Comparison

Write2Buy 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

Write2Buy

Easily create handwritten shopping lists with customizable brush options. Manage products by adding, editing, reordering, and marking them as purchased. Share your lists with others.

Highlights
  • Handwritten list creation
  • Customizable brush color and size
  • Add, edit, and reorder products
  • Select/deselect items
  • Mark items as purchased
  • Share shopping lists
Features
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Hand write a shopping list in a fast and easy way. Features: - choose the color and size of the brush; - add a new product in the list; - edit the name of the product (tap on the row); - change the position of the product into the list (long press on the row); - change the height of the row; - select/deselect the product; - delete the product from the list once you have bought; - share the shopping list.

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

Write2Buy2 screens
Pencil Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pencil Planner at Free against Write2Buy's $0.99. Pencil Planner also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). Write2Buy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pencil Planner is free to download; Write2Buy costs $0.99 up front. Pencil Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Write2Buy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Write2Buy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pencil Planner has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write2Buy ships an update every 15 months, Pencil Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Write2Buy versus Pencil Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite2BuyPencil Planner
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—84.2% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe CigalaTNX Apps UG

Customer experience

Write2Buy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pencil Planner

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

In-app purchases

None

Write2Buy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pencil Planner

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

Questions

Is Write2Buy free?
Write2Buy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pencil Planner free?
Pencil Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Write2Buy or Pencil Planner?
Write2Buy is rated higher. Write2Buy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pencil Planner averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Write2Buy or Pencil Planner have ads?
Neither Write2Buy nor Pencil Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Write2Buy or Pencil Planner?
Write2Buy ships an update every 15 months, and Pencil Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Write2Buy was updated on September 15, 2026 and Pencil Planner on September 17, 2026.

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