Sulat.com / Writing on AIWednesday, November 11, 2026
Apple logo on an iMac, photographed in 2010.
Engineering/9 May 2023

Apple’s iPad pro apps split on hardware and Mac transfers

Two creative apps, different compatibility rules.

At a glance

  • May 23 availability is planned.
  • Final Cut needs M1 or later.
  • Logic supports Mac roundtrips.

Apple announced Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad on 9 May, with release set for 23 May. Each costs US$4.99 monthly or US$49 annually after a one-month trial for new subscribers.

Final Cut requires M1 or later; Logic accepts A12 Bionic or later. Both require iPadOS 16.4.

Apple’s October iPad announcement identifies the tenth-generation model’s A14 chip. With today’s requirements, that iPad qualifies for Logic but not Final Cut.

Mac handoffs differ. Apple specifies Final Cut project export to Mac, requiring version 10.6.6 or later. Logic explicitly supports roundtrips, requiring Mac version 10.7.8 and macOS 12.3 or later.

Photo: Apple logo on an iMac. © Håkan Dahlström, 2010 (CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons). Resized and cropped.


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