Adobe Lightroom AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Photo Editors for iPad

There are many alternatives to Adobe Lightroom for iPad if you are looking for a replacement. The best iPad Photo Editor alternative is Capture One. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Snapseed or Polarr. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Lightroom and many of them are Photo Editors available for iPad so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPad Photo Editor alternatives to Adobe Lightroom are Luminar Neo, Apple Photos, ACDSee Photo Studio and Adobe Photoshop Express.

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  1. Capture One icon

    Capture One

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    Capture One is a leading raw converter and workflow software which enables photographers to reduce the time and effort required to deliver astounding ready-to-use images with excellent color and detail.

    54 Capture One alternatives

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    • Subscription
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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    Same professional RAW editing results. Perpetual license option.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    DalsPhotography
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    Quite pricey, but very capable. Excellent for tethering in studio photography. Heavy on mac older machines, and builds catalogs as LR does which overtime can become a huge file catalog. NOT an easy importing option. To my personal opinion that is what really bothers most compared to other available programs. It's easy to work with but different in many aspects to LR. Many tutorials online and a good post sale service, much better than Adobe's in general.

    Gev X
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    Speed edit feature

    Uncrop ability (some wide-angle lens has hidden crop)

    Overexposing areas (e.g. bright color LED-lights) looks nicer in C1

    More customizable interface

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    • Almost everyone thinks Capture One is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Capture One is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

    • Capture One is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

    • Capture One is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Luminar Neo icon

    Luminar Neo

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    Advanced RAW photo editing software equipped with AI-driven features like GenErase, GenExpand, and GenSwap. Enhances portraits and landscapes using Sky AI and Atmosphere AI. Compatible with Adobe and Apple products, supports multiple formats, and offers panorama stitching, noise reduction, and more.

    84 Luminar Neo alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Apple Photos
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • visionOS
    • Adobe Lightroom
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    BJ
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    Skylum's business model is to overpromise and under-deliver. Learned that the hard way. Maybe they'll actually enable GPU processing before the next decade.

    Guest
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    It's slow on my old Mac, but it's «easy to understand»!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Luminar Neo is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Luminar Neo is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Snapseed icon

    Snapseed

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    Snapseed is a photo enhancement and sharing app with a powerful suite of imaging filters and tools for anyone, anywhere, to transform any image into an extraordinary photo.

    74 Snapseed alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Guest
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    Really good tool, but make sure you don't push the adjustments too far, or it'll ruin the photo.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    Missing a lot of Lightroom's features, most notably, it's not a photo manager. It's nice for quick edits on the go, but it was bought by Google a while ago, so assume no privacy.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Snapseed is an image editor, not organizer.

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    • Most users think Snapseed is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Snapseed is Free and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
    • Snapseed is LightweightAdobe Lightroom is not according to our users
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    Luminar Neo

    Advanced RAW photo editing software equipped with AI-driven features like GenErase, GenExpand, and GenSwap. Enhances portraits and landscapes using Sky AI and Atmosphere AI. Compatible with Adobe and Apple products, supports mult...

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  6. Polarr icon

    Polarr

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    Offers advanced filters, high-precision color and light tools, clarity, dehaze, batch export, watermarking, custom filter creation, touch and mouse access, infinite undo, HSL/RGB curves, blending, and workspace customization for versatile editing needs.

    139 Polarr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Guest
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    Very flexible and can handle bulk applications of filters, fixes and adjustments. Cross-platform, even on the web when you can't install it on a local machine.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Polarr is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Polarr is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Apple Photos icon

    Apple Photos

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    Photos is a digital photograph manipulation application developed by Apple, intended to be less complex than its predecessor iPhoto .

    119 Apple Photos alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    jamiegray
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    Improved editing tools, thanks to the merging of Apple Aperture and Apple Photos. Nice to sync between all devices. Certainly not as robust as Lightroom, but very convenient.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
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    No adjustment brushes in Photo

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    Insufficient editing toolset, clumsy facial recognition, requires iCloud subscription for some features.

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    • Some users think Apple Photos is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative, some don't.

    • Apple Photos is Free and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
  8. ACDSee Photo Studio icon

    ACDSee Photo Studio

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    Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detailed image preview, and sharing options.

    169 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    maurosoft391
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    it's not free. you have to pay to get it

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    • Most users think ACDSee Photo Studio is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • ACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. Adobe Photoshop Express icon

    Adobe Photoshop Express

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    Adobe's mobile photo-editing app lets you edit, share, and upload photos across devices. With features like free 2 GB storage, original size backup, and extra tools for advanced editing, it enhances your images for social media without reducing file quality.

    166 Adobe Photoshop Express alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Windows
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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    Amazing mobile app for edit pictures!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Adobe Photoshop Express is a great Adobe Lightroom alternative.

    • Adobe Photoshop Express is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Lightroom is Paid and Proprietary
  11. Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor icon

    Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor

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    Darkroom is moving photo editing to its mobile-centric and computational future. Photo editing is simplified for iPhone photographers, and supercharged with powerful AI-backed algorithms to more efficiently express yourself.

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    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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  12. Mylio Photos icon

    Mylio Photos

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    Easily gather, organize and protect all of your photos across all your devices. Use Mylio to rediscover, enjoy, and share your memories—anytime, anywhere.

    163 Mylio Photos alternatives

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    • Subscription
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    Photomator

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    Photomator is the most powerful photo editing app ever designed for a mobile device. It features over 30 desktop-class color adjustments, support for over 600 RAW image formats, including Apple ProRAW, deep integration with the Photos app and iCloud Photos, tools powered by...

    60 Photomator alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
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  14. Ultralight: Photo Video Editor icon

    Ultralight: Photo Video Editor

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    Ultralight: Photo Video Editor is a tool for editing photos and videos. It offers full screen editing, filters, customizable presets, real-time previews, non-destructive editing, and direct media collection access.

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    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
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    Lensa

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    Lensa is the best photo app for selfies. It automates editing process allowing you to make perfect pictures in a matter of seconds.

    75 Lensa alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • iPhone
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