Best tablet stand 2023

The Lamicall Tablet Stand is made of sturdy aluminium alloy, and is available in four colors: Silver, Black, Grey, and Rose Gold to maybe match your tablet. It’s simple but looks great.

It is flexible in tilting to different angles, and will push right back if you want the screen pointing the other way round, although I’m not sure why you’d want to do that.

This stand doesn’t raise the tablet very high off the desk, but you could adjust for that by putting it on top of a box or book, although that’s not ideal as it will reduce its stability.

Its height is certainly better for your neck than not using a tablet stand at all.

For stability, it comes with stick-on rubber cushions, which will also reduce scratching of the tablet.

Unlike some of the stands that can wobble when you are controlling the screen with a hand, the Lamicall Tablet Stand is sturdy and rigid, although you can move it around the desk with ease.

From an aesthetic point of view, it looks fine, and the color options are welcome.

Supports: 5in to 13in tablets and phones.

This well-built basic stand doesn’t raise your tablet’s height by much at all but it can be angled up to 100 degrees, and folds away to make it ultra portable, so you can take it in your purse or jacket pocket to a coffee shop, or just the next room when you need to.

It is very stable, so works well with frequent touchscreen use.

The Ugreen Tablet Stand is available in either Black or White.

Supports: 4in to 12in tablets and phones.

Some of the cheaper tablet stands can feel a little flimsy, but not the (admittedly less cheap) HoverBar Duo from stand specialist Twelve South. The desktop stand is weighted, although pull the tablet too far forward, and gravity will play its part eventually.

The HoverBar Duo is ultra-flexible, too, and can hold the tablet (or phone) in a multitude of positions, heights (up to 2ft) and angles – the tablet clip can rotate 360 degrees. It’s the most adaptable and robust tablet stand we have tested.

The Duo part refers to its ability to act as a desktop stand or as a secure shelf clamp. The desktop stand even features a groove for you to rest your Apple Pencil or tablet stylus on.

The Twelve South HoverBar Duo is priced like the premium product that it is, but, for the ultimate setup, we can recommend it.

Supports: 5in to 13in tablets and phones.

This simple plastic tablet and phone stand folds up so can be carried around easily. It remains stable despite its low weight, and, sat on silicone pads, it won’t be pushed around too easily when you are controlling your device by its touchscreen.

The Aketo stand will adjust to just about any screen angle, but doesn’t add any more height than a few centimetres.

Supports: 4.7in to 10.5in tablets and phones.

You can’t get much more bendable a tablet stand than one with a gooseneck, such as the aptly named Tyrone Gooseneck Tablet Stand. You can bend the metal alloy neck at any angle. It’s quite stiff, but that’s what you want for stability and the ability to take the weight of the tablet at any angle.

This stand is secured to a desk or table by its easy-to-use grip, and will fit on a surface up to 3in thick. The tablet or phone fits into the top grip, and feels secure, although the device will wobble if you are using a finger on the screen to control.

The gooseneck really does offer flexibility, and it’s best suited for when you don’t need to touch the screen—say for watching videos or Zoom calls.

Supports: 4in to 10.6in tablets and phones.

This is not just a tablet stand. It includes a built-in USB-C hub that boasts two USB-A ports, an HDMI port for connecting an external monitor (up to 4K at 30Hz), audio jack for wired headphones or microphone, and passthrough charging (up to 91W) that means you can keep your tablet powered while on the stand.

The tablet connects to the stand via USB-C (a cable is included) to take advantage of all the handy ports. Of course, you could just use it as a stand but that’s not the point of this useful accessory.

You can tilt the tablet but the stand is not height adjustable.

It is compatible with Microsoft Surface Pro 9, Windows 10 tablets or newer, M1 and M2 iPads with iPadOS 16+, and any USB-C tablets that supports DisplayPort Alt Mode, such as Samsung’s Galaxy S series.

Supports: Up to 12.9in tablets and phones.

With its built-in full-size wireless keyboard, this stand is definitely for the worker rather than the viewer.

You can slot in multiple devices into the rubber cradle, and switch between devices at the touch of the Easy-Switch button.

It’s not the stand for you if you want to raise your tablet’s height or tilt in back and forth, but it’s super stable on the desktop.

it works with Android and Windows tablets as well as iOS iPads.

Supports: Up to 12.9in tablets and phones.

This is the classiest tablet stand we have tested.

Twelve South markets its Compass Pro tablet stand as for users of the high-end iPad Pro, and its price maybe suggests that, too. It works just as well with other tablets, too, of course.

It’s a tripod easel design that folds flat for easy portability. One of the legs folds down, and flip out a secret arm, so you can lay the tablet low as a typing or sketching stand.

With that leg upright, it works well for more passive, hands-free viewing purposes, but—unlike some of the flimsier stands reviewed here—the Compass Pro remains stable when controlling by the tablet’s touchscreen.

Pull the end of the back foot to further angle the screen. Viewing angles range from 15-52 degrees.

In any of these modes, it could be connected to a USB-C docking station that might include a larger external display. It folds up beautifully, and comes with a handy travel bag.

Supports: 6in to 12in tablets.

ParcSlope is a dual-purpose stand that is aimed at tablets and laptops, especially iPads and MacBooks. The company markets it as a “desktop easel for creative work” but it will do just fine for typing, too. It’s built for active use rather than passive watching.

Super stable, it angles iPads and other tablets for more comfort and productivity, with an 18-degree sketching/typing angle. And you can use it as a laptop stand, too.

Matte black, ParcSlope is beautifully minimalist with sexy curves and a ridged racetrack-like top for a touch of hip sportiness. An oval cut-out in the stand’s back is handy for keeping cables tidy.

Supports: 7in to 12.9in tablets and up to 16in laptops.

The Urmust Laptop Stand, as its name implies, isn’t built specifically for tablets but it works well where you add a wireless keyboard to create more of a desktop setup. Where it wins is its ability to really raise the tablet up high, and it beats the tablet stands tested here in that regard – rising to 15cm at an acceptable angle.

It has anti-slip silicone pads on top and bottom, and obviously will work as a laptop stand too if you need it for different types of device. It’s a little larger than some of the stands tested here, but it’s perfect to create a real workstation, and folds up for storage or travel.

It’s stable enough for touchscreen use, and adjustable for comfortable viewing.

Available in Silver, Black, Blue, Red, Rose Gold and Grey.

Supports: 4in to 12.9in tablets and up to 15in laptops.

The iBeani Tablet Holder is something quite different from other tablet stands we have tested. It’s a small bean bag, available in a dazzlingly wide range of colors and patterns (over 21), that is altogether less metallic and angular than the rest.

It will sit on a desk, but probably makes more sense on a bed or on your lap or for use in bed. Sitting on the couch for a video call, the iBeani comes into its own.

It measures 25-x-25-x-30cm, and weighs 220g, so is very light.

Its squashability means you can angle the tablet’s screen as you want it, although it will move around a bit if it’s resting on you and you move about. It adds a little height and you can knead the bean bag into different angles.

The iBeani is fully machine washable, on a cool or delicate wash. There’s a side pocket for a phone or other gadget, packet of biscuits or whatever you fancy snuggled up with your tablet and mini bean bag.

Amazon has the largest range of colors and patterns. An alternative is the Moko Tablet Pillow Stand, available in Denim Blue or Pink.

The Lisen Tablet Stand is great if you want to raise the tablet higher than squatter tablet stands. It’s adjustable in height between 10-15cm. It will rotate 360 degrees and also angle up and down enough (5-85 degrees) for most needs.

There is some minimal assembly. You place the pole on the base, and then add a screw (supplied with key) to make it secure.

It’s a lot more plasticky than the metal stands, and so introduces a noticeable wobble if you touch the screen. If you add a keyboard and mouse, that shouldn’t matter, and it is stable enough for passive watching videos or reading hands-free.

The stand’s silicone pad should save the tablet from any scratching.

Supports: 4in to 12in tablets and phones.

Folding into a compact shape, the Gritin Tablet Stand is easily portable and lightweight. It’s made of durable plastic and aluminium.

It can raise the tablet or phone height to 8cm, and can adjust lower. The stand will tilt at up to 90 degrees, but be aware that its not great at holding anything heavy past a certain angle without tipping over.

We wouldn’t recommend this stand if you want to use it when controlling the tablet with your finger, as it isn’t secure under movement. But for watching videos or any passive viewing it is fine.

Supports: 4in to 12.9in tablets and phones.

iPad users with some spare cash might dream of buying a wizard iPad keyboard, Apple’s Magic Keyboard, which can angle the tablet for a more ergonomic typing experience.

It’s certainly not cheap, but it does fold-up into a protective case for the tablet, and includes full‑size backlit keys and a responsive scissor mechanism. It is specially designed for Multi‑Touch gestures and the cursor in iPadOS.

The Magic Keyboard features a USB-C port for charging an iPad Pro or iPad Air (4th generation) that frees up the iPad’s own port for other accessories.

Make sure you buy the correct model of stand for the iPad that your own as Apple has a Magic Keyboard range that covers its most recents iPads.