ApplePencil (1st Generation)

Bought as gift for wife. She loves it. Uses it all the time.I hate Apple, but this seems to be pretty good.

this apple pencil has LASTED! i order it for my old ipad 6, in 2018, i have the ipad 10 now and it still works the same. when you get the ipad 10 with it, you need to get the lighting to c-type adapter. they have a c-type pencil i have also now purchased, but it doesn’t not have pressure sensitivity like the first gen has. although the c-type pencil is magnetic and this one is not.

Works great! Paired flawlessly with my iPad. Still going strong til’ this day as it’s been a while since I’ve bought it!

I'm in love, the Apple Pencil (with the iPad Pro) is worlds above my old iPad and regular stylus (I had a herd of fancy styluses but they all had their drawbacks). In fact I was almost afraid to upgrade to the pro/pencil, I was worried that it would be just as much of a letdown as my other styluses (I do like the pencil by 53, it's a very nice stylus for non-pro iPads, and it's beautiful to look at, but still not perfect)I like the hard tip, it makes a satisfying click on the iPad surface when in use, it's not a big, hollow, squishy tip. It has a good weight to it, very easy to hold and use. Stylus tip easily screws on or off for changing. I use it for typing, scrolling, tapping links, turning pages in the kindle app, not just sketching.There is barely any lag or parallax, no jitter when going slow. It's the closest thing to drawing on paper that I've experienced (granted, extremely expensive, glassy paper, but pretty dang close). Palm rejection is excellent, though not 100%, you get the odd stray mark here and there. It's especially good for clicking little fiddly dropdowns on webpages that fat fingers can find tricky.Battery life isn't crazy long, I usually charge it once a day, it's handy to be able to pull down the notifications and see the battery strength in the Pencil. The actual pencil is super slippery smooth plastic. It's like the white plastic on the back of my iPhone 5C, very glossy and slick. The little bits that come with the pencil are tiiiiiiiny, the end cap and lightning adapter are about the size of small vitamins. For sure grab one of those little accessory packs they sell on Amazon that have silicon tethers to keep track. The one I got on Amazon was about five bucks, it has a tether that holds the end cap to the end of the pencil while charging, and one to hold the Lightning adaptor to a charging cable. (It also has a rubber cap to protect the business end while not in use, it's a bit bulky though)Could use an eraser end, but you get used to just hitting the eraser tool.Anyway, if you're looking to get an iPad pro and you do a lot of writing or drawing the pencil is the way to go. If you aren't really a heavy note-taker or art-maker, then a regular stylus would work well enough.Update 5 months in-I still love this thing, I use it probably 90% of the time, except where it requires multi-touch gestures. It's had pretty heavy daily use and I haven't had to change the tip yet. I charge it about once a day, and contrary to my early fears I haven't catastrophically broken it by charging it on the iPad (which takes like 10 minutes, super fast) I haven't lost the little bits yet, but I've had some close calls with the end cap. I use it mainly with the Sketchbook (from autodesk) and Pixelmator apps and it is pretty awesome. I did the four fairy illustrations printed on the pictured tote using the Pencil on a Pro 12.9" with Sketchbook and Pixelmator.

I recently got an iPad for school. I go through tons of notebooks as I’m an avid note taker so I wanted a more ecofriendly alternative. After looking at reviews I originally decided to get a cheaper alternative to the Apple Pencil. It was good for tapping and scrolling, but it was rough to take a lot of notes. I knew it wouldn’t work during lectures where I have to write fast so I finally decided to give the Apple Pencil a try. Worst thing I just return it.I got the pencil quickly and immediately took to GoodNotes 5 to test my handwriting and compare it to a cheaper alternative. Instantly I knew the Apple Pencil was superior. I don’t have a screen protector so the writing was super smooth and effortless. Its sensitive so you don’t need to press hard, but not too sensitive you’re getting accidental marks on your document when the stylus gets too close to the screen. I don’t draw so I can’t say much on that, but after some trial notes I can say this is a really amazing stylus especially if you like to take “pretty” notes.There are a few things I’m not too big a fan of, however. For starters, it’s a very smooth pen. It looks beautiful and sleek but it’s hard to write for a long time and it gets painful. I’ve poured a ton of money into this switch to digital notes and it looks like I’m not done. I’ve seen some videos of people recommending a silicon grip cover for the pencil which is beginning to look like a must have. The last thing is the magnet. Supposedly the Apple Pencil can connect to the side of the iPad via magnet and stay while you’re not using it. The magnet is very weak and I would never trust it to actually stay on my iPad. It’ll be nice to keep the stylus from rolling away when you’re not using it, but I think I’ll be looking for somewhere else to store it. In addition you will need to replace the tip of it eventually. I haven’t had to yet, but it does come with 1 spare tip. Additional ones can be bought at Apple.Overall, I will always recommend this stylus especially if you need features like pressure sensitivity, but keep in mind you may also need a silicon cover and potentially a matte screen protector (if you want it to feel like paper). If you’re not someone who writes or draws often and are just looking for a basic stylus to tap, scroll, and occasionally jot down notes I would save your money and go for a cheaper alternative.Pros:Pressure sensitiveGreat for notesAccurateCons:Weak magnet (could be my iPads issue though)Hard to hold after long periods of timeCan be costly in the long run