# Pencil Planner & Calendar Pro — user reviews > 439 indexed App Store user reviews of Pencil Planner & Calendar Pro by Wasdesign, LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 12,459 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-planner-and-calendar-pro/id1505638148/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-planner-and-calendar-pro/id1505638148.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10,031 · 4★ 1,487 · 3★ 343 · 2★ 140 · 1★ 458 ## What do users think of Pencil Planner & Calendar Pro? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great calendar integration - 👍 Handwriting support with Apple Pencil - 📆 Ability to plan and organize on digital calendar - 🔗 Syncs across devices - 📝 Useful note-taking features **Cons** - 🔒 Subscription required for full functionality - 🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, data loss, UI issues) - 💰 Expensive subscription for some users - 📱 Limited functionality on iPhone - 🔍 Lack of search/organization for notes **Commonly reported bugs** - Notes randomly disappearing - Syncing issues between devices - Pen/eraser functionality bugs - Frequent crashes and freezes - Layout/UI issues (overlapping elements, unresponsive controls) **Most requested features** - Add more customization options (themes, fonts, etc.) - Integrate with Reminders app - Allow typed text input in addition to handwriting - Improve syncing and backup functionality - Add ability to insert images, PDFs, and other files ## Newest reviews (15 of 439) ### 3/5 — Poor Customer Service *2026-08-29, version 2.1.0* I have used Pencil Planner for several years now and have loved it. However, now when I need customer service to switch to a different iPad, I can’t get anyone to respond and the reset password hasn’t worked. It’s too bad because I’d hate to have to find something g new after all this time. ### 3/5 — 3 stars *2026-08-22, version 2.1.0* its lowkey pushy every time you log in its like BUY PRO like its cheap 14.99 but genuinely no. im trying to use it for homework and projects bc i want to be organized and its connected to my reminders, i dont like that because i dont want shopping lists on here. but you can draw events. it also has precise time stamps. ### 2/5 — Don’t! *2026-07-22, version 2.1.0* Customer service never emails you back, despite paying for this janky app I’ve lost my data twice. Once when I closed the app, so I left it open on going and once, well because my login credentials were no longer stored. Reached out for support, and of course, radio silence. Find something else this sucks. ### 2/5 — Text keeps disappearing!!! *2026-07-13, version 2.1.0* It doesn’t save my text so I have to keep rewriting it ### 4/5 — Crash! *2026-06-22, version 2.1.0* I want to love it, but it closes before I can do anything! Using iPad Air up to date! Help! ### 3/5 — Keeps crashing *2026-06-05, version 2.1.0* I really like the concept of this app and I love to use it to organize my schedule but lately it’s been crashing so much that it’s almost impossible to even use it. Please fix this! I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it but the problem is still there. ### 1/5 — Noted Disappearing *2026-04-29, version 2.1.0* I’m a Pro user, and there is a bug where I lost years of notes using this app. This needs to be fixed or my subscription will be forfeited. ### 3/5 — Service ? *2026-04-29* Ich habe ein Problem die App in die I Cloud zu bekommen. Daher kein Sync zum IPhone. Leider antwortet der Support trotz 3 maliger E Mail nicht 🙁 ### 1/5 — No longer works! *2026-04-27, version 2.1.0* This planner was fantastic and then it stopped working a few weeks ago. My notes erase and the app no longer syncs between my iPad and iPhone. Such a bummer! ### 2/5 — Crashes Regularly *2026-04-19, version 2.1.0* So glitch on start up. Probably works less than half the time. There is still a confusing V1 / V2 different versions of the calendar. You would think they would have sorted this out by now. Used to be good but now seriously lacking in reliability. Needs a total redesign. ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE *2026-04-19, version 2.1.0* I seriously spent all day decorating my calendar so that I can have my calendar on the go instead of on my paper calendar that I hang on the wall made everything cute. Did doodles put an important dates did almost 2 months of work and I open the app again and everything was gone. Mind you this is my first day using it absolutely terrible. I don’t recommend to anyone. This was a terrible experience and it ruined most my day. Hope this helps. ### 2/5 — Powerful but unreliable *2026-04-09, version 2.1.0* App glitches and shuts down too frequently for it to be reliable. Really love this app otherwise. ### 1/5 — Update is broken *2026-04-07, version 2.1.0* This is so frustrating. I used to love this app, now I’ve lost all my info TWICE. Will not be renewing my subscription. ### 4/5 — Almost everything *2026-04-01, version 2.1.0* I really love this app. I really like that the layout and format are somewhat customizable, making it suitable for a large variety of people. I just wish that had a widget available for iOS. Give me a widget and I give you that 5th star. ### 1/5 — Cannot hand write tasks *2026-04-01, version 2.1.0* Cannot hand write tasks ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sync issue *2026-08-15, version 2.1.0* I have been using this app for a year and paying subscription for it. However , note sync across my devices stopped working . I tried contacting their support and they haven’t been able to provide me any solution. So those who are willing to get premium sub for this app please do it at your own risk. They haven’t been updating the app and it seems like an abandoned project to leech money off people. ### 1/5 — All Entries Deleted *2026-08-03, version 2.1.0* As per title, all my old entries have been deleted. This happened after I decided to switch to pro. Avoid like the plague. ### 1/5 — We are living in Hell *2026-07-19, version 2.1.0* Just another app that pretends to be cool and customizable but in reality, all those features are locked behind a paywall. Don’t bother even downloading unless you wanna give them twenty bucks. ### 1/5 — Very Disappointed! *2026-06-25, version 2.1.0* I have the paid Pro subscription and the app started to glitch and I lost all my info that I used for work. I even reach out to support but got no response. Very disappointed! ### 1/5 — You’ll lose everything *2026-06-25, version 2.1.0* It’s great, until it decides to erase all your notes. Everyone is having this issue and they aren’t doing anything to fix it apparently. Nobody can get a hold of support and there’s no patches coming. ### 1/5 — Three day trial is a joke *2026-06-13, version 2.1.0* Downloaded this and quickly found it was not what I was needing, so I immediately canceled since the app offers a three-day trial. My card was charged anyway, and two sent emails later, no response from the developers! Beware! ### 1/5 — Notes issue *2026-06-11, version 2.1.0* Normally love this app but all my data has been whipped. All notes gone. Month view calendar notes gone. Everything gone. Please look into this ### 1/5 — Not reliable *2026-06-09, version 2.1.0* I’ve tried twice in 5 years. It has a nice shape and sync well with the calendar, but you loose your notes suddenly. ### 1/5 — Was Great - Until it wasn’t *2026-06-05, version 2.1.0* I have been using this app for a few years. It was wonderful. I could type or use pencil. Moving between the different view was easy and seamless. Then one day in early 2026 it crashed and when it restarted - the appearance changed. The links between day and month and week don’t work and the update doesn’t even have the same appearance. I have emailed tech support several times and still haven’t heard anything back. I was a paid subscriber - but no more. I am canceling my renewal. Don’t waste your money on this. ### 1/5 — Crashes every time! *2026-05-06, version 2.1.0* This app is useless! Constantly crashing so I can’t even use it. Really enjoyed it when it was working. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The BEST planner app *2026-08-10, version 2.1.0* I’ve tried soooooooo many planners, notebooks, and apps and this app has everything I’ve been looking for my whole life, it’s extremely convenient. Please never discontinue it ### 5/5 — Best planner for those who like to hand write *2026-07-28, version 2.1.0* I have been using this for a long time. I have tried MANY and keep coming back to this one. I love that whatever I write in each box automatically shows up in various places (the day I write on in month view will show up when I switch to weekly view, for example). It is perfect for my neurospicy brain. However, I REALLY wish this had some color options for aesthetics. It is boring as heck, lol. And that alone is the biggest reason I keep trying (and hating) other planners. This app literally has everything I need, but man I get bored of the view, lol. Please give us color layout options! ### 5/5 — A few Updates away from Perfection *2026-07-14, version 2.1.0* I don’t write reviews usually but this is genuinely my favorite planner/notes app I’ve ever used. The in-app syncing with my all my calendars is so useful. Being able to write over my time blocks on my Google Calendar instead of having to make another calendar for my tasks, scratches an itch in my brain that other apps and systems don’t. Truly love this app, just needs stickers and the ability to add images! ### 5/5 — What happened *2026-06-20, version 2.1.0* I’ve used this app for about 2 years now and within the last month and a half the app has gone bad. Every time I open the app it either crashes or “glitches” and anything I’ve typed or written has been erased. Not sure what happened because I loved this app so much… ### 5/5 — LOVE IT (using on IPad) *2026-05-07, version 2.1.0* Perfect for handling multiple task and keeping organized while also allowing me to write hand written notes on it without using two separate apps. Def recommend if one has and IPad or Tablet of some sort with a pencil. ### 5/5 — Prefer V1 over V2 *2026-03-25, version 2.1.0* I had been using Penultimate many years as a digital calendar. But it didn’t sync to my actual calendar. Forcing me to duplicate/write in my scheduled appts. That being said, I loved being able to hand write my tasks, markings for in process, doodles, etc. Knowing that technology probably caught up over the years, I went in search for new options. Pencil Planner V1 is the best of both worlds to me. And has functionality that adds more “diary” features as well which I like. It is a modern digital version of the old day planners, for those that remember those. V2 converts handwriting to text for tasks and doesn’t allow for personal handwritten markings etc. within that space. I find this inconvenient albeit neater. It also appears to lack the diary features. I found myself not using this on the daily because it wasn’t allowing me to capture what I wanted and how I wanted it. V1 has more ability to write in a form that matches how your brain processes and functions. This creates stickiness for memory. It also induces more personal order. PLEASE Don’t get rid of V1!!! ### 5/5 — False advertising *2026-02-22, version 2.1.0* App Store says no in-app purchases but there is a subscription ### 5/5 — Very Useful *2026-02-13, version 2.1.0* This Calendar keeps me organized. Easy to navigate and I am able to connect and see my other calendars like (google, outlook). ### 5/5 — Great *2026-01-28, version 2.1.0* Absolutely love having the option of inputting information through my phone or writing it on my iPad ### 5/5 — Organises my life *2026-01-22, version 2.1.0* Have used for 4 years now. It’s a crucial planning and note taking tool I couldn’t live without. Has played a big part in building my business, which we’ve just successfully sold. Thanks pencil planner --- *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 2026-09-09.*