PenPal listens to your lectures and turns them into clear notes, slides, post-its, and quizzes. Scan a book or paste a link and get the reference in Harvard, APA, or MLA. All privately, on your iPhone.
For iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Scanning and referencing are always free.
One app for every stage of studying, from the lecture hall to the exam hall.
Record a lecture and watch it written up as it happens: short paragraphs, bullet points, or every word exactly as it was said.
Every lecture becomes an editable slideshow and sticky notes with the key facts, definitions, and steps.
Tell PenPal exactly what to question you on. Answers are double-checked before you see them.
Scan book pages or paste a link to a report or news article. PenPal builds the reference in Harvard, APA 7th, or MLA 9th.
Stuck on something? Your AI tutor explains your own material in plain language, with examples.
Say what you want to understand and when your exam is. PenPal plans your sessions and gives extra practice on what you find hard.
Set a learning outcome, like "Explain how cells make ATP", and PenPal's slides, post-its, quizzes, and answers all work towards it.
Choose a focus, or tap a suggestion such as key terms or the topics you missed last time.
Scanned pages are broken down into clear, plain-language points. Each one quotes the exact lines it comes from, with the page and an in-text citation.
Transcription and AI run on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Your lectures, notes, and scans stay on your device and in your own iCloud. We don't run servers that store your work, we don't show ads, and we don't track you.
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Everything, for your first 120 minutes of lecture transcription.
€49.99 / year
About €4.17 a month, billed yearly.
€7.99 / month
Cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.
Prices include VAT and may vary by country; the App Store shows the price in your currency before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period.
PenPal needs the latest version of iOS. Its AI study tools use Apple Intelligence, which is available on recent iPhone models. Transcription, scanning, and referencing work on every iPhone that runs the app.
Many universities and colleges allow recording for personal study, but rules differ. Always check with your lecturer or institution first, and only use recordings for your own studying.
No. Everything is processed on your iPhone and stored on your device and in your own iCloud account. We never receive your lectures, notes, or scans.
Harvard, APA 7th edition, and MLA 9th edition, for books, reports, news articles, journal articles, and websites. Always check references before you hand in your work, as your institution may use its own version of a style.
PenPal's screens are available in English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. It can transcribe lectures in many more languages and regional accents, such as Irish, UK, and US English.
Open Settings on your iPhone, tap your name, then Subscriptions, or tap Manage Subscription in PenPal's Profile. You keep PenPal Pro until the end of the period you've paid for.
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