# HW Journal — 手書きにこだわった毎日の手帳 > 手書きにこだわった毎日の手帳 (iPhone/iPad app by KAZUTO IIDA.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hw-journal/id6767013958 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [KAZUTO IIDA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896346639) - Category: Productivity, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.4 · 5 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese - Released: 2026-06-01 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hw-journal/id6767013958/reviews.md ## What is HW Journal? ``` Limited Time: PRO version for $3.99 for the first 100 users! (Regular price $14.99) HandwrittenJournal — Your whole day, all in one journal Work plans, personal errands that just come to mind, how you felt today. HandwrittenJournal is a handwriting-focused journal app that brings your whole day — work and personal life alike — together in one place. Unfinished tasks stay until you clear them Whatever you write in today's task area stays there until you erase it — no special action needed. If it doesn't get done, it simply stays put. Keep your daily routine going, all in your own handwriting. Everything for today and tomorrow, on one screen Monthly calendar, timeline, tasks, and notes, all gathered on a single screen. Since it syncs with Apple Calendar and Apple Reminders, schedules you manage on your iPhone or Mac show up right alongside your journal. iPad as your work companion, iPhone to close out the day Open your iPad during the day to jot down ideas and flesh them out. In the evening, check tomorrow's schedule and look back on today with your iPhone. Use it from either iPad or iPhone. Five-Year Diary and Day Diary — a place for your private self, too Not just your work records, but how you felt that day. Choose the format that suits you: the "Five-Year Diary," where you look back across five years at once, or the "Day Diary," where you save each day with photos. Both are protected by Face ID, so no one else will ever see them. Just keep writing — so five years from now, you can look back on today. Additional Pages (PRO) Create additional pages with a background of your choice — blank, ruled, grid, or checklist. You can also import a PDF and write directly on top of it. 3-Day Free Trial ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | HW Journal PRO | $2.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.54.2 — 2026-08-19 More fixes based on your feedback — Week view event features have been improved. Multi-day events now look better and you can choose their color. You can also long-press an event to edit it, or add a new one with the "+ Event" button, right from Week view. Added a calendar display setting Choose whether dates follow your device's system setting (Japanese era or Western calendar) or are set independently within the app. Bug fixes Fixed an issue where extra characters could appear in Western calendar dates, a date misalignment in Week view, and an issue in Day view where overlapping same-time events could become unreadable. ### 1.54.1 — 2026-08-16 Small bug fixes. ### 1.54.0 — 2026-08-15 Fixed a crash in the Five-Year Diary (found thanks to a user report) A user reported that the app crashed when opening Diary in landscape mode, and pointed out it might be related to the Japanese calendar (Wareki) setting. We confirmed that the app crashed the moment the Five-Year Diary was opened when the device's calendar was set to Japanese calendar, and fixed it. If you use the Japanese calendar, years are now shown in Japanese era format (e.g., "Reiwa 8"). Thank you for letting us know! Separately from this fix, we've also added the following: Choosing your diary type is now easier — pick "Day Diary," "Five-Year Diary," or "None" during setup or in Settings. We also made several small usability improvements. Confirming an icon or background, or editing a memo, could previously not be undone — that's fixed. We also fixed a bug where you couldn't get back to the Journal screen in landscape mode. ### 1.52.1 — 2026-08-01 Bug fixes. Fixed an issue where syncing (backup) between iPad and iPhone was not working correctly. Also improved the display on the "iPad Today" screen and the task list. ### 1.50.1 — 2026-07-27 Added Day Diary In addition to the Five-Year Diary, we've added a new daily diary called "Day Diary." Freely place and arrange photos, and write about your day by hand (iPad) or with the keyboard (iPhone). You can choose which diary to use in Settings. Improved iPad Journal Preview on iPhone Fixed an issue where checking your iPad journal from iPhone could show a broken image instead of your actual handwriting. You can now reliably preview today's (or this week's) iPad journal from your iPhone. Kanji Dictionary, now easier to use It now opens as a visible input field with a tap. Reorganized Settings As the number of settings has grown, we've organized them into clear categories. Fixed Font Size Setting Fixed an issue where choosing Small, Standard, Large, or Extra Large had no visible effect. Your chosen size now applies properly throughout the app. Fixed Additional Page Issues - Fixed a crash when deleting a page - Fixed an issue where PDFs could get mixed up between pages when adding new ones - Fixed an issue where pasted PDFs appeared at the wrong scale We've also made other small improvements, such as reorganizing the additional page menu for easier use. This was originally planned for a future release, but we moved it up to make up for the inconvenience caused by the bugs above. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*