A lot of you aren't seeing the big picture here. Yes this should have been released years before. And yes the headphone jack is dying. But what you need to know is if anyone had a normal phone or tablet especially old iPads and Android tablet this pen would be great to change those devices into drawing device with pressure sensitivity without having to pay a ton for a new device or pen. Also the headphone jack is what gives it pressure sensitivity. Alot of my friends are poor and can't even afford normal graphic tablets or won't take the risk. But this pen will definitely won't be a regret because it can be used on whatever you have.
If you have a laptop or pc then you could buy a tablet for under $40. My one has great pressure sensitivity, tilt function, no battery required, etc. But this is a great option if you can't afford an Apple Pencil for an iPad/not supported or you have an android.
It’s for cheap phones and tablets. You can get an android tablet for the price of an Apple Pencil. It’s more or less for those people. Or some people are stuck with old iOS devices. If you have an iPad Air this is quite good
@@sso_wan0363 ohh okay i wanted to know does the art on ibispaint save when you delete the app and when you get it back is the art save? Or do you need a SD card to save the art? I also bought a gaomon drawing pad on aliexress so hopefully that helps me to do a lot more and for medibang.
Because deep down you know the pencil will eventually broke or the battery will not charge after sometime and you don't want to spend another 100 dollar for another pencil.
Eh, hope they not gonna drop the project and will improve quality of a pen. Android phones and tablets so much cheaper than Apple. I wish i had good pen for my phone.
I really hope you'd do another review with a better app that supports the pen, like ibis paint and medibang. The pressure sensitivity there is way better than the app u used in this video.
I'm impressed with the SonarPen how affordable it is, I have one it's alright. But it's sad that there isn't anything that replicates what the apple pencil does for other devices out of the apple supported ones. Having an intuitive pressure sensitive pen for digital drawing is super important. The closest to this is the Samsung Galaxy note10+
Very happy I found this video! I have iPad gen1 and the sonar pen works really great! I can draw and paint in Sketchpad! I just wanted to see how I like drawing directly on a screen before attempting to invest in new technology.
I dont know for art studio but in most app that sonar pen support after the first connection you need to set the pressure sensitivity of the sonar pen, like for example in ibis paint it asks you to draw thin and thick lines to adjust to your pressure, as for medibang each paintbrush has a fade with pressure and size by pressure options so you need to check whether its ticked or not, this silly checkup you have to do even when I have to use Wacom on my desktop. I bought this pen for my Samsung tabA and it works wonderful, obviously, if I compare with Samsung note's default stylus that comes with it has its differences all yu need to do is give this pen time and love and get use to it which takes 3 to 4 days.
Everything works better on Android :) I'll stick to S-Pen devices from Samsung on Android, no cords, great palm rejections and great accuracy and pressure sensitivity. This is cheaper though, that's for sure.
There's this Chinese pen that looks more like an apple pen that costs 20-30$ and can connect magnetically (not able to charging that way) connects without blue tooth and has palm rejection and tilt sensitivity (not pressure thou). Charges with USB C csble. You can find it on aliexpress, would highly recommend if you are trying to find a great affordable option
ngl, I kind of love this??? I don't own it (yet), and I also have an ipad and apple pencil so I have no need for it, but I just love the concept of it. I know a lot of people who can't affort a laptop or a tablet, so the fact that this is an affordable pen that works on a phone is REALLY good! Even if it's not perfect, it's still pretty good!! Still, great review! I'm a sucker for trying out drawing tools so I might pick one up even if I don't need it, lol
Hi! I have an iPad mini. Will the apple pencio work with an iPad that's not an iPad Pro and does it work the same as the Apple Pencil that's for the iPad Pro? And what's the price for that Apple Pencil ?
Gerry Anthony So the latest ipad mini, air and 2018 9.7" budget ipad all support the apple pencil gen 1. apple pencil gen 2 is supported ONLY for the 2018 ipad pros. If your Mini is the most recent (ipad mini 5) then it will support the gen 1 apple pencil.
Instead of procrastinating, asking hard earned money from ur parents,wasting ur time,instead of waiting for things to happen... It's better to start. Start with this pen and once u can afford those heavy budget pens u would get pro in using a pen which u have always wished for .... Thnx for the review sir😇
the wacom stylus should have perfect palm rejection if the app is designed and configured properly. it uses a separate touch sensor, so the app should be able to completely ignore capacitive input for drawing, and the OS blocks all capacitive input anyway whenever a compatible wacom stylus is within 1 inch from the screen. the sonar pen uses a more crude palm rejection method that likely uses pressure to detect wether you're touching with your palm or a stylus, reliability of this heavily depends on how well the app has this implemented.
That cord screams cheap dollar store earphones. That cord is going to fail soon just the way it is designed to be wrapped so tightly. Maybe if you are on a budget and only do notes or doodle occasionally it's good. But as someone who draws everyday and anywhere- I shelled out 65$ for an apple pencil because it's more reliable. I could see myself snapping that stylus in half or the disc would scratch my screen :(
I just got the pen and it was kinda disappointing.. I use a phone (because I'm toooo poor for a tablet -) and first it kept connecting and disconnecting which was annoying but finally it connected Then I tested the pressure sensitivity on ibis paint and it wasnt so good either, the first thing that I got was scratches all over my phone and I didn't even notice until I turned it off. Im gonna return this, it was a huge disappointment and waste of money
I have a nice, basic stylus like this from Meko. The whole point of the disc tip is so that we can see the actual tip of the stylus better like we do with standard implements, and have more eye-hand coordination when trying to do things like closing a circle. The disc itself is not what activates the screen rather the small rubber nib at the center of it is. The disc gives us better stability and surface area for certain apps. That being said I had four nibs when I bought it about 10 years ago and now I have two left. The rubber part that connects the disc to the pen does get worn out with enough rotation and will split or tear right off and the coating on the underside of the disc like to rub off too.
its got the jot pen top , the plastic disc. jot pens have a screw on cap to protec the top as it can get detached. this pen has not. you must have a case for it or be prepared to lose the disc tip quickly
Well, I have a sonarpen and I noticed that you don't need the headphone jack to use it Then the cable is useless, but the stylus still wroks pretty good.
The Logitech crayon is the go to pen if you don’t want or can’t afford the Apple Pencil 1st gen or 2nd gen ALL the same features and compatible with all current iPads and the same apple nibs. The only difference is it don’t magnetically charge but I believe that it charges via lightning cable or usb cable so you don’t need to stick in the bottom of iPad to charge it
I have the sonar pen I would love to say what it actually works on but I don't use pressure sensitivity since I'm not used to it but I can say that if you want palm rejection on ibis paint x it work but your zoom in if that what you want.
There’s no way sonar could make an SDK/driver on iOS due to how locked down it is, so I ask you brad, would you rather it be android exclusive or up to the devs
Honestly, when my younger brother got a stylus with the circular plastic disk tip we thought that it was a piece of plastic that wasn’t supposed to be on the tip of it. We tried to take it off, but we weren’t able to & he slowly stopped using it. A few months later, I found out that the reason why there’s a circular disk is that one: _some are made like that._ two: _so when you write with it, it glides on the screen._ & three: _it’s there so that it doesn’t scratch your screen as mush as a pointed tip stylus would, like a Logitech Crayon or an Apple Pencil._ Even though I point that out about circular disk tip stylus’, I personally prefer the pointed tip stylus’ over the circular disk tip stylus’ because to me it feels more accurate than a circular disk tip stylus. Little rant out of the way, great video!
it is there so the pen works at all. these are emulating the finger. the apple pencil uses seperate sensors in the screen to determine where the pen is.
Something I personally recommend as a much less expensive option compared to an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, is an iPad Air (first gen) and an Adobe Ink! The Ink retails on Amazon for about $30, connects via Bluetooth, works with Procreate (you link it as an Adonit), works especially well with Adobe apps (duh), no disc tip, and has pressure sensitivity! No palm rejection, but I use an art glove (about $5) and have no issues with it. This is the setup I use, and highly recommend to those of us who are too broke for a $700+ setup. (Side note: we love your reviews, Brad. Feel free to keep doing them!)
I seriously loved that you made this video I have my iPad for only 3 years by now so I don’t really wanna change it,but it’s a iPad Mini 2, a model from 2013-14 so yeah it sucks knowing that none of the Apple Pencils are compatible with mine A lot of people are bragging that the Apple Pencil is better n stuff, but artists who aren’t as lucky with getting new n expensive stuff like me; this almost a blessing that it exists I also genuinely wish that companies stop removing the headphone jack like brUh Overall I loved this,thanks🖐
the disk basicly allows you to have a smaller point blocking the view because disk is transparent.. for the rest its just a stylus to be used on capacitive screens.. the soundjack plug trans mists the pressure info and the buttons if it has any.. if you can draw without pressure sensitivity just buy regualt disk pen cheaply without wires
The first time I saw this SonarPen was about over a year ago on Teoh Yi Chie's channel. I remember he said that this is his friend's project and--at that time--they weren't sold commercially yet because they're still trying to collect backers for their KickStarter funding. So Teoh had the opportunity to review their prototype model and yeah, even then, the palm rejection was always kind of... Off. But the pressure sensitivity works ok, though..
Idk why i feel like he is saying that sonar pen is bad cuz i am about to buy a sonar pen but after watching this i am starting ti have some second thoughts.. Pls someone help me D:
well mi pretty sure u made up your mind but this is the closest you'll get and i mean the difference isn't that big given the fact the apple pencil is 100 dollars more than that. Plus it works with android so its a win
I know this comment is old but I have the sonar pen and it’s really good with FlipaClip and ibisPaint x. The only problems I have with it is having to recconnect it sometimes, the nib seems just a little flimsy and you can’t listen to audio while it’s plugged in, which is still pretty good for a rly cheap pen. If ur good at art just take commissions using the pen u have now and try to save up the money for better equipment ^^
Not supported on os level for pressure sensitivity and they should be using bluetooth instead of relying on a cable through audio jack....but it is an interesting idea
I have this. I like it, but it’s 4-5 years too late. Would have been what one needed back then when competition was Wacom and Adonit. I like it on my iPad mini though and play with it on that. Ibis paint is by far the best app for it. Best pressure curve.
In the early days I had two disk tip styli from Adonit, they worked well for writing notes and some basic drawing, but the disks were fragile and had to be replaced.
I just got a ‘knock-off’ stylus for the same price as this and it doesn’t have pressure or anything... the only benefit is it doesn’t have the cord.. maybe I should have got this. Is this the iPad mini 5.
I heard about this stylus for a Nintendo Switch drawing game called Colors Live. It works just as well on the switch as any other device from what I've seen
Weird, I'd guess the driver would make a pen work pretty much the same regardless of the program you're using it in. There could be variation between program to program, but it would sort of affect a different hardware similarly. If one program seems to have a different pressure curve, it would be nearly the same for any hardware, at least insofar as the hardware is equivalent. Maybe it actually has different pressure curve settings somewhere, for different devices?
I think they supposed to be more focusing on palm rejection than pressure sensitivity, and I still wonder why still using cord if we already seen in the old days using bluetooth.
Hey man. I hope you could review the new Samsung Tab 6. It's a direct competitor to the Ipad and it would be a great help to see how responsive it is compared to it!
Personally I think the sonar pen worked better first you said it had bad palm rejection (Two minutes later) Apple Pencil makes random dots I think the small things of the sonar did were difficult to see.
A lot of you aren't seeing the big picture here. Yes this should have been released years before. And yes the headphone jack is dying.
But what you need to know is if anyone had a normal phone or tablet especially old iPads and Android tablet this pen would be great to change those devices into drawing device with pressure sensitivity without having to pay a ton for a new device or pen.
Also the headphone jack is what gives it pressure sensitivity.
Alot of my friends are poor and can't even afford normal graphic tablets or won't take the risk.
But this pen will definitely won't be a regret because it can be used on whatever you have.
WHAT? it works on android???
Headphone jacks are dying?? Doesn't sound very accurate
@@AnityEx yes it does
@@snowparody really? Day by dad phone companies are sacrificing the jack
If you have a laptop or pc then you could buy a tablet for under $40. My one has great pressure sensitivity, tilt function, no battery required, etc. But this is a great option if you can't afford an Apple Pencil for an iPad/not supported or you have an android.
Every phone and tablet company: lets remove headphone jacks
Nobody:...
Sonar: lets create a pen that uses the headphone jack to work !
lol, TRUTH!
Ever heard of dongles?
@@eulogiakhoja7480 wtf is a dongle?
Dongles hang low and make stuff happen
It’s for cheap phones and tablets. You can get an android tablet for the price of an Apple Pencil. It’s more or less for those people. Or some people are stuck with old iOS devices. If you have an iPad Air this is quite good
I was looking for this kind of stylus device way back in 2013
Right? this seems like it would be killer years ago, not in 2019.
In fairness I think the pen has been around for a while. I got mine 1 year ago, and it wasn’t new then
There was the Adonit Jot Pro back then and it didn't require a cable :/
@@iyadart where can I getit
The sonar pen works better on Ibis paint.
It does
Isn't because it's made for that app only? O.o
@@kimberlymoreno4259 not really, flipaclip too
@@sso_wan0363 ohh okay i wanted to know does the art on ibispaint save when you delete the app and when you get it back is the art save? Or do you need a SD card to save the art? I also bought a gaomon drawing pad on aliexress so hopefully that helps me to do a lot more and for medibang.
@@kimberlymoreno4259 I think you can save everything in the backup setting in ibis paint x
Did you turn the volume all the way up for the sonar pen to get the best outcome
I did not, is that a real thing? Didn't see it in the instructions.
Daniel Williams it will set the volume all the way up as you connect it.
@@thebradcolbow the creators of the Sonarpen posted a video here on youtube showing how to use the volume to get better pressure sensitivity.
@@thebradcolbow It does improve it a lot, I've got one, plus on CZcams, they have a video showing you.
@@siuu309 sameee😂😂
Why am I watching this I have an apple pencil
pocket because....brad
to see brads lovely face again
Same here XD
Because deep down you know the pencil will eventually broke or the battery will not charge after sometime and you don't want to spend another 100 dollar for another pencil.
Honestly, i feel a bit sorry... why would someone buy an ipad to use a generic pen.... they gotta rethink their life choices lol
Eh, hope they not gonna drop the project and will improve quality of a pen. Android phones and tablets so much cheaper than Apple. I wish i had good pen for my phone.
It works with android.
You could also get an older Samsung Note 4 and above is good
there are even cheap android tablets now that Support a true active stylus. no real point for new devices anymore
I really hope you'd do another review with a better app that supports the pen, like ibis paint and medibang. The pressure sensitivity there is way better than the app u used in this video.
as someone with a old iPad handed down to me and I don’t have much use for it this is perfect !
I'm impressed with the SonarPen how affordable it is, I have one it's alright. But it's sad that there isn't anything that replicates what the apple pencil does for other devices out of the apple supported ones. Having an intuitive pressure sensitive pen for digital drawing is super important. The closest to this is the Samsung Galaxy note10+
Imagine being an animator while not having any pencil at all
That's me...
relatable
but hey
today i ordered a pen lel
Me too........but I make stop motion so it does not matter a lot.....
@@rimadammak8538 this hasn't aged well since i already bought one xd
Same. I’ve just been using my finger the whole time.
@@Fireball_Productions bruh this comment is more than a year old. i have a drawing tablet now.
im literally ok with you breaking vows to not review stuff ... cause it means we're getting a brad colbow review, and thats always a good thing!
I had a disc type stylus before for the old iPad. And it scratches easily. Never again.
Your screen was dirty then it collects dirt smh
@@kairos8452 I think he can tell the difference between wiped dirt and a scratch you dumbass
If you get a better screen protector it won’t scratch
use a premium screen protector
Plastic doesnt scratch glass. Screen was probably dirty and you drug around harder particles
This stylus would have been kinda decent... 10 years ago.
Tell me one product from the last decade that can produce on-screen pressure sensitivity on multiple OSs.
Why are people hating on this Its good for its price
what makes this funny is that your pfp is aqua from konosuba
@@lactasesufficient definitely
@Requiem Yours is Gacha 👁👄👁
I'm really put off by the circular nib
Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know
All of the above
Very happy I found this video! I have iPad gen1 and the sonar pen works really great! I can draw and paint in Sketchpad! I just wanted to see how I like drawing directly on a screen before attempting to invest in new technology.
I dont know for art studio but in most app that sonar pen support after the first connection you need to set the pressure sensitivity of the sonar pen, like for example in ibis paint it asks you to draw thin and thick lines to adjust to your pressure, as for medibang each paintbrush has a fade with pressure and size by pressure options so you need to check whether its ticked or not, this silly checkup you have to do even when I have to use Wacom on my desktop. I bought this pen for my Samsung tabA and it works wonderful, obviously, if I compare with Samsung note's default stylus that comes with it has its differences all yu need to do is give this pen time and love and get use to it which takes 3 to 4 days.
Everything works better on Android :) I'll stick to S-Pen devices from Samsung on Android, no cords, great palm rejections and great accuracy and pressure sensitivity. This is cheaper though, that's for sure.
I am so excited for Samsung galaxy tab S6
Why am I here when I already have a fully functioning drawing tablet and don't even use my phone to draw?
Also, why do I want a stylus so badly?
You should edit the settings for the pen to work as you like
There's this Chinese pen that looks more like an apple pen that costs 20-30$ and can connect magnetically (not able to charging that way) connects without blue tooth and has palm rejection and tilt sensitivity (not pressure thou). Charges with USB C csble. You can find it on aliexpress, would highly recommend if you are trying to find a great affordable option
ngl, I kind of love this??? I don't own it (yet), and I also have an ipad and apple pencil so I have no need for it, but I just love the concept of it. I know a lot of people who can't affort a laptop or a tablet, so the fact that this is an affordable pen that works on a phone is REALLY good! Even if it's not perfect, it's still pretty good!! Still, great review! I'm a sucker for trying out drawing tools so I might pick one up even if I don't need it, lol
Will it be able to play music while you draw tho?
@@BenFrankarts probably not, unless you had some Bluetooth headphones or something
I want this thing. Nice pfp btw. This thing is just cheap. It does a way better job that the logitech crayon. Not to mention its cheap
Hi! I have an iPad mini. Will the apple pencio work with an iPad that's not an iPad Pro and does it work the same as the Apple Pencil that's for the iPad Pro?
And what's the price for that Apple Pencil ?
Gerry Anthony So the latest ipad mini, air and 2018 9.7" budget ipad all support the apple pencil gen 1. apple pencil gen 2 is supported ONLY for the 2018 ipad pros. If your Mini is the most recent (ipad mini 5) then it will support the gen 1 apple pencil.
Instead of procrastinating, asking hard earned money from ur parents,wasting ur time,instead of waiting for things to happen... It's better to start.
Start with this pen and once u can afford those heavy budget pens u would get pro in using a pen which u have always wished for .... Thnx for the review sir😇
the wacom stylus should have perfect palm rejection if the app is designed and configured properly.
it uses a separate touch sensor, so the app should be able to completely ignore capacitive input for drawing, and the OS blocks all capacitive input anyway whenever a compatible wacom stylus is within 1 inch from the screen.
the sonar pen uses a more crude palm rejection method that likely uses pressure to detect wether you're touching with your palm or a stylus, reliability of this heavily depends on how well the app has this implemented.
brad: hit or miss
me: I guess they never miss huh
Stop.
You have a boyfriend?
Mr practical (that how i'll say it )It is not practical to ask a male person that
Do u have a deviant digital artist
@@HumanePerson Dude it's part of the song:
Hit or miss, I guess I never miss huh?
You have a boyfriend, I bet he doesn't kiss ya
That cord screams cheap dollar store earphones. That cord is going to fail soon just the way it is designed to be wrapped so tightly. Maybe if you are on a budget and only do notes or doodle occasionally it's good. But as someone who draws everyday and anywhere- I shelled out 65$ for an apple pencil because it's more reliable. I could see myself snapping that stylus in half or the disc would scratch my screen :(
I think the sonar is a good enough cheap pen. Better than some of the cheaper pens you shown us so far.
Ps: I could be wrong, dont quote me....
“Me”
“I’ve heard this from other pens also” lol - Makes sense, if anyone could talk to a pen, it’s Brad
Was the volume turned down maybe? I imagine that would affect the sensitivity, no?
I just got the pen and it was kinda disappointing.. I use a phone (because I'm toooo poor for a tablet -) and first it kept connecting and disconnecting which was annoying but finally it connected
Then I tested the pressure sensitivity on ibis paint and it wasnt so good either, the first thing that I got was scratches all over my phone and I didn't even notice until I turned it off. Im gonna return this, it was a huge disappointment and waste of money
i use the sonar pen only for drawing on my phone my tablet comes with the s pen.
Not all apps works with sonar pen you need try in IbisPaint
I have a nice, basic stylus like this from Meko. The whole point of the disc tip is so that we can see the actual tip of the stylus better like we do with standard implements, and have more eye-hand coordination when trying to do things like closing a circle. The disc itself is not what activates the screen rather the small rubber nib at the center of it is. The disc gives us better stability and surface area for certain apps. That being said I had four nibs when I bought it about 10 years ago and now I have two left. The rubber part that connects the disc to the pen does get worn out with enough rotation and will split or tear right off and the coating on the underside of the disc like to rub off too.
the disc IS what makes it work.
its got the jot pen top , the plastic disc. jot pens have a screw on cap to protec the top as it can get detached. this pen has not. you must have a case for it or be prepared to lose the disc tip quickly
I'm out for two reasons.
The needs for a headphone jack in 2019 and has to be plugged in.
The plate on the tip.
Well, I have a sonarpen and I noticed that you don't need the headphone jack to use it
Then the cable is useless, but the stylus still wroks pretty good.
The Logitech crayon is the go to pen if you don’t want or can’t afford the Apple Pencil 1st gen or 2nd gen ALL the same features and compatible with all current iPads and the same apple nibs. The only difference is it don’t magnetically charge but I believe that it charges via lightning cable or usb cable so you don’t need to stick in the bottom of iPad to charge it
As far as I know there is no pressure sensitivity on the crayon
I have the sonar pen I would love to say what it actually works on but I don't use pressure sensitivity since I'm not used to it but I can say that if you want palm rejection on ibis paint x it work but your zoom in if that what you want.
I have a stupid question. apple pen works on other devices such as huion kamvas pro?
Man I'm so confused. This isn't the Sonar pen that comes with the Colors app for Nintendo Switch?
Procreate now has sonar pen support
Does it work with the lightning port to headphone jack adapter?
There’s no way sonar could make an SDK/driver on iOS due to how locked down it is, so I ask you brad, would you rather it be android exclusive or up to the devs
In the event your device does not have a headphone jack...use a USB c to headphone dongle, it plugs into the c port and that's it.
Honestly, when my younger brother got a stylus with the circular plastic disk tip we thought that it was a piece of plastic that wasn’t supposed to be on the tip of it. We tried to take it off, but we weren’t able to & he slowly stopped using it. A few months later, I found out that the reason why there’s a circular disk is that one: _some are made like that._ two: _so when you write with it, it glides on the screen._ & three: _it’s there so that it doesn’t scratch your screen as mush as a pointed tip stylus would, like a Logitech Crayon or an Apple Pencil._ Even though I point that out about circular disk tip stylus’, I personally prefer the pointed tip stylus’ over the circular disk tip stylus’ because to me it feels more accurate than a circular disk tip stylus.
Little rant out of the way, great video!
Sonarpen scratched the absolute hell out of a fairly new but cheap tablet I had that didnt have a screen protector
@@hunternocedaclawthorn That f*cking sucks.
it is there so the pen works at all. these are emulating the finger. the apple pencil uses seperate sensors in the screen to determine where the pen is.
Something I personally recommend as a much less expensive option compared to an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, is an iPad Air (first gen) and an Adobe Ink! The Ink retails on Amazon for about $30, connects via Bluetooth, works with Procreate (you link it as an Adonit), works especially well with Adobe apps (duh), no disc tip, and has pressure sensitivity! No palm rejection, but I use an art glove (about $5) and have no issues with it. This is the setup I use, and highly recommend to those of us who are too broke for a $700+ setup. (Side note: we love your reviews, Brad. Feel free to keep doing them!)
The cord wouldn’t really be an issue for me.
$35 for this stylus is cheap. but after i know the cons, i think it's better to save more for android compatible pen tablet.
Try using somar pen features while headphones connected its sounds weird lol
That cord will be irritating when it's constantly banging against my hand
for some reason I cannot connect my Sonarpen to either Artstudio or Medibang, it doesn’t allow me, and those are the two main apps I use
Does the sonarpen provide pressure sensitivity for an android device?
Yes
This works with ibis paint too
Hi I have an iPad mini 2 that I got a while ago and I cannot afford a new iPad, do you recommend any pens for my iPad ☺️
They have a USB C version, would work great on iPhone that don’t have pressure sensitivity.
Seems like a great alternative for folks who still have previous generations of iPads that can’t afford the newer iPads and pencil.
My sonar pen is in front of me.
Oh no.
I seriously loved that you made this video
I have my iPad for only 3 years by now so I don’t really wanna change it,but it’s a iPad Mini 2, a model from 2013-14 so yeah it sucks knowing that none of the Apple Pencils are compatible with mine
A lot of people are bragging that the Apple Pencil is better n stuff, but artists who aren’t as lucky with getting new n expensive stuff like me; this almost a blessing that it exists
I also genuinely wish that companies stop removing the headphone jack like brUh
Overall I loved this,thanks🖐
the disk basicly allows you to have a smaller point blocking the view because disk is transparent.. for the rest its just a stylus to be used on capacitive screens.. the soundjack plug trans mists the pressure info and the buttons if it has any.. if you can draw without pressure sensitivity just buy regualt disk pen cheaply without wires
Ohh and my iPad mini is from 2015. Will it work w the Apple Pencil ?
All of this make me remind of Pen Pineapple Apple Pen.
Damn at 3:41 that pencil sounds heavy as hell.
Yes thank you for my request I wanted you to do thus for a long time, thanks again for listening
I wish my iPad could support the Apple Pencil...mine is from 2017 :/
are you talking about the Ipad 6? the first gen apple pencil works on it
@@fearfulsomeone No aha I have the 5th gen
koopaflower ah, i suggest maybe looking into the adonit pixel it has pressure sensitivity and palm rejection and i do believe works with the ipad 5
I am pretty sure that is a protector for the nib. Nope, just checked the website and that disk on the end is supposed to be there, how weird.
The first time I saw this SonarPen was about over a year ago on Teoh Yi Chie's channel. I remember he said that this is his friend's project and--at that time--they weren't sold commercially yet because they're still trying to collect backers for their KickStarter funding. So Teoh had the opportunity to review their prototype model and yeah, even then, the palm rejection was always kind of... Off. But the pressure sensitivity works ok, though..
I mean if you don't wanna buy or can't buy the apple pencil for $100+ then go for this?
Currently this pen comes with the Colors Live game for the Nintendo Switch for $50.
Hey Brad the pencil works on a iPad 2020 with screen protector?
THERES A SWITCH GAME THIS COMES WITH
Just discovered this channel..... fantastic content!
Idk why i feel like he is saying that sonar pen is bad cuz i am about to buy a sonar pen but after watching this i am starting ti have some second thoughts..
Pls someone help me D:
well mi pretty sure u made up your mind but this is the closest you'll get and i mean the difference isn't that big given the fact the apple pencil is 100 dollars more than that. Plus it works with android so its a win
I know this comment is old but I have the sonar pen and it’s really good with FlipaClip and ibisPaint x. The only problems I have with it is having to recconnect it sometimes, the nib seems just a little flimsy and you can’t listen to audio while it’s plugged in, which is still pretty good for a rly cheap pen. If ur good at art just take commissions using the pen u have now and try to save up the money for better equipment ^^
Not supported on os level for pressure sensitivity and they should be using bluetooth instead of relying on a cable through audio jack....but it is an interesting idea
I have this. I like it, but it’s 4-5 years too late. Would have been what one needed back then when competition was Wacom and Adonit. I like it on my iPad mini though and play with it on that. Ibis paint is by far the best app for it. Best pressure curve.
Hey! Affinity apps! I'm a huge fan of their programs as well ☺🙃
i have an ipad mini 5 with the apple pencil
why am i watching this
In the early days I had two disk tip styli from Adonit, they worked well for writing notes and some basic drawing, but the disks were fragile and had to be replaced.
I just got a ‘knock-off’ stylus for the same price as this and it doesn’t have pressure or anything... the only benefit is it doesn’t have the cord.. maybe I should have got this. Is this the iPad mini 5.
Yes, if it works with the Apple Pencil, it's the Mini 5
I heard about this stylus for a Nintendo Switch drawing game called Colors Live. It works just as well on the switch as any other device from what I've seen
I hate the fact that they made the stylus work with even less android apps. Not everyone has apple products or even likes apple
Man, the latency is like "Million Seconds" did you notice that?
Is that an iPad Mini 5 or a 6?
I have a question i have a pc that is a touchscreen so can I do it on that?
In those silent moments maybe could put some ambiental music if u want to show it ;)
Muuuuucccccchhhhh muuuuucccchhhh neeeeded one
And then there’s me who bought an 8.99 joyroom smart pen ...
Thinking that amazon was real quality 😪🙄
Sonarpen is mostly for Android users and Apple pencil well you know. apple phones
Apparently you can use it with an adapter for apple
YES OUR BOY FINALLY DID A REVIEW
Weird, I'd guess the driver would make a pen work pretty much the same regardless of the program you're using it in. There could be variation between program to program, but it would sort of affect a different hardware similarly. If one program seems to have a different pressure curve, it would be nearly the same for any hardware, at least insofar as the hardware is equivalent. Maybe it actually has different pressure curve settings somewhere, for different devices?
I think they supposed to be more focusing on palm rejection than pressure sensitivity, and I still wonder why still using cord if we already seen in the old days using bluetooth.
My Apple Pencil is like a new Porsche, you just don’t go out and test drive something new when you have the best
Can you remove the plastic disk
Clearly a slow week in the studio, but I could watch Brad talk about different grades of cardboard!
Sonar pen is very good for samsung tab A7
Brad: say it’s an iPad 7
Me: that looks awful small for an iPad 7, you sure it’s not an iPad mini
Hey man. I hope you could review the new Samsung Tab 6. It's a direct competitor to the Ipad and it would be a great help to see how responsive it is compared to it!
Try it on ibispaintx
What ipad mini are you using, i have the mini 4 and the pencil wont work on it?
He is using the newer iPad Mini of this year, so it's faster and has Apple Pencil support.
All the features work in Ibis Paint
Personally I think the sonar pen worked better first you said it had bad palm rejection
(Two minutes later) Apple Pencil makes random dots
I think the small things of the sonar did were difficult to see.