Plus Ergo Grip for Apple Pencil

A little expensive but a nice product

What can I say - a $25 piece of silicone that can only be justified when purchased for a $100 pencil? It's kind of crazy - comfort grips like this exist for normal pens and pencils, and they don't come close to the outrageous price of $25 for a $1 quantity of silicone. But this one is SPECIAL - it's made for Apple Pencil! That automatically justifies the price!Anyways, the best aspects of this grip are its orange color, and the retro round matchbox it comes in, which was probably made by a very talented artisinal matchbox maker on Etsy. Functionally speaking, meh - it does the job, but in my opinion, is a little too wide to allow one's fingers to easily skew the Pencil back and forth, as a natural motion that might appear during actual artwork production. Also, the grip has flanges on the inside that allow the grip to be shimmied up and down the Pencil during insertion and removal. These flanges, towards the back of the grip, tend to give under pressure a little too easily, resulting in a weird Pencil-using experience.Overall, I'd rather follow "The Kind of Random" Grant Thomspon's guide on using a $4 tube of 100% silicone caulk to fabricate custom silicone products, and make myself a perfectly fitted pencil grip for 50 cents of silicone caulk.

I have an Ergo Grip for my Cintiq pen, and like it a lot, so the only thing holding me back (slightly) on the Grip for my Apple Pencil was the price point.As someone who makes her living in art, I wince at people whinging about my rates. But it’s not an honest review if I don’t say the price stings a little.On the other hand, I had to have surgery on both hands because of years of working with various pens, pencils, and styli without something to make them cushier and easier on my joints.$25 is a lot less expensive, painful and scary than carpal tunnel injury and then surgery. Think of it as an investment in your present as it makes drawing more pleasant, and your future since your hands are the tools you can’t replace.(PS: Noon, I would totally buy Ergo Grips that were easy to pop on and off pens and pencils like Multiliners, Pitt Pens, and Prismacolors, and were about $8-10 each.)

I love this! It definitely helps while writing large amounts of things on the iPad, but the pencil is still heavy. Of course, that is not a defect in this product, just a poor design on apple's part. But this thing helps to make my hand not hurt nearly as bad as having nothing at all, so I'd say that it is worth it. But the price is a little high for what it is. All in all, I'm glad that I bought it. It does go to show though, that reviews really help people because that is the reason I went with this one over some of the others that were available on here. It does feel like it is sturdy and well made. Whereas the other products reviews stated that theirs were cheap and flimsy. This is not AT ALL! Like I hope I never have to take it off, sturdy. Because I honestly don't think I can get it off!

I would give this product 5 stars, as I use it every day and love it very much - but I have one minor issue with it overall.If you can see on the pictures, the brand logo is printed on the grip - that in itself isn't a problem, if the logo was inset rather than being on top/protruding from the grip. It may just be me, but this logo rubbed my hand (exaggerating) raw and caused great annoyance whenever drawing. My quick fix was to place a cloth bandaid on it, which has done wonders, but I wish I did not have to do that at all.Overall, it is a great product that I love using, despite the logo protruding!

It really is great to use, except I think if it was easier to get loose from the apple pencil, I would use it more

Ya know what would make this grip perfect for me? If the logo were recessed into the product, instead of raised. That logo digs into the crook of my hand, between thumb and forefinger. So I need to constantly adjust to be sure the logo is turned away from my hand.Everything else about the Ergo grip, from material to contours to dimension to color, are spot on IMO. I’ve had it almost two years and it hasn’t discolored, faded or worn, or had any other issues given that I hold it often. This grip, plus a screen protector sheet that creates some friction between the top of the pencil and the screen, make writing and drawing on the iPad enjoyable.

Incredibly expensive for what the item is, but I just worked with the pen for 4 1/2 hours without noticing any problem to my fingers at all, no cramping or fatigue. It sits on the pen perfectly and does not slip. You can move it up and down a bit to your comfort. I guess if I lost my pen I would buy the grip to go on a new one, so there's your answer, to me it was worth the price. I did not give it five stars because of the price.