Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been debating between this stylus and the "Pencil" by FiftyThree for quite a while now. I finally decided to go for a passive stylus rather than an active (bluetooth) one because I wanted my stylus to work the same way for every app. I've had this stylus for about a week now quite a bit, and I like it a lot. I use it to sketch ideas in the Paper app by FiftyThree as well as in the "Concepts" app for iPad. It's as sensitive as any stylus I've used- that is to say, not as responsive as your finger, but pretty close and it's not the stylus' fault. It does drop sensitivity if you use it at a shallow angle. I love the clear disc and being able to see what I'm actually doing rather than poking at the screen with a big rubber finger and hoping my drawing comes out ok. The stylus is very well designed- I love the integrated clip and the machined-in grip rather than a rubber one. The cap rotates on smoothly and the overall experience is very satisfying and premium. I also really like that part of the packaging becomes a holder for the stylus- it's a clever way to package things and I wish that more companies made the packaging for longer-term use like this. I have a couple of minor quibbles, but they are there- the stylus pretty much doesn't work for handwritten notes. I add some text to my idea sketches and my writing just doesn't pick up well with this stylus. I'm not sure if it's the spring-dampened tip not working well with my writing style or what. This doesn't matter too much to me- I mostly draw with it. Finally, it's no longer magnetized so it doesn't cling to your iPad like the old version did. It's solid aluminum instead. Not a deal-breaker for sure, but it would be nice to set the stylus and the iPad on the coffee table and know that the stylus wasn't going to roll off somewhere. I'm extremely happy with my purchase and would recommend this stylus to someone who wants to draw on their iPad but isn't ready to commit to one app and the bluetooth pen that works with it.