PenCake
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PenCake, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PenCake's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Yearly Subscription | — | Premium features |
| Lifetime Premium Access | — | Lifetime Premium access |
| Upgrade to Premium | — | Premium upgrade |
| Upgrade to Premium Lifetime | — | Lifetime Premium upgrade |
| Free | Free | Free to download · manual sync only · desktop users cannot save articles or use automatic sync |
| Premium | — | Auto-sync · desktop access · themes · advanced fonts |
The facts
Each one read from PenCake's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- The privacy policy says Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics, and Remote Config collect anonymized product usage or diagnostic information.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes PenCake as suitable for journaling, blogging, novel writing, and fanfiction.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop
- The desktop app is a preview release for macOS and Windows; Free users cannot save articles or use automatic synchronization.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop features
- The desktop app supports in-article search and replace, global search, quick preview, and PDF or DOCX export.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- standardchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Formatting
- Supported Markdown styles include bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, highlight, headings, and horizontal rules.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Users can group related entries into Stories, including diaries, reading logs, or works in progress.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says user content stays on the device unless sync is enabled, in which case it is stored in the user's own cloud account.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- PenCake is a minimal writing app for journals, notes, and long-form writing such as novels.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recovery
- Deleted entries remain in Trash for 30 days, and version history is kept for 3 days on Free and 90 days on Premium.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker offers support by email at [email protected].checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync integrations
- PenCake supports syncing through the user's Google Drive or iCloud account.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Version history
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Writing tools
- The app supports Markdown formatting, word and character counts, images, and preview.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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