Minimal Writing App: PenCake

Name: Minimal Writing App: PenCake
Rating: 4.3 (102 reviews)
Author: Diffathy, Inc.

Focus Journal & Diary Notes

Free · In‑App Purchases

102 Ratings
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Diffathy, Inc.
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EN
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102.9
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A beautifully minimal space for your thoughts. Pencake helps you focus on your words—whether you’re writing a journal, a story, or something just for yourself. Since 2018, more than 2.3 million writers have chosen Pencake as their space to write in peace. Its clean, distraction-free interface helps you focus entirely on your words. No clutter, no noise—just you and your story. With elegant typography and smooth spacing, writing on Pencake feels as natural and beautiful as writing in a real book. Minimalist, yet powerful - Clean and aesthetically refined interface - Designed to enhance focus and creativity - Beautiful fonts and themes that suit your mood Writing made effortless - Start writing instantly with an intuitive experience - Enjoy smooth performance even with long-form writing - Stay organized with “Stories” that group related entries Write anywhere, anytime - Sync your work seamlessly across all your devices - Continue writing wherever inspiration strikes Safe and secure writing - Auto-save, version history, and trash recovery - Face ID / Touch ID protection Built for real writers - Supports Markdown for flexible formatting - Word and character count, image insertion, and preview mode - Ideal for all kinds of writing—journaling, blogging, novel writing, and fanfiction Whether you're an aspiring writer or just someone who loves writing in peace, Pencake offers a simple yet inspiring place to put your thoughts into words. * Some features such as auto-sync, desktop access, themes, and advanced fonts are available through Premium. --- - Official website: https://pencake.app/ - Desktop app: https://pencake.app/download/desktop/ - FAQs: https://pencake.app/faq/ - Format text: https://pencake.app/guide/markdown/ - Email: pencake.app@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pencakeapp Please help translate into your language. https://crowdin.com/project/pencake Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pencake.app/privacy/

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

102 Ratings

Personally, best notes app i've ever used
05/15/2022

whgsdvmdjdb
I downloaded the app recently, and this is the most relief i've felt in so long. I've been looking for a note-taking / journaling app for months that actually makes me want to use it; pleasing to the eye, simple and elegant-ish format, and easy to use. This is everything I want it to be, and the layout of having different "stories" with articles under each, and then each story having its own page that can be easily reached by swiping, it's literally a dream. I have nothing but praise for it. The design, format, and concept, it all gives me such a calming feeling and doesn't create any of the anxiety and pressure i've felt trying to use other notes or journaling apps. I don't know if what I'm trying to express comes through the way I want it, because reading this again it sounds overdramatic, but i'm just so grateful i've found an app that doesn't make me feel obligated or overwhelmed. I've never ever found one that I've been able to stand for longer than a week. Whatever. This app is great. Good job!!
Personally, best notes app i've ever used
05/15/2022

whgsdvmdjdb

I downloaded the app recently, and this is the most relief i've felt in so long. I've been looking for a note-taking / journaling app for months that actually makes me want to use it; pleasing to the eye, simple and elegant-ish format, and easy to use. This is everything I want it to be, and the layout of having different "stories" with articles under each, and then each story having its own page that can be easily reached by swiping, it's literally a dream. I have nothing but praise for it. The design, format, and concept, it all gives me such a calming feeling and doesn't create any of the anxiety and pressure i've felt trying to use other notes or journaling apps. I don't know if what I'm trying to express comes through the way I want it, because reading this again it sounds overdramatic, but i'm just so grateful i've found an app that doesn't make me feel obligated or overwhelmed. I've never ever found one that I've been able to stand for longer than a week. Whatever. This app is great. Good job!!
Like google docs if google didn’t scrape authors’ works to feed to ai
Jul 24

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So from my limited experience with this app, it has most of the features docs has. Version history, (it’s only three days but that’s more than enough for my mistakes so I don’t mind) quick saving, (all you have to do is click done after you finish writing) automatic syncing to either google drive or iCloud, font changes, formatting changes, undo, redo, and even buttons to go all the way down or all the way up through the document. The only possible way to improve the app would be adding a find and replace function, but that’s something I can survive without. Also, I copy and pasted a 30,000 word doc into a single entry and it kept running fine. It didn’t change the format of the document either, which is one of the issues I encountered with another app. Overall I think for a completely free app it’s totally worth it

Developer Response
Hello. Thank you for using PenCake, and we truly appreciate your thoughtful and detailed feedback. 🙏 We've put a lot of effort into making sure the app runs smoothly even with texts over 100,000 characters, so we're glad to hear it's been helpful! The "find and replace" feature is definitely something we plan to add in the future. If you come across any other features you’d like to see or experience any inconvenience while using the app, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’ll continue doing our best to make PenCake an even better writing app. Thank you! 😊
Like google docs if google didn’t scrape authors’ works to feed to ai
Jul 24

•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•

So from my limited experience with this app, it has most of the features docs has. Version history, (it’s only three days but that’s more than enough for my mistakes so I don’t mind) quick saving, (all you have to do is click done after you finish writing) automatic syncing to either google drive or iCloud, font changes, formatting changes, undo, redo, and even buttons to go all the way down or all the way up through the document. The only possible way to improve the app would be adding a find and replace function, but that’s something I can survive without. Also, I copy and pasted a 30,000 word doc into a single entry and it kept running fine. It didn’t change the format of the document either, which is one of the issues I encountered with another app. Overall I think for a completely free app it’s totally worth it
Developer Response Sep 16
Hello. Thank you for using PenCake, and we truly appreciate your thoughtful and detailed feedback. 🙏 We've put a lot of effort into making sure the app runs smoothly even with texts over 100,000 characters, so we're glad to hear it's been helpful! The "find and replace" feature is definitely something we plan to add in the future. If you come across any other features you’d like to see or experience any inconvenience while using the app, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’ll continue doing our best to make PenCake an even better writing app. Thank you! 😊
Beautiful, minimal, and focused
01/18/2024

SeaBrass
I browsed, downloaded, and tried a handful of writing apps before finding this one. Many of the other apps available become bloated in both features and aesthetics, whereas PenCake focuses on the innate beauty of text and writing. This allows you the space to simply focus on writing. It’s a wonderful and welcomed break from the attention-grabbing methods in most apps these days. My only wish is for the ability to set up a daily reminder to write, but that’s solved easily enough with third-party apps I already have. 100% recommended.
Beautiful, minimal, and focused
01/18/2024

SeaBrass

I browsed, downloaded, and tried a handful of writing apps before finding this one. Many of the other apps available become bloated in both features and aesthetics, whereas PenCake focuses on the innate beauty of text and writing. This allows you the space to simply focus on writing. It’s a wonderful and welcomed break from the attention-grabbing methods in most apps these days. My only wish is for the ability to set up a daily reminder to write, but that’s solved easily enough with third-party apps I already have. 100% recommended.
Dark Mode shouldn’t be “Premium”
02/08/2024

Eyeless-Seraphim
Simple, clean, and fairly easy to use, however, I would never actually use this app exclusively because it considers Dark Mode as a “premium’s feature” and not a necessity. Most people, including myself, aren’t using Dark Mode for aesthetic purposes, but as an accessibility option, as Light Modes can be genuinely painful and headache inducing to look at.Dark Mode is required for those with visual disability or impairment, as well as for those who work with writing at night. Without that, this app is nothing to me but the dream of what could have been. Ideal in that it’s free to use, easy to navigate, has basic markdown, a decent amount of functionality.Impossible to give a good review, because it’s actively hurting me every time I try to look at it.Dark Mode is an Accessibility feature, and shouldn’t be behind a paywall, having it stay like that is a huge slap in the face to night owls and the visually impaired.2 stars given for being free and good at it’s job.3 stars withheld for having all that and being rendered unusable to me and an entire demographic by mere virtue of considering accessibility a paid privilege.
Dark Mode shouldn’t be “Premium”
02/08/2024

Eyeless-Seraphim

Simple, clean, and fairly easy to use, however, I would never actually use this app exclusively because it considers Dark Mode as a “premium’s feature” and not a necessity. Most people, including myself, aren’t using Dark Mode for aesthetic purposes, but as an accessibility option, as Light Modes can be genuinely painful and headache inducing to look at.Dark Mode is required for those with visual disability or impairment, as well as for those who work with writing at night. Without that, this app is nothing to me but the dream of what could have been. Ideal in that it’s free to use, easy to navigate, has basic markdown, a decent amount of functionality.Impossible to give a good review, because it’s actively hurting me every time I try to look at it.Dark Mode is an Accessibility feature, and shouldn’t be behind a paywall, having it stay like that is a huge slap in the face to night owls and the visually impaired.2 stars given for being free and good at it’s job.3 stars withheld for having all that and being rendered unusable to me and an entire demographic by mere virtue of considering accessibility a paid privilege.

■ Fixed an issue where URL links would not open.

Version 3.15.2

Jul 20

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