Collage making is popular among all age groups, whether you are a 7-year old prepping for a school assignment, a 17-year-old manifesting your future goals, or a 70-year-old taking a trip down memory lane. On top of it all, it makes for a fantastic gift and social media post.
While the iPhone doesn’t boast such a feature yet, these collage-making apps can help you build awe-striking art with your cherished photos.
So, let’s not waste a single moment more and explore some of the best collage-making apps for the iPhone and iPad.
- PicMerger
- PicCollage
- Picsart Photo & Video Editor
- Canva
- PhotoGrid Video Collage maker
- Collageable
- piZap
- Unfold: Story & Collage Maker
- Photo Collage Maker PicJointer
1. PicMerger – Best photo stitcher app
When it comes to collage making, PicMerger is like the jack of all trades. That is, it has almost all the features you’ll need to create a basic collage, from 200+ pre-made templates to a handy vertical or horizontal photo stitcher.
You get custom stickers (100+), frames, textures, borders, backgrounds, emoji, text overlays, and more. Plus, you can resize, crop, and markup, photos within the app with ease. But what I love the most is its photo stitching feature.
Whether screenshots, before or after photos, or others, you can combine them in one long image with just a few clicks. You can also select a shade and mark or draw over the images.
Although, if the makers could add text into the mix, that would have been a flawless feature. But overall, PicMerger is a beginner-friendly app that could be a great asset in your arsenal.
Pros
- Beginner-friendly app
- Photo stitcher feature
- 200+ pre-made templates
- Smartly saves all old projects
Cons
- Lacks photo editing features
- Undoing is slightly tricky
Price: Free (In-app purchases starts at $4.99/month)
2. PicCollage – Editors choice
PicCollage is seasoned with features favorable for beginners, pros, and everyone in between. It boasts an assorted mix of pre-made grids and templates that allow you to quickly create collages, social media posts, cards, posters, wallpapers, etc.
Plus, it even offers an empty canvas if you want to create an artwork from scratch. A host of handy tools like stickers, fonts, backgrounds, doodles, GIFs, images, etc., are available, allowing you to express yourself with complete freedom.
In addition, an intelligent cutout feature helps you trace shapes and remove background from images. And though there are just six options, you can animate your collage as well.
I love and recommended PicCollage because it’s super-easy to use and packs tons of features and free content.
Pros
- Wide variety of grids, ratios, and other free content
- Cutout and animation features
- Fun stickers that are also available for iMessage
Cons
- Can’t remove the watermark in the free version
- Some packs are paid, even after a VIP subscription
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $0.99)
3. Picsart Photo & Video Editor – A host of advanced editing features
Picsart is a trendy photo filter and effects app, and it brings all that goodness to collage-making. You are privy to a variety of pre-built grids, frames, scrapbooks, and artsy templates.
What’s great is that you can select and edit individual images or apply various tools and effects to the whole collage as one. Change its perspective, stretch, disperse or clone areas, cut out people or objects, manage hue and saturation.
Plus, you can add filters, text, stickers, brushes, masks, lens flare, callout, doodle, and more. In short, you have got some professional-level tools to make your collage a piece of art.
And that’s not all; Picsart boasts an incredible community and an equally fantastic Replay feature. It allows you to see the art created by different users, get inspiration, and apply (replay) the style on your artwork.
Pros
- Pro-level editing tools
- The community and Replay feature
- Trendy effects and filter
Cons
- Very few free effects
- Comparatively expensive subscription
Price: Free (PicsArt Gold for $4.66/month)
4. Canva – Best free collage making iPhone app
Canva is amongst the most popular and simple-to-use graphic design apps out there. Whether a professional artist, social media influencer, small business owner, or student, it’s handy for everyone.
Its USP is the pre-built, stylish, and eye-pleasing templates that cover everything from photo collages, posters to social media posts. And boy, the app steps outside the box, or shall I say the grid with its unique templates for collages.
But what I adore is the ease; from replacing images to adding filters and effects, all can happen in a few taps. Plus, the app boasts an ever-expanding elements gallery packed with stickers, charts, graphics, frames, photos, audio, and more.
You can even choose to animate the collage and make it a GIF, add music to create a video, or save it as JPG, PNG, PDF, etc. The neat thing is that you can also operate Canva from a browser, and your artwork is synced across devices.
Pros
- Awesome templates for photo collage
- Super-easy to use
- Animated collages
- Tons of free content to play around
Cons
- The pro version is quite expensive
- The animation options are minimal
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $0.99)
5. PhotoGrid Video Collage maker – All-in-one collage maker
PhotoGrid boasts over 20,000 pre-built templates and grids. And you can create collages in various sizes, from Instagram posts, stories, Reels, Twitter header, Facebook profile cover, to even an Apple Watch face.
What I particularly enjoy is the well-defined and organized UI. For instance, the layouts are neatly divided according to the number of photos, allowing you to find the right match easily and quickly.
And thanks to built-in tools like retouch, focus, mosaic, watermark, filters, and effects, editing photos is a breeze. Furthermore, it brings a wild variety of stickers, fonts, backgrounds, graffiti, and more at your disposal.
The cherry on top is that you can also create videos, filmstrip, posters, memes, slideshow, patterns, and 3D cards.
Pros
- A complete tool for social media images
- Extensive options of layouts and elements
- Easy-to-use UI
Cons
- Can’t remove the watermark in the free version
Price: Free (In-app purchases starts at $0.99)
6. Collageable – Boasts awesome templates and grids
Collageable is a dedicated collage-making app with over 1000 layouts, templates, effects, and tools in its arsenal. And I must say, the choice spoils you; the pages upon pages of grid options are equal parts exhilarating and confusing.
On top of it, the array of pre-built templates, inspired by pop art, VHS, seasons, neon, watercolor, and more, just further adds to the confusion. And then there is the beauty mode, which is equipped with tools you’ll need to retouch your shots.
However, the app lacks essential editing tools, like color adjustment, crop, and undo. Oh yes! You can either discard all changes or save the photo; there is no middle ground there.
Plus, for some reason, the collage and template section doesn’t support beauty or body mode. So you might have to beautify images separately and then add them to a grid, which can be irritating at times.
Pros
- 300+ collage layouts
- 100+ original frames
- 400+ cool stickers
- Combines up to 25 pics
Cons
- Some editing tools are missing
- Beauty mode doesn’t work across the app
- Expensive premium subscription
Price: Free (In-app purchases starts at $3.99)
7. piZap – Best collage making app for kids and beginners
At first glance, piZap is a look-alike of Canva, including a web-based interface. However, it boasts some fantastic, note-worthy tricks up its sleeve, especially if you are a newbie or rookie.
For one, the collage templates cover many simple shapes like squares, rectangles, circles, hearts, and stars. Plus, a sprinkling of grids for several occasions from birthdays, Christmas, New Year to St. Patrick’s day.
Then you get to edit the photo to your heart’s desire, from saturation and temperature control to filters, background eraser, textures, light fx, beauty-enhancing tools, and more. Remarkably, it even houses a layering system, allowing you to manage multiple images smoothly.
But what I love most is its meme gallery! Alongside the usual library of stickers, fonts, backgrounds, etc., piZap smartly incorporates trending memes and GIFs. Although as with every other section of the app, only a few options are accessible in the freemium version.
Pros
- Kid-friendly, intuitive UI
- 1000’s of professionally designed templates
- Pre-made social media templates
Cons
- Limited free templates and filters
- Lacks out-of-the-box templates
Price: Free (In-app purchases starts at $0.99)
If you are looking for something to ace your Instagram game, this might be the app. This one is an excellent IG photo editor and feed planner that happens to house excellent, scenic collage templates.
Moreover, Unfold boasts an exciting array of graphics, stamps, background textures, and even alphabet blocks. There are also all the usual photo editing tools and a small but effective lineup of filters and effects.
You can also upload your brand kit, i.e., the colors, logos, curated fonts, and stickers, so all the collages, stories, and posts you create are in sync with your brand’s identity.
Other than that, the app also enables you to visually plan your Instagram feed and create Bio sites for links in bio. But there is just one issue – almost every template, effect, and element are locked for premium users.
Pros
- Artsy, attention-grabbing templates
- Can upload custom fonts, stickers, and more
- Complete solution for Instagram
Cons
- Almost no freemium stuff
- Supports only Instagram sizes, no other ratios
Price: Free (In-app purchases starts at $0.99)
9. Photo Collage Maker PicJointer
Whether you want to combine photos horizontally or vertically, PicJointer brings a mix of classic and stylized templates on the table. On top of that, it houses some crazy, funky stickers and fonts.
I really love the sliding UI designed to edit the aspect ratio, margins, corner radius, and shadows of the shapes. It even hints at size by using Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook icons over the slider.
The background options are pretty decent as well. I guess, barring some editing tools, PicJointer has almost everything you’ll need to create a fun collage from your iPhone.
Although, it doesn’t give anything in the freemium version. You can only see and adore the line of layouts; premium is compulsory for the next steps.
Pros
- Classic and funky templates
- Hundreds of stickers and fonts
- Simple yet fun UI
Cons
- Limited photo editing tools
- Expensive
Price: Free, Pic Jointer Premium – $2.99/week
They say a picture is worth a thousand words; just imagine the power of a well-built photo collage. Well, these are some of the best collage-making apps for iPhone and iPad that I found and loved dearly. Share your favorites with us in the comments section below.
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