Affinity says its new Adobe-rivaling creative app is ‘free forever’ – here’s how that really works

A laptop screen showing the Affinity app.

• Canva has just merged three Affinity apps into one for Mac and Windows
• The new Affinity app is totally "free forever", according to the company
• Canva has tried to allay user fears that there’s a catch

For years, creatives put off by Adobe’s subscription model and constant price rises have found sanctuary in the Affinity suite of apps, including Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher. In a major move, those products have just been merged into a single app, with developer Canva claiming that Affinity is now “free, forever” for all users – a move that followed the company making its iPad apps fee-free, too.