Best Pencil Planner &amp; Draw Calendar Apps

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 & Calendar Pro by Wasdesign, LLC

Handwritten daily agenda

Strong Contender

4.6😊(13K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app brings the freedom of a paper planner to your digital calendar, allowing you to handwrite plans, highlight appointments, and take notes directly on your schedule. It syncs across devices and offers robust note-taking features.

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: PencilTime by Semore Software

Write, Type & Plan Your Way

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Penbook: Paper Planner & Notes

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Combine handwritten notes and typed text for planning and organization. Features flexible daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly views, with dedicated pages for projects and ideas. Search typed content easily and export your work.

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Drawable daily canvasDrag-and-drop task schedulingiCloud synchronization

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