Affinity Designer 2 for iPad

Name: Affinity Designer 2 for iPad
Rating: 4.7 (4499 reviews)
Author: Serif Labs

by Serif Labs

iPhone

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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4.7 4499 ratings · App Store

5/5All right, I’m in
It’s taken me a long time to decide how I feel about Designer 2 after using the first version. The giant change between the two is that it is now a near-exact replica of the desktop app; they replaced dialog boxes with a UI system that suits the iPad better (it would have been a travesty if they hadn’t), and you still have to think a bit laterally to figure out where to find features. But that’s not new. What held me up for a long time was the Command Controller. That’s the thing that substitutes for the keyboard: command, control, option, shift keys. The desktop version can’t work without them, and neither can this. That means my habit of holding the iPad in one hand and drawing with the other keeps tripping and falling down. It’s most annoying when it _almost_ works, then hits a snag. So I regret the loss of some workarounds that they’ve removed, like the ability to select multiple layers by tapping one then sliding on the others. Constant annoyance: to get to Help, you have to exit the current document, find it on the main menu, then close it and go back to the document. Despite complaints, one huge accolade: this is an iPad app that does almost everything its desktop cousin does, and its cousin is first rate. I may be about to copy and paste this to Photo 2, as everything here applies identically there.

Norris Lurker · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Way better than the rating it is currently getting.
I am impressed! I was skeptical at first because of the 3.4 out of 5 stars rating. But I have to wonder if some of the older reviews from before the upgrade to 2.0, are in the mix here. Or perhaps the app was not as good as it is now, when it was release 6 months ago. I have been using Vectornator and Procreate together for several years now, both of which I love, but also had steep learning curves in the beginning, given that I am just a serious hobbiest and not a trained graphic designer. This app, seems to combine the best of both of those worlds into one app! If you are new to drawing and vector apps, then yes there will be a steep learning curve. But that is true of all these kinds of apps. This one is powerful and I played with it for several days on the free trial to see it’s potential. As soon as I realized it was far exceeding my expectations and the rating in the store, I purchased it. Also, I had a couple of questions and wrote to support. I received a timely and helpful response. To me, that shows engagement by the developer. There is nothing worse than spending money and later discovering the app was abandoned. This one is clearly being worked on and actively improved.

Kvergottini · 31 Jul 2026
3/5A LOT OF FIXES ARE NEED
There are a lot of issues with this app specifically with snapping features I have to constantly reselect multiple objects just so that the new object that I try to draw can actually snap to the other objects that are on I turned all the snapping features on globally and it’s still fails to snap it still fails to show guidelines. Not to mention you have the split feature that split a line and adds a node, but you don’t have a splice feature so you could actually split up an object the way that you want to split it up instead of always splitting it to the midpoint. so many issues with this app beyond that that I don’t even know why the hell I paid for it. They also needs to be away to use gesture only and not confuse mouse input with touch gesture. Because if I put gesture only for the touch, it ignores a physical mouse that’s plugged into the iPad. What the hell is that? Also, the program needs to recognize that the mouse is different than a pencil as soon as I hover over anything that requires a drop-down. It messes up. It doesn’t let you select the drop-down it just selects the overall button. You also have weird visual glitch were I move and object and the transform box moves but the visual still looks like the object hasn’t moved until you zoom in and out a few times then it refreshes the object location. Smfh. This software is NOT ready for prefssional workflow use.

KINGKEEFA · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Best graphic design app out there, full stop.
I recently purchased an Affinity V2 Universal License and I was happily surprised to find that my license also includes support for the iPad apps. My iPad is a travel device for me: I use a Mac for all the heavy stuff but when I need them, the iPad apps have every feature from the desktop app (save for the AI powered stuff, but that’s processor dependent) and I find that I actually gravitate more to using the iPad apps more. Apple Pencil support is excellent, and the command controller provides access to all the modifier keys when my keyboard isn’t attached. The fact that the license for this is a one time purchase and not a monthly subscription is highly appealing, and was actually what made the decision to go Affinity and not Adobe. Most everything I’ve said here also applies to Photo and Publisher - those apps were held to the same standard for quality, functionality, and overall experience compared to Designer. This is easily the best design software out there for any platform, and it’s miles ahead of any other option on the iPad App Store. I would highly recommend it.

blue7calx · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Almost Great. Still needs some fine tuning
This app seems like a great, cheap alternative to Adobe Illustrator and Fresco for vector art, although it’s not easy to figure out which icons do what. It took me a day of googling and watching/reading tutorials to learn to do very simple actions that are far more intuitive in other apps. The vector brush stabilization options are a bit awkward to use. I would HIGHLY prefer to have adjustable stabilization without the need for the rope and window stabilizers, like in Fresco, for more precise brush use. I also wish there was a vector eraser instead of having to use the knife tool. I like using the vector eraser to clean up some lines and shapes. It gives way more control. The knife tool is awkward. Cropping a canvas down to a smaller size or expanding it without affecting the artwork is also pretty awkward. Why not just let me make a selection around the artwork and hit “crop” for a more precise selection that I can preview, like in most drawing apps? All in all, good job so far, but I do look forward to getting some useful updates & improvements! I wouldn’t mind paying for those improvements if it helps fund & speed up the process. Update to add that it starts to lag heavily if working on a more intricate design. I’m using the M4 iPad Pro, which should be adequate.

Dyun27 · 31 Jul 2026

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2.0.1
• Refined and redesigned UI • Knife Tool – slice any shape, curve, or text into component parts faster than ever • Shape Builder Tool – add and subtract shapes and segments in a much easier, more interactive way • Vector Warp – apply a non-destructive vector warp over any vector artwork or text • Measure & Area tools – measure line lengths, segments, distances, and areas of any objects to scale • DXF / DWG import – import and edit AutoCAD and DXF files quickly and accurately, maintaining the layer structure and scale of the original file • X-Ray view – a new view mode to show the makeup of your work, particularly useful for targeted selection of a specific curve/object within complex artwork • Content link – all major content types, including assets, brushes, swatches, and styles can now be linked across all the apps you own on one device • Multiple layer effects – add multiple shadow, outline, and overlay layer effects per layer • Pencil Tool improvements – new straight-line mode and auto-close options available • Nominate key object – gain control over exactly what you want to align to, subtract from and other functions • Force scale everything – override any individual scale settings to force all strokes, effects and fills to scale with whatever your currently selected object is set to • Quick Menu – gain instant access to clipboard options and nine customizable shortcut operations with a simple three-finger swipe • Command Controller – this new radial menu gives quick access to common modifiers in all tools • Compact mode – new mode available for the Layers Panel allows you to keep the panel open while maximizing document real estate • All-new context bar for all tools, making many more options easily accessible • New sliders for attributes like brush width and opacity, stroke width, filter effect settings and more • Zoom to fit/zoom to previous, snapping and preview mode options now available in the top toolbar
2.0.2
• Refined and redesigned UI • Knife Tool – slice any shape, curve, or text into component parts faster than ever • Shape Builder Tool – add and subtract shapes and segments in a much easier, more interactive way • Vector Warp – apply a non-destructive vector warp over any vector artwork or text • Measure & Area tools – measure line lengths, segments, distances, and areas of any objects to scale • DXF / DWG import – import and edit AutoCAD and DXF files quickly and accurately, maintaining the layer structure and scale of the original file • X-Ray view – a new view mode to show the makeup of your work, particularly useful for targeted selection of a specific curve/object within complex artwork • Content link – all major content types, including assets, brushes, swatches, and styles can now be linked across all the apps you own on one device • Multiple layer effects – add multiple shadow, outline, and overlay layer effects per layer • Pencil Tool improvements – new straight-line mode and auto-close options available • Nominate key object – gain control over exactly what you want to align to, subtract from and other functions • Force scale everything – override any individual scale settings to force all strokes, effects and fills to scale with whatever your currently selected object is set to • Quick Menu – gain instant access to clipboard options and nine customizable shortcut operations with a simple three-finger swipe • Command Controller – this new radial menu gives quick access to common modifiers in all tools • Compact mode – new mode available for the Layers Panel allows you to keep the panel open while maximizing document real estate • All-new context bar for all tools, making many more options easily accessible • New sliders for attributes like brush width and opacity, stroke width, filter effect settings and more • Zoom to fit/zoom to previous, snapping and preview mode options now available in the top toolbar
2.0.3
- Trash can added bottom left for quick delete (command controller toggle now moved to burger menu) - Shape Builder Tool now has an additional option to delete open curves that were inside a newly created area - more to come... - Warp Group editing now supports the Shift modifier to lock node edits to an 8-axis grid. Also can be used with off-curve nodes to maintain their angle while dragging them - Clearer drop zone indication for dropping layers inside - New document and open buttons on Home Screen now expand additional options by default (without needing to swipe down) to make them more easily discoverable - New clearer icons for stroke properties (cap, join, align) - Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances - Update for HEIF importer - Export Panel UI fixes - Pen tool tweaks and fixes - Split and Reverse missing from Node Tool - Gradients on text strokes don't render unless the fill also has a gradient - Tweaks to fix some spurious behaviour on interaction with Apple Autocorrect - Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text - OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks - Resource Manager updates - Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files - Fixed crash on Replace Image - Fixes for Drag Drop of Stock images - Placed documents with bleed can fail to render the bleed correctly - Command Controller positioning improvements - Fixes for Display Scale Zoomed - Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes - Status bar layout / clipping fixes - Document grid fixes - Context menu fixes - Fixed assigning shortcuts from a keyboard cover - Select Same Name should only select objects with user supplied names - Unable to open Guide or Grid settings after dismissing by tapping the canvas - Localisation updates
2.0.4
- Fix guides panel showing wrong position for guides on artboards - Fixed Register your licence prompt appearing on every run up - Fixed sliders allowing values over 100% when it doesn’t make sense (e.g. opacity) - Can reset stroke pressure easily again (using long press or tap). - Fixed non-ASCII characters not being accepted in license usernames - Fix New Document sometimes showing Letter* instead of A4 - Some image resources are being replaced by others from the same document when copy/paste was used to insert them. - Assorted stability fixes - Help and Localisation updates. - Assorted other Licensing and Registration improvements
2.1
• Vector Flood Fill Tool – automatically flood fill areas created by overlapping/ intersecting shapes and open curves • Vector warp nodes now obey snapping • Brush Panel improvements - Option to show brush names in panel - Option-drag now duplicates a brush - Panel always highlights current raster brush; if you have changed brush, highlight switches from blue to red - Option to auto-scroll panel to the category and brush currently associated with the selected tool • Turn ‘auto-select’ on or off in Move Tool • Double click artboard label to rename (Apple pencil required) • Show or hide special characters • Raster perspective and mesh warp live filters added to Pixel Persona • Balance dashed lines for better results in corners • New ‘Clear Arrowhead’ button added to Stroke Panel • Assign shortcuts to blend modes • Guides improvements - Delta (difference from current position) is now shown in readout when you drag to move guides - Holding Shift when dragging now snaps to ruler units - Shift-Option when dragging now snaps the delta based on ruler units - Option-drag to create a copy of a guide - Dragging a new guide from rulers automatically turns guide visibility on - Option-click guide to delete - Double-click guide to open guide settings • New search bar added to ‘My Add-ons’ in your account • Square brackets now change stroke width in Shape and Node tools • Control three dashes and gaps (rather than two) to allow for more complex dashed strokes (i.e., two dot chain) • ‘Rename layer’ available as shortcut (Cmd+Shift+R) • Drag to duplicate in Layers Panel by holding Option • Click to expand/collapse all in the Layers Panel by using Option • New left-swipe options on Layers Panel - Change compound type - Lock/Unlock - Added ‘rename…’ option • Blend mode and opacity now available at top of Layers Panel to avoid needing to dig into More menu • Redesigned Edit menu now includes icons for insertion targets and isometric options • ‘Add from Photos’ now uses iPadOS photo app browser • ‘Show in Files’ available from Live Document burger menu – this will take you to the location of the file in question • Style Picker Tool (nested within the Color Picker) – quickly copy style attributes from one object to another • Various new keyboard shortcut options added, including zoom options (e.g., Cmd+0 for zoom to fit), show guides and grids, select next, previous, top and bottom (you can edit shortcuts from within Settings) • Pencil double-tap can now be configured to open quick menu in Settings • Long press a geometry operation (add, subtract, divide, etc.) to create a live compound • Advanced PDF import options (e.g., to control text grouping, DPI, etc.) • Modifiers now available for Select Object: - Shift: add to current selection - Option: subtract from current selection - Shift+Option: select objects from within current selection • Main view rulers now available (from view menu – rulers) • Choose to hide layer type icon from Layer burger menu • Reset view rotation in navigator with double-tap • Tapping warp group thumbnail now selects Node Tool
2.1.1
[Fixed] - PDF imports with unsupported characters for the 'Subject' field, then fails to export out to PDF. [Fixed] - Non-breaking hyphens no longer draws, though does not affect ALL fonts. [Fixed] - Version number in iPad settings is full version number not just build. [Fixed] - Stroke width cannot exceed 100 in any unit in Stroke Panel. Help updates.
2.2.0
Always evolving, always improving – Affinity Designer 2.2 includes many new features, fixes, and improvements. Here’s what’s new in the award-winning app’s latest free update: • Additional keyboard shortcuts for pixel brush tools in Pixel Persona, including: -Shift + number key changes flow percentage -Shift + square brackets now changes hardness in 10% increments -Number key in Paint Mixer and Smudge Brush now adjusts strength percentage • Option + click new layer now adds all items in your current selection to that new layer • ‘Hide effects’ and ‘greyscale’ view mode options – you can toggle-on these new view modes using the buttons next to the View Mode options in the navigator • Guides can now be changed to any color • Long press tool shortcuts – holding onto any tool shortcut will now just put you in that tool temporarily until you release, at which point you will return to your previous tool • Create symbol now available with keyboard shortcut of Shift + Command + K • Decimal place accuracy preferences • ‘Prefer to keep selection’ preference
2.2.1
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
2.3.0
Affinity Designer 2.3 introduces some great new capabilities and improvements, including: • Spiral Tool – embellish your designs with different types of spirals, including Linear, Decaying, Semi-circular, Fibonacci, and Plotted • Pixel grid – especially useful when designing icons and other UI work, you can choose to expose a pixel grid when zoomed in beyond a certain threshold • Create and place password-protected PDFs • Ability to change Asset Panel background color • 'Keep selected' preference now available in Pencil Tool
2.3.1
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
2.4
2.4 is here! Free for all V2 customers, the latest update to Affinity Designer brings some key new features and improvements, including: • DWG and DXF export – outlines created in Affinity can now be easily exported for use in various CAD applications as well as utilities for things such as vinyl cutters, plotters and CNC tools • Set selection box – choose default selection box from the ‘cycle selection box’ choices • Double-tap an object while in Node Tool to switch to the Move Tool • Ability to lock ‘Behind’, ‘Inside’ and ‘On Top’ insertion targets • Spacebar modifier allows you to toggle ‘Lock Children’ behavior on/off while moving an object • Space Horizontal / Vertical now considers key object – using even space distribution on a multiple selection will now behave differently if you have a key object nominated • Size / Rotate objects to same – three new choices have been added in Alignment Options to make all items in your current selection adopt the same width, height or rotation • 32-bit HDR PNG support added • Many more improvements and bug fixes
2.4.1
Compatibility and stability improvements.
2.4.2
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
2.5
2.5 is here! Free for all V2 customers, the latest update to Affinity Designer brings some key new features and improvements, including: • Variable font support – allows you to work with fonts that provide fine-grained control of aspects of their appearance • QR Code Tool – makes it easy to add QR codes to documents, which can be scanned to perform actions such as visiting a web page of your choice • Stroke Width Tool – gives you an on-document way of editing the pressure profile of any curve • Pencil Tool improvements – new curve-smoothing algorithm and ‘Auto-close’ method • DWG polylines import improvements • Many more improvements and bug fixes
2.5.2
Bug fixes and stability improvements to 2.5 Free for all V2 customers, the latest update to Affinity Designer brings some key new features and improvements, including: • Variable font support – allows you to work with fonts that provide fine-grained control of aspects of their appearance • QR Code Tool – makes it easy to add QR codes to documents, which can be scanned to perform actions such as visiting a web page of your choice • Stroke Width Tool – gives you an on-document way of editing the pressure profile of any curve • Pencil Tool improvements – new curve-smoothing algorithm and ‘Auto-close’ method • DWG polylines import improvements • Many more improvements and bug fixes
2.5.3
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
2.5.4
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
2.5.5
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
2.5.6
Bug fixes and stability improvements, including fixes for iPadOS 18. For more information, please see the announcement on the Affinity forum.
2.5.7
Bug fixes and stability improvements, including fixes for iPadOS 18. For more information, please see the announcement on the Affinity forum.
2.6.0
2.6 is here! Free for all V2 customers, the latest update to Affinity Designer brings new features and improvements, including: • Pencil Tool improvements – several new options have been added to the Pencil Tool’s context toolbar, including Auto close, Smoothness, and Use Line Style • Pen Tool improvements – the Pen Tool also benefits from the new ‘Use Line Style’ option • Node Tool improvements – you can now double-click a node to cycle between Sharp and Smooth node types, keeping you more focused on the curve; plus, either control handle on a Bézier curve’s node can be removed by double-clicking on its handle, making the associated node a sharp (cusp) corner • Color Picker improvements – when using the Color Picker on the Color Panel, your picked color will be automatically applied to the selected object, so you’re no longer required to select the color well • Many more improvements and bug fixes
2.6.1
2.6 is here! Free for all V2 customers, the latest update to Affinity Designer brings new features and improvements, including: • Pencil Tool improvements – several new options have been added to the Pencil Tool’s context toolbar, including Auto close, Smoothness, and Use Line Style • Pen Tool improvements – the Pen Tool also benefits from the new ‘Use Line Style’ option • Node Tool improvements – you can now double-click a node to cycle between Sharp and Smooth node types, keeping you more focused on the curve; plus, either control handle on a Bézier curve’s node can be removed by double-clicking on its handle, making the associated node a sharp (cusp) corner • Color Picker improvements – when using the Color Picker on the Color Panel, your picked color will be automatically applied to the selected object, so you’re no longer required to select the color well • Many more improvements and bug fixes
2.6.2
2.6 is here! Free for all V2 customers, the latest update to Affinity Designer brings new features and improvements, including: • Pencil Tool improvements – several new options have been added to the Pencil Tool’s context toolbar, including Auto close, Smoothness, and Use Line Style • Pen Tool improvements – the Pen Tool also benefits from the new ‘Use Line Style’ option • Node Tool improvements – you can now double-click a node to cycle between Sharp and Smooth node types, keeping you more focused on the curve; plus, either control handle on a Bézier curve’s node can be removed by double-clicking on its handle, making the associated node a sharp (cusp) corner • Color Picker improvements – when using the Color Picker on the Color Panel, your picked color will be automatically applied to the selected object, so you’re no longer required to select the color well • Many more improvements and bug fixes
2.6.3
- Bug fixes and stability improvements. More info in the 'News and Information' section of the Support Forums, access forums via the Help menu.
2.6.4 · 23 Sep 2025
- Bug fixes and stability improvements. More info in the 'News and Information' section of the Support Forums, access forums via the Help menu.

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          "title": "All right, I’m in",
          "body": "It’s taken me a long time to decide how I feel about Designer 2 after using the first version. The giant change between the two is that it is now a near-exact replica of the desktop app; they replaced dialog boxes with a UI system that suits the iPad better (it would have been a travesty if they hadn’t), and you still have to think a bit laterally to figure out where to find features. But that’s not new. What held me up for a long time was the Command Controller. That’s the thing that substitutes for the keyboard: command, control, option, shift keys. The desktop version can’t work without them, and neither can this. That means my habit of holding the iPad in one hand and drawing with the other keeps tripping and falling down. It’s most annoying when it _almost_ works, then hits a snag. So I regret the loss of some workarounds that they’ve removed, like the ability to select multiple layers by tapping one then sliding on the others. Constant annoyance: to get to Help, you have to exit the current document, find it on the main menu, then close it and go back to the document. Despite complaints, one huge accolade: this is an iPad app that does almost everything its desktop cousin does, and its cousin is first rate. I may be about to copy and paste this to Photo 2, as everything here applies identically there.",
          "author": "Norris Lurker",
          "date": "31 Jul 2026"
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          "title": "Way better than the rating it is currently getting.",
          "body": "I am impressed! I was skeptical at first because of the 3.4 out of 5 stars rating. But I have to wonder if some of the older reviews from before the upgrade to 2.0, are in the mix here. Or perhaps the app was not as good as it is now, when it was release 6 months ago. I have been using Vectornator and Procreate together for several years now, both of which I love, but also had steep learning curves in the beginning, given that I am just a serious hobbiest and not a trained graphic designer. This app, seems to combine the best of both of those worlds into one app! If you are new to drawing and vector apps, then yes there will be a steep learning curve. But that is true of all these kinds of apps. This one is powerful and I played with it for several days on the free trial to see it’s potential. As soon as I realized it was far exceeding my expectations and the rating in the store, I purchased it. Also, I had a couple of questions and wrote to support. I received a timely and helpful response. To me, that shows engagement by the developer. There is nothing worse than spending money and later discovering the app was abandoned. This one is clearly being worked on and actively improved.",
          "author": "Kvergottini",
          "date": "31 Jul 2026"
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          "body": "There are a lot of issues with this app specifically with snapping features I have to constantly reselect multiple objects just so that the new object that I try to draw can actually snap to the other objects that are on I turned all the snapping features on globally and it’s still fails to snap it still fails to show guidelines. Not to mention you have the split feature that split a line and adds a node, but you don’t have a splice feature so you could actually split up an object the way that you want to split it up instead of always splitting it to the midpoint. so many issues with this app beyond that that I don’t even know why the hell I paid for it. They also needs to be away to use gesture only and not confuse mouse input with touch gesture. Because if I put gesture only for the touch, it ignores a physical mouse that’s plugged into the iPad. What the hell is that? Also, the program needs to recognize that the mouse is different than a pencil as soon as I hover over anything that requires a drop-down. It messes up. It doesn’t let you select the drop-down it just selects the overall button. You also have weird visual glitch were I move and object and the transform box moves but the visual still looks like the object hasn’t moved until you zoom in and out a few times then it refreshes the object location. Smfh. This software is NOT ready for prefssional workflow use.",
          "author": "KINGKEEFA",
          "date": "31 Jul 2026"
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        {
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          "title": "Best graphic design app out there, full stop.",
          "body": "I recently purchased an Affinity V2 Universal License and I was happily surprised to find that my license also includes support for the iPad apps. My iPad is a travel device for me: I use a Mac for all the heavy stuff but when I need them, the iPad apps have every feature from the desktop app (save for the AI powered stuff, but that’s processor dependent) and I find that I actually gravitate more to using the iPad apps more. Apple Pencil support is excellent, and the command controller provides access to all the modifier keys when my keyboard isn’t attached. The fact that the license for this is a one time purchase and not a monthly subscription is highly appealing, and was actually what made the decision to go Affinity and not Adobe. Most everything I’ve said here also applies to Photo and Publisher - those apps were held to the same standard for quality, functionality, and overall experience compared to Designer. This is easily the best design software out there for any platform, and it’s miles ahead of any other option on the iPad App Store. I would highly recommend it.",
          "author": "blue7calx",
          "date": "31 Jul 2026"
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          "title": "Almost Great. Still needs some fine tuning",
          "body": "This app seems like a great, cheap alternative to Adobe Illustrator and Fresco for vector art, although it’s not easy to figure out which icons do what. It took me a day of googling and watching/reading tutorials to learn to do very simple actions that are far more intuitive in other apps. The vector brush stabilization options are a bit awkward to use. I would HIGHLY prefer to have adjustable stabilization without the need for the rope and window stabilizers, like in Fresco, for more precise brush use. I also wish there was a vector eraser instead of having to use the knife tool. I like using the vector eraser to clean up some lines and shapes. It gives way more control. The knife tool is awkward. Cropping a canvas down to a smaller size or expanding it without affecting the artwork is also pretty awkward. Why not just let me make a selection around the artwork and hit “crop” for a more precise selection that I can preview, like in most drawing apps? All in all, good job so far, but I do look forward to getting some useful updates & improvements! I wouldn’t mind paying for those improvements if it helps fund & speed up the process. Update to add that it starts to lag heavily if working on a more intricate design. I’m using the M4 iPad Pro, which should be adequate.",
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