
The Logitech Crayon has a regular Lightning port on it for charging, so you can use the same cable as your iPad without any need for an adapter. Apple solved all of these problems in its 2nd-gen Pencil, but as we said, that only works with post-2018 iPad Pros. There’s no off button on the Apple Pencil, so it will lose charge during periods of non-use, which adds to the frustration of it having this unwieldy charge setup. The Apple Pencil does come with an adapter so that you can charge it from a Lightning cable instead, though this is tiny and easy to lose.
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A full charge should only take around 15 mins, and last you for around 10 hours of use. While it’s charging, this makes for a very long an unwieldy hybrid device, though mercifully it doesn’t need to be charged for long: just 10 seconds can get you about 30 minutes of use, or two minutes gets you a couple of hours. The Apple Pencil is famous for its slightly ridiculous charging system – it has a Lightning connector under the cap, and you can plug this into an iPad’s Lightning port to charge from the iPad’s battery. It will be more of a benefit for kids (who are, again, a key audience for the Crayon) lacking as fine motor control as adults.įor those who want to be able to take notes or annotate while on the move, the extra grip of the Crayon may be more welcome (Image credit: Apple) Apple Pencil vs Logitech Crayon: Charge

The Crayon has a more matter-feeling finish, and the extra size helps you to keep a strong grip too.įor those doing fine and precise work, the Apple Pencil is more easily manipulated in tiny ways (and gets in the way of what you’re looking at a little less) so when combined with its pressure sensitivity, it becomes even more the artists’ choice.īut for those who want to be able to take notes or annotate while on the move, the extra grip of the Crayon may be more welcome – though, as we said, it’s not a huge difference.
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The Apple Pencil has a glossy exterior, which can easily become a little slick with oils from your skin – Apple fixed this with a matte finish on its own-second gen Pencil. The way the Pencil’s size copies real pencils will be a boon for some, but plenty of people will equally prefer a chunker grip that they’ve become used to with Wacom styluses (though the Crayon is still only thick in one dimension, so isn’t quite the same as a big rubbery Wacom grip).

Though the Crayon is larger than the Pencil, there’s not too much difference between them ergonomically. For everyone else, you can decide if you want the potential of making use of pressure sensitivity in the future.Īpple Pencil has pressure sensitivity, the Logitech Crayon doesn’t (Image credit: Apple) Apple Pencil vs Logitech Crayon: Ergonomics

Illustrators looking to do anything more than highly basic outlines should avoid the Crayon and go for the Apple Pencil. That the Crayon draws with the same level of precision as the Apple Pencil doesn’t matter if you can’t control the lines as finely, since you end up drawing so much more crudely, because that’s all the stylus is capable of.
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If you’re planning to use a stylus for the precision application of effects in photo editing apps, then pressure sensitivity isn’t a requirement.īut for professional art, you need it. If you just want to take notes on it, pressure sensitivity isn’t required (though some ink-mimicking notes apps do make use of it for a more natural look) and the Crayon is perfectly functional. You probably know already whether this is a deal-breaker for you. But the Crayon simply doesn’t handle pressure at all, while the Apple Pencil is great for fine-grained pressure sensitivity. When it comes to performance, there’s one major difference you need to know about: the Apple Pencil has pressure sensitivity, and the Logitech Crayon doesn’t.īoth styluses write or draw with the same level of precision (technically speaking), and they both include tilt detection, enabling some artistic tool control in that sense.

(Image credit: Apple) Apple Pencil vs Logitech Crayon: Performance
