Comparison

PicPlayPost vs Layout for Instagram

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

Head to head
About

PicPlayPost

Create stunning HD videos with this comprehensive editor. Add music, AI effects, and create collages or slideshows. Perfect for sharing engaging content.

Highlights
  • HD video editing
  • AI effects
  • Photo and video collages
  • Slideshow creation
  • Music and voice-over addition
  • Watermarking
  • Automated video creation
Features
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PicPlayPost is the only HD video editor app you need to create content that will make people stop scrolling. Add music, trim videos, add AI effects, create live wallpapers and more! Perfect for slideshows, photo and video collages. Professional video editor without any unnecessary, confusing features: - Full editing capabilities - AutoReFrame - Crossover collages - Automatic audio ducking - Merge/stitch and create up to to 30 minute videos - Trim, speed up, slow down, edits videos - Add multiple songs - Add voice-overs - HD: Create videos and share in 1080p and 4K videos - AI Automated video  - Watermark: Add text or image logo as watermark Photo & video collage you can make in seconds, share how-to’s, show side by side comparisons, travel photography and videos, and more. Perfect for fitness and travel bloggers! - Up to 12 frame photo and video collages - Import gifs from Giphy - Add multiple background soundtracks Create slideshows with music using photos, videos, gifs, collages, and animated stickers! - Create and edit up to to 30 minute slideshows, with up to 365 pics, videos, live photos and gifs - 23 new effects to apply to your videos - Stitch multiple collages together and create multi-collage slide shows with specially designed transitions - Add multiple background soundtracks - Add animated text: multiple text boxes you can customize with color, font, animation. You can also pin text to a moving object and change the perspective. - Supports multiple ratios - Select from a full range of transitions - Effortlessly add video or picture collages to slideshow - Stickers from Giphy - Add multiple GIF stickers. You can pin stickers to a moving object. - Automated slide shows: If you don’t have time to create a video and picture slideshow, let us do it for you. You select the content, we will create videos for you. - Watermark: Add text or image logo as watermark Get pro and subscribe for unlimited video editor app access to create slideshow with multi-collage transitions - Stitch multiple collages together and create multi-collage slideshow with specially designed transitions - Subscriptions are billed monthly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Alternatively a one time payment option is also available (this is not a subscription). - Subscription auto-renew at the cost of the selected plan, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Setting after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. - Terms of use - https://www.mixcord.co/terms-of-use-agreement.html - Privacy policy - https://www.mixcord.co/privacy-policy.html - PicPlayPost also offers an Everything Pack which is paid for by a one-time upfront payment with unlimited access to all features forever. Have any comments? Want to request a feature? Please Email Team@mixcord.co

About

Layout for Instagram

Create professional collage videos and animated stories for social media. Explore a vast gallery of templates to boost creativity and develop a unique style for your stories, increasing engagement. Export your creations for free.

Highlights
  • Animated story creation
  • Professional collage videos
  • Vast template gallery
  • Boost social media engagement
  • Free export
Features
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Ever wondered how those cool animated stories are created? Search no more. Our vast gallery of templates will boost your creative needs. Find inspiration and create professional collage videos for your social media. Create a unique style for your stories to boost engagement. Easy to use and free to export.

Screenshots

PicPlayPost4 screens
Layout for Instagram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Layout for Instagram at none against PicPlayPost's 10. Layout for Instagram also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (83% vs 68%). PicPlayPost's advantage is ratings volume (99K vs 1.9K) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. PicPlayPost sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Layout for Instagram asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PicPlayPost against 4.8 for Layout for Instagram. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicPlayPost has 99K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of PicPlayPost's written reviews are positive against 83% of Layout for Instagram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicPlayPost ships an update monthly, Layout for Instagram weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PicPlayPost versus Layout for Instagram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicPlayPostLayout for Instagram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (99K ratings)4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews82.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99K — better1.9K
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB189 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMixcord Inc.Fitness Labs

Customer experience

PicPlayPost

All ratings98,379 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews544 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative26.5%

Layout for Instagram

All ratings1,801 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative13.8%

User reviews

PicPlayPost

From 99K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Great for creating collages and videos
  • 🎨 Lots of customization options
  • 🎶 Ability to add music

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔇 Limited music selection
  • 🕰️ Time limits on free version

Layout for Instagram

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Lots of great templates
  • 💡 Ability to create collages and videos
  • 🤩 Unexpectedly amazing

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Not intuitive or simple to use like the old version
  • 🤔 Automatically making collages into videos
  • 🐛 Text feature not working properly on iPad
  • 🤔 Can't figure out how to export/post projects to Instagram

Bugs and requests

PicPlayPost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to save progress on projects
  • Video quality issues after exporting
  • Difficulty finding and deleting used photos

Requested features

5 requests
  • More transition effects
  • Ability to reorder photos/videos in slideshow
  • Option to remove watermark without subscription
  • Ability to import music from external sources
  • Longer video duration in free version

Layout for Instagram

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Text feature sticking and causing loss of everything
  • Unable to go beyond the text screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • More layouts with 15 or 20 places to put pictures
  • Option to grid a picture without it being a video

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PicPlayPost

Subscriptions2
  • Video Editor for Pros14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • SlideShow Movie Maker for Pros$47.991 Year
One-time8
  • Custom Frame Pack 1$1.99
  • Custom Frame Pack 2$1.99
  • Custom Frame Pack 3$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Custom Frame Pack 4$1.99
  • Edit Watermark$4.99
  • Custom Frames$4.99
  • Everything Pack$24.99
  • Slide Show Maker Pro$99.99
None

Layout for Instagram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PicPlayPost free?
PicPlayPost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Layout for Instagram free?
Layout for Instagram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PicPlayPost or Layout for Instagram?
Layout for Instagram is rated higher. PicPlayPost averages 4.8 out of 5 from 99K ratings, while Layout for Instagram averages 4.8 from 1.9K ratings.
Do PicPlayPost or Layout for Instagram have ads?
Neither PicPlayPost nor Layout for Instagram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PicPlayPost or Layout for Instagram?
PicPlayPost ships an update monthly, and Layout for Instagram weekly. Most recently, PicPlayPost was updated on October 27, 2026 and Layout for Instagram on October 25, 2026.

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