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September 4, 2026
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On my laptop I use Lightroom & Lightroom Classic. I am told that Lightroom Classic can be used on 2 devices. How do I get it on my phone. I downloaded the free Lightroom from the App Store. Is that different to the version I pay for.

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On my laptop I use Lightroom & Lightroom Classic. I am told that Lightroom Classic can be used on 2 devices. How do I get it on my phone. I downloaded the free Lightroom from the App Store. Is that different to the version I pay for.

    Correct answer JohanElzenga

    Lightroom Classic cannot run on an iPhone. What you downloaded from the app store is what you need, and the only Lightroom for iPhone that is available. It is free with your Lightroom Classic subscription, but it is not identical to Lightroom Classic. It looks more like Lightroom and it syncs with Lightroom if you simply log in with your same account. Don’t worry, it doesn’t count in those two devices.

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    Community Expert
    September 6, 2026

    Make sure you log on to the same account on the mobile version that you have on your phone and you will be able to automatically sync images that are taken on the phone back and forth to your computer into Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. What you see on the phone will be identical to Lightroom Desktop on your computer. In Classic you have to designate what images you want to sync. 

    You can use the mobile version of Lightroom on as many devices as you want. The limit is for the desktop versions.

    JohanElzenga
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    Community Expert
    September 4, 2026

    Lightroom Classic cannot run on an iPhone. What you downloaded from the app store is what you need, and the only Lightroom for iPhone that is available. It is free with your Lightroom Classic subscription, but it is not identical to Lightroom Classic. It looks more like Lightroom and it syncs with Lightroom if you simply log in with your same account. Don’t worry, it doesn’t count in those two devices.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga