Canva brings Affinity and AI Studio to iPad

Canva released its unified Affinity iPad app with optional AI Studio tools, including Generative Expand and Decompose Layer. Core sketch, vector, photo and layout tools were free for individuals, while AI Studio required a Canva premium account.

An iPad release with optional AI tools

MacRumors reported the app’s release on November 2. Canva’s newsroom index dates its own announcement November 3, so the source publication date differs from the availability date recorded here. Both describe an app available in the App Store. [1][2][3]

Canva says AI Studio includes generative expansion, upscaling, motion-blur and noise reduction, and splitting a flat image into editable layers. The cited sources report Canva’s capability claims rather than hands-on validation. Those tools require a Canva premium account; the core design tools are free for individuals, with a free Canva account required to use the app. [1][2]

Sources

  1. Affinity for iPad: sketch, vector, photo and layout in one app

    Canva · Nov 3, 2026

  2. Canva Brings Free All-in-One Affinity App to iPad

    MacRumors · Nov 2, 2026

  3. Newsroom & Press Center

    Canva · retrieved Nov 3, 2026