Best Pencil Planner Apps

4.6😊(13K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app merges your digital calendar with a handwritten planner experience. Use your stylus to write directly over digital events, offering the best of both worlds for scheduling and note-taking. Plan your days, weeks, and months with a natural writing feel.

What We Love

🚀 Great calendar integration
👍 Handwriting support with Apple Pencil
📆 Ability to plan and organize on digital calendar
🔗 Syncs across devices
📝 Useful note-taking features

Room to Improve

🔒 Subscription required for full functionality
🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, data loss, UI issues)
💰 Expensive subscription for some users
📱 Limited functionality on iPhone
🔍 Lack of search/organization for notes

Pencil Planner & Draw Calendar by Wasdesign, LLC

Write daily on digital agenda

Strong Contender

4.5😐(832 ratings)

$8.99

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This app offers a digital alternative to traditional paper planners, allowing users to write and draw schedules, plans, and goals with a natural handwriting experience. It provides various templates for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly planning, with tools for easy editing and navigation.

What We Love

👍 Simple and easy to use
🖋️ Great for handwritten notes and planning
🎨 Supports Apple Pencil
💻 Syncs across devices
📅 Perpetual calendar with multi-year planning

Room to Improve

🐛 Glitches and bugs causing data loss
🔍 Limited functionality compared to expectations
🔀 Difficulty navigating between dates/views
🖌️ Lack of customization options for pen/highlighter
⚠️ Concerns about lack of developer support/responsiveness

Pencil Planner: PencilTime by Semore Software

Handwritten Calendar & Notes

Worth Considering

Pencil Calendar: Daily Planner

4.6(34 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app offers a handwritten digital planner with calendar, notebook, and reminder features. It allows natural writing with a stylus, visual planning using stickers, and easy navigation between linked pages. Organize notes, set timed reminders, and plan across daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views.

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Customizable Markdown layoutsLong-form text and checklistsEvent and deadline reminders

Markdown Planner

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Design a personalized daily planner using Markdown syntax. Organize your thoughts, tasks, and habits with custom layouts and reminders. Sync across devices and own your data with local file storage.

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