Apple Launches Creator Studio Subscription as It Expands Paid Services Push

Jan 13 (GeokHub) Apple on Tuesday unveiled Apple Creator Studio, a new subscription bundle aimed at creators, students, and professionals, as the company accelerates its shift toward paid digital services.

Priced at $12.99 per month or $129 per year, the new offering combines several of Apple’s flagship creative tools into a single package, marking a deeper push into recurring revenue streams amid slowing hardware growth.

The launch comes as Apple continues to lean on its services division—which includes Apple Music, iCloud, and the App Store—to sustain growth and reduce reliance on iPhone sales.

Apple Creator Studio brings together professional-grade software such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro, available across Mac and iPad devices. The bundle also introduces premium content and new artificial intelligence–powered features across Apple’s productivity apps, including Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. Additional enhancements are expected to roll out later for Apple’s digital whiteboarding app, Freeform.

Final Cut Pro will receive new tools designed to streamline video editing workflows, including transcript-based search, visual search, and beat detection, allowing creators to locate clips and sync edits more efficiently. Meanwhile, Logic Pro will introduce AI-assisted features such as Synth Player and Chord ID, aimed at simplifying music composition and sound design.

Apple also confirmed that Pixelmator Pro, its alternative to Adobe Photoshop, will debut on the iPad for the first time, complete with full Apple Pencil support, expanding its appeal to mobile creators and designers.

According to the company, Apple Creator Studio will be available on the App Store starting January 28.