Raspy vs Adobe Express
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Adobe Express is the free, lighter sibling of Photoshop, built around templates and Adobe's Firefly generative AI, and it runs on Adobe's servers with an Adobe account. It is polished and generous for what it is. Raspy is a different kind of thing: an editor that does the iPhone adjustments on your own device and asks for nothing.
| Raspy | Adobe Express | |
|---|---|---|
| Where editing happens | On your device, in the browser | Adobe's cloud. Adobe says it may analyse stored content to improve its products, and does not use it to train generative AI unless you submit it to Adobe Stock |
| Account | None | Adobe account required, including on the free plan |
| Price | Free, no ads | Free plan with 25 generative credits a month and 5 GB; Premium about $10 a month |
| Tools | 15 iPhone-style adjustments, crop, straighten, flip | Templates, text, layers, filters, Firefly AI, background removal |
| HEIC | Opens HEIC on any device; exports JPEG, PNG, WebP | Import added in February 2026; HEIC export is Premium and iOS only |
| Metadata in exports | Always removed | Not documented |
| Offline | Yes, installable | Installable as a web app in Chrome and Edge; offline editing not documented |
Where Adobe Express wins
The free plan is a lot of software. Templates for every social format, thousands of fonts, layers and text, background removal, and Firefly generative fill and text-to-image with a monthly credit allowance. It sits inside Adobe's ecosystem, so assets move to and from Photoshop and Lightroom, and it installs as a web app on Chrome and Edge. For producing finished designs from photos, it is hard to beat at the price.
Where Raspy wins
No account, no cloud. Adobe Express needs an Adobe login and stores your work on Adobe's servers. Adobe's content analysis FAQ says stored content may be analysed with machine learning to improve its products, with an opt-out in account settings, and that it is not used to train generative models unless you submit it to Adobe Stock. That is a more careful policy than most. It is still a policy, and Raspy's answer is not to have a server at all.
HEIC everywhere. Raspy has opened HEIC in any browser since it launched, decoding on your device. Adobe Express added HEIC import in early 2026 and, at the time of writing, exports HEIC only on iOS with Premium. Raspy exports JPEG, PNG or WebP anywhere.
Familiar sliders. Raspy's adjustments are the iPhone's, which for most phone users is the set they already know. Express has its own, oriented to design rather than photo correction.
Weight and speed. Raspy's first load is a few hundred kilobytes and it works on a budget Android phone. Express is a large application that expects a capable device and a connection.
Which to use
Adobe Express when the result is a design and you are already in Adobe's world. Raspy when it is a photo that needs correcting, quickly, with no sign-up and no upload.
Sources
Claims about the other product were checked against the pages below on 28 August 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, the source is the place to confirm it.