But this new Pencil Pro for iPad finally gave us what we wanted: There are a few Apple Pencil alternatives that are functionally great, but you need to remember to charge them with a USB-C cable every so often. Apple Pencil Alternative – Pencil Pro for iPadįor me, the one thing missing from these Apple pencil alternatives was the magnetic wireless charging on the iPad and being able to view the charge status as well. They were able to get us 99% of the Apple experience at less than one-third of the price, which opens the iPad to many more people. But it was still pretty expensive at $220 to $240, depending on where you get it, and it was also extremely bulky.īut recently, I found a company that finally was able to do something about this. The only company that got the ability to use iPad’s pin connectors was Logitech, so their Logitech folio case with trackpad support was actually great functionally. For the Apple pencil alternatives, their lack of wireless magnetic charging was always a turnoff, and for Magic Keyboards, it was the trackpad experience. The story with these accessories was usually the same: They could get you 70% to 80% of the way there, but they couldn’t fully replace what Apple gave us. From $20 Apple pencil alternatives, to the Brydge Max + (RIP Brydge), to other no-name Amazon brands. In the last five years, I have tested countless options. Since the Apple Pencil 2 and the Magic Keyboard releases, accessory companies have been trying to give consumers a cheaper alternative to what Apple offers. So again, I usually recommend a MacBook Air for most people. For that same price, you can equip an M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. So for an entry-level 12.9-inch iPad Pro setup, you are going to be spending around $1600, and that only gives you 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM. And finally, I always recommend a screen protector, which is anywhere from $20 to $60, depending on the brand and type. Then you have the must-have Magic keyboard, which is $349 for an accessory. You then have the five-year-old Apple Pencil 2, which is still $129. A brand new 12.9-inch M2 iPad Pro starts at $1,100, and that is just for the tablet. So the barrier to entry is much lower than an iPad Pro. You can still get an M1 MacBook Air, brand new, for under $800 on Amazon. When someone asks me what they should get, an iPad Pro setup or a MacBook, I usually steer them toward the MacBook.
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