

If we're comparing layer-based image editors, Pixelmator for iOS is probably a more suitable contender to put on the other side of the scale. And thanks to batch processing capability, you can do all of this with multiple images at a time with just a few taps. You can use it to adjust image colors, shadows, and contrast, crop and scale photos, and more. As Cantisani mentioned, Pixelmator Photo is not an image manipulation app but rather a photo editor that works both with RAW and regular JPEG, PNG, TIFF images. Pixelmator Photo and Affinity Photo are, indeed, two different apps that serve slightly different purposes. I’m sad to say I can’t recommend getting Pixelmator Photo if you want anything more than what I just said. If all you want is a simple RAW developer with no local adjustments, Pixelmator Photo does the job. My humble advise is, if you want layers and powerful image manipulation, get Affinity Photo. I come to the forum every now and then to see if there are any news about Pixelmator Photo, but there’s nothing yet. The last update was several months ago, the team seems focused on Pixelmator Pro for the Mac. They have added a few little things in that time, but nothing to rave about. Sorry, but I’ve been waiting for them to update it with local adjustments for too long now. Affinity Photo is super powerful, and once you get the hang of it, it is actually friendly. Affinity is an Image manipulation app, much more like Photoshop. Pixelmator is solely a RAW developer app (like a very light Lightroom).


Affinity Photo and Pixelmator Photo are two different kind of apps.
