Canva has released Affinity for iPad, bringing its free all-in-one design application to Apple's tablet. The launch follows last year's relaunch of the Affinity creative suite under Canva's ownership, and extends the company's strategy of giving away professional-grade tools that once carried paid licenses.

The iPad version ships with a new Sketch Studio designed specifically for touch and Apple Pencil input, signaling that this is more than a straight port of the desktop app. Affinity's tools span vector design, photo editing, and layout work in a single application — a combination that previously required separate purchases across the old Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher lineup.

The free pricing is the headline here. Affinity's desktop apps built their reputation as the one-time-purchase alternative to Adobe's subscription model; under Canva, the price has dropped to zero. For iPad users, that puts a full creative suite in direct competition with Adobe's subscription-based tablet offerings and a crowded field of standalone drawing apps.

The move also deepens Canva's push beyond its browser-based roots and into the professional design market, where the Affinity brand still carries weight with illustrators and photographers.