drawing monitor + Affinity Photo or keep using iPad app instead?

[musicfed]

hi guys I am new to Affinity Photo and Designer but bought both iPad apps for my iPad pro and love them

now I wonder whether I would be better of switching to the desktop apps for my mac and upgrading to a drawing monitor (such as the XP Pen Artist or similar).

but here's the question: most designers use drawing tablets as their favourite software doesn't exist for iPad. what about Affinity, as their iPad apps are supposedly almost identical in features?

does it still make sense, if you only plan to use Affinity apps, to switch to desktop?

thanks

[toltec]

I use the desktop app, have a tablet/convertible (below) and an iPad.

All work really well and have their advantages,

The biggest drawback with the iPad is the black interface and quite a few missing features.

I use one of these and love it because it works like a tablet or like a PC and runs the full version of Affinity.

I also have a fast i7 desktop with a 27" monitor because sometimes, size does matter.

 

[musicfed]

hi what do you mean the drawback of the tablet is the missing feature? you refer to the iPad app?

do you find you use the desktop app more than the ipad version or the other way around?

[toltec]

Sorry, I meant iPad, not tablet

The iPad interface is only available in black, which I find hard to see.

I prefer grey 

There are several features on the Desktop version that are not on the iPad versions. Not to mention a 27" screen 

 

[MEB]

Hi musicfed,
Yes, the iPad version uses a touch based interface (which differs from the desktop) and doesn't include all the desktop's version funcionality.

[musicfed]

ah ok cool. I guess I read somewhere the feature set was almost identical but it's not the case

[musicfed]

Just now, MEB said:

Hi musicfed,
Yes, the iPAd version uses a touch based interface and doesn't include all the desktop funcionality.

thanks are you going to add the clearer interface for iPad at some point?

[MEB]

If you mean the light interface - as far as i know there's no plans for this currently.

[toltec]

Just now, musicfed said:

thanks are you going to add the clearer interface for iPad at some point?

Please, Please, Please

[musicfed]

1 minute ago, MEB said:

If you mean the light interface - as far as i know there's no plans for this currently.

yes  - the light grey user interface Toltec mentioned. it wouldn't seem too hard but what do I know 

[toltec]

I have produced my own custom interface for the iPad.

Purchase inquiries directly to me please.

p.s. I am also selling replacement screens 

[R C-R]

23 hours ago, toltec said:

p.s. I am also selling replacement screens 

Do you also have a bridge or two you would be willing to sell to someone looking for a fabulous investment opportunity? Maybe the London Bridge in the UK or the Brooklyn Bridge in the US?

[Alfred]

7 minutes ago, R C-R said:

Maybe the London Bridge in the UK

You’re behind the times! London Bridge was dismantled and shipped to Lake Havasu City in Arizona many years ago.

 

[R C-R]

5 minutes ago, Alfred said:

You’re behind the times! London Bridge was dismantled and shipped to Lake Havasu City in Arizona many years ago.

I think you don't quite understand the nature of the fabulous investment opportunities I suspect @toltec would like to offer to a particular type of person. There should be lots of them because according to a quote attributed to P.T. Barnum, one is born every minute. 

[Alfred]

32 minutes ago, R C-R said:

I think you don't quite understand the nature of the fabulous investment opportunities I suspect @toltec would like to offer to a particular type of person. There should be lots of them because according to a quote attributed to P.T. Barnum, one is born every minute. 

Oh, I understood all right! @toltec doesn’t fool me (most of the time).