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Counted across 551 desk tours

iPad Pro vs iPad Air

On real desks, the iPad Pro wins 95 to 13.

The iPad Pro is the more common pick: it's on 95 of the 551 desks we've toured, against 13 for the iPad Air. No guest uses both.

Head to head · Who uses each · Questions

Head to head

iPad Pro iPad Air
Setups 95 13
Share of workspaces 17% 2%
Rank in tablet No. 1 No. 2
Buy Buy iPad Pro › Buy iPad Air ›
The data says

Based on 551 real creator workspaces, iPad Pro is the more popular choice — appearing in 95 setups vs 13 for iPad Air (631% more).

Highlighted: the better number in each row.

Who uses each

iPad Pro 95 setups

iPad Pro No. 529 · Kenneth Gudz Kenneth Gudz No. 529 Kenneth Gudz Retired Dentist in South Carolina, USA Faizur Rehman No. 517 Faizur Rehman Designer, Creator & Solopreneur based in Prague James May No. 513 James May Account Manager in Kent, United Kingdom Jon Rundle No. 500 Jon Rundle Principal Product Designer at Shopify living in Canada Dave Crow No. 499 Dave Crow Product Designer living just south of Salt Lake City, Utah + 90 more setups ›

iPad Air 13 setups

iPad Air No. 525 · Brett Jackson Brett Jackson No. 525 Brett Jackson Designer and Owner of Sukoya Design Mathieu Brageul No. 487 Mathieu Brageul Freelance Graphic Designer living near Paris, France Connor Murphy No. 457 Connor Murphy Senior Designer based in Denver and currently working remotely Yann-Edern Gillet No. 442 Yann-Edern Gillet Software Designer based in Paris, France Felix Teichgräber No. 377 Felix Teichgräber Communication Designer from southern Germany + 8 more setups ›

Questions

Which is more popular — iPad Pro or iPad Air?

Based on 551 creator workspace interviews, iPad Pro is more popular, appearing in 95 setups (17% of workspaces) vs 13 for iPad Air (2%). That's a 631% difference.

How many creators use the iPad Pro?

The iPad Pro appears in 95 of 551 Workspaces creator interviews (17% of workspaces), making it the #1 tablet in our database.

How many creators use the iPad Air?

The iPad Air appears in 13 of 551 Workspaces creator interviews (2% of workspaces), making it the #2 tablet in our database.

Where can I buy the iPad Pro or iPad Air?

You can buy the iPad Pro on apple.com. The iPad Air is available on apple.com.

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