Alternatives

Products that do what Pennen does

One quiet handwritten page a day. No feed, no AI.

1
Day One 2.0▲266
Ground-up rewrite of the best journal for Mac and iPhone
2016
2
Once▲179
Keep a journal like a real life book.
2018
3
Diarly - Your Daily Journal▲74
Secure, simple & beautiful diary app.
2019
4
Day One 3.0 for Mac▲190
A simple journaling app for mac
2019
5
Day One▲133
A simple journal for iPhone, iPad and OSX.
2013
6
Penjo 3.0 - Pencil Journal▲132
Daily planner & agenda now with text recognition and search
2024
7
Moleskine Smart Notebook▲214
Turn hand-drawn sketches into fully workable vector files
2014
8
Flow by Moleskine Studio▲266
Capture, create and share ideas in a digital Moleskine
2019
9
Magic Notebook▲82
A calm writing app with no complexity and no AI
May 2026
10JP
JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268
2019 · journalbook.co.uk
11
Drift▲228
Minimalist journal app that fades over time
Apr 2026
12
Minimal▲166
A meditation inspired writing app for effective notes
2021
13
Writer▲134
Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown
2021
14
Ulysses III▲293
A powerful writing tool for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
2014
15
NotePlan 3▲264
Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files
2020
16
tinythoughts for Mobile▲123
Minimalist sentence-a-day journaling app with daily prompts
2020
17
Mini Diary▲144
Simple and secure journal app
2019
18
Pden▲83
Just social networking. No likes/shares/follower counts.
2018
19
Writer▲81
Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.
2021
20
Handwriting.io▲355
Real handwriting without the pen – no robots, all software
2015
21
Diarly▲135
A stunning refresh to help you write more, think clearer
2025
22
Written Down▲77
Your journal everywhere you go
2017
23
Daygram - Time Stamp Journal▲131
Minimal journal/e-ink style simple diary with password
2024
24
Still▲207
A private space to think, write, and slow down
Jan 2026

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