Over a year after the initial announcement, Photoshop for iPad was finally launched last week. But judging from the first reviews, even this was too early. Truth to be told, Adobe admitted that some features are yet to come. However, judging from the early reviews, the app seems to be terrible.
In the Apple Store, the app is presented as Editor’s Choice, with a pretty unusual rating for a recommended app: 2.1 out of five. Under the “Editor’s Choice” badge, there’s the following text that could make you download and try out the app immediately:
But if you read the reviews, the users don’t seem to agree. The 2-star review right next to the Editor’s Choice” badge reads that “it’s clear that this app wasn’t ready for release.” Shortly before the app’s release, some beta testers confirmed that there were some key features missing. Apparently, many users have the same impression. At the moment of writing this article, there are nearly 700 ratings, with an average rating of 2.1/5. People have also tweeted about Photoshop for iPad, complaining about all sorts of drawbacks and issues:
To Adobe’s defense, Creative Cloud Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky notes that it wasn’t the team’s idea to just “port 30 yrs of stuff (and baggage) on day 1.”
In a recent interview with PetaPixel, Belsky said that “thirty years of features dropped on our customers on day one is a recipe for failure.” He noted on Twitter that the v1 of the app can’t please everyone, and since it’s a reimagination of a 30-year-old popular and global product, it “will displease many.”
Judging from the early reviews, the first version of Photoshop on iPad has indeed displeased many. However, there’s always room for improvement, and I believe that Adobe will work on improving its latest app in order to bring the best experience to iPad users. [via PetaPixel]
