Serif’s Affinity suite rivals Adobe in bringing pro-grade image editing without a subscription. The latest releases of the three Affinity apps, released as version 2 rather than a free update, may mean you have to pay once more, but a universal licence – which gets you all apps on all platforms with no extra costs – is about the same as one year of equivalent Adobe apps. There’s a 30-day free trial too.
The iPad version of Affinity Photo 2 ($18.49) is probably the most interesting of the updates, as it has the broadest appeal and is cheaper than the Mac or Windows app (which costs $69.99 / £69.99 if you buy it separately).
