Free Photoshop Alternatives for iPad

There are many alternatives to Adobe Photoshop for iPad if you are looking for a replacement. The best free iPad alternative is Pixlr. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and many of them are free and available for iPad so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free iPad alternatives to Adobe Photoshop are Polarr, Snapseed, MediBang Paint and Adobe Photoshop Express.

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  1. Pixlr icon

    Pixlr

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    Web-based editor with AI image generation, quick fixes, overlays, intricate lighting and texture adjustments, customizable templates, advanced filters, support for layers, high-res export, and ad-free premium features for accessible image and design editing.

    225 Pixlr alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    The fact that Pixlr is browser based is cool at places like school where you can't just install GIMP.

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    Ilgazcl
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    It was acquired by Apple so you should make sure multi-platform and even Web support continues. Apple doesn't have a good history of maintaining other platforms compatibility.

    Ömer Emin Onaran
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    You do not need to download a program, you enter from the web.

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    • Most users think Pixlr is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.

    • Pixlr is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Adobe Photoshop.

    • Pixlr is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is Paid and Proprietary
    • Pixlr is LightweightAdobe Photoshop is not according to our users
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    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

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
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    This more like a photo editor, doesn't come close

    kreela
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    I couldn't find an option for layers.

    Guest
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    Free version is the most capable offline editor available in Chromebook. Excellent masking tools in paid version.

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

    • Polarr is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is 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
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Web-based editor with AI image generation, quick fixes, overlays, intricate lighting and texture adjustments, customizable templates, advanced filters, support for layers, high-res export, and ad-free premium features for accessi...

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    MediBang Paint

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    MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.

    75 MediBang Paint alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Android Tablet
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    Whitter
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    MediBang is used for drawing manga and comic books, NOT editing photos.

    Ryvaa
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    It's a wonderful software for painting, not editing photos.

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    • Most users think MediBang Paint is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.

    • MediBang Paint is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is Paid and Proprietary
    • MediBang Paint is LightweightAdobe Photoshop is not according to our users
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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    Limited features and none of the real photoshop features

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    Haque
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    Not even a single useful feature, this is just for adding filters to pictures and making photos the correct size for social media. (from the free version)

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    • Most users think Adobe Photoshop Express is a great Adobe Photoshop alternative.

    • Adobe Photoshop Express is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is Paid and Proprietary
  10. PicsArt icon

    PicsArt

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    Offers photo filters, magic effects, drawing tools, stickers, and customizable text. Includes collage layouts, color adjustments, and cropping. Features a built-in camera, live effects, drawing layers, and direct sharing to a global community and external networks. Multi-language support.

    139 PicsArt alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • Windows
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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  11. Photomator icon

    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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    • Mac
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    GoDaddy Studio

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    GoDaddy Studio (formerly Over) is the easy-to-use social media content creator, photo editor, story maker, and graphic design app. Create stand-out social posts, Instagram stories, graphics, logo designs, Link in Bio sites and so much more — no design skills necessary!

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  13. 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)
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    • Mac
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    • iPad
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    XGimp

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    XGimp is a version of gimp that works on a mobile. It can be used as a paint program, image editor or a photo retouching program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  15. HEAVYPAINT icon

    HEAVYPAINT

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    A simple yet secretly powerful painting app! Focus on pure colors and shapes with a streamlined interface. Ideal for plein air painting, color notes, sketches and studies.

    32 HEAVYPAINT alternatives

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    It's really good and interesting software to drawing.

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    • HEAVYPAINT is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Photoshop is Paid and Proprietary
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