I have an 4th generation itouch right now, and it's great except that the battery runs out after 2 hours. I also remember seeing a while back that some devices have less app-crashes because they have more horsepower, or something. The app does shut down quite a bit, though I haven't upgraded in about 3 months.

So, I'm considering getting an Ipad for the better battery-usage, and I'm wondering if those who have used both devices think the Ipad has less crashes than the Itouch. If so, then that will make it a really easy decision for me. If not, then...I'll consider it

also, anyone using skritter with the ipad mini?

On both ipad2 and ipad4 I hardly ever crash

would love to use skritter on ipad mini, just waiting for them to become available in Taiwan (again) after they sold out immediately after release, stocks have yet to be replenished, ho hum.

I don't think it's ever crashed on my iPad 3. I tried skritter on a iPad mini in the apple store and depending on what else you would use the iPad for is probably better for skritter, just because of the significant weight reduction, my hands seriously ache after skrittering. I would go for the mini now because skritter is 95% of my iPad usage, but if you do other things, especially word processin or watching video/film you'd be better with the full size one.

I use it with the ipad mini and I'm very happy with it even though I have the feeling that it drains a lot of battery. Anyone has the same experience?

Yes, no crashes on iPad, many on iPod Touch.

I use it on ipad mini, I've never noticed a noticeably different effect on the battery life per se

I supposed I might have noticed a not noticeably different effect though.

how long does the battery last on ipad mini? I can skritter for only 2 hours on itouch

Think the battery life is about the same as the regular ipad. Depending on your settings (high brightness is a battery killer), you would get way more than 2hrs. I have never run out skrittering, but would guess it would easily be double or triple that.

does anyone who uses the ipad-mini know how many Skritter hours it gets?

I use it both on iPad mini and iPhone 5. I had one crash on iPad requiring a restart in 30 hours of use. Battery is not an issue, at least I don't notice. The two complement each other nicely, I use the Bamboo stylus for the iPhone and the finger on the iPad, with iPad mini being the most comfortable and smoothest.

Short version: highly recommended.

my next question is, which is better for Skrittering, the ipad or the ipad-mini?

also, is there going to be an ipad-mini version of the app? Or is the current ipad app perfectly compatible with the ipad-mini?

I can only comment on my brief go in the apple store. The iPad app works fine and actually looks more proportioned on the smaller screen. If you have used an iPad it might feel a little odd getting used to the size difference, but you haven't so it won't. The lighter weight is a big advantage if you skritter for a lot of time as I have to test my iPad on something to avoid aching hands.. I skritter between 1-2 hours per day, you would have to be doing way more hours for it to run out. Skritter isn't a really intensive thing for the iPad.

I would go for the iPad mini just for skrittering but if you watch videos the extra size is probably better on the iPad. The prices are fairly comparable as well, if the mini was cheaper I would definitely get it but the small price difference makes you feel like your getting scammed going for the mini.

I use the iPad all the time, but I briefly tried Skrittering on an iPad mini, and I prefer it. Much lighter, and writing the characters a little smaller is good. It's the same interface between iPad and iPad mini, but it scales better to the mini.

I went to the apple store and downloaded Skritter on an ipad mini there. I prefer it to using an iphone 4S.

To make your ipod touch last longer, you should have it in airplane mode while you're doing reviews. And turn the brightness down to a reasonable level.

okay cool. So, is the current ipad app perfectly compatable with the mini?

definitively the ipad mini. works like a charm.

one thing that I've been reading about online that I don't understand is, apparently the ipad-mini and the full sized ipad have the same battery life (10 hours). How can this be?

The full sized iPad has a retina display. It needs a bigger battery to power up that display with all of those pixels.

The iPad mini doesn't have the same resolution. So it can use a smaller battery, yet still have the same battery life because it isn't lighting up as many pixels.

This is also why the latest ipad model is thicker and heavier than the ipad2. Both of the models have the same size display, but the latest iPad has twice the pixels, so it needs a bigger, thicker battery to power them.

If the price of the new Ipad and Ipad-mini were the same, which would be the one you'd recommend for using Skritter? Considering things like: memory, size, comfort on the eyes, battery, being able to view features possibly unavailable on the smaller device, etc.

If the price was the same, I'd still buy the iPad mini. The iPad is just too heavy for daily long term use.

What you should really do is go to an Apple store or a 3rd party dealer, and download Skritter on the machines, and try it out that way. You'll have to log in with your iTunes account to download an app.

Then you can try it out, and see how it feels to use the app with the different models. When I did this, the iPad mini was a clear winner for me.

When you're done, delete the app, and go into the settings and delete your iTunes account from the showroom model.