I feel like I've awakened the wrath of some sort of stylus cult. Let me be clear. The OP indicated that he already had an iFaraday stylus that he used a stylus principally for "tapping," and asked whether he should purchase another (relatively expensive) stylus for his uses. I simply responded that although I had not used the Stylus-R-Us brand stylus, the evidence was that it required "relatively high maintenance" to restore its performance "from time to time." What I was referring to was the manufacturer's own advice to "fluff" the tip with velcro to restore the stylus' sensitivity since it declined over time. I have nothing against the Stylus-R-Us brand; I simply voiced the opinion that purchasing an expensive stylus for limited requirements ("no writing or art work") versus keeping what one already has at no additional expense was probably not the best choice.
What followed was an attack on the iFaraday stylus as "the biggest mistake I could have made," "junk," "a joke," and "pitiful." At no point did the poster indicate why he had reached that conclusion. Given the substantial number of positive reviews of the iFaraday styluses on this website, I simply noted that the invective was uncalled for and that the style of the response seemed familiar. I would have said the same thing if I didn't happen to own an iFaraday stylus (along with several others.) Such a virulent attack would seem to call for concrete evidence. The post contained none.
I was curious so I did a search of posts from last spring and found a similar pattern in other threads. Frankly, it appears that there is either a single person or a small group of people devoted to promoting the Stylus-R-Us brand and to attacking anyone who has less than glowing recommendations for its products. The similar language and points made in those posts suggests, at best, that a script is being used to formulate those responses; an observation made in other threads where the glowing recommendations for Stylus-R-Us products run to a particular pattern.
As noted above, I have nothing against the Stylus-R-Us brand or those who are devoted to it. If the OP had asked whether he should spend $40 or more on any stylus to replace his current tool simply to tap the screen, my advice would have been the same. And I'll stand by my original point that the critical post to which I responded was uncalled for. For the record, I have no more interest in continuing this particular discussion than I would discussing religion with a Scientologist, an effort that seems analogous to this one.