Wacom Bamboo Sketch

A stylus for iPads – and iPhones

£74.99 FROM Wacom, wacom.co.uk FEATURES Bluetooth, two customisable buttons, two pen nibs

Owners of the iPad Pro are fortunate to have the best stylus around with Apple

Pencil. Still, if you have a regular iPad, there’s no longer any need to gawk in envy. Wacom’s latest stylus does a few things Cupertino’s accessory doesn’t, like work on the iPhone.

Roughly the length of a ballpoint pen, Bamboo Sketch weighs less than Apple Pencil, and the all-black textured casing provides a better grip. A pair of configurable shortcut buttons are just a push away on the barrel, with a small connector that magnetically attaches to the Sketch’s bundled charger.

Also included is a carrying case that holds the charging dongle, as well as two extra nib tips; one firm, one soft. We preferred the former, but the difference is negligible. Sketch pairs Bamboo Sketch includes a stylish carry case with a pair of extra tips. automatically via Bluetooth with 13 compatible apps, including the free Bamboo Paper. For slower, more exacting strokes, Sketch largely matches the precision of Apple Pencil. Wacom’s stylus doesn’t keep up as well with faster handwriting or sketching, though; palm rejection is also a mixed bag.