It requires AA batteries, needs to be switched on each time I want to use it, and needs to be synced via Bluetooth LE to the iPad. Maybe it’s just my handwriting style or something, but I find it laggy, unresponsive and inaccurate. If you are thinking of buying one of these, my advice is to borrow one and try it out first. More recently I’ve tried the Edugrip App Pencil. Most significantly, I bought the Evernote edition Adonit Jot Script stylus (for more than AU$119), which features a fine nib – the idea of which really excited me. I’ve tried a number of new styli since writing that original post. It’s no good if you are using a stylus to record a screencast in an app like Explain Everything, Educreations or Collaaj, because the app records the ‘tap-tap’ sounds of the hard plastic disk striking the glass and it’s quite distracting.It really is not an appropriate choice for kids – because that little clear plastic disk is just too easy to break/lose.It does have two significant shortcomings though. I still love the Adonit Jot Flip – and it’s still the stylus I turn to when I want to scribble notes on my iPad. Not the cheapest (Penultimate and some others are free) but the best – even more clearly so than it was two years ago. I still think Noteshelf is the most responsive and accurate notebook app, with the best set of features. The other feature I previously wrote about preferring in Penultimate, was the way it handles cut and paste using a lasso-drag-tap feature. All other notebooks I prefer to sync manually when I am ready to sync, rather than continuously in the background. I use that one for quick notes, detailing phone conversations, etc. I have one notebook that automatically syncs to Evernote. Unlike Penultimate, though, you can turn this feature on or off on a per-notebook basis. The most notable improvement is that there is now an option to create notebooks that automatically sync with Evernote (as Penultimate did two years ago). It is still much the same as it was but has made significant improvements. I still think Noteshelf is the best of them.
Most of the apps I reviewed have been updated and improved since I wrote that post.
Twenty-four months later, have I changed my mind? In summary, I recommended Noteshelf as my app of choice, and the Adonit Jot Flip Stylus as the best stylus. I reviewed both software (notebook apps in which to write), and styli (pens with which to write). Two years ago, I wrote this post about my search for the best handwriting tools for the iPad.
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