Take Your Insta Stories to the Next Level With These Collage Apps

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Octoly Magazine

3 min readApr 22, 2019

It was only a matter of time until Instagram Stories were expected to be as manicured and gorgeous as the Instagram feed itself. Influencers are really outdoing themselves with content that is beautiful, fun, and interactive.

Using collages on Instagram Stories is a great way to showcase your content on Instagram Stories in a cool and unique way. Many of the apps below are fully customizable so you can create unique and captivating Stories content for your audience.

Unfold

Reminiscent of the popular photo editing app VSCO, Unfold: Stories is a story editor for iPhone. You can use this app to create minimal and elegant stories for Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook Stories with a series of easy-to-use templates. They have five amazing presets so you can create consistent and compelling Stories.

Storyluxe

Create dynamic Instagram story templates using Storyluxe’s many presets including Polaroid and instant film templates, neon, floral, and many more. The Storyluxe subscription is $2.99 a month. As a subscriber, you get unlimited access to premium templates, backdrops, and filters. The app is updated weekly/monthly to ensure the best user experience and freshest content.

SCRL

Using SCRL you can create one-of-a-kind layouts, panoramas, collages, mood boards, and more. SCRL allows you to arrange, caption, rotate, resize, and layer your images across single or multiple frames. Scroll has four main presets you can use to customize the look of your Stories.

Film: A vintage aesthetic using classic analog film frames.
Instant: A nostalgic throwback to instant print cameras.
Paper: A torn paper effect to achieve a zine vibe.
SCRL Essentials: A curated collection of tasteful layouts.

PicMonkey Collage Maker

PicMonkey is an iconic photo editing app. But they also have hundreds of templates you can use to create beautiful Instagram Stories. You can use pre-made templates or create your own. The best part is everything is customizable and they have a template specially sized for Instagram Stories.

Over

Over is one of the most comprehensive places for creating branded content that is consistent across all channels. Over had tons of templates, fonts, and creative ideas to help you make beautiful content, not just for Stories but for all channels.

Do you use an app for your Instagram Stories? Tell us about it in the comments below!

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