Write2Buy vs Pencil Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Handwritten list creation
- Customizable brush color and size
- Add, edit, and reorder products
- Select/deselect items
- Mark items as purchased
- Share shopping lists
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Write2Buy | Pencil Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 84.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Cigala | TNX Apps UG |
Customer experience
Write2Buy
Pencil Planner
In-app purchases
Write2Buy
No in-app purchases
Pencil Planner
- Quarterly Pro$2.993 Months
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Pro$12.99
