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Adobe Lightroom Alternatives for iPad

There are many alternatives to Adobe Lightroom for iPad if you are looking for a replacement. The best iPad alternative is Affinity Photo. 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 available for iPad so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPad alternatives to Adobe Lightroom are ACDSee Photo Studio, Apple Photos, Adobe Photoshop Express and PicLab.

Adobe Lightroom alternatives are mainly Photo Managers but may also be Raw Photo Processors or Photo Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Adobe Lightroom.
This page was last updated Jun 24, 2022
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  1. Affinity Photo is a professional, full-featured raster graphics editor. Working in Affinity Photo is always live and you can pan and zoom at 60fps, with live previews and non destructive application.

    Affinity Photo vs Adobe Lightroom opinions
    This alternative is disputed. Affinity Photo is still a legitimate alternative to Adobe Lightroom, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
    User8391496

    graphics editor, no organization capabilities

    Negative comment • almost 5 years ago
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    Affinity Photo is an alternative to Photoshop, not Lightroom. Affinity Photo can't do batch editing of photos right now.

    Negative comment • over 3 years ago
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  2. 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.

    Snapseed vs Adobe Lightroom opinions
    Most users think Snapseed is a great alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

    Snapseed is an image editor, not organizer.

    Negative comment • over 2 years ago
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    Really good tool, but make sure you don't push the adjustments too far, or it'll ruin the photo.

    Positive comment • almost 3 years ago
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    It's only for smartphones and tablets.

    Negative comment • over 3 years ago
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    Simple ui and light weight than lightroom

    Positive comment • almost 4 years ago
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  4. ACDSee is a complex, multi-purpose application that serves for viewing, organizing and editing digital photos. Furthermore, images can be shared on social websites or your own space on the developer’s website.

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

  5. Polarr

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Windows S
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    From high-precision light and color tools, to advanced clarity and dehaze settings, to the ability to create and save your own filters. Polarr is the ideal photo editor for bloggers, students, and photo professionals alike.

    Polarr vs Adobe Lightroom opinions
    Most users think Polarr is a great alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

    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.

    Positive comment • over 2 years ago
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  6. Photos is a digital photograph manipulation application developed by Apple, intended to be less complex than its predecessor iPhoto .

    Apple Photos vs Adobe Lightroom opinions
    Almost everyone thinks Apple Photos is a great alternative to Adobe Lightroom.
    jamiegray

    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 positive comment  almost 2 years ago
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    Photos, is too simple, incomparable to the Adobe suite, it's barely a photo editor (A shame you even added it to this list)

    Top negative comment  almost 6 years ago
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    Insufficient editing toolset, clumsy facial recognition, requires iCloud subscription for some features.

    Negative comment • about 4 years ago
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    Is a ridiculous app. You can't filter between landscape and portrait! Unusable.

    Negative comment • about 5 years ago
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    No adjustment brushes in Photo

    Negative comment • almost 7 years ago
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  8. Adobe Photoshop Express

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
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    Edit, share, and upload photos on-the-go, or access your entire online photo library with a finger-flick using Adobe Photoshop Express for iPhone, iPad and Android.

    Adobe Photoshop Express vs Adobe Lightroom opinions
    Most users think Adobe Photoshop Express is a great alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

    Amazing mobile app for edit pictures!

    Positive comment • almost 3 years ago
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  9. PicLab

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Add beautiful typography & artwork, apply stunning filters and photo effects, and add an ever-growing collection of shapes, light FX, textures, borders, patterns, and more to your photos and share them to your favorite social networks!.

  10. Darkr

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    • Free • Proprietary
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Darkr is the darkroom-inspired app that lets you develop photos similar to how you would in a real dark room.

  11. Mylio

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
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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.

  12. RAW Power

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    • Mac
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    • Apple Photos

    Make your best shots even better with RAW Power™. RAW Power unlocks the hidden power of Apple's RAW engine with simple, easy-to-use controls. Use it as an editing extension inside Apple Photos, or as a standalone, non-destructive RAW photo editor with file browser.

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