Layout for Instagram vs Simple Collage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Layout for Instagram
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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.
Simple Collage
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A collage app that combines several photos into one image and saves it. Choose a layout, add your photos, and save. The cells and borders stay fixed. Moving or zooming a photo does not change the layout. What you can do - 47 layouts for 1 to 9 photos, including hearts, circles and stars - Drag a photo to adjust the framing, and pinch with two fingers to zoom in or out - Touch and hold a photo to swap it with another cell - Tap a cell to change only that photo - 9 ratios (1:1, 4:5, 5:4, 3:4, 4:3, 2:3, 3:2, 9:16, 16:9) and a Custom ratio - Adjust the border width - 4 background colors, plus colors you pick yourself Saving The long side is 2048 pixels. Your original photos are left unchanged. Privacy There are no ads. No sign-in or account is needed. Photos are saved only on your device. Easy to use The text and buttons are large. You can review the basics anytime under How to use in the menu. Good to know Your work in progress is not kept. If you fully close the app, your edits may be lost, so please save first.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Collage at none against Layout for Instagram's 3. Simple Collage also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Layout for Instagram sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Collage asks for nothing beyond the download.
Layout for Instagram ships an update every 2 months, Simple Collage every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Layout for Instagram | Simple Collage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Connor O'Sullivan | Jeongbae Oh |
In-app purchases
Layout for Instagram
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Simple Collage
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Layout for Instagram free?
Is Simple Collage free?
Do Layout for Instagram or Simple Collage have ads?
Which is updated more often, Layout for Instagram or Simple Collage?
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