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Works good, doesn't take much memory, I like it very much and the…",{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},"22944216","jagged-chisel","Not OP, but I bought the $3 app. When annotating is active, you're drawing on the screen and other content is not interactive. 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Well worth the price for a nice, simple utility I feel like I will use everyday.",{"id":110,"by":111,"text":112},"22942293","kamilszybalski","Thanks for this, well worth $3.61 CDN.",{"value":114,"source":102,"evidence":115},"Works well with Sidecar and iPad pencil.",[116,120],{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"22943414","modernerd","Works well with Sidecar when mirroring on iPad Pro. The only thing I found is that the hit targets for the pen colors and clear screen button are perhaps a little small to tap…",{"id":121,"by":122,"text":123},"22940934","firloop","How does this fare with the Apple Pencil via Sidecar? Would definitely try this out if it works well.",[125,133,140],{"value":126,"source":102,"evidence":127},"Cannot scroll or interact with other apps while drawing.",[128,132],{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"22943165","rkraaijenhagen","Also because you asked for feedback, and I'd like to understand how. - When I draw, I can't scroll anymore. - When I draw, I can't quit. 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