Penjo - Pencil Journal 4+

Great potential!

I really like the simplicity of the app. I love the handwritten planner and calander integration. Although I don’t like super busy notetaking apps there are a few additions that I would really find useful….Weekly view, stickers, the ability to import your own stickers and photos, snap to shapes and a widget that opens directly to either the current month, day, or week of a chosen journal/planner and maybe the ability to link a note page to a date for when you need more space than the month square can fit. Excited to see what you come up with!

Developer Response ,

Update: Weekly view - Check, Widgets - Check!
Thank you so much for your kind review and for taking the time to share your thoughts about Penjo! I am happy to hear that you enjoy the app.
You have great suggestions. I am always looking for ways to enhance Penjo experience and make it more user-friendly and versatile and your feature requests fit best to this mission.
Rest assured, I am actively working on new features and improvements, and your feedback will be a big part of this planning.
Stay tuned for future updates and new features including yours!
Feel free to reach out for any feedback and suggestions.
Regards,
Zafer Arıcan

Google Cal and Pen Planner — Finally!!

Seriously, just get it and pay for it to help support future development. It’s only in its infancy and yet it is exactly what I have been looking for. All the google calendar entries on each daily page which you can note, text, annotate and add images via paste or drag/drop slideover from files to your heart’s delight. Event details on tap. New calendar entries. Dynamically updating for new events. Weekly and monthly views. I have been seeking a google calendar/planner/journal iPad integration that will allow me to doodle and draw attention visually to important entries in my Google calendar — and Penjo, while still rudimentary — checks all the boxes (especially as regards drag/drop images from files as I have built an extensive clip art library). There is another app that came close, but it’s functionality for the use of outside images was cumbersome and pedantic. Another popular planner app promises “Google Calendar sync,” but delivers only a manual linking to each event. Nooooo time for that! Drag/drop was the game-changer here for me, as was the blank canvas. I know the developers have many updates in store and I am looking forward to seeing what they come up with. However as a visual artist, I have to point out that their app icon could use some polishing. It looks like it was created as an after-thought — and potential purchasers may believe the same of the app without trying it. Just my own two cents.

looks nice, but that’s all what is good

extremely limited. why would i spend time hand writing if i cannot convert it to text later? the selection tool does not work on written text. so this app is an electronic version of a blackboard. you can only keep images/pdfs of the written stuff, nothing else.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback on Penjo. I truly appreciate your honest opinion as it helps improve it.

I understand your concern about the current limitations of the app, especially regarding the lack of handwriting recognition functionality. Please know that I am actively working on it, and both handwriting recognition and search capabilities will be introduced in the near future. These updates are designed to enhance your experience significantly, allowing for easier conversion of handwritten notes to text and more efficient navigation within the app.

I hope you'll stay tuned for these updates and give Penjo another chance once they're implemented. Delivering a product that not only looks nice but is also powerfully functional and user-friendly is top priority. Thank you once again for your feedback, and please feel free to reach out with any more suggestions or concerns via info@zaferarican.com.