We did a qualitative analysis of 125 iTunes reviews in March of 2013, back in the heydays of Photoshop Touch for iPad (the iPhone and Android versions came out later), as part of an analysis of the potential for tablet-specific photo apps (although dated, there might still be valuable takeaways in the white paper). The jury is out as to whether they will succeed this time.Ī REQUIEM FOR PHOTOSHOP TOUCH: THE APP THAT USERS LOVED OR HATEDĪdobe announced that they will discontinue Photoshop Touch, its comprehensive photo editing app, as part of a strategy to release apps with narrower use cases, such as Photoshop Mix (compositing), Photoshop Sketch (drawing), Adobe Shape (bitmap-to-vector conversion), and soon-to-be-released Rigel, for retouching.īefore I share my take on this, it might be good to share some data about what Photoshop Touch users thought of the app. With today more and more brand photo apps implementing subscription pricing, Adobe is attempting to pull off the type of pricing we deemed to be unthinkable only four years ago. Note though that the price for Photoshop Touch was a perpetual license price today’s Photoshop for iPad app price is for a monthly subscription. And its price? Some thought it was ridiculously high others thought it was ridiculously low – there was no or little middle ground. The critique centers around the app offering too few features at a too steep price (it will require a $21/month Photoshop Creative Cloud subscription starting February).Īs you can see below, the original Photoshop Touch app also had low user ratings but, interesting enough, the features were in a way too many – the mirroring of Photoshop’s desktop software created an unwieldy interface. ![]() With an average rating of 2.9 stars out of 5, it received fierce criticism, as for instance reported on here. What makes it timely? The recent release of Photoshop for iPad app. ➤ Adobe Photoshop touch for phone – $4.As I’m spreading my attention between Thanksgiving, Sinterklaas, and Christmas parties, I’m taking the easy – but very timely – route by republishing my 2015 article published in Kaptur: A requiem for Photoshop Touch: the app that users loved or hated. Photoshop touch for phone is available for $4.99 in the App Store. Images up to 12 megapixels are supported.
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