Comparison

StoryPop vs Template Planner for Instagram

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StoryPop

Create unique and eye-catching social media stories with a vast library of templates, stickers, and backgrounds. Personalize your content with collages and easily share your creations across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • 300+ Instagram templates
  • 100+ FREE templates
  • 600+ unique stickers
  • 100+ backgrounds
  • Collage creation
  • Weekly template updates
Features
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Set the mood of your instagram and snapchot stories with unique templates. 300+ instagram templates with 100 + FREE templates with new templates being added weekly so you can create as many insta ready stories that align with your personal style for social media. [Stickers] You can add unique stickers from our 600+ stickers collection to create the perfect story that fits your aesthetic including Grunge, retro, vintage, scrapbook, celestial, artsy, digital, cute , quotes, and many more [Backgrounds] Choose from over 100 backgrounds to personalize your stories and create endless combinations including textures, nature, paper, water-colour, and many more [Collage] Bring your stories to life whether it is an individual story, you want to double it up, or create a collage with more than 2 pictures or videos. Easily upload pictures and videos from your phones gallery, select a template, export the image or video and share it on whichever platform you want to tell your story on, (instagram, snapchat, twitter, facebook, Tumblr) Save time and make your stories pop by exploring all of the creative possibilities Thanks for using StoryPop to create beautiful stories. If you have feedback for us please email us at storypopofficial@gmail.com Ps. We would love to feature you on our official Instagram account, just mention us @storypopofficial and we will take it from there. [Contact Information] Email: storypopofficial@gmail.com Instagram: storypopofficial [Our Subscription] The StoryPop subscription is $2.49 USD a month. As a subscriber you get: - Unlimited access to premium templates - Unlimited access to backgrounds - Unlimited access to hand crafted stickers The app is updated weekly/monthly to bring its users with the most relevant and fresh content. The subscription auto renews at the end of each month unless cancelled 24 hours in advance.
The subscription fee is charged to you at your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Settings after purchase. We love your feedback! Feel free to reach us at storypopofficial@gmail.com or shoot us a DM on Instagram (@storypopofficial). Privacy Policy: https://storypop.photo.blog/storypop-privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://storypop.photo.blog/storypop-terms-of-use/

About

Template Planner for Instagram

Create visually appealing Instagram content with a vast library of customizable templates for feeds, stories, and galleries. Enhance your posts with unique fonts, illustrations, and animations to design a professional and captivating social media presence.

Highlights
  • 850+ IG layouts and designs
  • Customizable illustrations, fonts, and templates
  • Feed, Story, and Gallery templates
  • Animated templates
  • Customization tools
  • Story planner tool
Features
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Meet Template – the Instagram template app with 850+ IG layouts and designs for your photos & videos. Customize your Instagram feed with Template’s vast selection of customizable illustrations, fonts, templates & more. Sleek, modern & always in style – Template’s vast selection of Instagram layouts are specially designed to fit your unique aesthetic. Whether you’re looking to create more captivating Insta Stories, single-feed posts, or Galleries, Template makes it easy to design, plan & customize every aspect of your IG feed. Made for influencers, content creators, e-shops, & small businesses to perfect their feed & create professional-looking social media content. It’s never been easier to create an Instagram feed that’s uniquely you. Create, design & captivate with Template today. TEMPLATE FEATURES FEED TEMPLATES • Design your perfect Instagram feed with ease on Template • Handpick your favorite template from 200+ feed layouts that fit your IG aesthetic • Add background textures, stickers & fonts to create an Insta collage masterpiece STORY TEMPLATES • Make your Instagram Stories come to life like never before • Select an IG Story template from our library of 200+ modern Story layouts • Add additional elements like fonts, stickers, gifs & more GALLERY TEMPLATES • Create stunning Instagram Galleries with just a few taps • Choose from 100+ swipeable Gallery templates that fit your unique style • Make seamless Gallery layouts with smooth transitions at every swipe ANIMATED TEMPLATES • Bring your IG feed to life with animated templates • Template offers 15+ animated templates of all different styles • Captivate your followers with moving images & gifs to make a lasting impression CUSTOMIZATION • Template puts you in full control over your IG layout design • Select from 70+ unique & captivating fonts • Design & customize every detail of your template with custom brushes • Add customizable illustrations like stickers to your layout to give it your personal touch • Plan and organize your IG stories using the story planner tool (only available with Template Premium subscription) Design your perfect Instagram feed with Template. TEMPLATE PLUS Many of the features are free to use, but Template always wants to provide you with the best & freshest template designs. With Template Plus, you get access to all 850+ Template designs, fonts, & more. TEMPLATE PREMIUM You can also unlock all features in Template with Template Premium. This subscription unlocks all of our customizable tools including the ability to import custom colors, fonts, stickers, and logos. You can also create your own templates from scratch and unlock the story planner to organize and plan your IG stories. This subscription is ideal for those who want more creative freedom on their templates and for businesses. You can choose to subscribe monthly or annually. Annual subscription billing will start after a 3-day trial period and will automatically renew each year. Monthly billing will start immediately and auto-renew each month. Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. If you subscribe before a free trial period ends, the remainder of the trial period will be forfeited. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you & auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://templateapp.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://templateapp.co/privacy-policy/ Have a question? Reach out to us at hello@filmm.co or go to https://templateapp.co/support/ Follow us on Instagram at @templateapp

Screenshots

StoryPop4 screens
Template Planner for Instagram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StoryPop at every 2 weeks against Template Planner for Instagram's every 6 weeks. StoryPop also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 79%). Template Planner for Instagram's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 161) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StoryPop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Template Planner for Instagram sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for StoryPop against 4.7 for Template Planner for Instagram. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Template Planner for Instagram has 2.1K ratings behind it against 161, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of StoryPop's written reviews are positive against 79% of Template Planner for Instagram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StoryPop ships an update every 2 weeks, Template Planner for Instagram every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StoryPop versus Template Planner for Instagram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryPopTemplate Planner for Instagram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (161 ratings) — better4.7 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews — better78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1612.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB337 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSarosh MirzaMidtone LLC

Customer experience

StoryPop

All ratings161 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%

Template Planner for Instagram

All ratings2,073 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews403 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

StoryPop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Template Planner for Instagram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and loses work
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Paid templates not working as expected
  • Subscription issues and incorrect charges

Requested features

7 requests
  • More free template options
  • Ability to reposition elements within templates
  • Integration with other photo editing apps
  • Option to change template order in stories
  • More font and design customization options
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  • Video template support
  • Improved stability and performance

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StoryPop

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Unlimited Access$2.491 Month
  • Yearly Unlimited Access$19.991 Year
10 purchases

Template Planner for Instagram

Subscriptions5
  • Template+$4.991 Month
  • Template Premium$9.991 Month
  • Template+3 Days trial$26.991 Year
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  • Template+1 Year trial$26.991 Year
  • Template Premium3 Days trial$54.991 Year
One-time5
  • Paper Pack$2.99
  • Craft Pack$2.99
  • Minimal Pack$2.99
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  • Film$3.99
  • Instant Pack$3.99

Questions

Is StoryPop free?
StoryPop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Template Planner for Instagram free?
Template Planner for Instagram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StoryPop or Template Planner for Instagram?
StoryPop is rated higher. StoryPop averages 4.7 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while Template Planner for Instagram averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do StoryPop or Template Planner for Instagram have ads?
Neither StoryPop nor Template Planner for Instagram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StoryPop or Template Planner for Instagram?
StoryPop ships an update every 2 weeks, and Template Planner for Instagram every 6 weeks. Most recently, StoryPop was updated on September 22, 2026 and Template Planner for Instagram on September 23, 2026.

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