Minimal Writing App: PenCake

Contains adsIn-app purchases
3.8
7.25K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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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: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pencakeapp

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Privacy Policy: https://pencake.app/privacy/
Updated on
May 28, 2025

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

3.6
6.76K reviews
Soojin Park
July 13, 2025
Hey Team! I've already sent a few emails for feedback & I really love your mindful approach w/ working on the app at hand, regardless of the challenges y'all handling. I applaud + admire y'all! & this note-app is LEGIT so unique & Soo GOOD to lay it down bluntly. Now, here's an ISSUE: #QUOTATION MARKS—removing them after a note has been saved/time away since is a hassle. “(text”) the parentheses is highlighted text via long press & drag. so inconvenient to remove—more accessibility pls. painful
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Milka Dutta
June 5, 2025
the only app I find minimalist apart from google keep( which lags without reason). There's a glitch or something that annoys me to no end, idk why it keeps refreshing to story page in mid stage of writing an entry. Whenever I back track and open another app for research or stuff, even if for some "seconds" , 90% of time would this pencake go back story screen page, and the hilarity of scrolling down and down my heavily written entries is unfair. Please change this thing, it kills joy of writing!
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Diffathy, Inc.
July 23, 2025
Hello, thank you for using PenCake. We sincerely apologize for the extremely delayed response. We have confirmed that the issue you mentioned occurs when the text content is long. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused by this critical bug. We have identified a solution and will release an update as soon as possible. We’re truly sorry! 🙏
Ubong
July 3, 2025
The developer listens to feedback and although my problem wasn't resolved with the search bar. The app is so easy to use and the PC version is very well optimized that I have hard time going back to Google Docs. Thanks again for your customer service.
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Diffathy, Inc.
July 23, 2025
Hello, thank you for using PenCake. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, and we sincerely appreciate your positive feedback. We will continue working hard to make PenCake an even more useful writing app. If you have any suggestions, concerns, or questions, please feel free to reach out to us anytime. Thank you! 🙏

What’s new

■ First-line indentation is now available! 🙌
- You can set it up in [Menu > Settings > Paragraph].
- This is a Premium feature — and free users get to try it too! Give it a go!
■ You can now set the line spacing tighter.
■ Paragraph spacing settings are now available.
■ A new Smart Empty Line Spacing feature has been added — it displays empty lines more compactly.