VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription

VSCO is taking on Adobe with a new Studio Pro editing app rolling out today on iOS and coming to macOS later this year, as Bloomberg reports. At launch, the app offers tools for batch editing, style matching from a reference image, and sharing images through VSCO Galleries. VSCO says more features are coming later, including support for RAW images, advanced export options, and additional advanced editing tools like adjusting image aspect ratios.

A press release says the app is made for managing high-volume editing projects, like “weddings, portraits, events, sports, school photography, and other large-scale photoshoots.”

The $500 per year VSCO One subscription will launch later this month as an alternative to the “fragmented approach” of using disconnected software platforms for photo editing and business operations like contacting customers or delivering the finished images. It’s priced on par with the cost of an annual Adobe Creative Cloud Pro subscription, offering VSCO’s suite of apps including Studio Pro, Capture, Galleries, Workspace, Sites, AI Lab, Canvas, and its Freelance Photographer business mentorship program.