That doesn’t magically make them a whole new app. Technically, most updates increment the version number on apps, Affinity. “Well, we meant future updates for that app. I can just picture someone from the company pointing out very matter of factly: I respected the fact that Affinity offered that purchase format, since fewer and fewer apps do these days.īut conveniently renaming the app to Affinity Photo 2 and asking for a new payment feels like a cheap bait and switch. One of the reasons I went with Affinity Photo in 2021 in the first place was its promise of one-time purchase that was good for future updates, versus subscription models of competitors. This feels like wording trickery and reneging on a promise. Of course, that was Affinity Photo and not Affinity Photo 2, which is real cute. ![]() Their literature promised it was a one-time purchase that was good for all updates. I searched my emails to make sure I wasn’t crazy and sure enough, I confirmed I’d bought it in April 2021. “It was just tied to my AppleID in the app store.” ![]() ![]() After I downloaded and launched it, it popped up asking if I wanted a free trial or could prove I had a license for it. I thought it seemed strange when the Apple Store showed “Get” on the button rather than the cloud symbol showing I’d downloaded it before. “Well, I already bought Affinity Photo before so I’ll just download it again and use it this morning to see what happens,” I thought. But recently I decided to give it another shot as I was preparing some photos for a client’s Instagram.
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