Penjo: Pencil Journal, Planner3.7.13 - App Store

Plan forward. Reflect backward. Create freely.

Penjo is an Apple Pencil-first digital planner, journal, and diary for iPad and iPhone. Write freely on a clean page every day-backed by seamless Apple Calendar & Reminders integration, Apple Journaling Suggestions, and on-device handwriting search.

Why Penjo?

PLAN & ORGANIZE
. Calendar & Reminders: Check today at a glance and stay on schedule with full Apple Calendar integration (including Google and Exchange sync).
. Views that fit your routine: Flip through an entire year in one tap to spot patterns. Manage your schedule in Month and Week modes, or focus on today’s daily spread.
. Private & Synced: Lock your thoughts and daily reflections behind Face ID / Touch ID. iCloud keeps your iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro perfectly in sync.

REFLECT & CREATE
. Apple Pencil first: Write, sketch, and annotate natively. Build a custom toolset for daily note-taking, capture ideas instantly, and let Penjo auto-straighten your drawn lines.
. Apple Journaling Suggestions: Relive your days with rich context. Privately add suggestions based on your photos, or use guided reflections as gratitude prompts.
. Unrestricted canvas: Edit photos on the page, remove backgrounds, add space dynamically, and choose from dot, grid, or lined paper.

FIND, REUSE & SHARE
. Handwriting Search: On-device text recognition lets you instantly search your handwriting and image text. Never lose a brilliant idea again.
. Native File Sharing: Export class notes or custom planner layouts as .penjo files. Friends, colleagues, or classmates can import them in one tap to reuse your templates or notes in their own journals.
. Reusable Templates: Duplicate or move any sheet to another day, making it effortless to reuse your favorite custom digital notebook layouts.
. Access & Export: Jump to today with Home Screen Widgets, or save pages and full journals as PDFs to archive, print, or share.

Take Penjo Everywhere
Penjo Unlimited keeps all your journals, notes, and templates perfectly in sync across your iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro. Share custom .penjo layouts, unlock unlimited journals, access full calendar integration, and export pages to PDF.
Family Sharing is available on monthly plans.

Every day is a blank page. Make it yours.

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Version History - Overdue reminders: on today's page, reminders from earlier days that are not done yet now appear below today's reminders, under Overdue, with their due date. You can turn this off in the page's … menu.
- Undo is more reliable after scribbling to erase, straightening a line with a cross mark, and pasting.
- Bug fixes and improvements. 3.7.13 8h ago - New day drawer on iPad and Mac: see the day's Apple Calendar events and reminders next to your page, and add or edit them there. It stays open as you move between days, so you can glance at each day while you write.
- PDF export is rebuilt: text in the PDF can be selected and searched, and files are smaller and faster to create.
- Undo and redo are more reliable for text edits, moved selections and added space.
- Selecting text boxes, shapes and images responds faster.
- Choose Reader or List as the default view of your entries, in the entry list's settings.
- Mac: clicking to place items and the selection tool work again on macOS 27.
- Bug fixes and improvements. 3.7.12 Oct 3 This update brings bug fixes, performance and localization improvements. 3.7.11 Sep 22 We are getting Penjo ready for iOS 27. This update brings a few bug fixes, UI and performance improvements. 3.7.10 Sep 12 - The Penjo Unlimited screen is redesigned
- Entry navigation now indicates when you reach your first or last entry
- Bug fixes and improvements 3.7.9 Sep 9 - The free plan's page limit is removed: every day sheet now allows unlimited pages
- New Today and Tomorrow buttons in the Copy & Move date selector make placing copied sheets faster
- Improvements to iCloud Sync
- Bug fixes and improvements 3.7.8 Sep 3 - You can now resize Calendar Event and Reminder boxes and pick their font in the page settings
- Journaling Suggestions now include workouts and daily steps, added to your page as ready-made cards (iOS 18 or later)
- Bug fixes and improvements 3.7.7 Aug 7 • Redesigned and simplified widgets: choose which journal each widget shows (touch and hold → Edit Widget), or use Automatic (Most Recent) to follow your most recently opened journal. You can now add multiple widgets, each showing a different journal
• The old "Most Recent" widgets are retired — please remove them and add the new configurable ones
• Bug fixes and improvements 3.7.6 Jul 24 • Touch and hold any day in Week or Month view to quickly add a Calendar event or Reminder (right-click on Mac)
• New Reed pen tool (iPadOS 26)
• Bug fixes and improvements 3.7.5 Jul 9 This update brings two of your most requested features.
On This Day lets you look back at what you journaled on the same date in past years. Open Search and tap the On This Day button to see your sheets grouped by year. You can pick any date from the calendar to revisit a different day.
We also added a quicker way to find a sheet after you copy or move it. Now you can open the new copy right away instead of going to look for it.
Thanks for journaling with Penjo. We read all of your feedback. 3.7.4 May 22 This update brings various bug fixes and localization improvements. 3.7.3 May 11 New, more relaxed free tier limits
Free trial extended to 7 days (up from 3)
List Mode is now easier to discover, with a new indicator on the journal cover and a Day/List selector when adding or editing a journal. In List Mode, your journal opens to a continuous list of entries and navigation skips empty days, handy if you don't write every day, or use journals as a scrapbook or for occasional notes. 3.7.2 Apr 30 Fixed a crasher in the macOS version.
A few bug fixes and improvements. 3.7.1 Apr 18 Welcome to Penjo 3.7 — one of the biggest updates yet, bringing powerful new ways to reflect on your past, share your notes, and plan your future.

Apple Journaling Suggestions: You can now use Apple Journaling Suggestions to instantly add rich context to your days using your photos and locations. Even better, import guided reflections to use as built-in gratitude and journaling prompts directly on your daily pages.

Shareable .penjo Files: Export full class notes, meeting minutes, or beautifully crafted daily spreads as native .penjo files. Friends, colleagues, and classmates can import them in one tap to read your notes or reuse your custom layouts in their own journals.

The Big Picture: Year View: Seamlessly zoom out to the brand-new Year View. Flip through an entire year in a single tap to spot patterns, review your consistency, and plan your long-term goals.

Also in this update:

General bug fixes and performance improvements for an even smoother journaling experience.

If Penjo is helping you stay organized and creative, leaving a quick rating or review on the App Store makes a real difference. Thank you. 3.7 Apr 15 This update brings a few localization improvements and bug fixes. 3.6.17 Mar 8 This update brings a few bug fixes and performance improvements. 3.6.16 Feb 19 Hotfix: We fixed iCloud Sync issues introduced in the previous version that caused problems for some users. 3.6.15 Feb 11 This update introduces Zoom Lock, helping reduce accidental palm zooming while writing. You can lock or unlock zoom from the context menu by tapping on a note in Day View.

We’ve also improved iCloud Sync to make it more stable and smoother across your devices. 3.6.14 Feb 7 Our first update of the year includes bug fixes and performance improvements. Stay tuned for the next major update! 3.6.13 Jan 27 This update includes bug fixes and performance improvements based on user feedback. Thank you for helping us make Penjo better. 3.6.12 12/17/2025 Our new Yearly Plan is here, a simple, flexible, and better-value way to enjoy everything Penjo offers in the year ahead.
This update also includes performance improvements, stability fixes, and subtle UI polish across the app. 3.6.11 12/05/2025 Here’s what’s new:

• Straighten Lines with a Simple Gesture: Right after drawing a line, make a short perpendicular stroke across its center, like adding a tiny “+”. Penjo instantly straightens it for cleaner diagrams, arrows, and notes.
• Polygon Shape: Use the new polygon shape with a configurable edge count to create pentagons, hexagons, and more.
• Smarter Selection Tool: Improved rectangular selection behavior for smoother and more predictable control.
• Cleaner Paper Picker: Paper types are now reorganized for easier browsing when adding or editing journals.
• Plus More: Various fixes and refinements throughout for a smoother Penjo experience. 3.6.10 11/21/2025 • Shape Handles: You can now resize shapes using four edge handles, and adjust lines with two endpoint handles for more precise control.
• Duplicate: Added a Duplicate option to the context menu for text boxes, images, shapes, map boxes, and drawings—quickly copy any object on the same page.
• PDF Export: Improved PDF export performance, especially for batch exports covering many days.
• Font Compatibility: Fixed an issue affecting calendar event and reminder list boxes when using certain custom fonts.
• Plus a few small fixes and overall improvements to make Penjo even smoother. 3.6.9 11/05/2025 This update brings helpful fixes and a smoother Penjo experience:

• You can now see the number of sheets per day in Week, Month, and Day views. Day view also shows which sheet you’re currently on.
• Calendar events and reminders now use your default text font, so they match the rest of your notes.
• Text color can now be changed while editing, giving you more control over your formatting.
• PDF export is faster and more stable, especially for detailed notes and batch exports.
• Fixed an issue where the app jumped back to the journal list when switching themes or apps.
• Swipe gesture sensitivity has been adjusted to reduce accidental top bar minimization.
• Plus a few small improvements to make everything work better.

Thanks for being part of the Penjo community! 3.6.8 10/25/2025 • List, Week, and Month views now show the number of pages per sheet (when there’s more than one)
• Added an option to disable the two-finger tap to undo gesture
• Improved PDF export quality for sharper, clearer handwritten notes
• Tap-to-preview is now disabled by default in List and Reader views (you can re-enable it in List View settings)
• Fixed an issue that incorrectly showed a “New Version Available” alert
• UI polish and overall performance improvements

We’re always working to make Penjo better — thank you for your continued support! 3.6.7 10/13/2025