Need a new Apple Pencil? Here are 7 cheap alternatives to boost your iPad creativity, tried and tested by experts

Date:
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:47:49 +0000

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Unlock your iPad's creative potential with our pick of the best Apple Pencil alternatives, many of which are now on sale.

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slick and feature-packed as the official Apple Pencil appears (in both its USB-C and Pro forms), there are plenty of decent alternatives out there that can give you a comparable experience for a much lower price.

Below, weve rounded up the best Apple Pencil alternatives weve tested to
date. Some, like the ESR Geo Digital iPad Pencil, offer Pro-level features including palm rejection, tilt sensitivity, and tap gestures, while others, like the Metapen Pencil Air8, are more basic in their functionality. You can read our verdicts on the Metapen Pencil A8, MEKO iPad Pencil, Yunju Stylus Pen, TQQ Pencil, and AUZOSL Stylus Pen in our dedicated Apple Pencil alternatives roundup , and our impressions of the ESR Geo Digital Pencil and Metapen Pencil Air8 elsewhere on TechRadar. All seven of those options are available in the UK, but not all are sold in the US, so we've split this page into US and UK-based collections.

We encourage you to check the item description for each product to ensure its compatible with your specific iPad model, but for the most part, the options weve included will work with every iPad released since 2018. And the best part? Plenty of our favorite Apple Pencil alternatives are on sale now. US: Apple Pencil alternatives 15% OFF ESR Geo Digital iPad Pencil $27.99 $32.99 shop now 12% OFF MEKO iPad Pencil $25.51 $28.99 shop now 47% OFF Metapen Pencil A8 $15.99 $29.99 shop now 27% OFF Metapen Pencil Air8 12.98 17.89 shop now UK: Apple Pencil alternatives 23% OFF ESR Geo Digital iPad Pencil 25.31 32.99 shop now 26% OFF MEKO iPad Pencil 17.09 22.99 shop now 40% OFF Metapen Pencil A8 19.94 32.99 shop now 27% OFF Metapen Pencil Air8 12.98 17.89 shop now 6% OFF TQQ Pencil 8.49 8.99 shop now AUZOSL Stylus Pen 5.99 shop now
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