Pressure Sensitive Smart Stylus Pen with Palm Rejection and Shortcut Button. Battery-Less. Compatible with Apple iPad/iPhone/Android/Switch/Chromebook (Aqua Green)

So I’ve used the Wacom Bamboo Sketch, Adonis Jot, and the Wacom crayon-like device. All of those were BLE/wireless/Bluetooth type devices or high frequency audio reliant. They all were… laggy, disconnected randomly, obscured the view with the huge tip, or were almost always out of charge when I wanted to use them. They also all cost quite a bit. And don’t even mention to me about the PITA of finding a replacement rechargeable battery for them. -_-;;;;;Saw this SonarPen the other day and thought… for $35 I’ll give it a go. (With tax it was like $37….)I tried it on two iPads(12” and 10”) as well as on my iPhone 13(with lightning to 3.5mm TRRS adapter).Pros:Works VERY well and the response speed is almost no lag, provided your device has enough compute power to handle the drawing app, the brush effect, and the bit of audio processing needed to get a pressure reading. Palm rejection, completely dependent on the drawing application’s implementation is good. Ie, only register contact with the screen when there is a pressure reading. Otherwise, ignore touch on the screen.I thought the cable would be an issue, but for the most part, it wasn’t. In the case of the 12.9” iPad, I made use of a 3.5mm TRRS extension cable. :) Works great.I NEVER got a disconnect during the several hours of sketching and drawing.. on any of the devices or apps that supported the SonarPen. This is a huge improvement over the wireless options out there. Slick tech is pointless if it isn’t reliable tech….The self contained cable holder pen body is neat, and if you take care, is repeatable. :)Cons:Well, it’s $35. The body of the pen is basically an ABS plastic frame for holding the cable and for holding the bit of tech in the first 2” of the pen. Because the pen is designed to store the cable within itself, the cable itself isn’t super long. This can be a pro/con, depending on how you use your pen. I found it to be great for an iPhone, good for the iPad 10”, but almost too short for the 12.9”.Like any other wireless or BLE/Bluetooth pressure sensitive stylus for IOS, the application you are using it with needs to support it directly. This applies to Wacom and it applies to Apple Pencil. The question is how many applications support it. I found that MediBang and Ibis Paint both supported the SonarPen and both are great drawing applications. Other apps lacking support for SonarPen will not be able to provide pressure sensitivity nor provide palm rejection. The palm rejection is completely reliant on the application’s implementation of the SonarPen pressure sensing.I included a shot of the pen, the Ibis Paint config screen listing the SonarPen, and the pressure sensitivity curve I use for drawing with this device.Compared to the Apple Pencil, I would say the Apple Pencil is more responsive, pressure-wise, but lags a tiny bit compared to the SonarPen due to the latency inherent in Bluetooth technology. The lack of need for recharging is a huge plus. Though the lack of heft from the SonarPen makes it feel like you aren’t holding anything. Some might prefer the extra heft… perhaps a hack of some kind is in order.Compared to the Wacom Bamboo Sketch… *LOL* Let’s say… I love this SonarPen compared to the Wacom Bamboo Sketch. I don’t know what is that Wacom does with their wireless devices, but there is always some lag and jaggedness in the tracking. The Bamboo Sketch is no exception. Also, when I used the Wacom Bamboo Sketch, I experienced frequent disconnects. This is a MAJOR PITA. With the SonarPen? Smooth sailing, fast, responsive, and smooth tracking/pressure sensing.TLDR;The SonarPen is a low cost pressure sensitive stylus that gives you a reliable pressure sensitive drawing stylus for drawing apps that support it. It is light weight and very portable. There is no need to worry if the stylus is charged or not. And disconnects basically never happen. No lag or jitters. Kinda wish I had this before having wasted money on other solutions previously.The biggest gotcha, I think, is that because the SonarPen uses the headset functionality… that means that audio output and audio input is taken up. :( This means listening to music on your device while drawing with this stylus are mutually exclusive things. -_-;;;;; Try it. If you have the SonarPen detected and working, music will stop. And if you play music, the SonarPen will disconnect. I haven’t found a way to route around this since on IOS, I don’t think you can specify multiple audio outs for different apps. You can on the desktop, but not on the mobile devices. -_-;;Side note: This works with Nintendo Switch for the Color live drawing app. Also works with Android devices running the drawing apps that have support for the Sonar Pen added. Same for Linux and Windows devices, provided it is on some kind of touch screen(capacitance) device.

After a very exhausting (child induced sleep deprivation) and sad week (death in the family) I was very excited to try my new pen, only to have trouble getting it to work. Come to find out that Layer Paint HD isn't supported. So I tried some of recommended android apps. Only to have more troubles. So I wrote a detailed email to the company explaining the issues I had run into. It was late so I figured I'd get a response in the morning. It was the kind of day where you normally curl up with some ice cream and tissues because everything had been miserable and even a small fun thing you'd hoped to distract yourself with just didn't work. You know those days.Imagine my surprise when I got a reply five minutes later with instructions to download the ArtFlow driver software. I did and my pen worked wonderfully! I was doodling all over just like my drawing tablet that connects to my computer!I emailed them to tell them it worked and heard back again very quickly! Instead of a "polite end of email exchange reply", I got a thoughtful inquiry about the zoom/zoom + freeze error I had run into with Ibus Paint. I took their troubleshooting suggestions and tried them. While I still didn't have any luck, further googling revealed this might be an issue with the amount of RAM on my tablet, or perhaps just a bug in the latest release. We shall see what becomes of an updates!They also told me the had reached out to the folks who make Layer Paint HD, but have not heard back yet.You guys, this is *incredible* customer service!!! They replied to me in five minutes both times and were very thoughtful in their response to the issues I raised.That they were able to get my pen working for me within *same* evening as emailing them, is just rounding out this fabulous customer experience and a very bright spot to an otherwise sad week.Every drawing app should support this pen and developer!Also you should totally buy this pen.My husband, a professional 3D digital artist, now wants one, lol! The question is, should I make him wait til Christmas? lol!

If your device does not have pressure sensitivity by default you are going to need something like this for digital illustrations. Works well and is easy to set up. Make sure to get the adapter that is intended for the pen because regular headphone adapter won't work

I bought this stylus as a gift for my daughter's upcoming birthday since she has been asking for a stylus to draw in the ibisPaint app on our 5th generation iPad. I checked the compatible stylus products listed in the ibisPaint's website and decided on this one. I like that this stylus has an attractive price tag, there is no need to charge it or worry about pairing the stylus with the device, and it works as a regular stylus for Andriod phones and laptops with touchable screens. The stylus is very lightweight and the cord can be wrapped around it neatly. I could use it to draw in the ibisPaint instantly without having to update any setting in the app. It seems to work in the Sketches School app too but if too much pressure is applied to the stylus while it touches the screen, a big circle centered at the point of touching will appear and the app will no longer respond to the stylus until the app is restarted. The stylus also works on my Android phones and my HP Spectre 360 laptop.The only con so far to me is it takes some time to get used to the transparent disc at the tip of the stylus while drawing because it appears to block a bit the view of what you are drawing. I also wish it could come with a cap to protect the tip with the disc when not in use. I didn't find any instructions about how to set up the shortcut on the stylus. I guess it depends on the specific apps used. I was only testing briefly without extensive use. Hope my daughter could get a lot of usage out of it without issue.