As someone who uses their Apple Pencil daily for both design work and lecture notes, I was skeptical about third-party tips – until I tried SIXFU's mix metal set. The slender metal tip immediately became my favorite for Procreate. It glides like a fountain pen on my Paperlike screen protector, with pixel-perfect precision when doing line art. The slightly scratchy feedback actually helps control my strokes better than the original rubbery tip.

The included 'original shape' metal tip surprised me too. While maintaining Apple's familiar blunt profile, the alloy material lasts weeks longer against my aggressive shading technique. I've stopped worrying about sudden tip wear during client projects. The two spare plastic tips? Perfect emergency backups when I want that classic squishy feel for handwritten notes during marathon study sessions.

Installation takes literal seconds – twist off the old, twist on the new. Though fair warning: after 3 hours of continuous drawing, the metal tips do occasionally need a quick tighten (a small tradeoff for their superior durability). They leave faint metallic marks on bare screens, but my microfiber cloth wipes them away easily. For heavy iPad users tired of constantly replacing OEM tips, this $15 set delivers four distinct writing experiences that outperform Apple's single-option approach.