Canva criticized for slow native platform updates and poor iOS API adoption
A long-time user describes Canva as slow to ship native improvements, citing outdated API usage and poor loading performance, with years of lagging iOS API adoption. Situational complaint tied to one vendor's platform investment priorities.
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