Pencil Planner & Calendar Pro

• Pro Monthly — $4.99/month
• Pro Monthly — $19.99/year ($1.66/mo)

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.6 12462 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Prefer V1 over V2

   I had been using Penultimate many years as a digital calendar. But it didn’t sync to my actual calendar. Forcing me to duplicate/write in my scheduled appts. That being said, I loved being able to hand write my tasks, markings for in process, doodles, etc. Knowing that technology probably caught up over the years, I went in search for new options. Pencil Planner V1 is the best of both worlds to me. And has functionality that adds more “diary” features as well which I like. It is a modern digital version of the old day planners, for those that remember those. V2 converts handwriting to text for tasks and doesn’t allow for personal handwritten markings etc. within that space. I find this inconvenient albeit neater. It also appears to lack the diary features. I found myself not using this on the daily because it wasn’t allowing me to capture what I wanted and how I wanted it. V1 has more ability to write in a form that matches how your brain processes and functions. This creates stickiness for memory. It also induces more personal order. PLEASE Don’t get rid of V1!!!

   WantARealNewspaper · 30 Aug 2026

2. 4/5Great concept decent implementation, but room for growth

   The concept is exactly what I was aiming for when I was trying to find a paper planner style planer for my iPad. It’s integration with the Calendar app and Reminders app is exactly what I was hoping for, and I like that the notes are able to link to the individual events or to a particular day. However, it does not seem that it has had any updates since 2022 and the list of features and updates has not been updated in several years which worries me with regard to support and whether or not this is going to be a maintained application in the future. A feature that would be really nice and I was hoping for would be the ability to either export notes using the share sheet or even better having the notes in this app synchronize with the Notes app just like it does with the Calendar and Reminders app that would be a superb option which would allow the notes that are created outside of this app to be linked as well and also accessible outside of this app on other devices. I am hopeful that the developer is still working on implementing some of the features listed on the website and I understand that it can take a long time to develop some features so I am not assuming that they are not coming. I just would like to see them sooner so that this can be more useful as a one stop planning application that would justify the subscription cost.

   a certain regular user · 30 Aug 2026

3. 2/5Won’t update on synced device

   I downloaded this app about a week and a half ago. I first downloaded it to my iPad. It linked my calendars and I was able to write notes on the individual days which is exactly what I wanted to be able to do. I then downloaded the app on my phone and signed in with my account. Everything transferred over that I had entered up to that point. However, I have made changes since then on my iPad and the new info that I put in my iPad won’t update on my phone. I’ve done all of the trouble shooting tips, refreshed the app, closed out the phone and iPad m, restated, even uninstalled the app and reinstalled it. When I signed back in after reinstalling the app on my phone it still only shows the info that had been input at the time I had originally installed the app on my phone. It still won’t update. It’s been over a week. I tried reaching out to the support email within my free trial period and am still waiting for a response. I give this app 2 stars because I really like the design of linking to my calendars and being able to write on it but if it will only work on my iPad and not update to my phone then it’s pointless for me to have this app and I would have cancelled it before the free trial. I’m hoping the app support group will eventually have a solution to fix this at which point I could update my review. Not sure how long their typical response time is for getting back to emails but it’s been over a week so far with no response.

   KP-361 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 4/5I want to give this app 5 stars, but cannot unless some features are added.

   I am a paper journal planner. I have journals for different things. And with all the paper journal planners I own comes limited physical space. I am really trying to declutter and that starts with not buying anymore and converting some paper work into digital. I have a couple journal/planners I purchased from Etsy and use in Goodnotes. LOVE them. But they don’t sync up with my iOS calendar and I really LOVE that feature. I want that feature. And now, after having it with this planner, I feel I need that feature to organize my schedule. I am working on organizing myself in all areas of my life and having that calendar sync really frees me up from the redundant option of writing in the same task/meal planning/course schedule daily. The missing stars come in for me because I really like to personalize my planners. Stickers, drawing (which I am not the best at so I use stickers) different color pens and different types of pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters. I would love customized templates, color changes or something. The annual cost isn’t a bad price for a digital planner, for a planner period. I pay good money for a paper planner each year. And at one point in time, I bought two; one for work and the other one for personal planning. So….if the developers are taking suggestions or if they want to spruce up the app and take it to the next level, I would definitely re-rate and re-review. I LOVE using my Apple Pencil. It is such a great addition to the iPad Pro. Thank you for reading my review.

   taboo2damfly · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Love, but deletes notes!!!!!

   I have been searching for a while for something exactly like this app. It has everything I was looking for, so I paid for the subscription. Unfortunately, the app has major issues, and it took a week to figure them out. The 3 day trial is not enough time! When entering the notes tab, I couldnt get out and return to the calendar view. There’s nothing to click, minimize, close, calendar header is gone to navigate. The only way to back to the calendar is to close the app. So this is what I’ve had to do. I wrote a page of notes and to dos for the day, needed to go back to the calendar, so I closed and reopened…….. and my notes were gone!!! I went to my previous days…… gone. Went to the app on my phone…. Nothing. Pure panic of the time lost!! Googled how to resolve, didn’t find anything except to restart the iPad. So I did, and when I opened the app, no notes again. Let it set,came back, started tapping my screen from frustration, and the notes from my previous day were back! Scrolling through the pages, and they were gone. Walked away, tapped the screen, and page 2 magically appeared. So I tried this for today’s notes, but NOTHING. GONE. No way to recover. So trying to switch back to the calendar view, erased my notes. And there’s no way to save before you close. What the H***??? Seriously, what’s the point? This has waisted HOURS of my work time. Time is money!! So y’all owe me $3,000 for time lost. Plus the subscription. Payment due at the end of the month, late payments will incur 10% late fee. Pay at your earliest convenience. No Thank you for your service.

   meeerrrooobbb25 · 30 Aug 2026

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