Best Story Covers Apps

229+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating

20 free apps

Updated October 2026

Highlight Story is the household name in story covers, but it's far from the only option. We track 229+ alternatives and competitors on iOS — many free, many higher-rated than you'd expect.

Compare top Story Covers Apps (October 2026)

#	App	Price	Rating	Ads	In-App Purchases	Updated
1	Highlight Story: Covers Editor	Free	3.0★ (2)	No	No	May 2026
2	Highlight Covers: Story Editor	Free	3.8★ (67)	Yes	Yes	Aug 2026
3	Highlight Cover Maker・Story	Free	5.0★ (12)	Yes	Yes	Oct 2026
4	Highlight Maker : Story Covers	Free	3.7★ (13)	No	Yes	May 2026
5	Story Highlight Covers Icon	Free	4.7★ (6)	No	Yes	May 2026
6	Highlight Covers & Story Maker	Free	—	Yes	Yes	Oct 2026
7	Story Maker:Insta Story Covers	Free	5.0★ (9)	Yes	Yes	Oct 2026
8	Highlight Lab: Story Covers	Free	—	Yes	Yes	Jul 2026

Top Picks for Story Covers

#1

Highlight Story: Covers Editor by Rui Lin

Borders, Profile icons Maker

Editor's Choice

3.0(2 ratings)

Free

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Easily create visually appealing highlight covers for your social media profile. Customize with a wide range of icons, backgrounds, textures, and fonts to make your stories stand out.

#2

Highlight Covers: Story Editor by Milica Petrovic

Highlights Maker Templates

Strong Contender

3.8(67 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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Easily create custom highlight covers for social media profiles. Choose from various backgrounds, fonts, and icon stickers to design eye-catching covers that direct followers to your best content. Express your creativity and enhance your profile's aesthetic.

#3

Highlight Cover Maker・Story by Artur Kolesnykov

For Instagram Highlights,Logo

Worth Considering

🎨 Graphics & Design

5.0(12 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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Easily create unique and stylish cover icons for your Instagram stories and profile. Choose from a variety of templates or design your own custom covers with backgrounds, circles, and icons. Plan your profile's look with a preview mode to impress your followers.

More Story Covers apps to explore

Highlight Maker : Story Covers

Highlight Maker : Story Covers

Highlight Maker : Story Covers

Instagram Profile Photo Editor

Enhance your Instagram profile with custom story highlight covers. Access thousands of icons, exclusive themes, and stylish fonts to create a professional and attractive look. Elevate your social media presence and attract more followers.

50+ ready-to-use theme packs10,000+ unique icons50+ exclusive fonts

free with in-app purchases

Story Highlight Covers Icon

Story Highlight Covers Icon

Story Highlight Covers Icon

Cover to Story, IG Icons

Easily create eye-catching highlight covers for your Instagram stories. Enhance your profile's first impression and gain more followers with stylish designs. Impress your audience with professional-looking story highlights.

Create highlight coversEnhance Instagram profileStylish designs

🎨 Graphics & Design

free with in-app purchases

Highlight Covers & Story Maker

Highlight Covers & Story Maker

Highlight Covers & Story Maker

Icon Templates & Frames Art

📷 Photo & Video

Story Maker:Insta Story Covers

Story Maker:Insta Story Covers

Story Maker:Insta Story Covers

Photo Editor&Animated Stories

Easily create stunning social media stories with a vast library of templates, filters, and text customization options. Transform your photos into elegant stories or animated videos to share your moments.

100+ story templates (animated & static)30+ colorful filtersCustomizable text styles (fonts, colors, animations)

🎨 Graphics & Design

free with in-app purchases

Highlight Lab: Story Covers

Highlight Lab: Story Covers

Highlight Lab: Story Covers

Aesthetic Icons & Templates

🎨 Graphics & Design

Highlight covers for IG story

Highlight covers for IG story

Highlight covers for IG story

Icon editor for stories & IGTV

Enhance your Instagram profile by adding attractive covers to your highlight stories. Choose from a variety of creative styles to make your profile visually appealing and organized.

Custom highlight coversVariety of cover setsProfile decoration

Highlight covers & story frame

Highlight covers & story frame

Highlight covers & story frame

For Instagram highlight covers

Easily create stunning Instagram story highlight covers and frames. Choose from professionally designed templates, add icons, frames, or text to personalize your stories. Keep your profile looking classy and organized.

Create highlight coversDesign story framesUse pre-made templates

🎬 Entertainment

free with in-app purchases

Highlight Covers & Story art

Highlight Covers & Story art

Highlight Covers & Story art

Fontstory, Instastories,Layout

Easily create stunning highlight covers for your Instagram stories. Customize with templates, backgrounds, text, and stickers to make your profile stand out and attract more attention.

Create highlight coversOver 100 templatesDiverse backgrounds

🎨 Graphics & Design

free with in-app purchases

Highlight Covers Maker!

Highlight Covers Maker!

Highlight Covers Maker!

story, stories cover maker

Easily create beautiful Instagram story highlight covers with a vast library of templates. Customize your designs or use pre-made options to enhance your profile's visual appeal. Save and export directly for seamless Instagram integration.

1000+ highlight cover templatesNo watermark on templatesCustomizable story covers

📷 Photo & Video

Highlight Covers App

Highlight Covers App

Highlight Covers App

for Insta Story Templates

Easily create eye-catching Instagram highlight covers to enhance your profile's visual appeal. Choose from a wide range of templates and customize them with text and colors to match your brand or personal style, even with no design experience.

Create appealing Instagram highlight coversEasy to use, no design skills neededExtensive library of cover styles

🎨 Graphics & Design

free with in-app purchases

Highlight Cover: StoryLight

Highlight Cover: StoryLight

Highlight Cover: StoryLight

by Hashone Tech LLP

Enhance your Instagram profile with custom highlight covers. This app offers a vast library of templates, backgrounds, icons, and text options to make your profile visually appealing and attract more followers. Easily customize designs to create a unique and professional look for your stories.

1000+ ready-made cover templatesCustomizable colors, borders, icons, and stickersVariety of backgrounds (floral, marble)

free with in-app purchases

Story Highlight - Cover Maker

Story Highlight - Cover Maker

Story Highlight - Cover Maker

Insta Album Highlights Creator

Create stunning Instagram profile highlights with a vast library of customizable cover art. Elevate your feed's aesthetic and brand identity with easy-to-use tools and diverse themes. No design experience needed to make your profile unforgettable.

Over 1,000 unique highlight coversDozens of professionally designed themesNo watermark on designs

📷 Photo & Video

free with in-app purchases

Highlight covers: cover maker

Highlight covers: cover maker

Highlight covers: cover maker

Highlights story for instagram

Create visually appealing highlight covers for your Instagram stories. Choose from ready-made sets or design your own using a convenient editor. The app also includes a grid maker for Instagram.

Ready-made highlight cover setsCustomizable cover editorInstagram grid maker

free with in-app purchases

Highlight Story Cover Maker!

Highlight Story Cover Maker!

Highlight Story Cover Maker!

Insta Covers for Instagram TV

Easily create eye-catching highlight covers for your Instagram stories. Customize with templates, backgrounds, text, and stickers to make your profile stand out. Impress your followers with stunning visuals in just a few clicks.

Create story covers100+ templatesCustomizable backgrounds

📷 Photo & Video

Story Highlight Cover - Maker

Story Highlight Cover - Maker

Story Highlight Cover - Maker

Story Maker - Create Highlight

Easily create eye-catching stories and highlight covers for social media. Utilize a vast library of templates, fonts, icons, and stickers to design unique content for Instagram, Facebook, and more. Export in high resolution without registration.

Create Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp storiesSingle or collage templatesDesign featured story templates

📷 Photo & Video

Highlights Cover Maker

Highlights Cover Maker

Highlights Cover Maker

Logo Maker for Highlight Cover

Easily create professional-looking story highlight covers to enhance your profile's appeal. Customize templates with icons, backgrounds, and text to attract more attention and engagement.

Customizable templatesVariety of backgroundsIcon library

🎨 Graphics & Design

free with in-app purchases

Highlight Covers Maker Pro

Highlight Covers Maker Pro

Highlight Covers Maker Pro

For Instagram highlight covers

Easily create professional-looking Instagram highlight covers with a vast library of templates and icons. Customize your designs with intuitive editing tools to match your unique style and brand, enhancing your profile's aesthetic and engagement.

1000+ templates and iconsDiverse aesthetic stylesEffortless customization

📷 Photo & Video

free with in-app purchases

FAQ about Story Covers

What are the best story covers apps for iPhone?

Highlight Story: Covers Editor tops our story covers apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 3.0-star average from 2 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.

Are there free story covers apps for iPhone?

Yes — 20 of the top story covers apps we rank are free to download, including Highlight Story: Covers Editor and Highlight Covers: Story Editor.

Does Highlight Story: Covers Editor have ads or in-app purchases?

Highlight Story: Covers Editor has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.

How many story covers apps are on the App Store?

We track 229+ story covers apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.

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