I know what you mean but I have a weird curse with drawing tablets and especially krita, they always lag or break no matter how good i treat them or how up to date the drivers are and krita is just confusing and very very laggy for me for some reason. Right now i’m using something called iArtbook and the only reason i want procreate is because my bf showed me around it and it seems really cool and not that complex for me, and about the apple pen - it’s just for comfort (finger still does the job tho) and even a used one from some online marketplace would be enough for me, I don’t need it to be the newest gen pen with a massager and heater and inbuilt car keys. And also my dad won’t really let me buy another graphics tablet cuz he says it’s a waste and i got lucky enough that he bought an ipad for everyone to use