Comparison

Sincey vs Pencil Notes

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

Head to head
About

Sincey

This app helps you track recurring activities and remember when they last occurred. It provides a simple timeline for each event, allowing you to log new memories with optional notes and see how many days have passed. You can also set reminders for future events.

Highlights
  • Track unlimited personal activities
  • View 'days since' counters
  • Save memory trails with dates and notes
  • Search activities and notes
  • Set optional reminder nudges
  • Sync privately across Apple devices
  • On-device suggestions for wording and icons
Features
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Sincey helps you remember when life last happened. Track the everyday and occasional things you care about: dental checkups, oil changes, movie nights, favorite restaurants, calls with family, workouts, chores, trips, appointments, and anything else you want to remember. Instead of wondering "When did I last do that?", Sincey keeps a simple timeline for each activity. Add an activity, choose when it last happened, and see exactly how many days it has been. When it happens again, log a new memory with an optional note. Features: Track unlimited personal activities See clear "days since" counters at a glance Save a memory trail with dates and notes Search activities and notes Set optional reminder nudges after a custom number of days Sync privately across your Apple devices with iCloud Get friendly on-device suggestions for wording, icons, colors, and reminder timing when supported Enjoy a clean layout designed for iPhone and iPad Sincey is built for the small recurring moments that are easy to forget but useful to remember. Keep it practical, personal, and private.

About

Pencil Notes

Features
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# Pencil Notes — Your Simple Apple Pencil Notebook Turn your iPad into a simple, distraction-free notebook designed for Apple Pencil. Write naturally, organize your ideas, annotate documents, and export your work — all without subscriptions or complicated setup. ## WRITE NATURALLY Pencil Notes is built around the feeling of writing on real paper. • Write with Apple Pencil • Create unlimited notebooks and pages • Choose blank, lined, dotted, or grid paper • Use a pressure-sensitive pen • Highlight important ideas • Undo and redo with ease • Zoom and pan while writing Whether you're taking notes, planning your day, journaling, brainstorming, or simply sketching, Pencil Notes keeps things simple. ## WRITE ON PDFs Import a PDF and write directly on it with Apple Pencil. Highlight text, add handwritten notes, draw, underline, circle important information, and mark up documents naturally. Perfect for: • Study materials • Lecture notes • Work documents • Forms and worksheets • Research papers • Presentations • Personal documents ## ANNOTATE IMAGES Import an image and use your Apple Pencil to write, draw, mark up, or add notes directly on it. ## EXPORT YOUR WORK When you're finished, export your handwritten pages, PDF annotations, or marked-up images and share them wherever you need. ## PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes stay on your iPad. No account required. Your notes stay on your iPad. No cloud storage. No ads. Just open the app and start writing. ## MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE Use Pencil Notes for: • Class and lecture notes • Meetings • To-do lists • Journaling • Planning • Brainstorming • Sketching • PDF annotation • Document markup • Personal notes ## SIMPLE BY CHOICE Pencil Notes isn't trying to replace every app on your iPad. It's a simple place to write. Open it. Pick a page. Grab your Apple Pencil. Start writing.

Screenshots

Sincey3 screens
Pencil Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sincey at Free against Pencil Notes's $1.99. Sincey also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). Pencil Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Sincey is free to download; Pencil Notes costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sincey ships an update every 4 days, Pencil Notes every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Sincey versus Pencil Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSinceyPencil Notes
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSai Krishna GundaKliv Spahiu

In-app purchases

None

Sincey

No in-app purchases

None

Pencil Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sincey free?
Sincey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pencil Notes free?
Pencil Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sincey or Pencil Notes have ads?
Neither Sincey nor Pencil Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sincey or Pencil Notes?
Sincey ships an update every 4 days, and Pencil Notes every 4 weeks. Most recently, Sincey was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pencil Notes on October 25, 2026.

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