I also have a copy of Clip Studio that I occasionally used in the past when I tried using a Surface Pro 2 for drawing, but using the Surface was a lot of hassle. I have some other old tools, but generally all my digital stuff is in Procreate or using a mouse in Aseprite or Paintshop or such.

I use Procreate an iPad Mini 6th Gen (from like 2022 or 23?) with an Apple Pencil 2 (which I think has been replaced by the Pencil "Pro"). If you plan to stick with an ipad, there's a compatibility page somewhere on their site that says which Pads can use which Pencils.
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I don't know if it maybe helped me get going that I'm willing to post just about everything I try barfing out? I posted crap on twitter for years that I don't think anyone bothered looking at.

Like, here's one of my earliest ipad drawings, from 2019, pretty much trash despite the tools available.

Everyone starts somewhere. And you might be in a better position than you think if you're starting from shape breakdowns. That's something I had to work backwards into, and still don't really have a good sense of it.
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And I had thought that the pressure sensitivity on ipads was a function of the Apple Pencils, but I've only done any drawing on a couple models so I guess I might be wrong.

Well, I also found the ipad useful because I do a lot of doodling at work, so if I have the opportunity, it makes it easy to start working on a drawing right then instead of having to wait until I'm home (and done with chores etc.).
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