9/18/2025 6:08 AM (PST)

Totally get the subscription fatigue—on iPad it’s extra annoying when you just want quick edits and a clean workflow. What helped me was figuring out which tools actually cover my day-to-day: batch tweaks, decent RAW handling, local adjustments, and a usable export flow to Photos/Drive. I ended up testing a bunch and found this roundup super practical because it compares price, offline use, and features side-by-side https://skylum.com/blog/ipad-lightroom-alternative . I discovered a couple of apps there I’d slept on, and one of them replaced Lightroom for travel edits without killing my budget.