Designers fear Canva’s influence could transform Affinity into another subscription trap

• Designers call the loss of the Affinity forums a major creative setback.
• Many users fear that recurring payments could replace Affinity's affordable one-time purchase model.
• The acquisition of Canva raised questions about Affinity's independence and design philosophy.

The creative community is concerned that the official Affinity store and forums are going offline, sparking speculation about popular photo editor and design package may move to a subscription model similar to Adobe products.

The abrupt pause in shopping coupled with a cryptic message promising that “creative freedom is coming” has left many wondering what the future holds.