Pennen: A handwriting-first daily journal app for iPad with privacy and no AI features
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Ishaan Rawat
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Pennen is a minimalist, handwriting-first daily journal app for iPad and Apple Pencil, created by solo developer Ishaan. It rejects common journal app features like infinite documents, streaks that punish missed days, and AI reading private entries. Instead, it offers one dated page per day that seals and becomes read-only after writing, emoji stickers, a forgiving streak system, and complete privacy — no accounts, ads, analytics, or AI. Data lives only on the user's iPad and iCloud. Pricing is yearly with a 7-day free trial or a one-time lifetime purchase.
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· 5 pulledI built it because every journal app I tried eventually made me feel like I was feeding it.
I didn't want insights. I wanted a page.
A page has a bottom. One dated page per day. You write it, you close it, you live your life.
An audience of one. No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no AI reading a word.
Priced like a notebook — yearly with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime that costs less than a Moleskine.
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