhone. Write freely on a clean page every day—backed by seamless Apple " --- # Penjo: Pencil Journal, Planner — United States > Diary, Agenda, Calendar Notes ![Penjo App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/49/3f/99/493f998f-c3cd-8d44-03eb-1a9229af1f10/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-sRGB-85-220.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [Zafer ARICAN](https://apptail.io/developer/zafer-arican-fNO) **Category:** Productivity **Rating:** 4.7/5 (231 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.zaferarican.penjo **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 3.7.1 (released 2026-04-18) **Original Release:** 2023-03-27 **Languages:** English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id6446053076) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/penjo-pencil-journal-planner-EKTl/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/penjo-pencil-journal-planner-EKTl/united-states) ## Penjo Description Plan forward. Reflect backward. Create freely. Penjo is an Apple Pencil-first digital planner, journal, and diary for iPad and iPhone. Write freely on a clean page every day—backed by seamless Apple Calendar & Reminders integration, Apple Journaling Suggestions, and on-device handwriting search. Why Penjo? PLAN & ORGANIZE • Calendar & Reminders: Check today at a glance and stay on schedule with full Apple Calendar integration (including Google and Exchange sync). • Views that fit your routine: Flip through an entire year in one tap to spot patterns. Manage your schedule in Month and Week modes, or focus on today’s daily spread. • Private & Synced: Lock your thoughts and mood trackers behind Face ID. iCloud keeps your iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro perfectly in sync. REFLECT & CREATE • Apple Pencil first: Write, sketch, and annotate natively. Build a custom toolset for daily note-taking, capture ideas instantly, and let Penjo auto-straighten your drawn lines. • Apple Journaling Suggestions: Relive your days with rich context. Privately add suggestions based on your photos, or use guided reflections as gratitude prompts. • Unrestricted canvas: Edit photos on the page, remove backgrounds, add space dynamically, and choose from dot, grid, or lined paper. FIND, REUSE & SHARE • Handwriting Search: On-device text recognition lets you instantly search your handwriting and image text. Never lose a brilliant idea again. • Native File Sharing: Export class notes or custom planner layouts as .penjo files. Friends, colleagues, or classmates can import them in one tap to reuse your templates or notes in their own journals. • Reusable Templates: Duplicate or move any sheet to another day, making it effortless to reuse your favorite custom digital notebook layouts. • Access & Export: Jump to today with Home Screen Widgets, or save pages and full journals as PDFs to archive, print, or share. Take Penjo Everywhere Penjo Unlimited keeps all your journals, notes, and templates perfectly in sync across your iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro. Share custom .penjo layouts, unlock unlimited journals, access full calendar integration, and export pages to PDF. Family Sharing is available on monthly plans. Every day is a blank page. Make it yours. Questions? Every message gets a personal reply. support@penjoapp.com • penjoapp.com Privacy Policy: Terms of Use: ## Penjo Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/5a/90/34/5a903423-5018-5f2b-d89e-d630135fe4f6/87c948cd-ffc2-48a1-9f46-d94fdc3ee8ae_iPAD-01-r1.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/55/a8/12/55a812cf-0708-d010-f7ff-cd95d42fedba/addd3ddb-966a-4920-be56-52f2ec874188_AppStore-02.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/ff/f9/d9/fff9d964-c887-c040-863b-34044bd4ab6d/4fe0d623-2472-4d13-b159-9694fae7a898_AppStore-03.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/ef/c7/07/efc707a0-ecfa-12ec-7a38-7808d19a0e3b/74269fec-d18b-494b-92cb-c8f51a935b7c_AppStore8_searchTool2.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/e5/33/4f/e5334fdd-e0ba-ac31-308a-0c35d90133a3/260cb01c-57b9-419b-9337-3c71b83bfe23_AppStore8_TextRecognition.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/47/aa/04/47aa04f4-7cf1-0ed8-f424-3bbd11e29939/95aa7592-4605-4f5f-8ba9-761a4e6ec2bb_ipad_Sync.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/43/f5/28/43f52880-26de-f301-08fd-3845c58f2214/0ede7e46-a26b-4642-9b55-a6850ebd081a_AppStore-04.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/5f/c9/5f/5fc95f7a-2f4e-d15d-970c-2aeb2074db1a/3a9fe1e1-8884-44fc-8175-96d813e7a5ba_ipad_Widgets.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/cb/d4/90/cbd49029-e1c9-5a66-f432-31674d974cbf/d4d85328-0dda-4359-8288-8e8a498d2fcd_AppStore-05.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 10](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/c3/53/fd/c353fdf9-c321-c78e-3303-eb78be3af815/fb0e11c0-fe8a-4fdb-b1bb-8e4c3e900b40_AppStore-07.png/2048x2732.png) ## Penjo Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 201 (87%) - 4 stars: 14 (6%) - 3 stars: 4 (2%) - 2 stars: 5 (2%) - 1 stars: 7 (3%) ## Penjo Reviews in United States ### ****- "Love the app" I love this app for my journaling and notes, simple to use and Apple pencil options which I also love. The only thing I would like to be fix is to have the option to scroll to the next page or adding another page. -- Vivianettecalas, 2024-12-28 ### ***** "Love it + Ideas" I love this app because its the only planner that syncs both ways with my apple calendar; I run two small businesses and have various apps populating my apple calendar at all times; its amazing to open my planner app and have all of it in one place. The one thing I wish that could be added, are various planner layouts - this app would be utterly perfect if it could have a journal layout that supported a habit tracker, a monthly review, a yearly goal checklist, etc, just like the goodnotes type planners, maybe even a book style layout with hyperlinked tabs. If that comes it’ll be utterly unstoppable, but for now it’s still my favorite planner app. It’s made my life easier for months -- Koyottee, 2024-12-22 ### ***** "Excellent app for bullet journaling" I just found the app and so far I’m loving it. I am using it in conjunction with my actual bullet journal. I have purchased four other apps and none are as good as this one. The only thing I would like that this app is missing (and maybe I just haven’t found how to do this yet) I would like to be able to make a drawn line perfectly straight. Like the option in Procreate. -- Best bullet journaling app, 2024-12-21 ### ***** "Wow" Took me all of three minutes of the trial to buy lifetime access. It’s all the paper apps I need in one and it’s waaaay cheaper than Goodnotes 6 WITH calendar integration. And the developer doesn’t sound like they will start charging more later like Goodnotes. I’m not a real tech person so I’ll leave suggestions to others. But I also love the simple UI. Happy to support and I hope it gets bigger and better. -- YBoston, 2024-12-09 ### ****- "Amazing but needs fixes" I got this app in the beta staging. And it is amazing. The only problem I have is that when I insert a text box I have to realign the text boxes so they don’t overlap when I open the app again after having closed it it messes up the alignment. -- thadeadfool, 2024-11-10 ### ***** "A digital planner/scrapbook/journal all in one! Just what I’ve been looking for!" I love the simplicity of this app and the iCal integration. I’m using it as a planner but I’m also inserting a photo memory for each day and adding doodles and journal entries. I noticed a bug with how the thumbnails were displaying, so I reached out to the developer and he fixed it promptly. I love this app and I can tell it’s only going to get better with time as new updates roll out. Get it! -- Tiffster2012, 2024-11-02 ### **--- "Would love to have folders with subfolders" Would love this app if you could have folders with subfolders. I love keeping a garden notebook and documenting each year the weights and harvest dates of what was gotten. I feel like this app is missing out on a lot of potential. I wish you could also just have different notebooks and not every notebook be based on the calendar method -- Queentada, 2024-10-21 ### ****- "Amazing✨" This app is the best note-taking/journaling app I’ve ever used (though I haven’t tried every option on the market). It’s the first one that truly works for me. The multiple journals feature allows me to create a “book” for each class, which is great for note-taking. The calendar feature also lets me transfer tasks from the calendar seamlessly. One drawback, personally, is that the app doesn’t support Intel-based Macs. While it’s not a critical issue—I can still use it on my phone and tablet—I'm used to having all three of my devices synchronized, so it’s a bit inconvenient. Additionally, it would be nice to have cute stickers with emotions and motivating phrases / funny images for the personal journal (just a small wish of mine 🫠). I hope the developer will consider adding this in the future ~ Thank you for creating this beautiful app! 🌸 -- LS DN, 2024-09-08 ### ***** "Simple but perfect for daily organizing" This app was exactly what I wanted in an iPad planner app: easy ways to mark to-do’s, take notes, etc. Basically what I would do with a bullet journal but on my iPad! The one thing I wish it had was outlook calendar syncing. But if you use iCal, then you’re all set. -- Prof MR, 2024-09-07 ### ***** "Exactly what I need" This is a great journal, simple easy to use -- Westie234, 2024-08-15 ### ***-- "Lockable feature" Hello, is there a lockable feature on Penjo. If so how do i get it please. Thanks -- Maivavo, 2024-07-29 ### ***** "Has everything I've been looking for!" This is an amazing app, especially for people who want to do both digital handwritten journaling! The only thing I wish it had was dark mode (or a black background). Other than that though, I have had no complaints so far. Thanks for making this app! -- Kylee Kim, 2024-07-25 ### ***** "Surprisingly Great" Wife told me about this app and nothing but rave reviews about it. Kept saying try it, try it. She also says customer service is great. I tried it and am loving it. Well thought out design and interactive features. Great job. -- Festival66, 2024-07-14 ### ***** "Amazing" Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! So glad to finally have a tool like this. I really love the concept of importing things onto a blank page, like calendar events, maps, etc. As I think about ways to improve the app, I'd love to see additional import capabilities! Task lists? Links? Embedded things? Sky is the limit! -- chardros, 2024-07-01 ### ***** "Ingenious" I was always looking for something like this and here it is. Simple and straight forward, just how we like it. Focused on one thing: Taking handwritten notes linked to a day – a diary for Apple Pencil. It's quite mature for such a young app. I'm using version 2.9.11 and I'm curious to see how it will be refined. For less than 10 bucks which unlocks all features forever, it's no-brainer for an iPad fan like me. -- Martin's opinion, 2024-05-19 ### ***** "Google Cal and Pen Planner — Finally!!" Seriously, just get it and pay for it to help support future development. It’s only in its infancy and yet it is exactly what I have been looking for. All the google calendar entries on each daily page which you can note, text, annotate and add images via paste or drag/drop slideover from files to your heart’s delight. Event details on tap. New calendar entries. Dynamically updating for new events. Weekly and monthly views. I have been seeking a google calendar/planner/journal iPad integration that will allow me to doodle and draw attention visually to important entries in my Google calendar — and Penjo, while still rudimentary — checks all the boxes (especially as regards drag/drop images from files as I have built an extensive clip art library). There is another app that came close, but it’s functionality for the use of outside images was cumbersome and pedantic. Another popular planner app promises “Google Calendar sync,” but delivers only a manual linking to each event. Nooooo time for that! Drag/drop was the game-changer here for me, as was the blank canvas. I know the developers have many updates in store and I am looking forward to seeing what they come up with. However as a visual artist, I have to point out that their app icon could use some polishing. It looks like it was created as an after-thought — and potential purchasers may believe the same of the app without trying it. Just my own two cents. -- Tamanzi, 2024-04-26 ### ****- "Great potential!" I really like the simplicity of the app. I love the handwritten planner and calander integration. Although I don’t like super busy notetaking apps there are a few additions that I would really find useful….Weekly view, stickers, the ability to import your own stickers and photos, snap to shapes and a widget that opens directly to either the current month, day, or week of a chosen journal/planner and maybe the ability to link a note page to a date for when you need more space than the month square can fit. Excited to see what you come up with! -- Jbaird2006, 2024-01-13 ### *---- "looks nice, but that’s all what is good" extremely limited. why would i spend time hand writing if i cannot convert it to text later? the selection tool does not work on written text. so this app is an electronic version of a blackboard. you can only keep images/pdfs of the written stuff, nothing else. -- SouthPoleCat, 2023-12-31 [View all Penjo reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Penjo In-App Purchases | Item | Price | |------|-------| | Pro Lifetime | $8.99 | | Monthly Subscription | $1.49 | ## Penjo Discovered Keywords - n/a ## Apps Similar to Penjo - [PLNR : To-Do List + Calendar](https://apptail.io/app/plnr-to-do-list-calendar-aoU/united-states) - [Metrics Minder](https://apptail.io/app/metrics-minder-TYab/united-states) - [Jottre](https://apptail.io/app/jottre-yznb/united-states) - [Lists To-do](https://apptail.io/app/lists-to-do-sKhd/united-states) - 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