
Procreate costs money ($9.99), but it is a one-time purchase and you don’t need to worry about recurring fees or anything extra besides an Apple Pencil, iPad, and (optionally) some accessories. If your focus is the stylus pen, then you can see my comparison of the Apple pencil 2 vs the surface pen – I cover everything including the costs of each stylus and how drawing performs between the two. See the difference between the iPad vs Surface Pro for drawing. Note: The Apple Pencil competes with the Surface Pen & Surface pro combination for drawing – which end up being quite similar in costs when you purchase both microsoft devices. Popular free alternatives include sketchbook and Krita. Note: that there is no free trial on Procreate. Any price and availability information displayed on at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.


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