Get a solid iPad stylus at half the price of Apple Pencil

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With palm sensitivity, you can rest your palm while drawing or writing.
With palm sensitivity, you can rest your palm while drawing or writing.
Photo: SwitchEasy

If you’re the proud owner of an iPad, you should get yourself a stylus that will help you write and draw well on the tablet. But an Apple Pencil 2 will set you back $129 (if you don’t find a good sale). So how about something just about as good for less than half the price? Enter SwitchEasy’s EasyPencil Pro.

Check out the SwitchEasy Sale in the Cult of Mac Store to get 20% off two versions of the stylus, plus extra tips for writing and drawing.

SwitchEasy EasyPencil Pro 4 Stylus Pencil

SwitchEasy said user experience with its EasyPencil Pro 4 “surpasses the Apple Pencil 2.” If that’s true, then EasyPencil Pro’s sale price of $47.99 is quite a steal. And the previous generation is on sale for just $43.99 See below.

EasyPencil Pro 4 features a white, pressure-tested POM pencil tip similar to the one on Apple Pencil 2. It enables precise and smooth onscreen writing. Additional metal and nylon 66 tips are also included for different writing and drawing purposes.

EasyPencil features palm rejection, so your palm can rest comfortably on the screen while you write without any smearing. And fast USB-C charging requires no Bluetooth connection or proprietary apps.

As with the Apple Pencil 2, embedded magnets let you stick EasyPencil to your iPad, making it easy to carry both together.

EasyPencil Pro 4 features:

  • Palm rejection
  • Tilt sensitivity
  • No Bluetooth or proprietary apps required
  • Simple on-off touch switch
  • USB-C charging port (1 hour of charging for 10 hours of continuous use)
  • Ultra-fine POM tip
  • Lightweight, aviation-grade aluminum
  • Multi-purpose tips for general use, writing or drawing
  • Magnets stick the stylus to an iPad’s edge

Price: $59.99 $47.99

Where to buy: Cult of Mac Store

SwitchEasy EasyPencil Pro 4 Tips

You can easily change out the tips for different uses.
You can easily change out the tips for different uses.
Photo: SwitchEasy

You can easily swap out SwitchEasy EasyPencil Pro 4 Tips for different writing and drawing uses.

There are three types of tips that come in packs of four tips each:

Writing metal tip

  • Durable and long-lasting
  • Same feel as a ball-point pen
  • Tips won’t scratch the screen.

Drawing transparent tip

  • Smooth and sensitive
  • Quiet and non-slipping
  • Responsive and lag-free
  • Fitted for tempered glass screen protector or iPad screen.

General POM tip

  • Supports tilt and write sensitivity.
  • Feels the same as Apple Pencil tip.

Price: $14.99 $11.99

Where to buy: Cult of Mac Store

SwitchEasy EasyPencil Pro 3 Stylus Pencil

EasyPencil 3 and 4 both feature magnetic stylus attachment to an iPad (but charging requires USB-C).
EasyPencil 3 and 4 both feature magnetic stylus attachment to an iPad (but charging requires USB-C).
Photo: SwitchEasy

Like EasyPencil Pro 4, EasyPencil Pro 3 features a white POM pencil tip. The Pro 3’s tilt sensitivity allows you to draw shades in varying thicknesses, like a real pencil. And palm rejection lets you rest your palm comfortably on the screen while you write or draw.

Embedded magnets attach the stylus securely to an iPad. And you can plug-and-play without a Bluetooth connection and fast-charge with USB-C.

EasyPencil Pro 3 features:

  • Palm rejection/tilt sensitivity
  • No pairing, quick connection
  • USB-C charging port
  • 1 hour charging for 10 hours of continuous use
  • Ultra-fine POM tip
  • No Bluetooth; simple on-off touch switch
  • Lightweight, aviation-grade aluminum
  • Extra 1-piece replacement tip

Price: $54.99 $43.99

Where to buy: Cult of Mac Store

Save on iPad accessories and iPhone charging stands

You can find all these items and more in the Culf of Mac Store’s SwitchEasy sale.

Note: We originally published this post on June 15, 2023.

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