I have both an iPad Pro and a XP-Pen Artist 12 Pro pen display , I love the iPad. It is pricey, but honestly it’s so so so good. As for apps, I really like Procreate a lot.  which was nice for sketching but lacking tools that I wanted. I also got the xp-pen Artist 12 Pro because I use photoshop, illustrator, and clip studio. it does have the professional edge.