Salty_Penguin_ ,

I'll start this by saying that I never feel motivated to leave reviews for things, unless im truly blown away by the product. I chose to take a photography class this year in high school, and in it we learned how to use Adobe Photoshop. I loved that program because I could edit my photos easily and the power/capability amazed me. While using it at school, it seemed like the perfect program. Then I looked at the cost. I just couldn't justify paying a mothly fee for a program on my computer. Expecially since by no means am I professional photographer. So then I came acorss Affinity Photo. The price was great so I figured I'd use an old gift card on it. Boy am I amazed. This program is pretty much identical to photoshop in the features that it has, but the UI is much more approachable and easy to use. Some things did take getting used to coming from photoshop, but I picked it up after about an hour of tinkering. Im sure that it will get much easier in a few days. Now, the main part of this app relating to switching from photoshop: the learning curve. Its almost the exact same as photoshop. It's extremely easy to pick up this program if you are transitioning from pjotoshop. The bottom is, if someone isn't paying for you to use photoshop (i.e. school, employer) then switch to affinity. The price is so good and there are no compromises that I've seen so far. Best $25 ive spent on my Macbook.