I use Photoshop and Lightroom daily, and have done so for the better part of a decade. In that time, I've seen the cost of these programs shoot up; what used to be a one-time license is now a monthly subscription, and just these two tools now cost $19 a month. I also rely on Premiere Pro, Audition, and use Acrobat, so I sprang for the Creative Cloud Pro plan, which costs $69 in the U.S.
With the Creator Studio, Apple now has an alternative aimed squarely at creatives and artists. As an overview, Creator Studio bundles all of Apple's editing and creative tools into a unified plan, giving you access to Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, MainStage, alongside additional content in Keynote, Pages, Numbers and Freeform. The bundle costs $12.99 a month or $129 yearly, and it's easy to see that Apple is undercutting Adobe by a significant amount.
