15 Best Instagram Stories Apps

For a stylish design

1. Unfold

The Unfold app has been known since 2017 and is still in the top: it is praised for its minimalistic templates for photos and videos. A total of 25 free, concise white-backed layouts and 75 premium designs are available, ranging from torn edges to analogue film frames. Each additional set of templates can be purchased for 75-149 rubles.

Most of the layouts are fixed, but with the latest updates, the developers have added the ability to change the background color in individual templates (white, black, beige, pastel pink, green and yellow shades). You can also choose one of six basic font styles or buy five more new fonts for 75 rubles.

Unfold is available for free download to users of devices on both iOS and Android.

2. Story Lab

Story Lab offers over 60 story and tape templates in different styles: minimalism, film, polaroid, curly frames, wreaths and others. The program is suitable for working with photo and video materials. Some layouts are similar in style to Unfold, but here the developers offer more freedom of action on personal settings.

In the application, you can choose any background color, put your photo or choose from standard sets (marble, waves, sky, textured walls, and so on). Rotate and resize elements in the layout, paint with a brush and write in 50 different fonts, choose vintage, portrait, black and white filters for photos and videos.

The app is available for free, there are additional purchases inside. Pro-mode for a month will cost about 190 rubles, and an annual subscription with a discount - about 640 rubles. This gives you access to closed background textures, additional filters, gradient brushes and stickers with flowers, postage stamps, and new fonts.

3. Storyluxe

This program gives you the opportunity to choose from 11 sections with paid and free templates in the style of the 90s and film photography. Here you can create layouts for Instagram stories with polaroid frames, neon details, film effect, choose a textured background in the form of marble, paper, concrete, and the like.

Storyluxe is currently only available to iPhone users and is free to download. When you subscribe for 190 rubles a month, you get access to all premium effects like film frames, stickers and textures.

4. Nichi

With Nichi, you can create minimalist stories like an analog photo or diary with stickers. Choose from polaroid, film, retro styles to create collages, use stickers of paper clips, flowers, print and calligraphic fonts and a background in the form of textured paper. All elements can be rotated, enlarged and combined in any order.

Nichi is currently available for download on iOS only. A paid subscription to premium features per month costs 129 rubles, an annual subscription costs 749 rubles, it will open all the available effects, fonts, stickers and textures.

5. Jane

This is an Asian app with many free and paid photo and video templates. Jane allows you to use different effects in collages, apply vintage, portrait filters, add text and edit light, color and contrast of images right in the templates themselves. The app has a lot of minimalist layouts, delicate colors and shades of backgrounds and fonts.

Paid purchases at Jane, such as removing a watermark, disabling ads, or additional templates, start at 125 rubles.

For beautiful text

6. AppForType

One of the most famous apps for creating beautiful text. With it, you can add ready-made sticker labels to your photos, write text yourself, apply strokes, splashes. More than 750 ready-made lettering letters are available in the program (categories "Travel", "Blogs", "Love", "Coffee" and others), as well as 54 fonts, from calligraphy to strict or printed styles. Most of the fonts support Cyrillic. Users can change the size of labels and elements, experiment with their color.

Basic stickers and fonts are available for free on iOS and Android, which can be enough to create unique designs for stories. It is offered to buy all fonts and inscriptions for 229 rubles.

AppForType: collage, story, templates, text on photo AppForType

AppForType: text on photo Natalia Klemazova

7. Over

Over was not designed specifically for creating Instagram stories, but you can create unique layouts of your own using fonts and stickers, add logos. Various graphic elements, frames for photos and videos, more than 30 types of fonts are available to users. A big plus of the application is that most of the fonts here support the Cyrillic alphabet.

The application is available by subscription for 1,090 rubles per month or 2,559 rubles per year. There is a seven-day trial period. Over can be downloaded by iOS and Android users.

Over (now GoDaddy Studio) GoDaddy Mobile, LLC

Over (now GoDaddy Studio) GoDaddy Mobile LLC

8. Hype Type

Hype Type is an application that can create animated text. Users have access to dozens of templates with different fonts. Flickering, spinning, fading text is not a complete list of what Hype Type can do. In addition, photo editing and adding music are available here.

Hype Type can only be installed on iPhones at this time. The application is free, but there are also paid functions: you can remove the watermark or buy more effects for 149 rubles, and the full set of unlocked functions costs 1,350 rubles.

Hype-Type: Moving Text Photo-s Setona LLC

9. Phonto

Phonto is the choice for those who are not satisfied with the standard font sets. There are more than 200 pre-installed them in different styles, from print to calligraphy. You can do whatever you want with the text: rotate it, change the size, color, slope of letters, distance between them, background. In addition, users can install their downloaded fonts into the application.

Phonto is available for download on the AppStore and Google Play for free. For 149 rubles, you can get rid of ads or buy filters and images for more variety.

Phonto - Text on Photos youthhr

10. Legend - Animated Text in Video & Gif

With Legend, you can turn text into beautiful animation in a couple of clicks. A total of 20 options are available. Add emoji to your lettering, choose your own background, or download images from Flickr.

Small minus: images are only saved in a square as 6 second videos or GIFs. But you can put the finished video in a frame from the first list of Stories design applications and post it in the desired 9: 16 format.

Some of the basic functions are open for free, but most of the templates are available by subscription. Now only Android users can download Legend, the application has been removed from the App Store.

Legend - Intro Maker Dream Box Inc

To create animation

11. Adobe Spark Post

Adobe Spark Post makes it easy to create animated graphics, even if you're not a designer. Use ready-made templates or your own photos to prepare Instagram stories. In the application, you can add unusual effects in a couple of clicks, such as zoom, floating, dissolving, flashing text and background elements.

There are also tools available to combine images for a dynamic background, choose a suitable color palette for templates, and much more.

You can find this application in the App Store and Google Play for free. A monthly premium subscription that unlocks all available effects, layouts and fonts costs 699 rubles, an annual subscription costs 6,990 rubles. The paid version will also allow you to add your own templates and fonts.

Spark Post: Graphic Design Adobe

Adobe Spark Post: Design Maker Adobe Inc.

12. Storybeat

Storybeat is designed to easily bring stories to life with music and zoom effects for photos or videos. The application allows you to add built-in sound effects, load your favorite tracks, record your voice and make a slideshow with moving pictures.

The program can be downloaded for free in the App Store and Google Play.

Storybeat StoryBeat

Storybeat Social Stories S. L.

13. Canva

Canva is a powerful tool for creating stories and posts with graphics. There are hundreds of ready-made graphic templates, collages, banners that can be customized. All layouts are divided into categories and sizes ("Summer", "Business", "Beauty", "Minimalism" and others). Edit photos, combine different text styles and add animated design elements for unique content.

Basic Canva is available for free on two platforms: iOS and Android. To be able to create animated posts, you need a premium subscription for $ 12.95 per month. You can also make in-app purchases, for example, purchase additional sets of templates in different categories (Marketing, Travel, Business and others) for 75 rubles.

Bonus: Canva also has a PC version.

Canva: design, photos & videos Canva

14. VIMAGE

VIMAGE is a program for creating cinemagraphs, that is, static photos with separate moving elements. With this application, you can liven up your pictures with 3D effects: a fluttering butterfly, flying soap bubbles, steam from a mug, colored smoke and others. More than 70 of these options are available in VIMAGE, some of them are free.

To get rid of the watermark or open all premium effects, you will have to pay 149 or 1,590 rubles, respectively.

VIMAGE: Cinemagraph Effect and live photo with motion vimage

VIMAGE - live photo editor vimage app Kft

15. Zoetropic

Bring the part of your image to life with the motion, stabilization and selection tools in the Zoetropic app. The effects of moving water, burning flames or dress and hair fluttering in the wind are especially natural.

The program is available for installation on iOS and Android devices. For 249 rubles, you can permanently get rid of the watermark.

Zoetropic - motion picture Zoemach Tecnologia