The best Pixelmator Pro alternatives

App	Price	How you pay	Mac	iPhone	iPad	App Store	Developer	Rating
Pixelmator Pro	$49.99 once	Pay once						Too few ratings
Darkroom	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades						4.8
Photomator	From $7.99	Subscription						4.5
Excire Foto	$249 once	Pay once						Too few ratings

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1. 1

   Darkroom

   Free to startBest alternative4.8

   Pick this if you shoot on iPhone and want serious edits on your Photos library without paying up front.

   Serious photo and video edits straight on your Apple Photos library, with a free tier that already handles RAW.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
2. 2

   Photomator

   From $7.994.5

   Pick it if you edit RAW photos in batches and want a lifetime license for Lightroom-style tools.

   Lightroom-style editing that works right inside your Photos library, with a lifetime license if you hate subscriptions.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
3. 3

   Excire Foto

   $249 once

   Pick it if you keep thousands of photos in folders and want to find one by describing it, without uploading anything.

   Find photos by typing what is in them, with on-device AI and a one-time price.

   Prices and full verdictDeveloper's siteCompare

• Pixelmator Pro vs DarkroomPick this if you shoot on iPhone and want serious edits on your Photos library without paying up front.
• Pixelmator Pro vs PhotomatorPick it if you edit RAW photos in batches and want a lifetime license for Lightroom-style tools.