Both Apple Pencils reduced by almost 20 percent on Amazon Prime Day!

The was specially created to use it to create notes on the iPad Pro or to create digital works of art. And that has its price: the tablet pen costs just under 100 euros – and it still cannot be used on all iPad and iPhone models. Fortunately, there are a variety of equivalent alternatives that not only cost less, but are also compatible with other Apple devices (besides the iPad Pro). Four of them are presented below.

Apple Pencil greatly reduced on Prime Day

From June 21 to 22, Amazon will celebrate its Prime Day. Prime members receive exclusive offers during this period. For Apple fans, the shipping giant has greatly reduced the first and second generation Apple Pencil! If you’re not already a Prime member, you can test it (after that € 7.99 per month). You can find more interesting offers in all product categories in the deals ticker.

13 percent on the first generation Apple Pencil for 86 instead of 99 euros.

12 percent on the second generation Apple Pencil for 118 instead of 135 euros.

1. Alternative: Wacom Bamboo Finline

TheseThe Apple Pencil alternative can be used for all touchscreen devices with iOS. The pen and the iPad or iPhone are connected to each other via the Bluetooth connection – it is switched on by turning the lower half. Even if the Has only one programmable button that you can use to undo (or erase) every step, the pen can communicate its pressure levels to all compatible apps. As a result, he writes and draws as you would expect, but this alternative also has a catch: the pen does not recognize the angle of inclination, so that no hatching is possible.

2. Alternative: Moko Active Stylus

The At just under 27 euros, it is significantly cheaper than the other tablet pens mentioned. Nevertheless, it can keep up with its predecessors: When charged, this Apple Pencil alternative lasts for up to eight hours at a time, and it has a special metal tip (1.5 mm thick) – the pen thus generates a magnetic field on the display, when it is touched with it. This has the advantage that a human finger is simulated and writing or drawing on the screen should be very realistic. Furthermore, the Moko Active Stylus has a soft rubber tip at the other end that can operate the touchscreen even without energy.

The only downer: The tablet pen has no pressure levels and tilt detection.

3. Alternative: MPIO Stylus Pen

Another inexpensive model – compared to some other Apple Pencil alternatives – is the MPIO Stylus Pen. Due to its slim design, it looks like an ordinary pen, but has a 1.5 millimeter wide pressure tip. This means that it can not only be used on various iPad and iPhone models for drawing and writing, but also on other tablets. In contrast to other models, the no hand recognition, but you get a real bargain for just under 30 euros – including an Apple pen case.

4. Alternative: Adonit Pixel

First things first: the is compatible with the iPhone (5 and newer), the iPad Mini (1 to 4), the iPad Air (1 and 2) and the iPad Pro (12.9). In contrast to the Apple Pencil, the alternative tablet pen has two programmable shortcut buttons – in other words, you can set the pen so that activities performed can be undone (i.e. deleted) or repeated. The integrated handle sensor activates the Adonit Pixel as soon as you move it with your hand. If you connect it to an iPad via Bluetooth, the pen reacts to pressure (with up to 2048 sensitivity levels on the display). This has the advantage that, depending on the angle of inclination, you can draw lines of different thicknesses.

Plus point: The pen is also compatible with various apps (including Goodnotes, Procreate and AstroPad).