{"id":4046,"date":"2020-10-01T16:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stylink.com\/?p=4046"},"modified":"2025-11-06T15:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:25:54","slug":"the-best-apps-for-cool-instagram-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stylink.com\/en\/instagram-tips\/the-best-apps-for-cool-instagram-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"The best apps for cool Instagram stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Instagram stories are definitely part of your everyday life as an influencer<\/span><\/span>\u00a0now<\/span><\/span>.\u202f<\/span><\/span>W<\/span><\/span>hether you quickly share your\u00a0<\/span><\/span>favourite<\/span><\/span>\u00a0outfits, workouts,\u202f<\/span><\/span>food photos<\/span><\/span>\u202for whether they are elaborate stories, maybe even for a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>collaboration<\/span><\/span>: There is room for everything in your Insta Stories.\u202fStories are now more popular\u00a0<\/span><\/span>than<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>posts in the feed<\/span><\/span><\/a>, so you should stand out here with particularly creative and lovingly designed pictures and videos.\u202fWe<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will<\/span><\/span>\u00a0now<\/span><\/span> tell you how to do it, and show you the best apps for Instagram stories.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Free apps for creative Insta Stories<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Instagram\u202fitself\u202foffers\u202fsome design\u202foptions\u202ffor the stories, but the number of layouts, fonts and stickers is limited.\u202fEveryone around the world uses the same design elements and many users have simply had enough of it.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Free apps for Instagram Stories can help here.\u202fThe design options are almost endless: Various templates for collages, fonts, video editing and effects turn your stories into little experiences for your followers.\u202fThe advantage of an additional app is that you can use a huge selection of design options without being an image editing professional or using programs on your laptop.\u202fYou can download the apps for free from the App Store or the Play Store on your smartphone and get started immediately after installation.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Design Wizard’s 25 Effective Instagram Story Ideas to Increase Engagement<\/a>\u00a0is an excellent resource that will help you not only make a social media splash but boost engagement with followers<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Do I need a special app for my Instagram Stories?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you are wondering why you should use special apps to set filters over your Insta Stories: On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Instagram,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0you have to search the effects gallery for new filters provided by various\u00a0<\/span><\/span>influencers,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0whereas w<\/span><\/span>ith one app you can access all filters faster.\u202fHere we introduce you to the five most popular apps for creative Instagram stories.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The top 5 free apps for your Insta Stories<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

InShot<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One of the\u202fmost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>popular<\/span><\/span>\u202fapps is probably\u202f<\/span><\/span>InShot<\/span><\/span>.\u202fThe app is available free of charge for both\u202f<\/span><\/span>Android<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u202fand\u202f<\/span><\/span>iPhone<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u202fin the respective stores.\u202f<\/span><\/span>InShot<\/span><\/span>\u202fhelps you edit, cut and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assemble<\/span><\/span>\u00a0videos for your stories.\u202fYou can\u202falso\u202ftry out and use\u202fthe\u202fcool\u202ftime-lapse function in\u202f<\/span><\/span>InShot<\/span><\/span>, if you want to show your morning\u202froutine\u202fin quick history<\/span><\/span>, for example<\/span><\/span>.\u202fAdditionally, you can put numerous effects over pictures and videos.\u202fSeveral images can be combined to form a slideshow.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

T<\/span><\/span>he most popular features of\u202f<\/span><\/span>InShot<\/span><\/span>\u202fare<\/span><\/span>\u00a0p<\/span><\/span>robably<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the different layouts, filters and stickers.\u202fWhile the possibilities for collages on Instagram are very limited, with\u202f<\/span><\/span>InShot<\/span><\/span>\u202fyou\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u202flive out your creativity to the full.\u202fChoose from different backgrounds to place your photos and videos<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on<\/span><\/span>.\u202fOr you can put a frame around your video that you can label.\u202f<\/span><\/span>InShot<\/span><\/span>\u00a0also\u202fgives you the option of adding music to your stories or\u202fsuperimposing\u202fyour voice as voice over.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

StoryArt<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u202f<\/span><\/span>StoryArt<\/span><\/span>\u202fapp\u202fis also available in the <\/span><\/span>Play Store<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u202fYou can download the app for free to give your Instagram stories a\u202fcool\u202ffinish.\u202f<\/span><\/span>StoryArt<\/span><\/span>\u202fsupports you in creating animated Insta Stories, creating captions with different fonts and collages with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>various<\/span><\/span>\u00a0styles.\u202fWith the app, you can choose from more than 2,000 story templates with which you can easily put together an Instagram story using\u00a0<\/span><\/span>modularity<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In addition,\u202f<\/span><\/span>StoryArt<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offers\u202fa video editor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that allows\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to directly<\/span><\/span>\u00a0cut,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rotate<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>speed up<\/span><\/span>\u00a0or s<\/span><\/span>low down vid<\/span><\/span>eos.\u202fYou can also create covers for your story highlights with the app so that it looks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>consistent<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on your Insta profile.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The advantage of an app like\u202f<\/span><\/span>StoryArt<\/span><\/span>\u202fis that you get your photos and videos in the right format for Instagram Stories.\u202fThe app cuts your recordings so that you no longer have to adjust them.\u202fIn this way, you no longer have cut<\/span><\/span>-off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>edges, as you probably know from Instagram<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up<\/span><\/span>load pictures from your gallery on your smartphone\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>tory.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Unfold<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You can\u202fdownload\u202fUnfold\u202ffor free from the\u202f<\/span><\/span>Play Store<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u202fand the\u202f<\/span><\/span>App Store<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u202fThe app is dedicated to storytelling<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with its minimalist design<\/span><\/span>: influencers can use the app to tell a story.\u202fBackgrounds, frames, textures, stickers<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and ready-made story templates with a clean design turn your Insta stories into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>visual<\/span><\/span> highlights.\u202fFurthermore, a video editor is also back on board.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u202fUnfold\u202fapp\u202f<\/span><\/span>does not<\/span><\/span>\u00a0have as many free templates and features as the other featured apps.\u202fNevertheless, the templates are very high quality and give your Instagram stories a professional touch.\u202fIf you’re looking for a neatly organized app for minimalist stories,\u202fUnfold\u202fcould be\u202fthe one for you.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Canva<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Another free app is\u202fCanva.\u202fCanva\u202fis also available on the\u202f<\/span><\/span>App Store<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u202fand the\u202f<\/span><\/span>Play Store<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u202fThe app is generally intended for image editing and graphic creation, not just for creative Instagram stories.\u202fCanva\u202foffers lots of templates for Insta Stories\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you can add your own pictures<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to<\/span><\/span>, for example as a collage.\u202fAlternatively, you can work with the images and graphics that\u202fCanva\u202fprovides.\u202fWith the help of fonts, frames, icons<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and many other design elements, your Insta story tells a story.\u202fThe\u00a0<\/span><\/span>features<\/span><\/span>\u00a0are more extensive than any other app:\u202fCanva has\u202faround 60,000 templates.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You\u202fcan also use\u202fCanva\u202fa<\/span><\/span>t your\u00a0<\/span><\/span>desktop.\u202fThe app is used on most\u202fsocial\u202fmedia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>platforms because<\/span><\/span>\u00a0you can also easily create graphics for Facebook, Snapchat or YouTube and save them immediately in the appropriate format.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Adobe Creative Cloud Express
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With Adobe Creative Cloud Express, you can\u202fcreate\u202fpictures and graphics for\u202fsocial\u202fmedi<\/span><\/span>a\u2014<\/span><\/span>of course for your Insta stories<\/span><\/span>, too<\/span><\/span>.\u202fThe app is available free of charge for\u202f<\/span><\/span>Android<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>iOS<\/span><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and the desktop.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

With Adobe Creative Cloud Express<\/span><\/span> you can combine animated videos for your Instagram Stories from the photos you have saved on your smartphone.\u202fLike the other apps, Adobe Creative Cloud Express<\/span><\/span> offers the option of <\/span><\/span>creating unique stories with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many templates, fonts, shadows, backgrounds and archive photos<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Do you want to try out more apps?\u202f Then the Influencer Marketing Hub has a detailed list of apps for you.\u202fTry out which app works best for\u202fyou\u202fand which one is best for your needs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Templates for your followers<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You have certainly seen it on Instagram or maybe even used it: beautiful templates from well-known influencers, which you can take a screenshot<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of<\/span><\/span>, fill in the text fields<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and then post\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>your<\/span><\/span>\u00a0story.\u202fThere are many possible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>topics<\/span><\/span>: You can tag the top 3 accounts that inspire you the most, create to-do lists<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0a weekly\u202fplanner\u202ffor recipes,\u202fbingo games\u202fand so on<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>..<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Tips for your own story templates<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You can easily\u202fdesign\u202fthese templates\u202fyourself\u202fand make them available to your followers.\u202fMake sure to include some kind of watermark on which you state your own account name.\u202fThis<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will<\/span><\/span>\u00a0increase your reach, as many users see your name when someone uses the template.\u202fYou should definitely put your templates in your story highlights so that they are available to your followers at all times.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Templates for your Insta stories: a few examples<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Stacefacexo<\/span><\/a>, mamaloveshighstreet<\/a>\u202fand other accounts\u00a0<\/span>are leading the way<\/span>: They provide free templates that followers\u00a0<\/span>love<\/span>\u00a0to use.\u202fYou can either use one of the apps mentioned above for your own template or work with Instagram’s story tools.\u202fFor example, use a\u00a0<\/span>monochrome<\/span>\u00a0background and\u00a0<\/span>add colourful accents with the pen tools<\/span>.\u202fWith a little skill, you can\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>create beautiful backgrounds this way.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> We hope you now have a good overview of which apps help you\u202fto design\u202fcool\u202fInsta Stories and are full of ideas!\u202fAnd if you want to let off steam even more creatively, you can also\u202f<\/span>create your own Instagram filters<\/span><\/a>.\u202fWe wish you\u202fa lot of\u202ffun trying\u00a0<\/span>them<\/span>\u00a0out!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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