How Paperlike Ruined My Apple Pencil | Paperlike Honest Review

In this video, How Paperlike Ruined My Apple Pencil ( Paperlike Honest Review). I talk about how paperlike wears down apple pencil on the iPad Pro 2021. My Apple Pencil is worn down to the metal from using the paperlike screen protector for 2 years. After watching so many YouTubers recommend paperlike I had found myself looking over some of the cons of paperlike matte screen protectors but those days are over.

- Introduction -
0:00 - Does Paperlike Ruin Apple Pencil
0:26 - Is Paperlike A Screen Protector
1:14 - Does Paperlike Damage Apple Pencil
1:30 - Are Paperlike Screen Protectors Good
1:44 - Paperlike Apple Pencil Tip
2:00 - Mini Led Screen
2:20 - Paperlike vs Glass Screen
4:03 - Paperlike Screen Protector Wear and Tear
5:04 - Paperlike Wear Down Apple Pencil
6:30 - Paperlike For iPad Pro Gaming
7:08 - Conclusion

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[TonyJeffers]

The Matte screen protector I use now is Tech Armor:

If you like more texture:

Thanks for watching! Have you had a similar experience with Paperlike? What alternative screen protectors do you use today?

[Imcheese]

Im pretty sure the pencil gets worn out anyways regardless of screen protector. I don’t use paperlike and that happened to me. I also don’t mind buying a pack of 4 tips for about less than 15 dollars. One tip every 2 years, that makes spending 15 dollars every 8 years, I’d say that’s pretty affordable

Edit: I'm an artist and I use my pen for drawing on a daily basis so my pen probably gets worn down faster than the typical person

Update: I’ve been using the same tip since I wrote this comment (2 years ago) and there’s still no visible damage at all even with paperlike :)

[ScienceisRadAF]

Did it ruin your whole $100 Apple Pencil though? Sounds a bit like throwing the baby out with the bath water. The nibs are a consumable part of the Apple Pencil (they even give you your first replacement free in the box). If they’re lasting folks 6 months, and a 4-pack runs $8, that’s $4/yr in tips 🤷🏼‍♀️.

[Prime-kjup]

I’m an artist as well. I’ve had paperlike for a year with my 2021 iPad Pro 12.9 inch. I love it. I’ve found that scratching and wearing down of the pencil happens when the screen has dust or dirt on it. It causes friction between the pencil and screen. I tend to wipe my pencil tip and screen before I begin drawing. It’s helped a lot.

[m.p.]

I’m pretty sure it also depends how hard your way to draw is. I don’t put a lot of pressure on my own stylus, and I remember having clean intuos Wacom tablets and very sensitive pressure settings while my fellow students were literally digging holes into their own tablets.
I don’t have paperlike but a simple jet tech screen protection to avoid scratches and it’s fine :)I think I won’t ever buy paperlike :)

[angelamorgan]

Im an illustrator, had my apple pencil for 4-5 years and never had such an issue when using paperlike. My first assumption is that this guy has more of a heavy hand and is making more friction against the matte finish. I have a light hand even with a regular pencil but I still create marks on my paperlike screen. Kinda seems like it just comes with time. Though, It’s never been an issue to watch shows thru my marks, don’t even notice them. Maybe if you have a similar heavy-handed output then you should not get paperlike but honestly, not sure. I think a matte/glass screen protector is still valuable purchase even if its not paperlike. And if you use paperlike and they mess up your nibs, it will cost you a mere fraction of $100 to get replacement nibs. I understand some of the negatives he mentioned but I also don’t think I’ve ever wanted to use my iPad in such lighting environments. I don’t make drawing outside a norm because whether you have a matte screen protector or not, you’re going to have to max out the brightness to be able to draw in the first place. That just drains the battery faster and gives you less drawing/screen time. Any other glares mentioned don’t tend to happen because you can move anywhere with an iPad and is generally positioned at an angle (away from top lit lighting) If I were drawing with a light glaring directly above me for creating some social media content, then sure, I guess I would see this as an issue but it’s not realistic on the day to day for a majority of people.

[jerryandbeau]

Thank you for the video! I've been drawing on a glass screen protector for 2 years and I've recently been thinking if I should switch to a paperlike one since so many artists in my country recommended it. Some even said it's worth changing the pencil tips. But after watching your video, I don't feel the need to change anymore since I'm already used to drawing on glass protector and my apple pencil is still in good shape after 2 years of regular use.

[alinaulmaskulova]

I’m glad to finally see a real review on these; personally I found that while I COULD deal with the tip being worn so much (even though it feels somehow damaging to the Apple Pencil itself to be subjected to all this friction), I could not deal with how much worse the quality/resolution of the screen became- the iPad had such a crisp bright screen before the matte protector that I could not handle more than a few days with it. Also I found that it somewhat decreased touch sensitivity.

[autumnfriend]

“Ruining a $100 Apple Pencil” just buy a new tip. The pencil isn’t ruined just the tip they make new tips for a reason

[megamilo]

That’s crazy. I had my matte screen protector for 2 years now and the marks on the screen protector doesn’t look as bad as the Paperlike screen protector shown in the video. And my Apple Pencil just started wearing down. Sheesh, Paperlike seems like a scam honestly.

Edit: I forgot i made this comment. I made myself look like i hate matte screen protectors lmfao. The nib wearing down isn't a concern for me as long as i have control over my lines. I just think that the price of Paperlike isn't worth it and its best to go for cheaper alternatives. God i make dumb comments sometimes.

[DeraPlays]

In a way i find it normal to "ruin" your stuff in art
Painters destroy their paint tubes, traditional literally melt drawing pencils and have to change their copics every few weeks-months, Digital artists destroy their pen nibs, and now ipad digital artists ruin their pens

on the other hand, the price of replacing the apple pen is absurd, and Apple soon will start rising the price since they will see that all of a sudden people keep ruining their pens
We all know how apple works

[supbrice]

I mean...This is common sense, there is lots of friction when using a rougher surface so expect to see the tip of your apple pencil losing it. Thanks for the HeadsUp 😊

[HalifaxHooligans]

You realize you can replace the tips? Therefore you’re not “destroying your Apple Pencil”…. On top of that you have to be writing/drawing like a maniac to get it down to the metal…. This is why YouTube needs to bring back the dislike counter

[charlottesmom]

How freaking hard are you pressing down? I've had Paperlike on my iPad pro for almost two years and have been drawing on it daily for almost a year with nothing like this happening to my apple pencil...I also have none of those streaks or scratches on my Paperlike. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[elthingy]

I've used paperlike over the last 3-4 years and i think they work good. Peronally i've never had an issue with the nibs wearing down quickly. I bought a 4 pack of nibs for about 90 kr (about 8-9 US dollars) because i was noticed some wear om the nib. But imo, switching out the nibs about once a year aint that bad, especially when you only need to pay 8-9 dollars every four years :)
But something i do have an issue with regarding paperlike is that the surface gets smooths out and looses its texture too fast. This has mostly been a problem with the newest model of paperlike though. So thats a negative for me.
But all in all its a good but somewhat pricey product.
Regarding using the iPad without any screenprotector at all i whould'nt recomend it because if you happen to scratch or damage the screen in some other way it whould be way more expensive to replace the screen then it whould be to replace a screenprotector.

All in all, there's many Good screenprotectors that gives a paper feeling. You don't have to buy specifically paperlike but i whould recommend a screenprotector to anyone who uses an iPad, for art or otherwise :)

Anyhow, sorry for my crappy spelling, English is not my native language. I'm also writing this on my phone while on the bus on my way home so autocorrect is messing with every word i type. :-P

[gua]

I have an amazon 'dupe' to the Paperlike on my iPad and it honestly outperforms the actual 'name brand' Paperlike lol it blows it out of the water. Paperlike's installation is so painful so I said never again. The dupe is just amazing and I am a STEM student who takes a crap load of notes EVERYDAY. So far, after 2 years of use I haven't seen significant wear on my pencil tip!

[updog]

to the people saying “well sometimes you’re not rich enough to get tips” first off, yes in this economy its hard to buy tips, BUT he did mention six months to a year his apple pencil tip needs to be replaced so, a pack of four for 17 dollars is around buying 1 per 2 years.
another thing added to this list. even if you have a gloss protector IT WILL BE DAMAGED!! if you research a little bit, it will be matte and is for a nicer feel not a nicer look, it is supposed to feel like a drawing tablet as well. And him vouching for basically the same product but different company seems pretty weird doesnt it?
this is just my view/opinion on this but if i am wrong please dont come and attack me for it.
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[tobennaokoli]

The wearing of the Apple Pencil isn’t even the biggest issue for me. It’s the loss of screen quality. I’m sorry but with how far we’ve come with the iPads and all it has now - Liquid Retina Display, 120hz refresh rate, 1600 nits max brightness, mini-LED Display, True Tone - it’s not worth losing even some of that by dulling the screen down with a matte protector.

Maybe it’s because I’m not an artist and I’d get the iPad Pro solely for work and pleasure that I wouldn’t get a matte screen protector, but I want my viewing experience to be superb and the matte screen will just take away from that in my opinion.

[princessbrennyn]

We also have to keep in mind how heavy handed we are with our Apple Pencil. Ive had to remind myself tht I don’t have to use as much pressure to make a mark on my iPad. Especially if you just up the sensitivity, you can put the bare minimum amount of pressure on your ipad, prolonging the pencil tips life as well as any screen protectors you may use (matte or not) and the ipad screen itself. We can also use pencil tips and avoid using matte screen protectors all together.

[youdontneedtoreadthis]

I use paperlike and I really like it. I love the feeling of the texture while drawing. I feel like all the issues posed in this video are very exaggerated, especially the wearing of the pencil tip. When I used to use wacom tablets before getting my ipad, the nibs were actually wearing down much faster and I had to keep buying new ones every 6 months or so because they got a scratchy sharp edge from the friction. I've been using the same paperlike protector and the same pencil tip for 8 months now and while I can see the tip definitely looks used, it's still perfectly fine. Yeah, there are scratch marks on the protector but I can't even see them when the screen is on. And it makes me feel better that the scratch marks are on the protector rather than on the tablet itself. I mean that's what a protector is for. I have a protector on my galaxy s20+ and even though I don't draw on that, it's full of scratches because that's its purpose, to protect the screen from getting scratched. Everything else mentioned has never been an issue for me either. Sorry but this whole video just screams click bait