Comparison

DDiary Pro vs Pencil Planner

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

Head to head
About

DDiary Pro

This app allows users to create personalized digital diaries using handwritten notes, drawings, and various creative tools. Organize entries with hashtags, secure them with biometrics, and customize themes and fonts. Syncs with Apple Calendar and backs up to iCloud.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes and drawings
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Hashtag organization
  • Biometric security (Touch ID/Face ID)
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Apple Calendar integration
  • Custom template and sticker creation
Features
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DDiary targets users who prefers diary notebooks to any other calendar related applications. 0. Drawing Everything is written or drawn with Apple Pencil. Fill up your diary with your unique drawings and fonts. DDiary provides you with various tools including fonts, textbox, ruler, lasso and image attachment. 1. Composition It consists of monthly, weekly, daily, journal, and memo. These screens can be easily moved by intuitive gestures. 2. Journal feature
 You can add hashtags to your diary, so you can systematically classify various diaries. You can collect all your diaries, such as a photo album, and support searching for dates and titles. 3. Lock DDiary supports both Touch ID and Face ID for you to lock your app. 4. Theme/Font settings DDiary provides you with various themes and fonts for you to design your diary however you like. 5. Provided templates and stickers 
DDiary provides you with various templates and stickers for decorating diary on your own purpose.
 6. Saving your own templates and stickers
 You can create your own templates and stickers to use it frequently. 
 7. Sync with Apple Calendar
 Events in Apple Calendar app will be displayed on Daily page in DDiary.
 8. iCloud backup & synch
 Backup your data on iCloud safely, and the synchronization feature between multi-devices is available. 
iPhone version of DDiary is read-only. Subscription pricing and terms: DDiary Pro offers two auto-renewing subscriptions to provide you with unlimited access to the all features while you maintain an active subscription. Monthly subscription at $3.49/month and Yearly subscription at $20.49/year. Two subscriptions provide same features. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to you Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-Privacy-Policy-b8baab5b5bb143eda48676d8a944aaee Please contact us Email: ddiarycontact@gmail.com. Instagram: @ddiaryapp

About

Pencil Planner

This app allows users to visually plan their schedules by drawing appointments directly onto a calendar. It offers an intuitive, pen-on-paper experience for effortless scheduling, making it ideal for families and couples to coordinate activities and boost overall productivity.

Highlights
  • Draw appointments directly on calendar
  • Intuitive pen-on-paper planning
  • Visual family planner
  • Couple calendar for shared planning
  • Boost productivity and organization
  • Supports iPad stylus input
Features
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Ditch the Text, Draw Your Schedule with Stift! Tired of typing appointments? Stift lets you unleash the power of your tablet pen. Draw your schedule directly on the calendar! Why Stift? Effortless Scheduling: Draw appointments for any day, week, or month. It's that simple! Natural Planning: Forget the keyboard frustration. Stift feels intuitive, just like using a pen on paper. Perfect for Families: Coordinate everyone's activities with a visual, fun family planner. Keep track of soccer practice, music lessons, and movie nights - all in one place! Boost Productivity: Manage your time visually and stay organized with Stift. Work together: Use the calendar as a couple calendar and plan your year together. Stift: The fun and easy way to schedule your life. Please read the licensed application end user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ And our Terms of Service: https://www.s5t.app/terms

Screenshots

DDiary Pro4 screens
Pencil Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pencil Planner at freemium against DDiary Pro's subscription. Pencil Planner also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2). DDiary Pro's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 12). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DDiary Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Pencil Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pencil Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of DDiary Pro's written reviews are positive against 84% of Pencil Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DDiary Pro ships an update every 10 days, Pencil Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DDiary Pro versus Pencil Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDDiary ProPencil Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB51 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHanung LeeTNX Apps UG

Customer experience

DDiary Pro

All ratings45 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.5%

Pencil Planner

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DDiary Pro

Subscriptions2
  • DDiary Pro - Monthly$3.491 Month
  • DDiary Pro - Yealry$20.491 Year
3 purchases

Pencil Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Quarterly Pro$2.993 Months
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$12.99

Questions

Is DDiary Pro free?
DDiary Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pencil Planner free?
Pencil Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DDiary Pro or Pencil Planner?
Pencil Planner is rated higher. DDiary Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Pencil Planner averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do DDiary Pro or Pencil Planner have ads?
Neither DDiary Pro nor Pencil Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DDiary Pro or Pencil Planner?
DDiary Pro ships an update every 10 days, and Pencil Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, DDiary Pro was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pencil Planner on November 3, 2026.

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