Files view
I keep my pictures in files not pictures and the file view is not great. We can only see a very small icon. Why not having the option to show the pictures in that folder as it is in picture folder?
Could be good
If Apple actually did something with it then it could be good, but I have owned this for a year now and not one serious update. If you don’t want Lightroom then just get Dark Table. This isn’t it, maybe one day it will be.
Good Tools, Bad Owner
Do not but this software. It was headed in a wonderful direction and the Apple chose to purchase and put it to pasture. It’s what they do.
Batch Export Not Supported
Not being able to batch export photos makes this app pretty useless. Hard to figure it out the hard way.
Fujifilm Profiles
Please Add Fujifilm Camera Profiles and Simulations
Was an interesting product
This seemed to have real potential but no news is well, no news, not included in latest fund raiser package so assume no interest from Apple in investing in their purchase so assume EOL it’s a dead duck
The ease of use is wonderful
I’ve been looking for an alternative to Lightroom for a while… simply because I’m new at editing and the learning curve for Lightroom can be pretty intense. Photomator does everything I need and more, in a much less complicated way. This is definitely beginner friendly and very powerful
Just what I need for an iPad workflow
I used to use Lightroom but the catalogues libraries are just way too messy and as a iPad primary user Photomator really does work in my workflow. I use it for photographing products and also editing my 35 mm. scans.
There are some things that I wish the iPad version did which the desktop version can do unfortunately I don’t have a personal laptop to better use those features but saying that even iPad photometer just does everything you need if you’re wanting to make adjustments and that it’s still photos and the fact that it works with Apple photos in terms of having a single source of truth of a photo rather than lots of different versions everywhere that you would have with Lightroom is it just works well for me? I would recommend this. Get the trial version.
There are some things that I wish the iPad version did which the desktop version can do unfortunately I don’t have a personal laptop to better use those features but saying that even iPad photometer just does everything you need if you’re wanting to make adjustments and that it’s still photos and the fact that it works with Apple photos in terms of having a single source of truth of a photo rather than lots of different versions everywhere that you would have with Lightroom is it just works well for me? I would recommend this. Get the trial version.
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Something has changed
I loved this app, then al of a sudden its stopped working. It’s taking hours to apply workflows, it then doesn’t apply changes. I have been using the same camera since installing the app (Canon). On a side note it doesn’t work with Nikon raw. I was on a shoot with a friend recommended the app to find their camera wasn’t supported. I think I need to go back to Adobe (which pains me). This app just isn’t a viable competitor at present. I really hope apple get this sorted as it has so much promise.
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THIS IS NOT FREE
PLEASE REMOVE FROM FREE TIER
THIS APP SAVED MY CAREER
THANKYOU
Just about the perfect development tool for the iPhone
I just want to talk about one thing, and that’s image saving. If I process a PNG file, and then hit Done, my original is overwritten as a JPEG. Why not save the changes to the original format? If I process a RAW file and hit Done, once again, I get a JPEG. Why can’t I set a default save format? I know I can just use Export and the problem is solved, except I have to hit Cancel and throw away my edits or put up with my image being converted to a JPEG again. That’s what I call a clumsy workflow. Anyway, it’s coming up on the annual renewal time, so I’m trying to decide on what to do.
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This app destroys HDR images.
I bought this app specifically to edit HDR images taken with my iPhone 17 Pro. What I have discovered is a major flaw that makes it impossible to share any images that have been processed in the app. If I share a HDR image, directly and without any editing, through a platform such as WhatsApp, then the conversion to SDR is done correctly and the image looks fine on any SDR device receiving the image. If I edit the image in Photomator, making even the tiniest adjustment, and then either share or export it, no matter which file type I pick, HDR or SDR, and then try and share it in the same manner, the resulting image has tone mapping and saturation mapping that is completely wrong. I can see no way to fix this.
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Buy to kill
Another Apple acquisition. Bought to kill. In the past 1.5 years, the major update (few and very far between) headline: “bug fixes and performance improvements!” Don’t take my word for it. Please read the update history. If Apple still charges for a subscription, then they should really tell people if this thing has any future or not. Most of their productivity and creativity apps were recently updated for OS27, including the integration of AI. Crickets on Photometer. Shame.
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Photomator
This app is hardly a photo editing powerhouse, can’t imagine why Apple thought it was a good idea to buy it!?! I’m currently looking for something to replace it!
NOT GOOD
Trash. I was expecting much better performance, especially running on an M2 Max, but this software struggles with RAW files larger than 50MP. Browsing, loading, and editing high-resolution images feels sluggish, making it frustrating to use for professional workflows.
The biggest issue, though, is a really annoying bug in the Curves tool. Every time I make an adjustment, the panel or slider scrolls back up on its own. This constantly interrupts the editing process, forcing me to keep scrolling back to where I was instead of focusing on the image. It completely breaks the workflow and makes precise adjustments far more difficult than they should be. Devs make sure the scroll bars don’t interfere with the tools…
For software that's supposed to handle professional photo editing, these kinds of performance issues and UI bugs are unacceptable. Until these problems are fixed, I can't recommend it.
The biggest issue, though, is a really annoying bug in the Curves tool. Every time I make an adjustment, the panel or slider scrolls back up on its own. This constantly interrupts the editing process, forcing me to keep scrolling back to where I was instead of focusing on the image. It completely breaks the workflow and makes precise adjustments far more difficult than they should be. Devs make sure the scroll bars don’t interfere with the tools…
For software that's supposed to handle professional photo editing, these kinds of performance issues and UI bugs are unacceptable. Until these problems are fixed, I can't recommend it.
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mr
Its great, the only problem I seem to have is to be able to save them to a file on my desktop. The only way is to export. It would be easier if I could just click save and have a choice.
Escaped the mainstream
Finally made the jump from Adobe. Photomator has all of the tools I used in LrC. Greatly appreciate that the AI (or ML) is not thrust upon us but is available as a tool if we so choose. Couple that with the lower price point and ability to purchase lifetime, I’ve found a match made in heaven.
So sick of endless subscriptions
Had Pixelmator and Photomator on my iPad for years and now they are either discontinued or now cost a fortune..so sad that overpriced hardware and Apple One subscriptions mean absolutely nothing when you want to simply edit an image on an Apple device anymore.
Nothing special
I wanted to use a tool to stitch photos and wanted to test it but I failed to unsubscribe so was charged with one year subscription for a too I did not need. All it can do you can do with GIMP as well. Lessons learned no to test apps which require payment before even evaluating it if it gives any value.
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