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24 alternatives to PencilCase

An iPhone and iPad app maker and private publishing platform

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PencilCase launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PencilCase▲187

   Transform your designs into native iOS apps in a heartbeat.

   2015 · emojiguide.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TapCase▲83

   App prototypes from hand-drawn sketches & screen mockups.

   2016 · tapcaseapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Apple Pencil▲222

   Completely familiar. Entirely revolutionary.

   2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PencilCase – an iOS app studio that transforms designs into apps▲52

   Whether you were born in the ‘80s, ‘90s, or 2000s, we bet cartoons were a big part of your childhood.

   2015 · pencilcase.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Artsy for iPad▲77

   The art world in your pocket

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Forge▲84

   Sketching App for iPad Focused On Brainstorming Idea

   2015 · adonit.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Inkling▲80

   Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

   2014 · inkling.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Concepts▲125

    A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

    2015 · concepts.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Grid▲175

    Build & organize your creative ideas with friends

    2016 · buildwithgrid.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ulysses for iPhone▲165

    Write. Anything. Anywhere.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    InkCase▲159

    An e-ink screen for the back of your iPhone

    2015 · oaxis.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Paper▲17

    Intuitive and inventive sketchbook for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Day One▲133

    A simple journal for iPhone, iPad and OSX.

    2013 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pencil Case▲2

    Making apps has never been easier.

    2015 · emojiguide.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    iOS 10 GUI for iPad▲188

    A massive free fully customizable UI Kit

    2017 · iosdesignkit.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Form▲203

    Interaction & prototyping design tool for iOS apps

    2014 · m3.material.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    NeuBible▲177

    A radically simplified modern Bible for iOS

    2015 · neubible.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Johnny - the Apple Pencil case▲106

    The first case for your Apple Pencil

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Concepts for iPhone▲105

    Powerful vector sketching on-the-go.

    2016 · concepts.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ulysses for iPad▲96

    Desktop-class writing on the go

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Commonplace Book App▲78

    Digitally record quotes and book notes

    2017 · 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 →