# Plana - Handwriting Planner — Handwritten planner & calendar > Handwritten planner & calendar (iPhone/iPad app by Yoshinori Suzuki.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plana-handwriting-planner/id6775790308 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Yoshinori Suzuki](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775790310) - Category: Productivity, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 5 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) - Released: 2026-06-07 - Data updated: 2026-09-01 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plana-handwriting-planner/id6775790308/reviews.md ## What is Plana? Just write. Get notified. Plana is a new iPad planner that keeps the natural feel of writing with Apple Pencil while adding the power of digital. Write as freely as you would on paper — and your handwriting becomes your reminder. ■ Notifications from your handwriting Just write "9:00 Meeting," and Plana recognizes the time and notifies you automatically. No need to re-enter anything. If the text can't be read, it still alerts you with "Event." ■ Search your handwriting Search across all your handwritten notes by keyword. Find "what you wrote that day" in an instant — handwriting with digital searchability. ■ Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly From a single day to a whole year, plan everything by hand. The timeline view makes your day clear at a glance. ■ Calendar & Reminders integration Syncs with the native iOS Calendar and Reminders, so your existing events live right inside Plana. ■ iCloud sync across iPads Sync handwriting, images, text, and memos via iCloud. Open any iPad and your notebook is right there. ■ Express yourself freely Pen, images, text boxes, and shape recognition — make your planner truly yours. The freedom of paper, the intelligence of digital — in one notebook. Start writing in Plana today. Watch our tutorial video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8aOHwTxJz-0?si=bEv4JeDobocwaCii Plana Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. • Monthly and yearly plans are available. • Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple ID will be charged for renewal. • You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kunyotsu.com/entry/privacypolicy-plana/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly Plan | $1.99 | per month | | Yearly Plan | $5.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.4 — 2026-08-27 Plana 1.2.4 introduces support for a free plan, clarifies Premium features, and improves handwriting recognition reliability. - You can now start using Plana with the free plan. - Premium features have been organized, including Week view, the Day right-side handwriting memo, and iPhone weekly review. - Improved handwriting recognition reliability when Vision language support varies by device or iPadOS state. - Added fallback recognition paths and automatic language detection when the preferred recognition language is unavailable. - Reduced cases where search or handwriting notifications receive an empty recognition result. - Adjusted plan-related screens when switching between Free and Premium. ### 1.2.3 — 2026-08-24 Plana 1.2.3 improves stability on data-heavy calendar views and refines Apple Pencil behavior. - Fixed an issue where Month or Week views could crash or freeze when opening months with many events, handwriting, text boxes, and images. - Fixed an issue where the screen could turn black after tapping an image. - Fixed an issue where Apple Pencil double tap and squeeze did not follow the actions selected in iPad settings. - Adjusted Apple Pencil behavior so actions such as showing the color palette with double tap and switching to the eraser with squeeze follow the system settings. - Reduced loading work on pages with a large amount of handwriting and placed items. - Reduced memory usage when displaying images, improving navigation in heavier months. ### 1.2.2 — 2026-08-17 ・Added iPhone-friendly weekly and monthly views for checking events, tasks, and handwriting alerts. ・Calendar visibility, Rokuyo display, and week-start settings can now be adjusted on iPhone. ・Improved Apple Pencil pen/eraser switching and a bug where handwriting could stop after toggling the pen tool. ・Fixed an issue where thick pen or marker strokes could become thin after shape cleanup. ・Improved shape cleanup reliability and added a setting to turn it on or off. ### 1.2.1 — 2026-08-14 Plana 1.2.1 improves handwriting schedules, iPhone review, and overall editing stability. - Improved handwriting OCR reliability and prevented empty recognition results from being reused. - Fixed an issue where zooming the right memo area in Day view could also zoom the calendar. - Improved display of multi-day events across Day, Week, Month, and iPhone views. - Made handwritten notifications and ongoing multi-day events clearer in Today Review on iPhone. - Reduced unnecessary iCloud uploads when handwriting data has not changed. - Improved stability around calendar display, handwriting, text boxes, images, and undo/redo operations. ### 1.2 — 2026-08-10 ・Added a new iPhone companion view for quick daily review. ・Events, tasks, and handwriting-based reminders now appear together in chronological order. ・Handwriting-based reminders now remain visible in Today after the notification fires. ・Fixed an issue where handwriting reminders could appear on the wrong day. ・Improved chronological ordering of events and tasks in Month view. ・Improved handwriting recognition, date switching stability, tool palette behavior, and memo area interactions. ## More apps by Yoshinori Suzuki - [Notia - Infinite Whiteboard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notia-infinite-whiteboard/id6786552204) All apps by Yoshinori Suzuki: https://appshunter.io/developer/6775790310 ## Related topics [journaling planner](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/journaling-planner) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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