apple pencil 1st generation
Skip it41/100a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 89% of clicks) — apple pencil 1st generation doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$1.5M
Growth (1y)
+65.8%
Products
8
Brands
6
was 6 a year ago
Sellers
40
Price range
$15.96–$80.27
Returns
2.9%
Rating
4.4★
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Scored 41/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +65.8% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
Competition
- Apple63%
- HATOKU14%
- metapen12%
- Aplfan4%
- Xpencifan4%
- JAMJAKE3%
- Other0%
The top 5 products capture 89% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 6 brands and 40 sellers compete here.
Brands
6 flat
was 6 a year ago
Sellers
40
Top 5 brand share
97%
Product shelf
All 8 tracked products in this niche.
Apple Pencil for iPad (1st Generation) Bluetooth and Lightning connector -White (Renewed)
Apple
$80.274.0★235 reviews
Apple Pencil (USB-C): Device Compatibility Check Required - Pixel-Perfect Precision Tilt Sensitivity Perfect for Note-Taking Drawing and Signing Documents. Charges and Pairs with USB-C
Apple
$65.724.6★11,206 reviews
Metapen A8 iPad Pencil for Apple iPad 2018-2026 4Min Fast Charge Palm Rejection Stylus Pen for iPad 11/10/9/8/7/6th Gen iPad Accessories for Pro 12.9/11/13-inch M4 Air 3/4/5/M2/M3 Mini 5/6th
metapen
$15.964.5★56,240 reviews
Pencil 1st Generation for iPad A16 (2026-2018) Pencil USB C Fast Charging and Magnetic with Tilt Sensitivity & Palm Rejection for iPad Air 3/4/5/M2/M3 Mini 5/6/7 i-Pad 6-11 Pro 11/12.9/M4 (White)
HATOKU
$18.174.4★286 reviews
HATOKU Stylus Pen for iPad 2018-2026 15Min Fast Charge iPad Pencil with High Precision Tilt Sensitivity Palm Rejection Magnetic for Note-Taking Drawing on Apple iPad 6-11/Air/Pro/Mini - No Pairing
HATOKU
$17.854.5★9,337 reviews
Aplfan Pencil 1st Gen (USB-C) for iPad 2018-2026: All-Aluminum Stylus Bluetooth Shortcuts Plug&Charge Tilt Sensitivity&Palm Rejection for iPad 6-11&Mini 5-7 Air 3-5/M2/M3 Pro 11-13(M4/M5)White
Aplfan
$25.274.3★44 reviews
Stylus Pen for Apple iPad 20182026 Wireless Charging iPad Pencil 2nd Generation &1st Generation with Tilt Sensitivity& Palm Rejection 2X Fast Charge Pencil for iPad A16 Pro 11/12.9/13 Air Mini
Xpencifan
$18.034.7★308 reviews
JAMJAKE Stylus Pen for iPad 6th-11th Generation-2X Fast Charge Active Pencil Compatible with 2018-2026 Apple iPad Pro 11/12.9/M4 iPad Air 3/4/5/M2/M3/M4 iPad mini 5/6/7 Gen-White
JAMJAKE
$18.194.4★101,301 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great Deal”
“Nice quality pencil”
“it is compatible”
“comfortable to hold”
“Charges great”
“Amazing Battery Life”
“Good connectivity”
“Works as it should”
“Easy to set up”
“Doesnt break as easily”
What buyers complain about
“Charging Issues”
“Breaks easily”
“Not functional”
“disconnects frequently”
“Incompatible”
“is too expensive”
“Disappointing quality”
“Poor magnet”
“not easy to use”
“They didnt do very well in the instructions of explaining that”
Top return reasons
- Compatibility-Overall44%
- Functionality-Overall17%
- Connectivity-Overall13%
- Charging9%
- Value For Money3%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
- Defective Material/Parts2%
- Durability1%
- Size-Overall1%
- Magnetic Strength/Adsorption1%