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For 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 purchas

For 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 ago
Are 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 ago
  And 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 ago
    Yeah, 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 ago
  If 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.

karaterobot 2y ago

Are 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 ago
And 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 ago
  Yeah, 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 ago
If 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.