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24 alternatives to Adobe Ink & Slide

Touch Screen Pen and Digital Ruler

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Adobe Ink & Slide launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Adobe Line▲78

   Precise drawing and drafting for iOS

   2014 · adobe.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   01▲7

   A smart pen and ruler

   2016 · instrumments.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pen Type-A▲58

   A minimal pen and ruler sleeve

   2014 · shop.cwandt.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Paper App▲46

   Sketch, Draw, Outline, Color, etc

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LIX 3D Print Pen▲67

   Draw in 3D

   2014 · lixpen.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Penultimate▲83

   The best digital handwriting on iPad

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PaperLike▲72

   13.3″ e-ink monitor

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tiny Prints for iPad▲79

   Create and customize stationary, cards and other gifts

   2014 · shutterfly.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Bezier Game▲106

   Beautiful game to master the Pen Tool

   2014 · bezier.method.ac · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Noted▲63

    Gesture Driven Notetaking

    2013 · takenoted.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Apple Pencil▲222

    Completely familiar. Entirely revolutionary.

    2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Equil Smartpen 2▲117

    Real ink. Real paper. Digitized

    2014 · myequil.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ink Messenger▲80

    Scribble, doodle, write, draw, sketch your message

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stylograph▲102

    Take your ideas from paper to digital

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Apply Pixels▲186

    Downloadable evolving Industry Standard Design Tools

    2016 · applypixels.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Penxo▲63

    A minimalist 2mm lead pencil.

    2015 · penxo.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DrawType▲109

    The Drawing Keyboard

    2014 · archive.theowatson.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Good Notes▲86

    Highlight and hand write notes on PDFs

    2014 · goodnotes.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Everlast Notebook▲137

    Smart paper-and-pen notebook

    2016 · getrocketbook.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Red Pen▲120

    Effing Fast Feedback

    2013 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Matter▲127

    An expanding UI Kit for Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    3D PRINTING PEN▲11

    lix, lixpen, 3d, 3dpen, the smallest

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Line-us▲146

    A small robot arm that draws with a pen on paper

    2017 · line-us.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Linea▲90

    Sketch on your iPad, simply

    2017 · linea-app.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →