As a solutions architect who frequently works from home and on the go, having the right tools to enhance my productivity is essential. The Apple Pencil Pro has proven to be an invaluable accessory for my iPad Pro 13-Inch (M4), offering advanced features and exceptional performance. I even got my wife hooked on it and needed to buy her one when I showed her all the features! Haha First and foremost, the pixel-perfect precision of the Apple Pencil Pro is remarkable. It allows me to draw diagrams and take notes with incredible accuracy, which is crucial for my professional tasks. The tilt and pressure sensitivity further enhance its functionality, making it responsive to the nuances of my writing and drawing styles. I much prefer the pressure gestures over the tapping feature found in previous generations, as it feels more intuitive and natural. One of the standout features of the Apple Pencil Pro is its industry-leading low latency. This ensures that my inputs are registered instantly, providing a smooth and natural writing experience. Whether I’m jotting down quick notes or drawing detailed diagrams, the performance is consistently reliable. The Apple Pencil Pro attaches, charges, and pairs magnetically to the side of my iPad Pro, making it incredibly convenient to use and store. This magnetic connection ensures that the Pencil is always charged and ready to go, eliminating the hassle of dealing with cables and separate chargers. The seamless connectivity is another highlight, as it pairs effortlessly with the iPad Pro, maintaining a stable and reliable connection throughout use. The build quality of the Apple Pencil Pro is top-notch, as expected from Apple. It feels sturdy and well-made, giving me confidence in its durability. The sleek design and smooth finish also complement the aesthetics of my iPad Pro, adding a touch of elegance to my setup. Additionally, the Apple Pencil Pro is impressively scratch-resistant, maintaining its pristine condition even after extensive use on my iPad. In terms of usability, the weight of the Apple Pencil Pro is well-balanced but on the heavier side, which can cause writing fatigue during sustained usage. This is particularly noticeable during long work sessions where comfort is key. However, it’s worth noting that the Apple Pencil Pro comes at a premium price. While it offers exceptional features and performance, it may be considered expensive compared to other stylus options on the market. Additionally, it would be great if Apple offered the Pencil in a color that matches the iPad, rather than the bright white. Despite these points, the value it brings to my workflow makes it a worthwhile investment for me. In summary, the Apple Pencil Pro is an outstanding tool that provides pixel-perfect precision, tilt and pressure sensitivity, and industry-leading low latency. It is perfect for note-taking, drawing diagrams, and other professional tasks. The magnetic attachment, charging, and pairing add to its convenience and ease of use. Highly recommended for professionals and anyone looking to enhance their iPad experience with a high-quality, reliable stylus!

This is my first ever apple pencil. I recently bought an ipad air 6th gen with the m2 chip and so far I love it. However I got addicted to coloring and art apps and I decided to upgrade my amazon dupe apple pencil to a branded one. I initially ordered the 2nd gen apple pencil since I find the extra features of the pro excessive, I am not a professional artist in any way, shape or form AND not to mention expensive, but I was so upset that the 2nd gen pencil DOES NOT WORK WITH THE NEWLY RELEASED IPAD AIR. I know, it’s my fault for not researching first and checking compatibility but dang, Apple, I’m pretty sure you guys did that on purpose so that you can get more sales with the newly released Pencil Pro. Apple basically has not given me any choice but to get the top of the line pencil for my ipad since it’s the only one that would work with it. Anyway, the hover, the shadow, the haptic squeeze and barrel roll works. It pairs great, has almost zero latency and works well.

The pencil is great! The new features add another dimension of functionality. Apple is expensive but you get what you pay for.

Wonderfully useful, perfect value for money and comfortable to use. clean appearance, accurate and stable drawing. Connecting is easy to do!

This review is more for people who have used Apple pencils because I’m focusing on what’s new Pros 1. The haptic feedback is great - when you click on the pencil to change to an eraser, the feed back lets you know it happened. It will also let you know that it straightened a line for you when you hold the cursor down. 2. The hovering does two things. If you are in an Apple graphic app, it lets you know exactly where the pencil will touch down. In apps and websites with menus, it acts like a rollover without touching the screen. 3. Rotating the pencil - the picture with the 3 lines illustrates this. The vertical & first horizontal line is using the marker tool in Freeform at the selected width. The second horizontal line was done by rotating the pencil. 4. Squeezing the pencil - in settings, you decide what it will do. Many choices - I tried show tool palette (the other picture) Cons 1. it only works with the 2024 iPad Air & Pro, Also those iPads will only work with this pencil, so if you buy a new iPad, you’ll need to buy a Pencil too 2. Procreate - and I’m assuming (but haven’t tried) other non Apple apps - have not yet played with their apps to get it to get them to work with haptic feedback, squeeze or pencil rotation yet. Hovering in the gallery view is lots of fun though, it flashes through all the layers of an image you hover over. Minor con - it is slightly bigger than the old one. Only a problem for those of us with small hands.

More useful than I thought. Works awesome.

It is a breeze to use this new pen. Moving around on the screen is a breeze. I love the hover feature. Definitely recommend

This expensive pen would be great but it does not pair with every iPad. So we bought the correct pen for same price - $139- after a visit to the Apple Store with an appointment with a Genius. I have an iPad 12 Pro. This pen will not work with it. Amazon should allow me to return it since it was delivered only 21 days ago on March 22.

I never really cared for writing on a tablet but I tried a Remarkable device for a couple months and liked it but I like my iPad better so when I decided to give up the remarkable and get the new M4 iPad, I figured I would give the new pencil a go and it’s so much nicer than the more expensive remarkable pen. No regrets on this purchase.

The pencil exists for a very particular type of person, specifically an artist that wants to draw on the iPad or students that want to handwrite notes. Other than that, I don't think the 130$ price is reasonable with such limited use cases beyond note taking and drawing. My main gripes with this pencil is that it fails to improve the browsing experience, which is why I bought it, you can't navigate home by swiping up, rather you must resort to your finger, sometimes when trying to type with the pencil it starts drawing instead, when the pencil is in use it changes your keyboard and pulls up some new bar at the bottom of your screen that breaks navigation and typing... overall very clunky and worst part is it fails to recognize my handwriting when taking notes, when doing the conversion to typed. On top of all that the apple pencil doesn't work very well if you have a glass screen protector. I returned mine, I felt like it wasn't useful enough and too expensive to just keep for the once in a blue moon occurrence that I decide to take some notes or draw. Also, the return process forced me to go to an Amazon Go location, for me that was a long trip 1 hour trip, so keep that in mind too.