Penless vs Persnickety Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penless
Enhance your gifting with personalized video messages attached to physical items via exclusive QR codes. Organize wish lists, save ideas to the cloud, and bookmark favorite websites.
- QR Code Message Writer℠
- Attach pictures/videos to gifts
- Create and share wish lists
- Cloud-based idea board
- Bookmark favorite websites
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With Penless, adding video is just more fun. We personalize any gifting experience, and no other app has so much to offer, whether giving or receiving: •Penless Message: Exclusive QR Code Message Writer℠ allows you to attach your own picture/video to gifts or greeting cards using our designer stickers. •Wish List & Sizes: Create and share with friends and family by item. •Idea board: Save images on the Penless cloud to refer to later. •Bookmarking: Conveniently save your favorite websites on the app.
Persnickety Box
Transform your digital photos into tangible memories with monthly deliveries of real photographic prints. Preserve your story with high-quality 4x4" prints in a keepsake box, perfect for albums or home display.
- Monthly 4x4 photographic prints
- Keepsake box delivery
- Free shipping
- Document photos with details
- Add prints to albums
- Special membership pricing
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Taking more photos than ever before, yet doing nothing with them? We have the solution for you! Persnickety Box is SIMPLE and EASY. Real fuji photographic 4”x4” lustre prints delivered monthly in a keepsake box. The story that doesn't fade. • Download this FREE App • Enjoy FREE Shipping • New Story Box Opens Each Month • Close Your Boxes Anytime • Special Membership Affiliate Pricing • Free White Borders • Document the who, what, when, and where on your box • Add prints to photo albums, or display them in your home • Real 4x4” photographic prints, processed in a dark room just like film • Your legacy will last the test of time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Persnickety Box at 808 against Penless's 46. Persnickety Box also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Persnickety Box holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Persnickety Box has 808 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Penless's written reviews are positive against 94% of Persnickety Box's.
Penless ships an update every 3 months, Persnickety Box monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penless | Persnickety Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) | 4.9 (808 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 808 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | On My Wave, LLC | Persnickety Prints, LLC |
Customer experience
Penless
Persnickety Box
Bugs and requests
Penless
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Persnickety Box
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent with adding pics and no instructions
- Can't open all photos if you want to change a photo!
- Clumsy
Requested features
2 requests- Variety
- Wish we could get another size as well
In-app purchases
Penless
No in-app purchases
Persnickety Box
No in-app purchases
