Can the Regular iPad Use the New Apple Pencil Pro?

Question

I am keen on making use of the Apple Pencil for drawing purposes. Can all iPads make use of the new Apple Pencil Pro?

Answer 1

No, the regular iPad does not work with the new Apple Pencil Pro. It only supports the first generation Apple Pencil which has a Lightning port or the recent USB C Apple Pencil. To have the Pro features you would have to go for the iPad Air or some other compatible iPad.

Comments

Small correction here, Logic Pro does run on the iPad 10th Gen, not only on iPads with M series chips.

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Pencil support is the dealbreaker for me. That and my want to move to the 13 inch screen now :)

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I’m really mad because I use iPads for procreate and dreams specifically and the 12.9 pro I JUST bought is already marked obsolete for the new pencil (the only new product I actually wanted) so now I have to figure out if the new air is better or if I need to spend the same money I just spent to get the new pro

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I appreciate you giving iPad 10 a fair assessment. I got one recently, and I have been loving it. I have an M2 Pro MBP so I don't need power in my iPad.

My favorite thing about iPad is not connecting it to iMessage or installing social media apps. I use it just for media consumption and notes at school and it is great for those things. I have an M2 Pro MBP, so I don't need a lot of horsepower on my iPad. Also, the USB C Apple Pencil gets a bad rep but...as a former 10.5" iPad Pro/Apple Pencil 1 user, I have to say that the new Apple Pencil standard model is all I need. It's also nice to be able to magnetically clip it to the side just like the more expensive models.

I got mine on Amazon for $349, and that price point feels like a steal for this device. It's less than I paid for my OG iPad in 2011. Speaking of that iPad, the OG iPad and the iPad 10 have lots of physical similarities with their boxiness and overall design. Very cool.

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I might have considered the basic iPad 2024 except it won't work with my updated Apple pen. That really is frustrating