I’ve tried many planner pens (to be honest, it’s become a bit of an addiction) and have come across many I recommend, but I’ve also come across a few planner pens that I don’t recommend.

PLANNER PENS I DON’T RECOMMEND

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1. PAPERMATE PREMIUM REPLAY ERASABLE

They call this pen erasable…but it’s not very good. It hardly erases any ink – you can still see the pen underneath.

Image credit: Officeworks

If you want a decent erasable pen, go with the Frixion erasable. They’re $3.50 each at Big W here in Australia – you can also find them on Amazon, at Officeworks and Jet Pens.

Related: My all time favorite planner pens: Pilot Frixion Erasable Pens Review

2. LE PEN PENS

I’d read many good reviews about these pens so was excited to try them, but was disappointed with them for a couple of reasons:

• These pens are very thin – they’re hard to get a good grip with writing
• They’re also neon colored (I’m not a fan of neon colored pens in general as the color is too bright to read)
• They come in random colors that aren’t ideal for color coding
• They aren’t readily available where I live (Australia)

I do think the fact that I could only get a hold of a few colors in Australia contributed to them making the list – I’ve seen pretty rainbow colored packs of these pens on Jet Pens so I may have to buy some and give them another go!

Image credit: Jet Pens

Related: Favorite black pens for planner addicts

3. UNIBALL SIGNO ROLLERBALL 0.7MM

This pen is inky and heavy to write with – I also find it’s prone to smearing. The uni ball insight 0.7mm can be a bit inky as well.

I love lots of the other lines of the Uni-ball range (including the 0.5mm and 0.3mm Uniball Signo) – I just don’t recommend their 0.7mm thick pens.

4. PILOT G2

A lot of people rave about how much they like this pen but it’s too inky for my liking. The ink tends to feather on the page – it does come in a lot of colors though if you wanted to use them for color coding.

Related: Ultimate list of the best planner pen brands and how to choose colors for color coding

5. PAPERMATE GRIP ROLLER

This pen is heavy to write and the ink is prone to feathering. It’s also quite an expensive pen – there are much better cheaper alternatives!

6. PAPERMATE KILOMETRIC NEON

The neon of these pens are too bright to read. I do like their black and blue pens though – they take a while to break in but once they are, they write super smooth and last a long time (they were my go to exam pen back in school!)

If you really want to use neon pens, the only neon pens I recommend are the Kaisercraft color. I also have them in the metallic. They write really nicely and come in lots of colors