Penjo: Pencil Journal, Planner

This app is very close to perfect, with one exception. There are a few things that could be improved upon, such as being able to change the default colors and remove ones like yellow that I will never use and replace it with a custom color. I really hope the developer does not cave to those who complain about the lack of some functions. This apps niche is right in its name Penjo. This isn’t goodnotes and I would not want it to be. I have however stopped using the app for the time being due to what I see as its biggest weakness. You can not export an entire notebook as a PDF, you can only export individual days. This leads to a massive disorganized backup folder if , like me you have to make daily backups of the entire notebook. The developer has said this feature is coming soon, at which time I will resume using it, until then I have to deal with goodnotes god awful swipe for new page. One of Penjo’s strongest features is the infinite scroll page.

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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.

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.

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!

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.