haha omg yes I know what you mean. because it might record the things oyu erase/repaint but it doesn't record the endles hesitations in-between, the canvas flipping, the looking up reference to get a grip of whatever you're struggling with, the endless pondering
which colour? what do I do now? if I place this here.. Is this an ok composition? oh god I SUCK!
hahaha XD

aahh yes. the apple world domination machine won't let you use other tech, didn't you know? XD
you need to "plug in" the apple pencil to "pair" it with the ipad, I believe it works with blutooth? Anyway, as everything, it's made so it's only compatible with other apple products. obviously. because you need to give them ALL YOUR MONEY, you see? lol

good luck, maybe you can somehow purchase a used one from somewhere? they're like a hundred bucks a pop all new. >->