Apple Introduces New 'Creator Studio' Bundle of Apps for $129 Per Year

[MacRumors]

Apple today introduced a new Apple Creator Studio bundle that offers access to six creative apps, as well as exclusive AI features and content, as part of a single subscription. In the U.S., pricing is set at $12.99 per month or $129 per year.

Here are the six apps included with an Apple Creator Studio subscription:

• Final Cut Pro on the Mac and iPad
• Logic Pro on the Mac and iPad
• Pixelmator Pro on the Mac and iPad
• Motion on the Mac
• Compressor on the Mac
• MainStage on the Mac

Pixelmator Pro was previously only available on the Mac, but it is coming to the iPad.

Apple Creator Studio subscribers will also receive access to exclusive AI features and premium content across not only the Final Cut Pro and Pixelmator Pro apps, but also the iWork apps Numbers, Pages, and Keynote, and the Freeform app later this year. So if you want the best, fully-featured versions of all of these apps going forward, you will need to subscribe to the bundle.

In the Pixelmator Pro app on the Mac and iPad, for example, Apple Creator Studio subscribers will get access to a new Warp tool for twisting and shaping image layers. And in the Numbers, Pages, and Keynote apps, an Apple Creator Studio subscription will unlock a Content Hub with royalty-free photos, premium templates, themes, and more.

Apple says there will be separate Creator Studio and one-time purchase "versions" of each app. If you have both versions installed on your Mac, the Creator Studio versions will have "unique icons" so that they stand out, according to Apple.

Apple Creator Studio will be available through the App Store starting Wednesday, January 28. All new subscribers will be able to receive a one-month free trial, and customers who purchase a new Mac or a qualifying iPad model with an A16, A17 Pro, or M-series chip or later will be eligible for an extended three-month free trial.

For college students, Apple Creator Studio costs $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year.

If you set up Family Sharing, you can share an Apple Creator Studio subscription with up to five other family members with a linked Apple Account for free.

Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage will each remain available for one-time purchase, and free versions of the Numbers, Pages, Keynote, and Freeform apps will continue to exist. However, only Apple Creator Studio subscribers will receive access to some of the premium new AI features and content.

Apple has a FAQ at the bottom of the Creator Studio page.

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[DougieS]

Typo in monthly amount?
$129.99 / month or $129 a year!

Edit: article updated and is now correct

 

[Sydnxt]

Hopefully if you already own the app you won't need the subscription for AI features.

 

[raythompsontn]

more for $129.99 per month or $129 per year.

That does not seem right.

 

[rizzo41999]

Perpetual licenses ftw.

 

[randomgeeza]

$129.99 per month... BARGAIN!

 

[BGPL]

$12.99 per month, $129 per year.

 

[Rafagon]

"and more for $129.99 per month or $129 per year."

I'm going to go with the second option.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Premium iWork app features? Isn't that like being the smartest kid on the short bus?

 

[Rafagon]

"unlocks premium AI features and content across the iWork apps Keynote, Pages, and Numbers across the iPhone,"

I thought Numbers and Pages were free. With all the features unlocked. Is that not the case anymore?

 

[Mactech20]

NOOOOOOOOOOO.

They haven't killed it yet but give it a year and the only way you can use Final Cut, logic, etc will be with a subscription. Going the way of adobe. Incredibly awful, horrible news.

 

[adamjackson]

Apple's probably going to have to sunset or replace the Final Cut / Motion / Compressor and iWork licenses I have that are perpetual and one-time for me to transition over. I don't use those applications on iPad so I haven't needed to subscribe. $129 a year is a great deal for everything for people who don't need office or creative cloud.

 

[Rafagon]

That does not seem right.

It was written with the help of Apple Intelligence.

 

[cybertek]

• Apple Creator Studio will be available beginning Wednesday, January 28, for $12.99 (U.S.) per month or $129 (U.S.) per year. All new subscribers will enjoy a one-month free trial of Apple Creator Studio, and with the purchase of a new Mac or qualifying iPad,13 customers can receive three months of Apple Creator Studio for free.14

• Education savings are available for college students and educators15 for $2.99 (U.S.) per month or $29.99 (U.S.) per year.

From Apple.

 

[zoozx]

subscriptions SUCK !

 

[Etc_]

I knew this was coming as soon as they bought Pixelmator. If they want my money for their “Creative Cloud,” they need to update their apps more frequently than once or twice a year.

 

[SilentSpecter]

Okay, give it to me like I'm a two years old toddler with a small brain power.
What happens to Pages, Numbers and Keynote? Like, the ones that I'm using now and are completely free???

 

[RedWeasel]

Do we get a working ARA implementation again in Logic Pro for the subscription fee?

PS: Those icons are atrocious. It seems like Apple hasn't "lost" enough talent to Meta yet...

 

[SwampYankee0!]

Apple today introduced a new Creator Studio bundle that offers access to six creative apps, and premium features in iWork apps, for $12.99 per month or $129 per year.

Apple Creator Studio includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on the Mac and iPad, as well as Motion, Compressor, and MainStage on the Mac. Plus, it unlocks premium AI features and content across the iWork apps Keynote, Pages, and Numbers across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and later in the Freeform app.

Apple Creator Studio will be available through the App Store starting Wednesday, January 28. All new subscribers can receive a one-month free trial.

More details to follow.

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Was interested to try Pixelmator Pro. I don't shoot video nor do I record podcasts so really don't have any use for the other tools. Hopefully there will be a cheaper way to access Pixelmator Pro in the future but for now there is no reason to leave Lightroom. AI features and content across the iWork apps? Ah, no.

 

[MacBH928]

wait, we have to subscribe to use Numbers and Pages now?

MS Office is like $10 with 1TB storage

Affinity is free

 

[It’s always something]

Okay, give it to me like I'm a two years old toddler with a small brain power.
What happens to Pages, Numbers and Keynote? Like, the ones that I'm using now and are completely free???

It seems that they are adding stuff for the rental version

 

[Aprifox]

Subscriptions only exist to squeeze ever more money from customers.

 

[trash eighty]

Okay, give it to me like I'm a two years old toddler with a small brain power.
What happens to Pages, Numbers and Keynote? Like, the ones that I'm using now and are completely free???

"it unlocks premium AI features"

hold me back

 

[Nikhil72]

wait, we have to subscribe to use Numbers and Pages now?

MS Office is like $10 with 1TB storage

Affinity is free

Read the news article it’s linked to? Only select features are pay. The apps remain free.

 

[Falco McGregor]

wait, we have to subscribe to use Numbers and Pages now?

MS Office is like $10 with 1TB storage

Affinity is free

From Apple's news release: "Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform will remain free for all users to create, edit, and collaborate with others, including Apple Creator Studio subscribers. These apps will continue receiving updates, with the latest versions adopting the beautiful new visual design language with Liquid Glass on all platforms, and supporting the new windowing and menu bar improvements in iPadOS 26."

It seems they're adding some Copilot-esque features to the paid version, but the base version remains free.