With this digital note-taking app, you can create handwritten notes, doodle, and sketch ideas using the Apple Pencil or finger. Includes iCloud synchronization, markup tools, and options to export images.
AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 4.6. Trustworthiness 81 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 23 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
★★★★☆
4.6
AppRecs Rating
Ratings breakdown
5 star
81%
4 star
12%
3 star
2%
2 star
0%
1 star
5%
What to know
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Low review manipulation risk
23% review manipulation risk
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Credible reviews
81% trustworthiness score from analyzed reviews
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High user satisfaction
81% of sampled ratings are 5 stars
About Penned: Private Notes
Your thoughts deserve privacy. Penned Notes is a minimalist handwriting app that keeps everything on your device.
- Natural Apple Pencil writing
- AI text recognition (on-device)
- 100% private - zero cloud required
- Export beautiful PDFs
- Smart tagging & search
- Clean, distraction-free interface
Unlike other note apps, Penned Notes uses Apple's Neural Engine to recognize your handwriting locally and nothing leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no subscriptions to complex features you don't need.
Perfect for:
- Daily journaling
- Class notes & studying
- Meeting notes
- Sketches & brainstorming
- Sensitive work documents
Privacy-first architecture means your notes stay truly yours.
Download Penned Notes.
Where your thoughts are penned, not surveilled.
- Natural Apple Pencil writing
- AI text recognition (on-device)
- 100% private - zero cloud required
- Export beautiful PDFs
- Smart tagging & search
- Clean, distraction-free interface
Unlike other note apps, Penned Notes uses Apple's Neural Engine to recognize your handwriting locally and nothing leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no subscriptions to complex features you don't need.
Perfect for:
- Daily journaling
- Class notes & studying
- Meeting notes
- Sketches & brainstorming
- Sensitive work documents
Privacy-first architecture means your notes stay truly yours.
Download Penned Notes.
Where your thoughts are penned, not surveilled.
