20 Best Stylus For Taking Notes On Ipad (2023 Updated)

Writing this review with the Logitech crayon actually. it does feel nice compared to the Apple Pencil (first generation). The feel of it in hand, and the grip is quite nice, which allows you to write more naturally.

The Apple Pencil is nice and my first writing stylus for my iPad, but this Logitech Crayon does feel like a better product in some ways. Charging the Crayon’s battery is safer too if you don’t get that Apple external charger for the Pencil.

This is a worthwhile alternative if you want a stylus that is cheaper to the Apple Pencil. I am not dismissing the Apple product, but saying if cost is an issue, and you want an enjoyable writing experience, then the Logitech Crayon is worth the investment.

An excellent deal! Product is nice and heavy and comes in a box set complete with replacement disks and a microfiber cleaning cloth. The disk glides across the screen and works well on my Surface. The eraser on the end is soft and precise.

Not as slim or compact as an Apple Pencil or Surface Pen, but still worth your money. Had this for a few months and have not encountered any problems. I recommend it to anyone who is looking to save money.

Inexpensive. Functional. Decent quality. All plastic. Diversity of colors adds more to life.

IšverstiShow in original languageI use the Apple Pencil 2nd generation for business note taking almost exclusively though it can be used for substantially more than that from my understanding. My review is based solely on the note taking.

It’s magnetic charge feature is fantastic. It is also great to hold a pencil that both looks and feels like pencil. It’s functionality seems great as well. I really like it. The only reason I don’t give it a 5 star rating is it’s price.

I understand research and development may sometimes be costly but honestly notwithstanding the advancement of this technology $119 plus tax for something with so little in the way of raw materials seems extreme.

I have no idea how long this pencil or its battery will last and a few times it has required me to reboot and attach the iPad to get it to recognize and connect to my iPad again. That being said, I did buy it and I am happy with the product.

If it lasts 2-3 years without battery or device failure then it may well be worth it but certainly not everyone is not going to shell out that kind of money for such a small device.

didnt work on any device from the start. i recommend not buying considering all the other reviews say it stopped working. dont waste your money

I loved the pen it works very well with my iPhone SX Max I just wish it would come with something to hold and carry the little top with you during charging and on the go I’m always afraid to lose the little cap.

I have used Syntricate for my cases, screen protectors and accessories for years. They always have the best quality items at a reasonable price. Delivery was quick and within 48hrs of my order I had my items.

This stylus is great and has a tight magnetic fit to my iPad Air so will make the perfect meeting companion for notes etc. It is easy to use and covers the functions of the Apple pencil at half the price.

This is a good tool for my iPad illustration. Is a bit too slippery in the hand with the metal finish. It has good precision but it’s not perfect, I’m sure that this is a “problem” caused by the iPad and not exactly the stylus.

If you have an iPad Pro, or money to buy one, the Apple Pencil is the best. As an alternative for an older iPad Air 2 this is a great stylus.

This product is out of date and not compatible with Apple iPads. There is no app available for this device in App store or online. It’s not possible to use ruler function. The original Apple Pencil is highly recommended for iPads.

I had one of these before, and it always worked beautifully on my phone. It was getting a bit beat up, so when I bought a new phone I thought I should get a new stylus also. I would have preferred silver, but the white is certainly just as good.

Great product, good price. Definitely would recommend.

I had a rubber stylus that I used for my Kindle Fire and just like every other stylus I have had with a rubber tip, the rubber eventually started to rip off. I found this stylus and it is so much better than a rubber tip.

The microfiber tip is perfect, it doesn’t stick to my screen protector like the rubber one did and I don’t have to worry about the rubber tearing off which becomes a huge problem when you use the stylus as much as I do.

My last Boxwave stylus with rubber tip only lasted TWO WEEKS! I have had this for a little over a week now and I cannot say enough good things about it. It fits PERFECTLY in my head phone jack, unlike other stylus I have owned, and the tip is much much better than any rubber tip.

It is also a nice size for my phone and it’s very easy to hold and use despite the smaller size. For me it’s the perfect size as it sits very nicely with my Droid Razr. I would absolutely recommend this product to anyone looking for a new stylus, ESPECIALLY if you’re tired of the horrible rubber tipped stylus that always seem to tear.

Great quality product, will definitely recommend to others.

I purchased the tether and clip models. Both perform well on my devices and are comfortable to hold. These styli make navigating and browsing easier and have kept screens free of smudges.

I was pleasantly surprised with how accurate this was and I recommend getting this for anyone that wants to get into digital drawing on a budget. However, I will say that when it comes to its features, pressure sensitivity is pretty good, but palm rejection is hit-or-miss, especially if you have a device that doesn’t have palm rejection built in its screen.

I also encountered a strange problem when using this on my Galaxy Tab A7 (2020). I think it might have to do with the matte screen protector I have on it, but when using Medibang Paint (awesome drawing software, by the way), there’s an option that says ‘Start using Sonarpen’.

I turn that option on, start using my Sonarpen, but then after a few seconds later, the pen just doesn’t work like, at all. (And yes, I have the pen plugged in and yes, I had the pen calibrated through its own app before using it on Medibang and still had this happen.

)And when I’m saying it’s not working, I’m not just talking about the pen’s features, I’m talking about the pen itself. I’m trying to draw on the screen, but no lines are showing on the screen or they would show, but at complete random.

But weirdly enough when I go to the settings of the app and tell it to ‘Stop using Sonarpen’, it works perfectly fine. as long as I have it plugged in my tablet. Pressure sensitivity doesn’t work, but still.

Now on my phone (which as of writing this is a Galaxy a10e) it works fine plugged in or not. But despite all that, I still like this pen though. Just know that when you get this, it ain’t perfect.

it works great, especially the pressure sensitivity. palm rejection is good on iOS devices, but not so much on android due to the variation of touch screen hardware (works differently on different android devices).

also, you gotta make sure to use the right pen nib for your device. it comes with 2 nibs, each one for iOS and Android. I use SonarPen with IbisPaint & ArtFlow on Android, but the experience is better with ArtFlow.

it’s just so fluid. I think it’s because of the dedicated SonarPen driver made for ArtFlow. I hope IbisPaint & SonarPen continue to make a further adjustment for a better experience. but overall, I enjoy SonarPen so much.

its precision, smoothness & pressure sensitivity are excellent. also, the price is good!.

My experience with this has been perfect! It actually responds to touch compared to other styluses I used. It also works great with Ibis Paint and, surprisingly, my PS Touch hack that works for Android 9+.

It’s also surprisingly cheap compared to other styluses yet is still top-quality. It also arrived at my house super quick, only waiting 5 days to arrive to California.

Banboo iPhone Stylus. It is brilliant because my fingers have trouble getting the keys right but it’s very easy with the stylus. It is balanced which makes it very easy to use. This is my 4th because I lost one, I gave one to a friend who was very impressed with the one that I was using, and because i could not work without it I always keep a spare.

Best, most accurate stylus I have ever used. Smaller tip makes it a lot more precise than other cheaper styluses. Tip glides over my iPad screen effortlessly. Also u can get replacement tips as well.

Metal clip is much better than the plastic ones which break easily. Well balanced, feels just like my favourite fountain pen to hold.

It’s an apple. nuf said. I’m an artist, and this is an awesome piece of artist’s equipment. I use it with my iPad for when I’m using Vectornator, Procreate, and other creative apps and platforms. I love the pressure-sensitivity! I’ve looked at many, many other pen / pencil / stylus’ out there but there’s a reason why the Apple Pencil came out on top.

I may be biased but I’ve found apple products do what they say they’re going to, and they are more often than not. user-friendly! I’ve been using a Wacom, which is great, but I needed something that I could use directly on my iPad so I could be creative on the go, and not stuck to my computer.

This really is a nice device. It’s comfortable to use, it’s responsive to even the slightest variation in pressure that my hand provides (which means I get excellent results when using pressure sensitivity for shading techniques, stroke techniques, and for the airbrush tools which are available in many creative software apps.

The only downfall I’ve found with this first get pencil is the really dumb way they decided to have you charge it. Let me rephrase that. the really dumb way you have as ONE option to charge it. There are two charging options.

1. To charge it via it plugged into the end of a charging cable, which is hooked to the end of the pencil. -or- 2. To charge it via plugging it directly into your iPad’s charging port (BAD IDEA). The reason why the number two way to charge it is horrible is simply because it sticks straight out of your iPad like a fork sticking out of my dog’s mouth.

If my dog were to turn a corner while walking down the hall, there’s a good chance that my dog will run that fork into the corner of the wall. well the same principle applies to having a stick sticking out of the end of my iPad.

You will certainly break your iPad, Apple Pencil, or both if you don’t make sure nothing will disturb it while it’s charging. They took care of that on the 2nd generation Apple Pencil, which rests nicely along the top of the iPad via a magnetic docking solution.

However, I do believe that they knew they were going to do this from the day that they invented the Apple Pencil (1st Gen). They probably knew this would disturb people. so let’s just make another version a couple years later, and make sure that people have to buy a new iPad that’s compatible with the new “magnetic docking” design.

OOPS. I’m babbling. Anyway. Yes! Awesome in the utilitarian department. not so awesome in one of the charging options.

Bought it to take notes with OneNote on my iPad for my grad classes. I prefer “writing” my notes so this has been a big help for me. My pencil has good response time, charges “fast” (takes maybe 30 minutes) and, though it’s a little longer and a wee bit heavier than the real pencils I’m used to, this piece of tech still fits in my hand/writes as smoothly as the actual thing.

I haven’t tried really drawing with it or trying to change the thickness of the lines, so I can’t say anything about that, but I do know if you enable extra features, you can use drawn shortcut symbols to edit as you hand write which is pretty cool.

I ordered a silicon pencil sleeve with a cap for the tip and a “keeper” for the charging topper from Amazon. The silicon also helps with grip, I’ve never used my pencil without the sleeve so I don’t know how slippery it is by itself, but the surface is completely smooth and rounded.

The topper for the charging connector is magnetic and sturdy (if you flick the pencil the topper won’t go flying) but it’s totally disconnected from the pencil itself and can easily be misplaced during pencil charging if you’re not careful.

I also ordered replacement tips from Apple just in case. I’ve only needed to replace my tip once (because a moderate drop damaged it) and after dropping my pencil twice from desk height it still works just fine.

I do store it in a hard case usually though, which probably helps.

The Apple pencil is awesome, I highly recommend to get it for those who like taking notes on their tablets, or those are artists and use the pen for sketches. It is expensive, but I believe it’s a great investment if you use it often.

I really really really suggest that you get a matte screen protector/ Paperlike screen protector to make your handwriting and sketches look pristine. Using the Apple pencil on this screen protector makes it feel like you are really writing on paper and makes things 10 x better.

I got a case with a silicon grip for the pencil, which makes writing a lot easier/ controlled too. I think it’s great for students especially those who take notes on powerpoints/ diagrams/ graphs. There are so many great apps that pair well with the Apple pencil that take note-taking to the next level.

I bought these for my husband for Christmas. He was always complaining that his fingers were too big to work well on his tablet–he kept getting results he did not want. These solved that problem, for the most part.

Sometimes he still gets results he did not intend, but now he’s thinking that maybe it is the fault of the tablet. We love that there is a pen inside these. That way we don’t need to have another item on the kitchen table when we want to take notes.

The pen writes very nicely.

I wasn’t paying attention when I ordered this and thought I was purchasing one stylus pen. I was delighted to receive so many. Don’t know how they can sell them so inexpensively. I keep some in each room.

They write good too!.

I have tried many styli since I began using my IPad. None worked very well for very long. The TruGlide Pro is perhaps the best yet. Still while unmatched for gliding across the screen it has issues with typing and other poking moves on the keyboard.

It just doesn’t pick up on every stroke which can be frustrating at times. If you ever work out the sensitivity issue your product would get 5 stars.

I made this stylus for my wife to use with her new iPad. Her iPad has the protective film on the screen. The iPad doesn’t recognize the stylus tip, unless she uses a lot of pressure. I’m not sure if the tip of the stylus is too soft, or if its the protective film on her iPad that is causing the problem.

Either way, if the tip doesn’t work well on the iPad, then you need to make some changes.