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> This discount, alongside the six-month free trial, is potentially geared at soothing concerns that Affinity would change its pricing model after being acquire
by karaterobot 2y ago
> This discount, alongside the six-month free trial, is potentially geared at soothing concerns that Affinity would change its pricing model after being acquired by Canva earlier this year.
This doesn't sooth my concerns. Why should it, when it's literally them switching to a subscription model. Nothing in the article says otherwise. Do we believe they'll build the infrastructure to support a SaaS, then turn it all off after this 6-month trial? It's not just for fun, they're clearly going to make it the primary way of paying for their products.
I bought all the Affinity apps (multiple versions) because I was specifically trying to escape Adobe Creative Cloud. Their software may not be as good as Adobe's, but Affinity's business model provided enough value on its own. I'm making some assumptions here, but come on, we know how this story usually plays out. Unless I'm wrong, I think this is probably a bad idea for users like me.
- SubiculumCode 2y agoI really hope not. Its also the reason why I purchased their software.
- data-ottawa 2y agoFor what it’s worth, the current version and version one were both designed in a way that they could be switched to a subscription model. When you make purchases from their store they’re available within the app based on your account, if you sign out you’ll lose access to them. I know with V1 you could manually download your assets, I’m not sure what the status is for V2 on that. I share your scepticism since the Canva acquisition.
- karaterobot 2y agoAre you referring to some sort of asset marketplace with in-app purchases, or something like that? If so, I've never used it. I can say that you don't need to be logged in to use Affinity Photo, Designer, or Publisher: I don't even have an Affinity account, let alone do I need to log in to use the software. My recollection of buying their products is: you pay them over the web, they send an email with an activation code, you paste the code into the app, and that's it.
- data-ottawa 2y agoAnd you’re on version 2? Maybe I’m wrong, my upgrade path was I just signed into my account through the app and it validated my version and downloaded all my assets (from the asset store).
- karaterobot 2y agoYeah, 2.5.something. I'm currently signed out, and can use the app (Publisher is the one I just tested) just fine. If I go to my Account page, it tells me I'm signed out, and it has a little message noting that I don't need to be logged in in order to use my purchases. I've never bought anything through their store, so I have never encountered any login gate. Anyway, they're currently very lenient, but my guess is that that'll go away before long.
- nullindividual 2y agoIf you go to My Account within an Affinity app, yes you can see the store there. It says underneath "You do not need to remain online or signed in to use your purchases", referring to in-app store purchases.
- ecjhdnc2025 2y agoThey have actually committed not to switch to a subscription model. Why do you think this is them doing that? > Do we believe they'll build the infrastructure to support a SaaS, then turn it all off after this 6-month trial? It's not a SaaS? It's a series of apps with trial keys that expire. Just like the normal 15 day trial or the pandemic-era three-month trial. Once the key expires, the trial expires.
- misnome 2y ago> They have actually committed not to switch to a subscription mode So did Adobe, with Lightroom.
- ecjhdnc2025 2y agoOnly after the fact though. Affinity are saying they won't switch everyone to subscriptions, that perpetual licensing will always be an option, and they don't yet have a subscription model.
- anigbrowl 2y agoParanoid imaginings are not facts.