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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/affinity-photo-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/affinity-photo-profile/alternatives/) # Affinity Photo User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.8/5 - Total reviews: 99 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.4/5 - Customer support: 4.5/5 - Value for money: 4.9/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 80 reviews (81%) - 4 stars: 15 reviews (15%) - 3 stars: 4 reviews (4%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - Affinity Photo excels in handling complex edits and photo manipulations, with tools for retouching, advanced layering, and masking. - It's also relatively lightweight and has many powerful features such us raw file editing, multi platform support, customizable interface and many more. - The biggest and most important thing to know about Affinity Photo is that it's almost as good as Photoshop, but uses a perpetual licence. ### Most mentioned cons - There are some features of photoshop that are missing from Affinity Photo. - Sometimes I find a common feature in PS is missing from AP, or have trouble finding a particular feature. - There are some crucial keyboard/mouse differences that will cause confusion for most Adobe users, and the default text is just too small on Retina monitors. ## Affinity Photo customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 99 (page 1). ### Stunning Value for Money - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jeremy D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Media Production - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Affinity Photo is a breeze to learn and use. I've been long-frustrated with Adobe's pricey subscription model and bloated Creative Cloud software that runs in the background. Affinity Photo released me from this yolk; it launches quickly, and I got it on sale with Affinity Designer (vector editor) for only $79 CANADIAN. Wow. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Affinity Photo gives Adobe Photoshop a real run for its money. It can do everything that PS can do, and the interface is almost identical, so longtime users won't find it difficult to switch. And there's no expensive subscription. A perpetual license costs the same as 1-2 months of Adobe CC! #### Cons There are some crucial keyboard/mouse differences that will cause confusion for most Adobe users, and the default text is just too small on Retina monitors. #### Reasons for choosing Affinity Photo I found Pixelmator slightly more confusing. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Adobe is expensive and bloated. Affinity Photo is quick and light. --- ### Affinity Photo: The Best Photo Editing Software You'll Ever Use - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Mike K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I really enjoyed using Affinity Photo. The interface was easy to learn and the features were very versatile. I was able to easily improve the quality of my photos and add personal touches with ease. I would definitely recommend this software to anyone looking for an easy-to-use photo editor. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Affinity Photo is a powerful photo editing software that has everything you need to get the most out of your photos. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, you'll love the easy-to-use interface and the wide range of features. And the low price, you just buy it once! #### Cons While I really like the wide range of features and easy-to-use interface, I didn't like that there wasn't a built-in way to create photo collages. It would be great if there was an easier way to combine several photos into one cohesive image. But with some easy tutorials you can make these really fast! #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo I made the switch from Adobe Photoshop because Affinity Photo is much more affordable and has a wide range of features that are equally as powerful as Photoshop. Affinity Photo is also much more user-friendly, making it a great choice for beginners or pros alike. --- ### Easy, plenty of tools and great result. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Youssef B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. As a photographer, this software is packed with all the tools needed for editing my images. especially if you're coming from adobe's PS/Lightroom. took a while to get used to the interface and shortcut but the overall result was quite satisfying. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Affinity Photo has all the tools I needed without any additional plugins. the ease of use and access to tools with a rich interface was helpful to quickly understand it after switching from lightroom/photoshop. #### Cons Layers management is a bit behind compared to photoshop. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Adobe subscription plan was a bit expansive. --- ### Professional Quality, Budget Friendly Alternative to Photoshop - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: August 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I can edit photos, create and manipulate graphic designs, as well as create SVG files for custom cut files. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros As a long time Photoshop user I was looking for a replacement which would offer me a product with comparable features. Affinity exceeded my expectations and is offered at an amazing price point. Instead of paying a monthly fee I was able to purchase a lifetime license for all the functionality I needed plus some! #### Cons I wish there was a more active support after purchase. While there are videos on youtube, I ended up purchasing the Affinity Photo Workbook (hardcover) to use as a reference. Well worth it and still substantially less expensive than Photoshop. #### Reasons for choosing Affinity Photo All the features I needed for a one time price rather than an unending monthly expense. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo I had an old version of Photoshop and was going to have to switch to the monthly subscription. I didn't want to get stuck with a monthly expense so I began looking for an alternative. Affinity came highly recommended by a colleague. --- ### A Dream Come True - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tony C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I love how each of the Affinity applications work together. I seamlessly move from Designer to Photo and back. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Affinity Photo offers tremendous value. It is on par with Photoshop in all essential features, and surpasses Photoshop in many features. I love that it has a simple help feature that assists in using each tool. The absolute best feature? The wide assortment of export options. #### Cons Affinity could do a better job in promoting add-ons and feature extensions. I use Photo for work and hobby and I didn't realize it could be used masterfully for astrophotography until I saw a video online. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Price, features, and licensing. And of course, price. --- ### Give up that monthly subscription - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I switched to Affinity after trying numerous image editing software options that would get me away from the monthly subscription model. Affinity best met 95% of the requirements I was looking for and over time I've discovered other ways to get it to do what I want. It's great for creating flyers, ads, and graphics to use on FB, Twitter, and Instagram #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It's so easy to use once you get over the learning curve. Even after 2 years I am still discovering more and more things that I thought were not possible with this software #### Cons There is a bit of a learning curve and some features do not work as I'd expect. I would also like other things implemented (adjustiblity per layer,etc) but I also understand that for the price point that's not something they are in a hurry to implement #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo I was tired of paying a monthly subscription for a product. --- ### Ditch the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Warren B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: August 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros As I occasionally use photo editing software in my field of work, for some of additional edits. Opening existing photoshop PSD files was a great WIN for me, and having a one off fairly priced piece of software was more appealing to me than getting sucked into the monthly subscription with Adobe Creative cloud. I have tried the accompanying iPad app and find it’s also nice to work with as well from desktop and iPad. Give it a go I don’t think you will be disappointed. #### Cons Some of the habits and keyboard shortcuts from Adobe Photoshop are hard to forget and learning a few different approaches to some things takes time to learn. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo The cost. A monthly subscription in Adobe Creative Cloud was costly considering how much I used the software. So a reasonably low cost one off fee to use Affinity Photo was just the perfect switch for me. Give it a go, I think you will be pleasantly surprised. --- ### Affordable Photoshop Alternative - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love how Affinity Photo has all of the features that a graphic designer needs to succeed. It has features comparable to that of Photoshop, but it's more affordable. #### Cons I have some issues with patterns. Sometimes there will be a thin line between two objects in a repeating pattern. I looked up the solution to it, but it would be nice if this wasn't an issue at all. It's a minor issue, but still an issue nonetheless. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Subscription base model was not the one for me. I would much rather purchase and own a product up front, which is why Affinity Photo is a great alternative to Photoshop. --- ### Starting now with editing photos? Start with Affinity - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Antonia C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I'm not a professional graphic designer but with Affinity I am now able to do simple yet professional works. First of all it has a super affordable price: I hate this trend of subscriptions everywhere, for literally anything, it's expensive - especcialy if you dont' know exactly what you'll do with a software. Then it comes with a great collection of video tutorial, easy to understand even for me that I'm not english mothertongue; this allowed me to learn lots of stuff about photo editing and now I can manage every aspect of my job without evere asking to professional designer. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's a real, reliable, professional software at a fixed (low) price. #### Cons My only quibble is that it takes a while to load itself. I have a Macbook Pro 2015 and it was once super quick, so recently I reset the entire Mac, on order to have it clean and fast: disappointedly Affinity still take long time to be ready. #### Reasons for choosing Affinity Photo Because it has a fixed price and not a subscription. --- ### A much cheaper alternative to Photoshop - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Printing - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like how Affinity Photo is not subscription-based like the Adobe Apps. It's simply just a one-time payment for each of their programs #### Cons It's missing some tools that Adobe Photoshop has, along with some intelligent features such as automatic background removal, however, I can do this manually, it just takes a little bit longer. #### Reasons for choosing Affinity Photo It's much cheaper as there is not a subscription required. --- ### Affinity Photo User Friendly and Highly Recommended - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Rachel D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I have used it for my photography and it meets all of my needs! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love the section that allows me to edit RAW photos, it opens RAW photos automatically in the DEVELOP section. It opens RAWs of any brand of camera. Canon, Nikon, Pentax, etc. #### Cons The software doesn't have a Lightroom like Adobe Photoshop. #### Reasons for choosing Affinity Photo The price was inexpensive and there are so many tutorials on YouTube that helped me learn how to use it so quickly. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Affinity was less expensive and only a one time purchase, not a subscription. --- ### Affinty Photo gives Photoshop a run for it's money - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tia M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: August 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It is very good, with timely updates and I'm able to my get my work done just like when I had Photoshop. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like that it's like Photoshop but half the price and it has a perpetual license. #### Cons I was a little bummed it doesn't have a filter library, but it's not that bad that I wouldn't recommend it. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo I can't afford the subscription and the questionable business practices that they were doing at the time didn't sit well with me. --- ### Does 95% of what Photoshop can do, but for 95% less money. It's a no brainer. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Shawn P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I use it for personal photo editing, for web design, and some light logo design. I think the product is marvelous, and they just keep making it better. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This software does everything the average photo editing user could ever need, and almost anything a professional could need as well. It's easy to learn, easy to use, and it doesn't have any recurring fees. This is an absolute must have purchase. #### Cons Nothing. Honestly, I don't have a single con I can think of. I own this on PC and iPad Pro and I can't think of a single con. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Cost. This product is dirt cheap in comparison to the really expensive Adobe subscriptions. --- ### Affinity photo overview - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Srdan P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Apparel & Fashion - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall its an excellent photo editing tool that I use daily. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The app totaly integrates with the M1 chip power and the editing tools are way more precise than Photoshops. #### Cons It can be little tricky in the begining until you learn all the tools. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Its price is way more affordable and the tools are all the same and even better in some instances. --- ### Amazingly Powerful Photo Editor for - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tyler M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I love that Affinity Photo has absolutely everything I need out of the box for my photo editing needs. If I need something extra, they've made it so easy to incorporate plugins. It is not only comparable to Adobe's option, it is a perfectly capable replacement. #### Cons Although it is very powerful and capable, Affinity Photo isn't the most user accessible program. There's definitely a learning curve to be able to navigate everything. There's plenty of support online that makes it easy to learn, but it does take some practice. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Cost was a major factor. I had switched recently from Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Designer and was so blown away by the quality that I decided to make the switch as well with Photoshop to Affinity Photo. --- ### BEST PRICE, Quality and Ease of Use! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Deborah B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I bought this because I was working on a project that needed CMYK and it was taking a few months. The monthly cost of Adobe was annoying. Some months I wasn't even opening the program. Additionally, when I did open it I would need to wait (and wait and wait) for updates. When I purchased Affinity it was a one-time cost and I still get the updates (which have been less frequent). Additionally, I had a hard time learning Adobe. I've used GIMP for about 15 years and the only reason I needed Adobe was for the CMYK exported files. Adobe was complicated for me to learn even with a lot of instructions and tutorials over a few months. I was able to quickly learn how to use Affinity the tutorials are succinct and the software is brilliant! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Price: A One-Time Price (instead of a monthly subscription). CYMK: This is a required color mode for most professional printing. The settings are simple and the output is gorgeous! Ease of use: Much easier than Adobe to learn and to use. Multiple app options (I am using windows desktop) and multiple languages! #### Cons Three Platforms: The primary CON is there are three software programs (Photo, Publisher, and Designer) from this company that are each sold and used separately. The good thing is, now we can toggle between them, seemingly on the fly making it easier to use different features on the same artwork. But, they are still stand-alone when it comes to updates, so each program will need to be updated individually, be sure to update each one when they have updates to download and install. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Affinity was easier to use (had a free trial to try it out) and the one-time cost rather than a monthly subscription. --- ### A photo editor worth the try... because you'll stay - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Rogelio A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Online Media - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I came from Photoshop to Affinity and loved it. I use this everyday to give my clients great products like online ads, photo retouches, photo editing, compositions... wow... all And the digital drawing is such a big feature for me that I can create smooth lines at ease. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The price. It's inexpensive compared to Photoshop. But not only that, it's set of tools are top-level and give you all the fluidity and smoothness when working with photos that you won't miss Photoshop. And not only for photos but for graphic design as well, it lets you create Instagram ads or a cover for a document. I also use Affinity Photo for sketching and drawing, I bought a set of tools and I've been using this for hand drawings for a book, great results. #### Cons Affinity is slowly getting it's hype. So, while we get there, you'll find that there are brushes and plugins for Photoshop all over the internet but not for Affinity Photo. So... we need to wait a bit. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo price! --- ### A great PS alternative - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Cliff C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Firstly, I hate paying for an expensive monthly subscription. Affinity has a pay once w/ free upgrades within the same major version. Its on V 2.x and version 1.x is still a good program just no longer updated.Sure there are some features in PS that are missing (eg AI and a the more esoteric editing tools) but if you just want a solid image editor that has an Illustrator type companion, check out Affinity #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Has all the basic image editing tools I need. For a newbie there are sufficient YT tutorials to get you started along with a useful FB users group #### Cons Its workflow and interface took some getting use to and it does crash occasionally. There are times when I am lazy that it came with a bunch more brushes and presets built in out of the bow #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Price! --- ### Affinity Photo offers a complete toolset with a fair pricing model - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Barbara P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Architecture & Planning - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: June 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I use Affinity Photo to edit rendered images generated on 3D modeling programs and to draw images later to be used on animations. I add lighting to scenes, work on composition, edit bright, contrast, blur, add some effects, use brushes and fonts to create original designs and art to social media. It offers a wide usage possibility with professional tools. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Affinity Photo offers a complete and professional toolset on photo editing and has competitive pricing that makes it the best choice when it comes to benefit-cost analysis. The software is available to all platforms and devices, including Windows Store (even though it was first made to Mac platforms.). After a single purchase, you own the software and can use it until it is discontinued by Affinity, which is a fair model of pricing to users that's not done by major competitors. Instead, other companies charge users monthly to get a license to use their product, which makes their product far more expansive than Affinity Photo. The choice of charging only once for their product is a very good reason people are migrating to Affinity, especially new users and students who can't afford a never-ending monthly payment. #### Cons Getting used to Affinity Photo's interface was a confusing process, it could be more intuitively friendly to beginners and users who changed from another product. Maybe adding a tutorial or some sort of guide would help with that problem. --- ### An affordable alternative to Photoshop - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Skyler B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Writing and Editing - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Affinity Photo is a great inexpensive Adobe Photoshop alternative, which offers most of the same features at a fraction of the price. It is ideal for casual use, when an expensive Creative Cloud subscription doesn't seem viable. If you're familiar with Photoshop, you will also be able to learn Affinity Photo quickly and be up and running in no time. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Affinity Photo is a great alternative to Photoshop. It is very inexpensive with a one-time fee to own the software outright being less than half a year of an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. While it doesn't have all of the features of Photoshop, it has at least 90% of the features, which is enough to do almost everything you need for graphic design and photo editing. The interface is similar also, so there is not much of a learning curve. There are also great tutorials available to help you get up and running quickly. #### Cons It doesn't have all the same features as Photoshop, but for the price, it is still excellent value. I'd also like to be able to purchase the Affinity Photo Desktop Workbook as a PDF version, instead of only as a hardcover book. --- ### A real alternative to Photoshop - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Michael H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: October 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I’ve been very impressed. If you don’t want to pay into Adobe’s subscription service, this is a real alternative. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Not having a monthly subscription, the cheap cost, ease of setup. Nearly all Photoshop functions are available for a tiny fraction of the cost. It runs very well on my Mac. #### Cons The documentation can be a bit sparse. Some features of Photoshop aren’t available. Having a simple “Save for Web” function is a big loss. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Adobe’s subscription --- ### The best photo editor at one time cost. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It was a better alternative for us to reduce costs, since we were previously on a subscription-based tool. We can still manipulate the old psd files. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Actually very easy to use, and a great alternative to its subscription-based alternatives. It has a lot of features, and you can manipulate psd files without issues. #### Cons Changing over took some time, but once you learn how to use it you won't go back. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo High cost --- ### Best Photo editing for web designers - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Mario Emiliano F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Media Production - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: May 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered You can create large professional quality images as well as simple images for social media and web design. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The tools for photo editing and graphics are state of the art, compared to the recognized brand. The price is unbeatable. The stability is very good and it is cross platform. For those who edit pictures this is the way to go, #### Cons Some learning curve worth taking. Some features take an extra step to achieve. #### Reasons for switching to Affinity Photo Price and very professional. --- ### A nice complement to Affinity Designer. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Sebastian T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Sports - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Although I don't heavily edit photos, it is a great tool to use in conjunction with Affinity designer. It is a nice tool when you need a quick and easy way to edit photos. It has the more powerful features, which I have played around with and these are very good, but it is a much less overwhelming tool that can fit a variety of needs unlike Photoshop. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Easy to use and great for editing photos. It has a comparable level of features to Photoshop, which are just as powerful, and in some cases are even better. The interface is very intuitive and it is a pleasure to use. #### Cons Some compatibility issues with some types of files. --- ### Photo review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Anselme M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The affinity designer software is very easy to use and allows you to create images and more on a touch screen #### Cons No drawbacks noticed on this software, everything pleases me, I recommend ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/affinity-photo-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Affinity Photo Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice