Our community is full of wonderful independent makers who turn acrylic rods into elegant, stunning fountain pens. Let me introduce a different kind of independent maker to the community, an app developer. Connor Rose is the independent iOS developer behind Penedex. Penedex was born out of his desire for a simple, elegant method of keeping track of his personal pen collection. From that idea grew a full-featured organizer and usage tracker for all kinds of pen addicts, whether you’re a student with a few pens in your bag, you have mountains of ink bottles in your closet, or if you’re a pen show fanatic. No matter who you are, Penedex can be your personal database for all things pens, inks, and pen shows.
Penedex is your digital pen cup where you can catalog your pen and ink collection, stay on top of your currently inked pens, and prepare for a pen show visit. You can add details to your pen and ink entries, such as nib type, pen material, ink color, shimmer, dry time, photos, and more. Penedex will also keep track of how often you use your items and display a range of statistics about your usage. You can also add pens and inks to a wishlist to save for later, like when attending a pen show.
New for 2024 is Penedex’s latest feature, the pen show organizer. If you’re visiting the Chicago Pen Show this week it’s a great opportunity to give it a try. Each pen show in the calendar has its own detail page with important information and a section to prepare for your visit. Add important events to a checklist so you don’t miss meet ups. Plan out a budget with Penedex’s budget tracker by setting a total budget amount and add items to your checklist. Penedex will do the math to make sure your pen show haul won’t blow your budget.
So if you’re visiting Chicago this week or another show later this year, let Penedex help keep you on time and on budget! Check out Penedex for iOS, or on the iOS App Store by searching Penedex. Penedex is free to download.
If you want to say hi you can find Penedex on Instagram and Threads @penedexapp or you can find the maker Connor Rose @clrosey.
My thanks to Penedex for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.
