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Pencil Planner

Handwritten planner for iPad and iPhone layered over your calendar

Free plan · from $4.99/moDaily PlannersChecked Oct 5, 20264.6 on the App Store
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What is Pencil Planner?

Pencil Planner & Calendar Pro is an iPad and iPhone planner made for writing by hand with Apple Pencil. It shows the events from the calendars connected to the device and lets you write over and around them in day, week, month and year layouts, with handwritten or typed notes linked to dates. A limited version is free, and a Pro Access subscription unlocks all features along with cloud backup and sync.

Pencil Planner has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99 per month, or $19.99 per year. See every plan

Good for

  • iPad users who want to handwrite a planner with Apple Pencil
  • People who want handwriting layered over a digital calendar
  • Paper-planner users moving to a tablet

Worth knowing

  • iPhone and iPad only. The vendor's roadmap lists a Mac app as an upcoming feature.
  • The free version is limited and the vendor does not say where the limits fall. There is no lifetime purchase, only monthly and yearly plans.
  • Planner data is stored on the vendor's own Pencil Planner Cloud. There is no iCloud, Dropbox or Google Drive backup option.
  • The vendor's upgrade page quotes $24.99 a year for Pro, while the US App Store lists Pro Yearly at $19.99.

Key features

Handwriting on the calendar
Plans are written directly over and around calendar events with Apple Pencil, Logitech Crayon or a finger, including priorities, time blocks and sketches.
Day, week, month and year layouts
With the Version 2 layouts, schedule handwriting is shared between the Day and Week views, and a day's highlights also appear in the Week and Month views.
Calendar events from the device
Events come from the accounts connected in the iPad or iPhone Calendar settings, so iCloud, Google, Outlook and Yahoo calendars appear once added there.
Apple Reminders lists
The Version 2 Day tab shows lists from Apple Reminders next to the schedule. Lists are still added and edited in the Reminders app.
Linked notes
Handwritten or typed notes can be linked to a date or a calendar event, organized in folders and pinned. Handwritten notes take blank, lined or dot-grid pages.
Drawing tools
Pens, pencils and highlighters have adjustable colors and thickness. Handwriting can be moved, erased by whole stroke or in part, and zoomed for precise writing.

Pencil Planner pricing

Starts at
$4.99 per month, or $19.99 per year
Free plan
A limited version of the app is free to use. The vendor's pages do not list the limits; Pro Access is described as unlimited entries, storage and devices with cloud backup and sync.
Free trial
None listed
Free$0A limited version of the planner. The vendor does not publish exactly which features or how many entries it includes.
Pro Monthly$4.99per monthPro Access to all planner features, with unlimited entries, storage and devices plus cloud backup and sync.
Pro Yearly$19.99per yearThe same Pro Access billed once a year, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.

Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pencil Planner before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discountAbout 67% less on the yearly plan

    The US App Store lists Pro Monthly at $4.99 and Pro Yearly at $19.99. Twelve monthly payments come to $59.88, so the yearly plan costs about 67% less.

    Stated on apps.apple.com
  • Other savings$10 off the first year for buyers of the original app

    People who bought the earlier Pencil Planner & Draw Calendar app can email support for a promo code worth $10 off their first year of Pro.

    Stated on pencilplanner.app

How people rate the Pencil Planner app

4.6

out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app

  1. 5 stars80%
  2. 4 stars12%
  3. 3 stars3%
  4. 2 stars1%
  5. 1 star4%

12,544 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing

Pencil Planner reviews, and where to read more

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Common questions

Is Pencil Planner free?

Pencil Planner has a free plan. A limited version of the app is free to use. The vendor's pages do not list the limits; Pro Access is described as unlimited entries, storage and devices with cloud backup and sync. Paid plans start at $4.99 per month, or $19.99 per year.

How much does Pencil Planner cost?

Pencil Planner lists 3 plans. Free: $0. Pro Monthly: $4.99 per month. Pro Yearly: $19.99 per year. Prices were read from apps.apple.com on Oct 5, 2026.

What platforms does Pencil Planner work on?

Pencil Planner is available on iOS.

Does Pencil Planner offer any discounts?

Pencil Planner publicly lists the following: About 67% less on the yearly plan; $10 off the first year for buyers of the original app.

How is Pencil Planner rated?

Pencil Planner's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12,544 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.

Does Pencil Planner have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Pencil Planner is listed for iOS.

Does Pencil Planner have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Pencil Planner is listed for iOS.

Is Pencil Planner open source?

Pencil Planner is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.

What does Pencil Planner integrate with?

Pencil Planner's listing names Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, Google Calendar, Outlook and Yahoo Calendar. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Pencil Planner?

Pencil Planner is made by Wasdesign, LLC.

What are the alternatives to Pencil Planner?

The closest alternatives to Pencil Planner in our directory are Artful Agenda, PlanWiz, Moleskine Planner and Goodnotes. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Pencil Planner.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.