Comparison

PenCalendarPro vs InkPlanner

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

InkPlanner

A digital wall calendar app for iPad and Apple Pencil, offering a clear yearly overview. It allows handwritten entry of appointments and notes with a customizable color-coded legend for enhanced organization and a minimalist planning experience.

Highlights
  • Yearly overview at a glance
  • Handwritten notes and appointments
  • Customizable color-coded legend
  • Minimalist and simple design
  • Digital replication of physical wall calendars
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InkPlanner: Your digital wall calendar for iPad & Apple Pencil. Features: + Clear planning: your entire year at a glance. + Developed for Apple Pencil: Simply enter appointments and notes by hand. + Customized legend: Color-coded legend with five categories. Why did we develop InkPlanner? With InkPlanner, we want to transfer the proven clarity of a physical wall calendar to the digital world. With iPad and Apple Pencil, this feeling can be replicated in the best possible way, leading to more clarity, minimalism and simplicity. What does InkPlanner cost? InkPlanner is available for you to test free of charge. After the trial, you can unlock unlimited entries with a one-time payment. We do not use monthly subscription fees.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: InkPlanner at Free against PenCalendarPro's $19.99. InkPlanner also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). PenCalendarPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

InkPlanner holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InkPlanner has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, InkPlanner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PenCalendarPro versus InkPlanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenCalendarProInkPlanner
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitgut GmbHChristian Merk

Customer experience

PenCalendarPro

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

InkPlanner

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

PenCalendarPro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

InkPlanner

One-time1
  • Calendar$6.99

Questions

Is PenCalendarPro free?
PenCalendarPro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is InkPlanner free?
InkPlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PenCalendarPro or InkPlanner?
InkPlanner is rated higher. PenCalendarPro averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while InkPlanner averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do PenCalendarPro or InkPlanner have ads?
Neither PenCalendarPro nor InkPlanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PenCalendarPro or InkPlanner?
PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, and InkPlanner every 4 months. Most recently, PenCalendarPro was updated on October 29, 2026 and InkPlanner on November 3, 2026.

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