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Penzu vs Midnight: catalog facts
Penzu	Midnight
Free Free to start, with unlimited entries at no cost.	Free Free with no ads or in-app purchases, open source under GPL-3.0.
Android, iOS, Web	Android
Unlimited entries on the free plan Encryption and per-entry or per-journal locking	Quick entry with a deliberately simple interface Tagging to organize entries
Journals are stored on Penzu's service rather than in files you own Built for journaling, not general note-taking	Small, young project with few contributors Android only
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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