The iPad is a natural fit for photo editing and other creative work.

Affinity Photo 2 offers an iPad-focused, powerful alternative to Photoshop.

Photomator works as more of a Lightroom-alternative.

And TouchRetouch allows quick object removal using AI.

As a big screen designed to be touched, the iPad feels uniquely suited for creative work, and even more so since the Apple Pencil was introduced. Drawing feels like an obvious fit for an iPad, but a bright, high-resolution display also makes for an excellent canvas for photo editing, too.

You’ve been able to get Adobe Photoshop on the iPad since 2019 for $9.99 per month, and the well-known editing tool feels like a natural fit on the tablet. Adobe even introduced features on the iPad first before bringing them to other versions of the app. Still, Photoshop is not exactly intuitive, and for the price, it’s also more than a little expensive. It’s hard to avoid subscriptions when you’re looking for well-supported creative software, it if you’re looking for a way to edit photos on your iPad that’s more approachable, powerful, or cheaper than Photoshop, the list below has some great options to consider.

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