Pencil Planner & Calendar Pro 4+

Good for work

Good App for integrating my online calendar with my notes from my diary. Great that I can use my Apple Pencil, it makes becoming paperless easier. Would prefer if I could change the modules for each day, for example would like to be able to make the diary section wider and would like to be able to add small sections for info I might need that day instead of it being all ‘to do section’. A section for writing the extension numbers I need would be useful, these are usually on the back of the front cover of my paper diary. I have added them to the ‘ongoing to do’ section but it would be nice if I could personalise it a bit more or the titles of each section as I’m not a fan on the reflect section, but that’s just personal preference.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the feedback and review! We totally understand and hope to provide more customization options in the future. If you have other feedback please reach out at support@penciplanner.app

A limited glitchy app with non-existent support

This app is a great idea, and there are presently no real alternatives available for those who want the option to use handwriting with your iPad calendar & reminders list. However, after several months of use, my verdict is one of disappointment. There are many limitations to the app’s design, including the inability to have a list of handwritten tasks open at the same time as the calendar. But the worst thing about this app is that it is very glitchy: it frequently freezes, necessitating closing and reopening. It is supposed to permit copy (or cut) and paste of selected handwriting, but it stopped allowing this recently. And the developer support is non-existent: I emailed them about the above copy & paste problem, but received no reply. In summary, this app has a lot of potential, but fails to deliver. I would not recommend it, and I won’t be renewing my (rather pricey) subscription.

Not Really Free to Try

I’m giving this 1 star because the developers need to start reading the reviews on here, and realise that the way they have this setup on the install front feels like a massive hard sell.

When you install this you can’t just try it for 3 days. Instead you actually have to immediately signup for a subscription, on the promise that you can cancel it.

It feels horrible. I immediately uninstalled it without even trying it. Honestly. There was a very, very high chance I would have purchased the 1 year subscription if I had just tried it for a couple of days and liked it.

But, because you cant try it without the hard-sell of signing up for a subscription (without even trying it!); I immediately deleted the app.

Guys. Wake up. People should be just able to install it. No subscription prompts at all. After 2 days of use just have a pop up that says “Warning! You only have one more day in your Free Trial! Here are your options…”. People are 100 times more likely to agree to a subscription if they have used the product and can see the value for themselves.

The hard-sell way you have this setup, where they have to agree to a subscription before trying it is both a little immoral, and also crazy from a business perspective.