Comparison

PenCalendarPro vs AxNote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PenCalendarPro

This app offers a digital handwriting calendar and diary experience, ideal for daily professional use with an Apple Pencil. It provides a realistic writing feel on paper, with features like multiple pen colors, image import, and page export options.

Highlights
  • Realistic handwriting experience
  • Finger writing disabled
  • Multiple pen colors
  • Import pictures
  • Export pages to email/printer
  • Year and month overviews
  • Gregorian and ISO8601 calendar types
Features
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PenCalendarPro is a simple handwriting calendar or diary for daily professional use. You need an Apple Pencil to do your handwriting. Get the real handwriting experience like writing on paper. You can put your hand everywhere on the writing area because finger writing is not possible. Features: -Finger writing is not possible. -Different pen colors. -Import picture. -Export page to email, printer .... -More then 100 pages per day. -Year overview and export. -Month overview and export. -Different colors for each day. -Short text 20 characters per day emojis possible. -Data files are accessible on local storage. -Calendar typ Gregorian and iso8601 (Europe). -Supported languages : English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Bulgarian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Croatian, Polish, Norwegian, Greek, Irish, Icelandic, Turkish, Portuguese Navigation info: Month overview: Press Month two times Year overview: Press Year two times For detail description see developer webpage

About

AxNote

This app offers an intelligent canvas for note-taking, allowing users to generate summaries from text, handwriting, and audio recordings. It supports image annotation, data visualization with tables and charts, and handwriting conversion to typed text. Designed for Apple Pencil, it provides flexible layouts and on-device AI features.

Highlights
  • AI-powered summaries from text, handwriting, and audio
  • Audio transcription and topic exploration
  • Image and PDF annotation
  • Data visualization with tables and charts
  • Handwriting to typed text conversion
  • Apple Pencil integration
  • Customizable layouts
Features
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AxNote is an intelligent canvas that thinks with you. Generate summaries from your notes and audio recordings with Apple Intelligence. Explore topics in recordings and jump to where they're discussed. Create flashcards from your notes with a single tap. Handwrite your notes and convert it to typed text. Drag and drop images, and instantly annotate on a blank canvas, lined, or grid paper. Snap perfect shapes. Create beautiful tables and charts to visualize your data. AxNote is a next-level digital note-taking experience. FEATURES Magic Summary: Generate summaries of your text, handwriting, or audio recordings using a device that supports Apple Intelligence. Summaries are perfect for catching up with meetings, revision, and for creating flashcards. Magic Summary cards can also be converted to a PDF or plain text for use in your favorite flashcard platform. Ask About Topics: Magic Summary automatically finds key topics discussed in your audio recordings and gives you summaries of those topics. You can also ask specific questions about the contents of your recording and Magic Summary will give you an answer using your recording as the source of truth. Jump To Topic: Instantly skip to the part of a recording where a specific topic is discussed with Magic Summary. No more manually scrubbing through hours of lectures or meetings. Audio Transcription: AxNote features fast, accurate audio transcription that runs directly on your device and supports languages other than English. Audio transcriptions can be added to your note or shared with others. Images, PDFs, Tables, and Charts: Drag and drop images and PDFs anywhere in a note. Images can be annotated directly over using a markup tool. Create simple tables with CSV support and link them with charts to create beautiful data visualizations. Images, tables, and charts live right alongside your handwriting and typed text. AxNote also supports Image Playground, so you can turn a prompt into an image and add it to your note (requires a device with Apple Intelligence enabled). Made for Pencil: AxNote is the perfect companion for Apple Pencil. With support for tilt and pressure sensitivity, shape snapping, Apple Pencil Hover, and handwriting-to-text, it's the only app you need to turn your ideas into beautiful ink. Layouts: Transform your iPad or iPhone into a real notebook with a selection of preset Layouts, including lined, grid, dot grid paper, and a freeform canvas. Customize your layouts with specific measurements for line and grid spacing and colors. Bookmarks: Pin what matters most in your notes. You can access your bookmarks from anywhere in a note, allowing you to jump within (and between) pages for quick access to important content. Privacy and Flexibility: With AxNote, you're in control of your data and where it's stored. Save your documents in your preferred cloud storage provider with the Files app or keep them on your device. AxNote's AI features also run directly on your Apple Intelligence-supported device, so your notes are never sent to an online service for processing or AI model training. Offline Support: AxNote's AI features (including Magic Summary and Audio Transcription) don't need an internet connection after initial setup, so you can work even when you're off the grid. --- AxNote+ - Unlimited pages - Unlimited Magic Summary usage - Customize Layouts These features are available with a one-time in-app purchase to AxNote+. Please read the Terms of Service at animantlabs.com/axnote/terms --- Need help? Please visit support.animantlabs.com/axnote Terms of Service: animantlabs.com/axnote/terms

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AxNote at Free against PenCalendarPro's $19.99. AxNote also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). PenCalendarPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AxNote is free to download; PenCalendarPro costs $19.99 up front. AxNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PenCalendarPro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AxNote holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AxNote has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, AxNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PenCalendarPro versus AxNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenCalendarProAxNote
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitgut GmbHJonathan Benjamin

Customer experience

PenCalendarPro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AxNote

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

PenCalendarPro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AxNote

One-time1
  • AxNote+$24.99

Questions

Is PenCalendarPro free?
PenCalendarPro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AxNote free?
AxNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PenCalendarPro or AxNote?
AxNote is rated higher. PenCalendarPro averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AxNote averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do PenCalendarPro or AxNote have ads?
Neither PenCalendarPro nor AxNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PenCalendarPro or AxNote?
PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, and AxNote every 2 months. Most recently, PenCalendarPro was updated on September 9, 2026 and AxNote on September 19, 2026.

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