Notes, Journal, Diary: PenCake

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4.2
7.48K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

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.


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- 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
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/pencakeapp

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Privacy Policy: https://pencake.app/privacy/
Updated on
Dec 30, 2025
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data isn’t encrypted
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.1
6.98K reviews
GmF
March 21, 2026
I need option to change color because the defualt gray/ silver font is definestly washed out for my vision. another must have for me is font style (Georgia, Bookman Old Stuyle, etcetera) beyond heading format #1,2,3. I also would love if the tabs were labeled or enlarged because I couldn't find the tab row for the longest time to edit the document.
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starstruck
July 28, 2020
I really enjoy PenCake's features; they're easy to use, and minimal enough so you can keep track of everything. The design of the app is simple, and aesthetically pleasing. However, I do wish there was a way to manually rearrange the articles. Nonetheless, thank you for creating this app! (For users looking to download PenCake, I would like to note that you have a limit of two stories you can create unless you pay for a premium version, but the amount of "articles", or chapters, is unlimited.)
59 people found this review helpful
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Diffathy, Inc.
August 10, 2020
Thank you for your review with kindness! :) We promise you that we will add the way to manually rearrange the articles in the future. We will never stop improving this app. If you have other issues or suggestions, please feel free to let us know. Thank you! :)
Amy
February 4, 2024
Great writing app, love the font, and I love how it doesn't show "**___**" when you want to use italics, bold or underlined words. It has a reading mode as well. The quotation marks match the font instead of just being two straight lines like other apps. This is my favorite app, especially since I write all of my books on it. Also, if you're writing a series. It allows you to section off the series into a category. Unlike other apps that only allow you to have one list.
12 people found this review helpful
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What’s new

■ Fixed some bugs.