Affinity just made all its iPad apps free for all creators - and no-one knows why

Date:
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:30:27 +0000

Description:
Designer, Photo, and Publisher are free to download from the App Store.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Three Affinity apps now free on the App Store There's no official announcement and might not last Removing prices comes ahead of a secret announcement on
October 30

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher are free on iPad right now. Im not sure how long this will last, so Ill cut to the chase - you can grab them all from the App Store by clicking here .

If you want to try three of the best creative software you can get, youll
want to jump on this while you can. Seriously, these apps are phenomenally good, rivalling Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for features and workflow.

The price drop from $19 / 18 down to absolutely nothing comes ahead of a mysterious announcement from Affinity and Canva, who owns the company, set
for October 30. Affinity is up to something, I can feel it in my bones

Ive been a big fan of the Affinity suite for a long time. Not only do they offer one of the best alternatives to Adobes apps, but I love the pricing model. Pay once, own it forever. In a sea of subscriptions, its refreshingly simple, accessible, and consumer-friendly.

So, whats on offer here?

Affinity Designer 2 is the companys answer to Adobe Illustrator for graphic designers and artists.

Affinity Photo 2 is a Photoshop alternative that lets you edit images at pro-grade quality.

Affinity Publisher 2 is my clear favorite alternative to InDesign for page layout designers .

In our reviews, they all received an Editors Choice award - and the iPad and desktop versions offer creative parity, with the added bonus of using touch
on the Apple tablet.

But something strange is afoot.

It started back in 2024, when Canva bought the company, and confirmed that - unlike the Canva platform - Affinity would keep the perpetual license model.

Then, several weeks ago, Affinitys website went dark. No way to purchase the desktop apps, no possibility of even seeing what they do. Nothing, in fact, except a single promise: Creative freedom is coming.

Well, it seems that free dom has come early for iPad owners, with the current V2 versions of Designer, Photo, and Publisher available to download via the App Store without cost.

Of course, some Adobe creative apps, like the lighter weight design app Express, are free on mobile, but still have subscriptions attached for the likes of assets and AI credits. What youre getting from Affinity is
full-suite professional creative tools for the princely sum ofnothing.

Grab all three while you can right here . You might also like Want more like Affinity Publisher? We reviewed the best desktop publishing software .
Looking for more apps like Affinity Photo? Check out the best photo editors around. Designing pages for publication? We put the best desktop publishing software to the test.



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