15 best apps for Instagram Stories

For stylish design

1. Unfold

Appendix Unfold known since 2017 and is still in the top: his praise for the minimalist templates for photo and video. Total available 25 free concise layout on a white background and 75 premium versions with different design, from the ragged edges of film frames to analog photography. Each additional set of templates can be purchased for 75-149 rubles.

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

Unfold is available for download free of charge to users of devices as iOS, and on Android.

2. Story Lab

Story Lab offers more than 60 templates for stories and ribbons in different styles: minimalism, film, Polaroid, curly frames, wreaths and more. The program is suitable for working with photos and videos. Some models are similar in style to Unfold, but here the developers offer greater leeway for personal settings.

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

The app is available for free, inside there is an additional purchase. Pro-regime for a month will cost about 190 rubles, and the annual subscription at a discount - about 640 rubles. So you can get access to the closed texture background, additional filters, gradient brushes and stickers with flowers, stamps, and new fonts.

3. Storyluxe

This program makes it possible to select from 11 sections with paid and free templates in the style of the 90s and film photography. Here you can create layouts for stories in Instagram with Polaroid frames, neon details, film-effects, select the texture of marble, paper, concrete and the like.

Storyluxe currently only available to iPhone users, you can download it for free. When you subscribe for 190 rubles per month gives access to all premium-like effects of film frames, stickers and textures.

4. Nichi

The Nichi you can create a minimalist stories in the style of analogue photography or diary with stickers. Select Polaroid, Film, retrostili to create collages using paper clips stickers, colors, printed and calligraphic fonts and background is a textured paper. All elements can rotate, zoom in and combined in any order.

Nichi now available for download only on iOS. Paid subscription to the premium features in a month worth 129 rubles per annum - 749 rubles, it will open all of the available effects, fonts, Stickers and texture.

5. Jane

This Asian application with a variety of free and paid templates for photo and video. Jane program gives the possibility to use different effects in collages, apply vintage, portrait filters, add text, and edit light, color and contrast of images directly in the templates themselves. Attached many layouts in a minimalist style, subtle colors and shades of backgrounds and fonts.

Paid purchases like Jane remove the watermark, or opt-out of additional templates will start from 125 rubles.

For beautiful text

6. AppForType

One of the most well-known applications to create a beautiful text. With it, you can add to your photos ready-made labels, stickers, to write text, apply strokes, splashes. The program can find more than 750 ready-made lettering-inscriptions (Category "Travel", "blog", "Love", "Coffee" and others), as well as font 54, from calligraphy to strict or printed tracings. Most of the font supports Cyrillic. Users can change the size of the labels and elements to experiment with their color.

Free on iOS and Android available basic stickers and fonts, which can be enough to create a unique design stories. Buy all fonts and lettering is offered for 229 rubles.

7. Over

Over the program was not designed specifically for the creation stories in Instagram, but it can make a unique custom layouts with fonts, stickers, add logos. Users can enjoy a variety of graphics, frames for photos and video, more than 30 kinds of fonts. A big plus applications that are most fonts Cyrillic.

The application is available by subscription for 1090 rubles per month or 2559 rubles per year. There is a seven-day trial period. Download Over users can iOS and Android.

8. Hype Type

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

Now Hype Type can only be installed on the iPhone. The app is free, but there is a pay function: remove the watermark, or to purchase more effects can be for 149 rubles, and a full set of features unlocked worth 1350 rubles.

9. Phonto

Phonto - choice for those who are not satisfied with the standard font sets. Here they are pre-installed in more than 200 kinds of different styles, from printing to calligraphy. The text can do anything: to rotate it, change the size, the color, the slope of the letters, spacing, background. In addition, users can set their font Download to the application.

Phonto available for download in the AppStore and Google Play for free. For 149 rubles you can get rid of the ads or to purchase filters and image for more diversity.

10. Legend - Animated Text in Video & Gif

With the Legend in a couple of clicks, you can convert the text into a beautiful animation. Total available 20 options. Add to inscriptions Emoji, Choose your own background, or upload images from Flickr.

Small drawback: the images are stored only in the square as a 6-second video or GIF. But you can put the finished video in the frame of the first list of applications for design Stories and post it in the proper format 9: 16.

Part of the main functions is open for free, but most of the templates available via subscription. Now download Legend Only Android users from the App Store application has been removed.

To create an animation

11. Adobe Spark Post

Adobe Spark Post makes it easy to create animated graphics, even if you not a designer. Use ready-made templates or your photos to prepare stories in Instagram. The application can in a few clicks add unusual effects like zoom, pop's out, dissolving, flashing text elements and backgrounds.

Also available tools to combine images for a dynamic background, select the appropriate template color palette and more.

Find this app from the App Store and Google Play available free of charge. Monthly premium subscription, which opens up all of the available effects, layouts and fonts, worth 699 rubles per annum - 6990 rubles. The paid version will also add your own templates and fonts.

12. Storybeat

Storybeat created to easily spice up stories using music and zoom effect for a photo or video. The application allows you to add a built-in sound effects, download your favorite tracks, record your voice and make a slide show with motion pictures.

The program can be download freely available in the App Store and Google Play.

13. Canva

Canva - a powerful tool for creating stories and posts with graphics. Here you have hundreds of ready-made graphic templates, collages, banners, which you can customize. All models are broken down by category and size ( "Summer", "Business", "Beauty", "minimalism" and others). edit photos, Combine different styles of text and add animated design elements for unique content.

Canva with basic functions is available for free on two platforms: iOS and Android. To be able to create animated positions need a premium subscription for 12.95 dollars a month. You can also make purchases inside the app, for example to purchase additional sets of templates in different categories ( "Marketing", "Travel", "Business", etc.) at 75 rubles.

Bonus: Canva in a version for the PC.

14. VIMAGE

VIMAGE - a program for creating CINEMAGRAPH, ie static pictures with some moving elements. With this application, you can spice up your pictures 3D-effects: Butterflies flying soap bubbles, steam from a cup, colored smoke and others. In VIMAGE available more than 70 such variants, some of them free.

To get rid of the watermark and unlock all premium effects, will have to pay, respectively, 149 or 1590 rubles.

Download VIMAGE for iOS and Android, you can then:

15. Zoetropic

Relive the desired portion of the image with the help of traffic tools, stabilization and isolation in Zoetropic application. Especially naturally moving water effects are obtained, the burning flame, or the wind flowing dresses and hair.

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

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