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Review on πŸ–ŠοΈ SonarPen: The Ultimate Pressure Sensitive Smart Stylus Pen with Palm Rejection and Shortcut Button - Battery-Less! Compatible with Apple iPad/iPhone/Android/Switch/Chromebook (Dirty Pink) by Tylin Meyer

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great for Ibis Paint X

I got this pen because I needed pen pressure for Ibis Paint X. The kit includes a stylus, three stickers, two nibs (one for Android, one for iOS), and two pen holders (one plugs into your phone or tablet, and the other plugs into the USB-C port). I have an iPhone 11 that doesn't have a headphone jack, but if you get an adapter (I have an official Apple adapter) then the stylus works. The palm rejection works pretty well, and the app can tell the difference between the touch of the stylus and my fingers. The pen has a handy shortcut button, and in the app you can set the button as brush/eraser, eyedropper, full screen, zoom, undo, redo, etc. for the shortcut key. Pressure sensitivity works quite well in Ibis Paint X, although I haven't tried it in other supported applications. You have to adjust the pressure sensitivity output in the app itself. The main issue is that you can't listen to music while the sonar is plugged in, but I just use my laptop or old phone to listen to music. Sonarpen doesn't support many apps either, it's best to see which apps work well with Sonarpen, otherwise it's just a regular disc stylus. This is a popular pen for Ibis Paint or Medibang (ios Medibang only) users. This doesn't work for procreate. So if you're using procreate, you're out of luck. All in all, this is a good option as a stylus if you draw on your phone and use Ibis Paint or Medibang.

Pros
  • Easy setup
Cons
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