Logic Pro would prove you very wrong here, but on the other hand their own photos app is supposed to be a product of aperture and it’s fallen far from that tree (for any pro usage that is, it’s fine for managing phone photos).
Ahh the internet. The place people come and just make stuff up.
If you don't already have Affinity Photo (or any of their apps) they are also 1/2 price and they also have 90 (yes, ninety!) day free trials.
Apple’s pressure? So poor developers want nothing to do with those profitable subscription models and have to get dragged by Apple into charging over and over for their products? Interesting. I didn't know that.
For now, there’s a separate iOS version. However, as I’ve started seeing apps indicate that an iPad with at least Bionic is required for certain features, I wouldn’t be surprised if Pixelmator was the first to offer their M1 enabled features to M1 enabled iPad Pro’s by way of enabling installation onto an iPad Pro.
I believe there’s information from a workshop. Now, that’s not really HEY YOU DO THIS but it’s offered as a way for developers to be profitable. Which really isn’t much unlike Twitch, YouTube, Patreon others. For everything you do that people like, there’s a certain percentage of people willing to pay you regularly to ensure you’re able to keep doing it for their entertainment/productivity. It’s an understanding that, yes, there’s a world of people that will never pay more than once for what you’re doing. However, for a small shop, there’s more than enough folks out there that will give you, say, $1.99 a month to make your development sustainable. FIND that group, provide features for that group and you’re a developer with a recurring wage in business for yourself.
I use both
Doesn’t mean there is any evidence that Apple called up PixelMator and encouraged PixelMator to switch to a subscription model. Adobe switched to subscription because it brings more money to Adobe, not because of outside influence.
PixelMator doesn't use a subscription model. An earlier comment was questioning why anyone would think Apple is pressuring developers to move to a subscription based model over a fixed one time purchase model.
Well they already own FileMaker so they are 1/2 way there. The Claris name evokes a ton of nostalgia for me. I haven’t looked at FM in awhile, the Go version I tried didn’t do much for me. I’ll have to put it on my list to try again.
If you had the choice between this one or Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher? If you happen to have experience on both would you encourage one over the other?
