Astropad Slate Pen Tablet

Everything works except that you can’t draw with Apple Pencil pro

I would have given this 4 or 5 stars if I could rotate the canvas

There is a terrible delay at beginning of strokes, the app doesn’t register “writing” until pencil begins to move with enough downward pressure to initiate a line. While it tracks well after the initial movement has been recorded, there needs to be an update that reduces the delay so writing is instantaneous with pencil pressure at the start of a new line stroke… otherwise it is rather inconvenient to draw on mac with this application as advertised. For any purchaser who plans to use this as wacom alternate, much frustration will arise.. as you will not understand my comments until after you spend your money to see for yourself.

On my iPad Air 5th gen, and combined with screen mirroring, this makes my iPad into a visual graphic tablet. You’ll definitely want to connect via usb—it’s lagless at that point. P2P has a slight lag, WiFi is quite clunky. The app says it doesn’t work on ARM’s, but when I borrowed an i9 laptop to get the Mac app and moved it to my M2 Studio, it was just great. The website wouldn’t let my Studio download the Mac app for some reason. Tsk, tsk, Astro.🤣 A rousing success! Did I mention no subscription?

Virtually no lag when connected via usb, and works as expected. I only wish it had some extra features closer to what Wacom offers. Things like customizable shortcuts per app...sort of like the studios on astropad studio, quick keys, and added support for the Apple Pencil Pro's Tap & squeeze gestures. On the downside, it's practically unusable when connected via wifi. But overall, a good replacement for pen tablets.

ive wanted something like this for. awhile now since i use astropad studio in a similar way, so im super happy to have something like this that does exactly what i need! the only things i think could be improved are adding double tap shortcuts, and theres a small but noticeable lag when first beginning a stroke. for slower strokes its not that big a deal but its extremely noticeable when making lots of quick strokes. thank you team for making this!

Even using USB connection, mouse mode is very jerky; had to use mapping mode. Scrolling is jerky too; have to scroll slowly. It bounces sometimes. Bad UI for visually impaired folks; should allow black on white or themed. At least you give lines for handwriting. Can’t have app for Mac auto connect with ipad via login items. Have to reconnect when switching iOS apps. Flawed but somewhat useful. I consider the payment an investment. I assume with a M3 iMac and a M2 ipad pro it rocks.

Would really love to see three finger swipe for Mac to replace magic track pad but otherwise pretty much does what it says on the tin

Works as expected, can navigate Mac cursor with iPad and draw with my pencil

I love to be able to use my Mac with my Apple Pencil. It’s so much better for my wrist and hand ergonomics in general. Slate is good way to take a break from the mouse