Comparison

Layout for Instagram vs Simple Collage

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

Head to head
About

Layout for Instagram

Features
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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.

About

Simple Collage

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Layout for Instagram3 screens
Simple Collage4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Layout for Instagram sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Collage asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Layout for Instagram ships an update every 2 months, Simple Collage every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Layout for Instagram versus Simple Collage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLayout for InstagramSimple Collage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnor O'SullivanJeongbae Oh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Layout for Instagram

One-time3
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
None

Simple Collage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Layout for Instagram free?
Layout for Instagram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Collage free?
Simple Collage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Layout for Instagram or Simple Collage have ads?
Neither Layout for Instagram nor Simple Collage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Layout for Instagram or Simple Collage?
Layout for Instagram ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Collage every 2 weeks. Most recently, Layout for Instagram was updated on November 10, 2026 and Simple Collage on November 10, 2026.

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