Pencil vs Poetrify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil
Access summaries, shorts, and e-books across various genres. Engage with a global community of readers and writers, track your reading progress, and discover new ideas from independent authors.
- Book summaries and shorts
- E-books from independent authors
- 25+ sub-genres
- Reading activity tracker
- Global reader and writer community
- Short content creation
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Read Pencil select summaries, shorts, e-books and connect with a global community of future thought leaders Read big ideas from the best books across 25+ sub-genres such as self-help, business & management, philosophy, politics, society and culture. Indulge in books across multiple genres and languages written by independent authors from around the world. Read short stories, poems and a variety of other form of short content written by a diverse community of writers on Pencil (thepencilapp.com) Set and achieve your reading goals with a unique reading activity tracker. Connect and share with a safe, inclusive and diverse community of readers and writers There is something for everyone at Pencil. Download now to read more, read better and lead a better life. Join our community on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: Instagram: http://instagram.com/thepencilapp Facebook: https://facebook.com/thepencilapp Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepencilapp Website: https://thepencilapp.com/ Questions? Suggestions? Simply write to connect@thepencilapp.com Terms of Service: https://thepencilapp.com/terms.php Privacy Policy: https://thepencilapp.com/privacy-policy.php
Poetrify
Create and read various document types, including journals, stories, quotes, and poems, using a rich text editor. Organize content by language and connect with a community through profiles and direct messaging. Compete for daily, weekly, and monthly awards based on user likes.
- Rich text editor
- Multiple document types (journals, stories, quotes, poems)
- Language-specific organization
- User profiles with social links
- Trophy system for popular content
- Direct messaging with developer
- Tutorial section
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This app allows users to read or write 4 different types of documents, journals, stories, quotes and poems through a rich text editor. Each section is divided by language so that each user can use the language they prefer or improve the idiom they are studying. There is a profile page where you can link your social networks, view your followers or users we follow and read comments other users may have left on our profile. There is a trophy system, specifically each day, week and month the documents that have received the most likes for each language and type of document will be chosen. To avoid problems in using the app there is a tutorial section where the main features are described in detail and it is also possible to send a direct message to the developer so that he can correct any problems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Poetrify at 100% against Pencil's 57%. Poetrify also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Pencil's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pencil holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poetrify has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Pencil's written reviews are positive against 100% of Poetrify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pencil ships an update fortnightly, Poetrify every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pencil | Poetrify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ONE POINT SIX TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED | Mauro Cristofoli |
Customer experience
Pencil
Poetrify
In-app purchases
Pencil
No in-app purchases
Poetrify
No in-app purchases








