It took a long time, but from May 23, Apple is making the editing programs Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro available as an app for the iPad.

Thirteen years after the launch of the iPad and eight years after the first Pro version, Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are now also apps and will be available for iPad on the App Store by the end of this month.

timing is everything

It’s a little surprising in terms of timing: After all, the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the software conference that Apple organizes annually, is starting in less than a month. This is of course special news, because as a company you don’t always want to keep it a secret for long.

cost price

The practical approach for the app version of both programs differs from what users are already used to from the desktop. First of all, you no longer have to pay a one-time purchase price, but Apple charges a monthly fee of just under five dollars. If you want peace of mind for a whole year, you pay $49.

This switch to a subscription immediately raises the question of whether the Mac will do the same for both programs in the near future. Competitor Adobe has been using this formula for over a decade, so who knows, maybe there will be an announcement at WWDC…

Practical

Of course, the apps themselves work a little differently than the desktop programs. The most logical adjustment is that the interfaces now also work on a touchscreen; You can even edit videos with a pencil in Final Cut Pro. You can also record and edit videos right from your tablet.

In addition, Final Cut Pro supports HDR and multi-cam editing, certainly on iPads with mini-LED screens. Logic Pro, on the other hand, gets an updated sound browser with plug-in support.

Notable in Apple’s lengthy announcement is the frequent mention of the iPad Pro. So both apps probably run much better on the crown jewels of Apple’s tablet treasure. But this is probably mainly a question of storage capacity.