Comparison

Simple Photo Collage Maker 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

Simple Photo Collage Maker

Easily create custom photo collages for prints, social media, or photo books. Select photos, choose a size, and export in high resolution for immediate sharing or printing. Offers creative layouts and shape masks for unique designs.

Highlights
  • Create collages for prints and photo books
  • Export in JPEG or PNG at 72 or 300 dpi
  • Supports Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok formats
  • Choose layouts or use shape masks
  • Adjust photo crops
  • Watermark-free final exports with purchase
Features
Read full description

Make a photo collage for Halloween, Christmas or New Year with pumpkins, ghosts, a spider web, Christmas trees, baubles, fireworks and clinking glasses. Find these seasonal templates in Specials from three weeks before until one week after the holiday. Existing collages stay editable afterwards. Explore new creative layouts with hearts, circles, stars, waves and rainbows too. A simple, quick collage maker for iPhone. Make a collage for a photo print, photo book or social post in minutes. Pick your photos, choose a clear size, then share or print right away. No complicated route from editor to result. Made for photo prints and photo books: choose A4, A5, A6, or 10x15, 15x21, and 21x30 cm. Export JPEG or PNG at 72 or 300 dpi for digital sharing or print. Also ready for Instagram posts and Stories, Pinterest Pins, or TikTok posts. Your collage keeps its selected format, so it is ready to publish without an extra crop. Choose a fitting layout or use a creative shape mask. Adjust your photos until every crop looks right, then stay focused on the result: one beautiful collage, ready to use. Simple Collage Maker is free to try. After the trial, final exports include a watermark. Unlock the full app with a one-time lifetime purchase—no subscription and no ads.

About

Layout for Instagram

Features
Read full description

Layout turns up to six photos into one square collage suited for sharing. No watermark, no ads, no tracking. Pick photos from the grid at the bottom of the screen. They drop onto the canvas as you tap, watch the photo collage take shape. RESIZE ANYTHING Every divider is draggable. Pull the line between two photos to give one of them more room. The presets are only starting points — anything between them is one drag away. FRAME EACH SHOT Pinch to zoom and drag to reposition within any cell. Photos always fill their pane, so you never get a stray gap or a letterboxed edge. Double-tap to reset a zoomed in photo. SHARE ANYWHERE Export at full resolution to Messages, AirDrop, or straight to your camera roll. No watermarks, ever. BUILT SMALL, ON PURPOSE No accounts. No sign-ins. No ads. No subscriptions. No bloat. Layout has no networking code at all — your photos never leave your device, all photos are completely private. Layout is completely FREE. If you get use out of it there's a tip jar in the Settings - entirely optional. Thank you! Designed and developed in Northern California.

Screenshots

Simple Photo Collage Maker4 screens
Layout for Instagram3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Photo Collage Maker at every 2 weeks against Layout for Instagram's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Simple Photo Collage Maker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Layout for Instagram sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 5.0 for Simple Photo Collage Maker against 5.0 for Layout for Instagram. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Photo Collage Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, Layout for Instagram every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Simple Photo Collage Maker versus Layout for Instagram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Photo Collage MakerLayout for Instagram
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobinvanholst BVConnor O'Sullivan

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Simple Photo Collage Maker

One-time4
  • Pro One Introductory Offer$3.99
  • Pro One – Support$6.99
  • Pro One – More Support$11.99
Show 1 more
  • Pro One – Most Support$14.99
3 purchases

Layout for Instagram

One-time3
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Simple Photo Collage Maker free?
Simple Photo Collage Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Layout for Instagram free?
Layout for Instagram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Photo Collage Maker or Layout for Instagram?
Simple Photo Collage Maker and Layout for Instagram are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Photo Collage Maker or Layout for Instagram have ads?
Neither Simple Photo Collage Maker nor Layout for Instagram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Photo Collage Maker or Layout for Instagram?
Simple Photo Collage Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Layout for Instagram every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Photo Collage Maker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Layout for Instagram on November 10, 2026.

Other comparisons