Comparison

Affinity Designer 2 for iPad vs Vortex Diagrams

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Affinity Designer 2 for iPad

Create stunning illustrations, branding, logos, UI/UX designs, and more with a powerful touch-focused vector graphics app. Optimized for iPad and Apple Pencil, it offers real-time performance and precise tools for both vector and raster workflows.

Highlights
  • Vector Warp
  • Shape Builder Tool
  • Knife Tool
  • Drawing scale
  • Vector Flood Fill
  • Switch between vector and raster workspaces
  • Sophisticated typography
Features
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Affinity Designer 2 for iPad takes the power and precision of the Apple Design Award-winning desktop app and converts it into an incredible touch-focused creative experience. Packed with tons of new features and hundreds of enhancements to optimize your workflow, the graphic design app has everything you need to seamlessly create stunning illustrations, branding, logos, icons, UI/UX designs, print projects, typography, posters, labels, flyers, stickers, concept art, digital art, and much more – all completely free from the confines of your desk. OPTIMIZED FOR IPAD • Fully integrated and optimized iPad gesture controls to speed up your workflow • iOS16 ready, including optimization for virtual memory swap, dramatically increasing performance on large documents. • Sensitive to pressure, tilt, and angle, the app harnesses the full power and precision of Apple Pencil • Command controller hosting on-screen modifiers • Quick Menu for context-sensitive access to commands • Use as your very own digital sketchbook, canvas, logo maker, sticker maker, flyer maker, and more POWERFUL TOOLS & FUNCTIONALITY • Vector Warp • Shape Builder Tool • Knife Tool • DXF/DWF import • Measure & Area tools • Drawing scale – including ability for different scales set per artboard • X-ray, hide effects, and greyscale view modes • Multiple shadow, outline, and overlay layer effects per object • Powerful grids and guides • Transform Tool • Vector Flood Fill • Spiral Tool REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE • Pan and zoom at 120fps • Live gradients, transforms, effects, and adjustments • Optimized for documents of any complexity, zoom to over 1,000,000% for absolute precision • Live pixel, retina, wireframe, and x-ray views of vector artwork in and out of split screen mode • Live Pattern Preview • Seamless switching between tools and editing modes for frustration-free design • Incredibly accurate results with minimal nodes PRECISE VECTOR TOOLS • Rock solid vector tools that work just the way you want them to • The best Pen Tool, Node Tool, curve editing, and smart shape tools available • Powerful Contour Tool to create abstract objects or increase the width of single open curves • Pencil and brush stabilization for drawing super-smooth curves freehand • Non-destructive Boolean operations • Live effects, blend modes, and image adjustments • Incredibly smooth gradient and transparency controls RASTER OR VECTOR, YOU DECIDE • Switch between fully-featured vector and raster workspaces with a single tap – paint, draw, or sketch in raster and then create cool, custom vector art • High quality raster tools for painting, texturing, masking, finishing artwork, or even creating tattoo designs • Use raster brushes, edit single pixels on icons, mask and add grain to your crisp vectors, enclose and clip pixel layers – it’s true creative freedom not found in other software or drawing apps SOPHISTICATED TYPOGRAPHY • Flexible text handling including comprehensive support for OpenType • Artistic text and text frames • Full control over character and paragraph styles • Flow text and type along any drawn path • Extensive library of free fonts BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW • Unlimited artboards • Savable history with alternate futures • Customizable shortcuts with attached keyboard or new quick menu • Adobe Illustrator ® (Ai files), PSD, PDF, EPS, SVG, JPG, JPEG XL, TIFF, EXR, DXF, and DWG file support • Linked symbols and constraints • Save documents as template files to re-use time and time again • Quickly access royalty free images through the Stock Panel or import files from Affinity Photo or other photo editor • Select Same and Select Object functions PERFECT COLOR & OUTPUT • Professional CMYK, LAB, RGB, PANTONE© and Greyscale color models • Full 16-bit per channel editing • End-to-end ICC color management • Slice export for exporting multiple elements in a single tap • Live pixel preview to see exactly how your design will export

About

Vortex Diagrams

Features
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Nikola Tesla circled the block three times before entering a building. He chose hotel rooms divisible by three. He believed the numbers 3, 6 and 9 held a key to the universe, and he wasn't entirely wrong about where to look. Double a number, add its digits, and repeat: 1, 2, 4, 8, 7, 5… forever. Three, six and nine never appear. They orbit alone: 3 and 6 trading places, 9 always returning to itself. This is the famous "vortex" pattern, and hidden inside it is something real: the same quiet arithmetic that shapes flower petals, spiral shells, and the rhythm of anything that repeats. Vortex lets you see it. Two dials, a circle of points, and the pattern draws itself before your eyes: hearts, flowers, spirals, webs of light. Change one number and watch an entire universe reorganise. Watch patterns bloom and morph in real time as you turn the dials Start from Tesla's own vortex, or roll the dice into the unknown Five colour worlds, from rainbow to ember to ocean Keep the patterns that speak to you, and give them names Export any pattern as a wallpaper or poster-quality file Beautiful in light and dark Whether you see sacred geometry or simply mathematics drawn honestly, one thing is true: the pattern was always there. Now you can hold it. No accounts. No ads. No data collected.

Screenshots

Vortex Diagrams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vortex Diagrams at none against Affinity Designer 2 for iPad's 4. Affinity Designer 2 for iPad's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Affinity Designer 2 for iPad sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Vortex Diagrams asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Affinity Designer 2 for iPad versus Vortex Diagrams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAffinity Designer 2 for iPadVortex Diagrams
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerif (Europe) Ltd.Precious Madubuike

Bugs and requests

Affinity Designer 2 for iPad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when switching between vector and pixel layers
  • Exported files not retaining expected quality or format
  • Grid spacing and snapping issues
  • Disappearing or unresponsive UI elements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Vector trace tool
  • Better layer management and organization
  • Improved Apple Pencil support and pressure sensitivity
  • Ability to rename documents on creation
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts and UI

Vortex Diagrams

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Affinity Designer 2 for iPad

One-time4
  • Free 7-Day TrialFree
  • Designer 2 for iPad LicenseFree
  • Affinity Collection for iPad$36.99
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  • Affinity V2 Universal License$164.99
None

Vortex Diagrams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Affinity Designer 2 for iPad free?
Affinity Designer 2 for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vortex Diagrams free?
Vortex Diagrams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Affinity Designer 2 for iPad or Vortex Diagrams have ads?
Neither Affinity Designer 2 for iPad nor Vortex Diagrams shows ads.

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