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What is the size of the app market for iPad software? Does this device matter to that market? I still feel like my own iPad usage is mostly locked by a weak so

What is the size of the app market for iPad software? Does this device matter to that market? I still feel like my own iPad usage is mostly locked by a weak software ecosystem, and while the hardware is impressive, it still seems like complete overkill for the current ecosystem. I want to use it more, but the software for things I would have expected on the iPad, like 3D design, music production, etc, are often limited, either by software or connectivity issues. I've gotten more use out of my Linux notebook running a Windows VM. Which surprised me. I just get the feeling that the only people really making serious money on iPad apps are games, which are probably just ports of phone apps.

claudeganon 7y ago
It’s big on the creative side of things if you can make good software. Most artists love the iPad Pro, but absolutely despise Adobe. All my friends have spent good chunks of money on apps like Procreate, Clip Studio, and the Affinity apps, just to be free of Adobe
- wlesieutre 7y ago
  A whole $6 on Procreate if the price hasn't changed since I got it. It's an incredible piece of software for the price and I really appreciate them making it affordable for non-professional artists. I've been priced out of everything Adobe makes, but Procreate and the Affinity apps are fantastic.
- mr_tristan 7y ago
  For 3D modeling, I've still not found a replacement for Fusion 360. It does appear that there are products like shapr3d that are interesting for some basic conceptualization, but, there aren't things like, say, a sheet of default variables you can use to restrict your design to. It seems like these tools are for some rough sketching, but, the intent is probably to move the concepts into a desktop CAD system. This makes me wonder how big the iPad software market really is in comparison. It seems "tethered" to other platforms.
graeme 7y ago
For music (and video) production, check out Henny Tha Bizness. He talks a lot about the music apps he uses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kUpbeRgPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kUpbeRgPA (I follow him for the video side, so I only know Lumafusion)
- mr_tristan 7y ago
  For music production, I lost my best audio inputs, like the Apogee One, when "upgrading" to the iPad Pro. This was purely a move on Apple's part, and it appears that Apogee is not just going to do much about it: https://knowledgebase.apogeedigital.com/duet-ipad-mac/apogee-products-work-ipad-pro-usb-c-port/ https://knowledgebase.apogeedigital.com/duet-ipad-mac/apogee... It's significant because Apogee was a _partner_ and this device shows up on the _Apple store under music creativity_: https://www.apple.com/shop/ipad/ipad-accessories/creativity?page=1#!&f=musiccreation&fh=47a0%2B4615 https://www.apple.com/shop/ipad/ipad-accessories/creativity?... Keep in mind this $300 device is a brick on the new iPads. At this point, I'm loathe to purchase anything just to work with the iPad Pro, because these devices work fine and continue to work fine with my other devices. This appears to work for _electronic_ music just fine, however, but for demos the iPad is a fantastic platform. But now you're left with... figuring it out, I guess.

claudeganon 7y ago

It’s big on the creative side of things if you can make good software. Most artists love the iPad Pro, but absolutely despise Adobe. All my friends have spent good chunks of money on apps like Procreate, Clip Studio, and the Affinity apps, just to be free of Adobe

wlesieutre 7y ago
A whole $6 on Procreate if the price hasn't changed since I got it. It's an incredible piece of software for the price and I really appreciate them making it affordable for non-professional artists. I've been priced out of everything Adobe makes, but Procreate and the Affinity apps are fantastic.
mr_tristan 7y ago
For 3D modeling, I've still not found a replacement for Fusion 360. It does appear that there are products like shapr3d that are interesting for some basic conceptualization, but, there aren't things like, say, a sheet of default variables you can use to restrict your design to. It seems like these tools are for some rough sketching, but, the intent is probably to move the concepts into a desktop CAD system. This makes me wonder how big the iPad software market really is in comparison. It seems "tethered" to other platforms.

graeme 7y ago

For music (and video) production, check out Henny Tha Bizness. He talks a lot about the music apps he uses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kUpbeRgPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kUpbeRgPA (I follow him for the video side, so I only know Lumafusion)

mr_tristan 7y ago
For music production, I lost my best audio inputs, like the Apogee One, when "upgrading" to the iPad Pro. This was purely a move on Apple's part, and it appears that Apogee is not just going to do much about it: https://knowledgebase.apogeedigital.com/duet-ipad-mac/apogee-products-work-ipad-pro-usb-c-port/ https://knowledgebase.apogeedigital.com/duet-ipad-mac/apogee... It's significant because Apogee was a _partner_ and this device shows up on the _Apple store under music creativity_: https://www.apple.com/shop/ipad/ipad-accessories/creativity?page=1#!&f=musiccreation&fh=47a0%2B4615 https://www.apple.com/shop/ipad/ipad-accessories/creativity?... Keep in mind this $300 device is a brick on the new iPads. At this point, I'm loathe to purchase anything just to work with the iPad Pro, because these devices work fine and continue to work fine with my other devices. This appears to work for _electronic_ music just fine, however, but for demos the iPad is a fantastic platform. But now you're left with... figuring it out, I guess.