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Some Apple Apps Will No Longer Receive Every New Feature Without a Subscription
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I have none of these apps fortunately.
Don’t like subscription models but to be fair, Apple is desperately in need of more money.
You can use the feedback app to suggest this.
It would probably have a good chance of success.
Don’t like subscription models but to be fair, Apple is desperately in need of more money.
You can use the feedback app to suggest this.
It would probably have a good chance of success.
It took offense about us not using it as much as Microsoft ExcelAnd why does the numbers icon feel like Apple is flipping me off???
They should really let you do it by single apps as well (ignoring the entire subscription issue). How many need Numbers and video editing? Or a multimedia package (video/photo/...), and a publishing package (Numbers/Pages...).
Oh well, I never use any of them, so I'm fine. 🤣
Oh well, I never use any of them, so I'm fine. 🤣
The base app is still free, it’s the EXTRA stuff that isn’t.
Sorry not sorry if I’m not paying for pages. They can stuff it. I’d rather pay micro sloth for REAL software.
Sad. So Final Cut Pro's non-subscription name should be Final Cut Lite. Same with Pixelmator. I mean, making "warp" a premium feature? Nearly all other photo editors have that as standard.
LibreOffice was the go to in 2019 for me when I dumped Windows. I used Shotcut for my very limited video editing needs which was two years ago. I really don't do photo editing so I can't say anything about that.
The iWork apps never supported ODF format so were never useful to me anyway.
Hmm, it says access to ‘premium content’ will need a sub.
Does ‘content’ refer to templates, stock images, etc, rather than app feature updates?
Does ‘content’ refer to templates, stock images, etc, rather than app feature updates?
An elegant solution would be to pro-rate the subscription fee based on what you already own and / or allow purchased Mac apps to automatically unlock the iPadOS counterparts.
If you are not interested in subscribing to the new Apple Creator Studio bundle introduced today, you will officially start to miss out on some new features.
Apple said some "exciting new intelligent features and premium content" in Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform will only be accessible with a Creator Studio subscription. In the U.S., a subscription costs $12.99 per month, or $129 per year, while college students can pay a lower $2.99 per month or $29 per year.
This means that if you bought Final Cut Pro or Pixelmator Pro via one-time purchase, which will still be an option going forward, you will no longer have access to all new features. However, Apple promises the apps will continue to receive updates.
From the Final Cut Pro page on Apple's website, for instance:There are some exceptions, as Apple says Logic Pro and MainStage will have all the same features whether they are subscription or one-time-purchase versions.
It looks like most if not all of the new features that will be limited to Creator Studio subscribers will be powered by AI, as Apple repeatedly describes them as "intelligent" features. The apps are continuing to receive other new features that do not require a subscription over time, so one-time purchasers are not completely left out.
As for Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform, those apps will remain free, but some new intelligent features and content will likewise require a Creator Studio subscription. This means these apps are now effectively "freemium."
Here are a few of the first new features coming to Creator Studio subscribers:
In summary, existing users of Final Cut Pro and Pixelmator Pro never had to worry about paying extra to have every new feature, but that is no longer the case going forward. And while the Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform apps never cost money, some new features will now be locked behind a subscription. These changes will undoubtedly disappoint some Apple customers, while helping to boost the company's services revenue.
- Pixelmator Pro: A new Warp tool lets you twist and shape image layers.
- Keynote, Pages, and Numbers: A new Content Hub provides access to high-quality photos and graphics, and there are new premium templates and themes.
Article Link: These Apple Apps Will No Longer Receive All New Features Without a Subscription
Booh!
I'm already paying for Apple One, now this?! Where does it end?
Forget Apple.
LibreOffice is free. If I'm using a crappy off-brand office suite, I might as well use a free one.
Apple already sinking to new lows and it’s only 13 days into 2026. They are so tight for cash.
It goes as far as you allow it to.
This!, has anyone who owns the Apps reached out to Apple to ask?
Maybe, but no one here seem to have done so. Just multiple post of people complaining about iWorks costing money, when it’s only premium add ons that will cost. Poor reporting by whomever did not MAKE that fact very clear.
Edit: people also need to remember, if another post was correct, this qualifies for family sharing, that’s up to 6 accounts being able to use these extras for 129 a year. If you are a small business already using Apple stuff, you could probably sneak all your employees business accounts into your businesses ‘family’
incredibly nasty to pay for iWork new features when Google bundles them for free
Eepeciellqy since we pay thousands for our apple devices
**** this greed
Eepeciellqy since we pay thousands for our apple devices
**** this greed
Why would you pay for the AI stuff anyway? Wasn't the entire keynote for the iPhone 16 that everything AI is local on your own device. And, now they aren't doing that?
Man, I have been using their "office suite" for fifteen years. This is an unpleasant surprise.
We pay a premium for Apple kit to not have to worry about this.
FFS everything having a subscription is starting to get really frustrating
Paid for FCPX when it first came out. crazy to have 10+ years of free updates. Im ok with paying again but I would expect more frequent improvements. Would be nice to to have this in Apple ONE.. and good lord hopefully apple will readdress the iCloud storage its too expensive unrealistic tiers.