# Tiny Calendar Pro vs Penned

The clearest difference is price: Penned at $4.99 against Tiny Calendar Pro's $19.99. Tiny Calendar Pro's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 87). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Tiny Calendar Pro costs $19.99 and Penned $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tiny Calendar Pro against 4.6 for Penned. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Calendar Pro has 2.4K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Tiny Calendar Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Penned's.

Tiny Calendar Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Penned every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tiny Calendar Pro | Penned |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $19.99 | **$4.99** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (2.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-calendar-pro/id455210120/reviews)** | [4.6 (87 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penned-private-notes/id1480653765/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2.4K** | 87 |
| Positive reviews | **81.8% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#128** | — |
| Size | 42 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 16.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [TinyWork Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1289515980) | [Edwing H Santos Mena](https://appshunter.io/developer/1851857999) |

## What reviewers say

### Tiny Calendar Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-calendar-pro/id455210120)

**Currently charting:** #128 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

This intuitive calendar app integrates with all your existing calendars, offering powerful tools for event creation and management. It provides multiple viewing options and offline capabilities, ensuring you never miss an appointment.

**Highlights:** Natural language event creation, Drag and drop event editing, Syncs with Google Calendar and iOS local calendars, Supports 9 standard calendar views, Offline event creation and editing, Advanced reminder system (push notifications, email), Access across iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great calendar app
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🔒 Reliable and syncs well
- 💡 Useful features like color coding and mini-month view
- 👍 Integrates well with Google Calendar

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional syncing issues
- 🐛 Crashes or freezes after updates
- 🐛 Search function not working properly
- 🔋 Slow performance on some devices
- 👎 Confusing calendar selection process

**Reported bugs**

- Syncing issues with Google Calendar
- Crashing on iOS 14 and later
- Inability to see all events on certain days
- Disappearing events after updates

**Requested features**

- Add ability to copy/paste events
- Improve search functionality
- Provide more customization options
- Integrate with more calendar services
- Add ability to set custom reminders


### Penned

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penned-private-notes/id1480653765)

A minimalist handwriting app designed for privacy, keeping all your notes securely on your device. It features natural writing with Apple Pencil, on-device AI text recognition, and smart tagging for easy searching. Export your notes as PDFs in a clean, distraction-free interface.

**Highlights:** Natural Apple Pencil writing, On-device AI text recognition, 100% private, no cloud, Export beautiful PDFs, Smart tagging and search, Distraction-free interface

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tiny Calendar Pro free?

Tiny Calendar Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Penned free?

Penned costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Tiny Calendar Pro or Penned?

Tiny Calendar Pro is rated higher. Tiny Calendar Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Penned averages 4.6 from 87 ratings.

### Do Tiny Calendar Pro or Penned have ads?

Neither Tiny Calendar Pro nor Penned shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Tiny Calendar Pro or Penned?

Tiny Calendar Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Penned every 2 months. Most recently, Tiny Calendar Pro was updated on November 10, 2026 and Penned on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*