Scribus Alternatives for iPad

Scribus is not available for iPad but there are a few alternatives with similar functionality. The best iPad alternative is Affinity Publisher. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Pages. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Scribus, but unfortunately only two of them are available for iPad. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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Scribus alternatives are mainly Desktop Publishers, but if you're looking for Team Collaboration Tools or Word Processors you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Scribus.
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Open-source DTP tool with flexible layouts, typesetting, CMYK support, and interactive PDFs, ideal for creating newspapers and brochures.

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Scribus alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2025
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    Affinity Publisher

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    Affinity's professional desktop publishing software offers seamless integration with the Affinity suite, live document views, cloud collaboration, and advanced typography tools, providing users a flexible editing experience with support for large files, preflight tools, customizable UI color management features.

    25 Affinity Publisher alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
    Affinity Publisher screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  No Subscription
    2.  Desktop Publishing
    3.  Inexpensive
    4.  Edit PDF
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Publishing
    7.  Grid layout
    8.  Sort pages
    9.  Print Brochure
    10.  WYSIWYG Support

    Affinity Publisher VS Scribus

     

    • Most users think Affinity Publisher is a great Scribus alternative.

    • Affinity Publisher is the most popular iPad alternative to Scribus.

    • Affinity Publisher is Paid and ProprietaryScribus is Free and Open Source
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    Pages

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    Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents, and comes included with most Apple devices. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together from anywhere, whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone, or using a PC.

    78 Pages alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Online
    Pages screenshot 1

    Pages Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Hand-write on PDFs
    5.  Sync with iCloud
    6. iCloud icon  ICloud Integration
    7.  Export to EPUB
    8. Microsoft Word icon  Export to Word

    Pages VS Scribus

     
    Comments about Pages as an Alternative to Scribus
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    Negative Dec 11, 2023
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    Pagey is a Word Processor, not a Page Layout Software!

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    • Most users think Pages is a great Scribus alternative.

    • Pages is the most popular Web-based & iPhone alternative to Scribus.

    • Pages is the most popular free alternative to Scribus.

    • Pages is Free and ProprietaryScribus is Free and Open Source
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