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Best editing Apps to make your Instagram stand out (+ free IG Story Stickers)

Updated: Sep 13, 2020


How to create an Instagram feed that brings more followers?

What are the best apps for Instagram Stories?


These questions keep appearing in DMs from my Instagram followers, so I guess it's a good time to share with you some of my tips and tools I'm using in order to present a nice content.


First thing to make your instagram stand out is the CONTENT itself. Remember that this is the priority! All my photos that I'm posting are shot with DSLR Cameras and in a RAW format. This is important if you want to reach high quality results.


For my feed posts: I use Adobe LIGHTROOM and my own Presets I've created. One day I will share them with you ;)


Why are the presets (aka filters) important? If your photos use similar filters, their colours are going to be matching, which means the feed will look more cohesive and eye-catching.


If you don't have Lightroom on your computer and editing by yourself is still not your strong card, it's not a problem. There are awesome apps right now that do a pretty good job for you. ;)


1. VSCO

Free with basic filters/ 21,99€ per year for premium account.



it's a perfect app when you want to keep your feed in a similar style with cool filters.

In addition to adding filters you can also edit the photo, adjust the light, saturation, white balance and so on.

As you can see on the example below.

vsco app photo editing example
vsco photo editing

2. SNAPSEED

Free



It's a perfect app if you urgently need to retouch something or add some awesome effects like grainy film or lens blur.

snapped photo editing
snapped photo editing

3. Adobe Lightroom Mobile

A perfect solution if you don't have Lightroom on your computer. This mobile version is completely free and you can use a lot of great features from the paid desktop version.

Also you can install Lightroom presets on it, which comes in quite handy when you need to quickly edit your posts.

Lightroom  photo editing filter
Lightroom photo editing filter

Let's move to the INSTAGRAM STORY, cause that's a totally different game ;)

it's a perfect way to let your creativity flow and there are so many wonderful apps to help you with that.


My absolute favourite IG Story app is:

UNFOLD

25 templates free, if you want more, you need to purchase a membership.


It's a must-have for every insta freak! It has beautiful templates in different styles. If you watch my stories, most of them are edited in this app ;) just love it! And it's so much fun playing with different designs!



Another similar app with beautiful templates (also animated ones) is: