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24 alternatives to Kensa

All metal stationery in homage to the BIC

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kensa launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I made a grid based font editor and font▲243

   2022 · brutalita.com · its alternatives →

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   Penjo 3.0 - Pencil Journal▲132

   Daily planner & agenda now with text recognition and search

   2024 · penjoapp.com · its alternatives →

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   The Paper Pen▲132

   Sustainable pens for people and businesses ♻️

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Cubiio▲167

   Your personal portable laser engraver

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Scriba - The Stylus Reinvented▲66

   Scriba is your creative multi-tool for the digital age.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   LetterNote▲82

   Fine Stationery, Art Prints, Accessories & Collectibles

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Line-us▲146

   A small robot arm that draws with a pen on paper

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Modulos▲172

   An ever changing desk for your ever changing needs

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Penbook for iPad▲82

   Write with more than one hundred types of dynamic stationery

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bica for Figma 3.0▲60

    A flexible UI starter kit for Figma

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Bacca▲149

    Hand-made wooden stands for laptops & instruments

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Horizon Helvetica®▲103

    The “Swiss army knife” of sketch tools

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Penjo▲83

    Pencil Agenda for iPad

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    The Classic Stone▲82

    The notebook designed for chefs

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Limeboard 2.0▲73

    Digital stationery for thought, puts creative ideas on iPad

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Building an E-Ink Calendar and a UI Toolkit along the way▲64

    2020 · rahulrav.com · its alternatives →

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    Alltabs ✦▲84

    Amazing visual artists in all new tabs

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Jaswig▲101

    Standing desks designed for kids

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Bookblock▲116

    Design-led custom notebooks & stationery.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Kanlist▲91

    Organise your work and life in a more beautiful way.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Bamboo▲114

    Markdown notes with AI under your control

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Pensela▲82

    The Swiss army knife of screen annotation tools

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Hej Stylus! V3.6 – The Sidecar Edition▲86

    Full fledged Stylus control for your mac.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    NotesHub 2.x▲74

    Markdown based note-taking app with git sync & kanban boards

    2023 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →