I apologize if this is a much-covered topic.  My search fu is not that strong, but I did several searches and found nothing.

I have used Photoscape for years. (Not ready to launch into photoshop.  I just don't have time for the learning curve, and technology curves are steep for me. I'm older and not techy. I have a degree in PJ from a crack photojournalism school, but I shot FILM. Did I mention I was old?)  It's how I resize photos, crop, blur out license plates, etc.

Anyway...A number of the capabilities that used to be offered in the free version were moved to the paid version a while back.  I find I need those capabilities (clone stamp is a big one most people need).

Considering spending for the pro version (it's only $40) but I'm seeing some fairly bad reviews about the program crashing continually, etc.

Any chance some of you use this?  And if so, what have you seen/found about it?

Any information would be appreciated.  Yes it's just forty bucks, but I can put that somewhere else, toward something that will work for me.

(Funny how $40 seems like a lot more this year than it did last year at this point.  But that's a whole different forum. )

Thanks so much for any help.  

~Kitties

Yep that's it. I've used the free version for years.  There was a learning curve for that, but there has been a learning curve for every graphics or visual editing software I've ever tried, so I've learned to expect it.

Still a lot of stuff I don't know how to use even on the free version because I don't use those features ever.