ipad pencil 1st generation
Skip it29/100a small market ($24K/yr) — ipad pencil 1st generation doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$24K
Growth (1y)
+1.4%
Products
12
Brands
10
was 11 a year ago
Sellers
44
Price range
$9.70–$80.27
Returns
2.9%
Rating
4.4★
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Scored 29/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 66 weeks — +1.4% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Competition
- Apple33%
- HATOKU32%
- Xpencifan8%
- Aplfan6%
- Waiktyne6%
- metapen3%
- Other (4 brands)11%
The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 10 brands and 44 sellers compete here.
Brands
10 falling
was 11 a year ago
Sellers
44
Top 5 brand share
85%
Product shelf
All 12 tracked products in this niche.
Apple Pencil for iPad (1st Generation) Bluetooth and Lightning connector -White (Renewed)
Apple
$80.274.0★235 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
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
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
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
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 iPad A16 11th 10th 9th 8th 7th 6th Generation iPad Pro 12.9 11 13 inch M4 iPad Air M3 M2 5th 4th 3rd Gen iPad Mini A17 Pro 7 6 5 for Apple Pencil Pro 1st 2nd Gen Alternative (White)
Waiktyne
$9.704.5★2,538 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
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great Deal”
“Nice quality pencil”
“Very easy to pair”
“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”
“Barely works”
“Never connected”
“Incompatible”
“Disappointing quality”
“is too expensive”
“Poor magnet”
“not easy to use”
“They didnt do very well in the instructions of explaining that”
Top return reasons
- Compatibility-Overall45%
- Functionality-Overall17%
- Connectivity-Overall13%
- Charging9%
- Value For Money3%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
- Defective Material/Parts2%
- Durability1%
- Size-Overall1%
- Magnetic Strength/Adsorption1%