Current ipad support? apple pencil?

Thank you for letting me know your use case!
Yes, I understand your workflow where you’d prefer handwriting.
BTW, the recent iPadOS supports Scribble, so you can enter text with Pencil natively.
It also works on the Inkdrop app out of the box.
You can simply handwrite text on the editor directly.
Here is a demo:

Hope that helps.