PicPlayPost vs Layout for Instagram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicPlayPost
Create stunning HD videos with this comprehensive editor. Add music, AI effects, and create collages or slideshows. Perfect for sharing engaging content.
- HD video editing
- AI effects
- Photo and video collages
- Slideshow creation
- Music and voice-over addition
- Watermarking
- Automated video creation
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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
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.
- Animated story creation
- Professional collage videos
- Vast template gallery
- Boost social media engagement
- Free export
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
PicPlayPost ships an update monthly, Layout for Instagram weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicPlayPost | Layout for Instagram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (99K ratings) | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99K — better | 1.9K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mixcord Inc. | Fitness Labs |
Customer experience
PicPlayPost
Layout for Instagram
User reviews
PicPlayPost
From 99K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
PicPlayPost
- Video Editor for Pros14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- SlideShow Movie Maker for Pros$47.991 Year
- Custom Frame Pack 1$1.99
- Custom Frame Pack 2$1.99
- Custom Frame Pack 3$1.99
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- Custom Frame Pack 4$1.99
- Edit Watermark$4.99
- Custom Frames$4.99
- Everything Pack$24.99
- Slide Show Maker Pro$99.99
Layout for Instagram
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Layout for Instagram free?
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