Why I Ditched Photoshop for Affinity Photo on iPad

Today I compare Affinity Photo to Photoshop, on the iPad! You’d think, with Adobe’s deeper pockets and greater resources, Photoshop must be better. In which case, think again.
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[@petervalcanas4219]

Deke, there is no doubt in my mind that you should develop a full course on Affinity. I just dropped Adobe which I have had for over twenty years because I am now on a fixed income and it became a burden more than a tool. I would pay for either a DVD, yes! They still exist, or a download for Affinity. Please think about it! Big fan of yours,
Pete

[@dekeNow]

I am thinking very hard about that, actually. Thanks for your vote!

[@chasebros4948]

The example with the ducks can be done in Photoshop with the content-aware move tool.

[@dekeNow]

Not nondestructively. (Affinity leaves the pixels entirely unharmed.)

[@chasebros4948]

@@dekeNow Photoshop does it nondestructively as well if you make a new layer and use sample all layers.

[@c.augustin]

The main difference for me on the iPad: Adobe Photoshop is forcing me into Creative Cloud - and I can't access those files with Adobe Bridge anywhere, it always needs Photoshop. Photoshop functions on the iPad are (still) very limited, too, and export is also limited. AP2 just plays nicely with everything else on the iPad, while PS doesn't. What is rather useful on the iPad is Lightroom, to get my ACR-edited DNGs rendered to further edit (cleaning and retouching) them in AP2. PS on the iPad is a dud. There are some useful features missing in AP2 on the iPad, though.

[@dekeNow]

Agreed.

[@jantepas7511]

A steep learn curve, but a good working tool on iPad.

[@dekeNow]

Both are true. It does take some getting used to.

[@salamanetwork]

I am not using iPad, But I am here to give you like my dear friend, and consume one or more info from you.🥰😀😀

[@dekeNow]

Thank you!

[@ronnykhalil]

im sold 💯💯

[@dekeNow]

Yay!

[@sotelovisuals]

Fan of Uzumaki?

[@dekeNow]

I do find there to be something deeply mystical about spirals.

[@petergladstein7154]

As a photographer, Photoshop iPad eclipses Affinity iPad. Affinity's selection, masking and remove tools are primitive.

[@dekeNow]

All right, there’s a vote for Adobe!