Brydge iTrack

Standalone desktop trackpad for iPad

$99.99 From brydge.com

Features Touch area (5.5-in x 3.3-in) and pressure sensors Needs iPadOS 14.5 or later

When Apple added mouse support for iPadOS, it paved the way for users to interact with their iPads like they do with their Macs. Brydge makes a number of iPad keyboards with trackpads — sized for specific models. iTrack is a standalone trackpad that works with any recent iPad. Charging over USB–C, it offers up to 6 months of charge assuming two hours’ use per day and has “instant–on”, which wakes the trackpad with no discernable lag.

Well–built and finished in space gray, it’s larger than integrated models, but still lightweight at just 160g and supports a range of useful gestures including swipe between open apps, pinch to zoom, vertical and horizontal scrolling, and opening the app switcher. As with a Mac trackpad, there will be some that you use more than others.

It’s remarkable how much faster you can navigate and work in iPadOS using a trackpad, and perhaps also a keyboard, with the iPad standing in a dock or case. The limitations of iPadOS itself remain for now, but iTrack is an excellent way to interact with any recent iPad.

THE BOTTOM LINE A more natural and efficient way to use iPadOS.

BRYDGE iTRACK

Easy to use

Great battery life

Speed up workflow

iPadOS still limited