Which Apple Pencil Is Right For you? | Apple Pencil Buying Guide

One of the most confusing parts of the Let Loose event is that the Apple Pencil line is an absolute mess. With different pencils for different iPads that have different features and different price points.I wanted to share my Apple Pencil buying guide!

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0:00 - Let Loose Event
1:00 - Apple Pencil Gen 1
3:35 - Apple Pencil Gen 2
5:32 - Apple Pencil USB-C
7:51 - Apple Pencil Pro
10:28 - Which Should you Buy?

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[pba]

This is simply compatibility madness. What's even crazier is that the worst pencil is the only one that works with the entire iPad lineup.

[ArtyWvideos]

What I still can’t understand is why Apple still limits its pencil just to iPads. Why not just allow it to be used on an enhanced trackpad, for tasks like Freeform drawing on the desktop. Or as a complete wacom tablet alternative for illustrators. Perhaps then there would be even more reason for us to consider upgrading to the Pencil Pro.

[OozukaMai]

An apple pencil with pressure sentivity and usb c charging would make things so muhc easier

[AlexBAlixir]

🐬 Thanks Fernando. I just finally brought Apple Pencil 2 a few weeks ago. 🤷🏻‍♂️ for my iPad. Didn’t expect I’d need to upgrade the Pencil if I get a new IPad Air. Thanks explaining what pencils work with which devices. Apple has made a mess here

[fakebobbyhill]

I don’t understand why apple pencil 3 doesn’t have pressure sensitivity. I bought one just to find out is no good for drawing at all!

[empressmileenakahnummkxl]

My current and only iPad is the 12.9 Inch (2nd Generation) running 64 GB (Space Gray) Wifi + Cellular with the 1st Generation Apple Pencil. I’m still able to get all the latest updates. So for me, at least for now, there’s no need to switch to anything new. 1st generation Apple Pencil is a pain to charge, the cap coming off all the time is also a pain, but other than that I love it. I’m an artist and i don’t mind having to manually switch between colors and nodes etc on my artistry apps. Fine by me🤗🤗🤗🤗

[billjames]

The first Apple Pencil is good for iPad Pros. The Gen 2 Pencil is good for newer iPads Pros. There was a shock when the first Pencil was replaced but people had calmed down when they found out that they could charge their pencil on their iPads. Then Apple opened up the Gen 1 Pencil to more iPads and the Gen2 for iPad Pros people were upset over the cost, Apple introduced a lower cost, basic Pencil which covered a multitude of iPads. Now, there's a new Pencil for a new series of iPads and history repeats itself. It is only good for users who want more choices and a limited amount of iPads because of the on devices charging and now this one has Find My on it so you won't misplace it. It is just an inflection point and next year, more iPads will be able to take the advantage.

[Harlembrown]

REALLY glad I watched this video. I'm just about to order a couple of Apple Pencils for two M4 iPad Pros at work, and I wasn't aware of the compatibility and lack of compatibility issues. Suffice it to say that money was saved. Thank you very much for this.

And, yes, I subscribed after this video. 👍🏽

[CrizzX]

The Apple Pencil (Gen 2) not working with the M4 is wild 🐬

[kandicreations]

Thank you! I didn’t know which one to buy my daughter. She has 9th generation IPad so I was able to narrow it down with your knowledge. Thanx a lot!

[wolfdragonStudio]

Bro, I got so excited when he said that “The Apple Pencil 2 gen works with any without the button”…. Then I was so disappointed when he said “except Th Generationon 10” like nooo, 😭

[tyrishasmith-grady]

I have the iPad 9th generation with the 1st gen Apple Pencil so it’s a great device.

[danieltraistaru]

So, regarding the PAIRING.

You only need to pair it once via USB-C cable.

The only way you would need to use the cable again is if you pair another apple pencil.

Even if you restart the ipad or dezactivate Bluetooth, you don't need to use the cable again. It connects automatically after the Bluetooth is activated.



Thanks

[hilal_younus]

I honestly believe apple did two critical mistakes that led to this mess:
1- removing Pressure sensitivity for USB-C Apple Pencil.
2- Naming the new pencil as "Apple Pencil Pro", when it should've been the 3rd Generation, which would've made sense (I'll explain further below).

The Apple Pencil 1st gen is pretty easy to understand in terms of compatibility.
If you're ipad is-
- A pro model with rounded edges
- The "iPad" that's from 2018, and later (including 10th gen)
- iPad Air & Mini from 2019 and later which have rounded edges.
Then this is the pencil you should go for.

The 2nd gen ipad follows a similar pattern. If your iPad is:
- Flat edged ipad Pro/Air (before 2024)
- Other Flat edged ipads excluding the default "iPad"

The USB-C Apple Pencil is like the first generation pencil, but with USB-C. It honestly should've been named "Apple Pencil for USB-C (iPads)", because that is what it is.
It's compatible with every USB-C iPad, which can also be identified by their flat edges.
The only downside (an arbitrary one tbh) is that it lacks pressure sensitivity.
It does have "pencil hover" which I'll come to a bit later...

The Pencil Pro is only compatible with the latest ipad Pros and Airs, and vice-versa.
Thus, its fitting that it's called the 3rd generation apple pencil.
(It follows precedent set in 2018, when 2nd gen apple pencil was released alongside 2018 ipad pros (11" 1st gen, and 12.9" 3rd gen). )
- Apple Pencil Hover is supported if your ipad has M2 chip. So, that's like the previous iPad pro(12.9" 6th gen, and 11" 4th gen), and the newly released ones.

All in all, a mess that could've easily been avoided by apple if they resisted cutting costs, and putting "pro" in everything.

I mean, this isn't the only thing they messed up, the whole mac configs is a mess, your average joe will have FOMO, because the Macbook Airs were just updated 8 weeks ago with the M3 (And M4 already released).

Atleast its getting better compared to last year, we're getting better base storage.

[lylezane]

I got an m2 ipad air last month with the usb c apple pencil because I will only use it for note taking

[funkycoldmdina]

🐬 must say you cleared everything up and seeing as I have an M2 iPad Air I’m most likely going to opt for the pencil pro I don’t know if you mentioned the price on it anyway thanks for all your help on clearing up the Apple Pencil ecosystems

[wensj]

Awesome video bro: concise, informative, thorough

[GrandmasterBBC]

I just got a new iPad 10 and did not realize the pencil was a separate purchase. Looks like the usb-c pain is what I need. Thank you for the very helpful video! 🐬

[TwistedFoo]

Thank you sooo much! This really helped me out. I got the 10th gen ipad. I decided the Apple Pencil 1st gen is the best for me! I really wanted the pressure sensitivity. That is far more valuable than being able to attach the pen magnetically or charge it way, which is why the usb C one was a no go for me. I also don't care about the usb c dongle it has, it's not that weird to me at least as it is to you. I charge everything with usb c, I just plan on charging this with what I have already. Not really seeing the need of having it connected to the ipad like you do just to say how awkward it is. I also found it strange to change the pencil by sticking it into the port itself like the older one did, that's just asking for me to bump into it and destroy the plug 😅 really wish they had apple pencil pro that was compatible with everything, but no 😑

[mohammednagshabandi]

I just don’t understand why the usb c one doesn’t support pressure
It would have been the good budget friendly option