Best Instagram Apps

November 11, 2021
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When Instagram launched in 2010 nobody had any clue that the app would blow up at this rate! The app has also given rise to one of the most popular professions right now - Influencers. There are influencers & micro-influencers everywhere! Everyone seems to aspire to be a social media influencer. But to be a top-notch influencer you also need to create amazing content. To do so, you need the best Instagram apps to help you out.

You not only need photo editing apps, but you also need video editing apps, layout, and design apps, etc to make things cool for your Instagram. There are a number of apps that can make things easier for you. Have you seen the Instagram profiles of celebrities and social media influencers?

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Have a look at the feed of Leonie Hanne a popular social media influencer. Her Instagram aesthetics are to die for. From her Instagram stories to her photo editing, every single part of her profile is immaculate. If you want to up your Instagram game, then the way to do so is to use the best apps available for Instagram. We gathered a few apps that can help you with the best Instagram feed.

Photoshop

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When you look at photos of popular Instagram influencers you wish someone would edit your photos that way. But even if you do not have a social media team. You can make influencer-type photos with Photoshop. It is the most popular photo editing app that has been around for quite some time. The app comes with many trendy filters. Currently, Instagrammers are using grainy, old-school, aesthetic filters to create a vibe. When top influencers were asked what was their secret, it was a Photoshop filter. The noise, vintage, and turquoise filters help you keep up with the trend. On top of that, there are basic edit options that lend a professionally edited quality to your photos.

Snapseed

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It is one of the favorite photo editing apps for Instagram users. It is suitable both for ios as well as android users. It is has a free version for users who want to try the photo editing app out. The price-free version does not come with any presets you can use but you can also edit it using other tools. With the help of other features in the app, you can remove elements (or even people) from the photo. You can also adjust the geometry of buildings, use curves to control the brightness of your image. The best thing about using Snapseed for your Instagram photo editing is you get high-precision images. Snapseed is more of a professional tool when it comes to editing.

Lightroom

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Lightroom is the photo editing app that stands supreme. It is one of the best creations of Adobe. Adobe Lightroom Photo Editor is known for its array of presets, from its variety of B&W filters to its Vintage ones, every feature screams class. Most of the influencers who know their way around Adobe use this app for editing their Instagram photos. Lightroom works on both android and ios. It can adjust the hue, saturation, exposure, shadows, and more. The presets of Lightroom are currently in fashion and make your content worth looking out for.

VSCO

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Other than Lightroom and Snapseed, another photo editor that ranks among the best is VSCO. There are millions of trending hashtags regarding VSCO on Instagram, it is madly popular among Instagram users. It has many photo-editing tools available to help elevate your photo quality. There are features like contrast and saturation to enhance your photos, grain which adds texture to photos, and crop and skew tools that alter the perspective of your photos. Like all the Instagram photo editing options mentioned before, VSCO also has a free version with 10 free preset filters. If you are looking forward to posting more on Instagram, then make sure to try out VSCO.

Picsart

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Picsart is also one of the oldest photo editors. It has been around for quite some time. Anyone who wants to do more than just edit their pictures can use Picsart because it can help produce storytelling content. It not only has a wide range of filters to choose from, but it has cool editing options. You can use stickers, gifs, templates, apply presets & do touch-ups. Make Awesome content for your Instagram handle. Moreover, it can let you create a color palette for your pictures as well.

A Color Story

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A color story is a photo editor with an amazing preview feature. The name of the app makes it pretty obvious that the goal of the app is to make your photos more colorful. It has 20 free editing tools, as well as filters, effects, and presets designed by professional photographers and influencers. The Instagram grid planning preview tool helps you ensure your brand’s Instagram grid looks unified and cohesive. It helps you to know what your Instagram feed would look like after posting the photos.

Other than photo editor apps, there are other tools that you can also use to create quality content for Instagram. Your images are the primary part of your Instagram posts, but you also need to pay attention to "how you post it". Layout and planning are also important, there are few tools that help with that as well.

Layout by Instagram

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The easiest and the most available tool on the internet for your Instagram grid is Layout. The app is also free to use. You can create collages easily using this  Instagram app, in a 9 grid, 3 grid or 2 grid, there are plenty of choices. There are a number of presets also that you can use on the picture. Layout makes it easy to create collages. Add filters and add other personalized elements to your collage photos and share to Instagram. Layout is an alternative when you have more than one picture to share. Many stores and brand pages use this option when they want to share an array of related pictures.  

Unfold

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Unfold is the app behind the edgy Instagram story templates. While loud colors and sparky themes can seem appealing to some, others prefer quiet colors and an edgy profile. Unfold is an underutilized app for Instagram. It is most helpful in creating storytelling content. You can download it from the app store. Some presets are free, while you need to buy the rest according to your choice. Unfold is the best app for Instagram stories. There are lovely presets on Unfold, and along with that, you can add text to your story. It is hands down one of the classiest Instagram apps for Instagram Stories.

Sprout Social

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Sprout Social is not just for Instagram, it is for social media management. It is the most used social media management tool because you can handle all your business handles on one page. On top of that, Sprout Social also helps you learn about social media trends and competition. You get an idea about how your page is performing. It is a paid tool, but you can always undertake a free trial. Sprout Social is an all-in-one social media management platform that unlocks the full potential of social media to transform not just your marketing strategy—but every area of your business.

Buffer

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Buffer is the one-stop solution for all social media management problems. Doesn't matter whether you are a one-man brand or a start-up, Buffer helps you with not just Instagram but other social media as well. It  has a 14-day free trial, after which you can subscribe to the tool. With the help of the app, you can check your engagement rate, reach, and many more Instagram statistics. It is also one of the best scheduling apps. All the social media apps recommend a time to post when you can get the highest-performing benefit. You can schedule Instagram stories content, Posts, or even video content, for a specific time. It will get posted automatically at the said time even if you are busy.

Spark Post

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In simple words, Spark Post is an image optimized for social media. Adobe Spark Post is a free app used to post ideas or links (including links to Video and Page stories). Spark can make attention-grabbing optimized content easily. The Spark formats can also be used together to create amazing content. Spark also has a paid version now, that is fit for small businesses or start-ups.

Hootsuite

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Hootsuite believes that social platforms should be the focus of businesses right now. It is the most effective way to reach your target audience. One can plan, create and schedule all their socials with the help of this tool. View and manage all your social content in a single collaborative calendar. Scheduling apps aren't many,  but this tool keeps your social presence active 24/7 by automatically scheduling posts to fill the gaps in your calendar. No matter whether you want to manage, Instagram or Facebook, you can do it all here. Best tool for social media marketers.

Life lapse motion maker

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Videos have become the new kind of content on Instagram. It is the best Instagram content as of now. May it be reels or IGTV videos, even stories. While video editing is not everyone's cup of tea, there are few apps that make the process smoother and easier. Life Lapse Motion maker can help you make time-lapse and stop motion videos with minimal effort. There are well-explained tutorials along the way to make the editing stress-free. Make cool stop motion and time-lapse videos with LIfe Lapse motion maker.

Inshot

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Now, that we have started talking about editing videos for Instagram, there are plenty of options in the app store. Inshot is has a free version that you can use. But if you are going to make videos for Instagram regularly then it is wise to get a subscription. You can make some exciting video content with the help of Inshot. Make sure you select the right clips you want to edit. Then you can change filters, add text, add music and even swap the sequence of the video. It is a beginner-friendly video editor. You do not need to be an experienced editor to work with this app.

Magisto

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Magisto is another highly recommended video app. Using it is pretty similar to using Inshot because it is also beginner-friendly. The app helps you to create customized videos for Instagram and can also provide analytics. If you are a small business owner then this feature can come in handy. Moreover, there is also an option to automatically share it on Instagram stories, or other social media platforms. It is one of the most cutting-edge editors with EST-emotional sense technology, which edits your raw footage automatically.

Filmora

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Filmora is a video editing software that makes sure its products always match the need of the hour. When Instagram released its new feature IGTv videos, for longer videos, Filmora hyped up Filmora9. It is suitable for editing longer videos, and exporting is also swift. Recently, Instagram has become popular because of its new feature Reels, which is similar to TikTok. Social media Marketers are emphasizing the use of Reels to increase the reach of the business. And FilmoraGo can better edit short videos for Instagram

GoPRo

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Go Pro is the best choice if you want to create outdoorsy content for the platform. There are many apps for Instagram, but GoPro is suitable for travelers, adventurers, thrill-seekers. If you want to create such a brand identity then you can use GoPro. The company is famous for its camera. But you can use its app to edit video content. After the video is recorded, make edits — like freezing your favorite frames, movie-like transitions, or playing with speed, perspective, and color — right in the GoPro app.

Adobe Premiere Rush

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Adobe Premiere Rush is just like the video editing version of Lightroom. It is a free mobile and desktop video editing app. It is one of the best Instagram apps for videos. You can use it from your phone or on your desktop. You can shoot, edit and share high-quality videos. It is fun, intuitive and as fast as online videos, it’s the easiest way to star in your followers’ feeds. Make sure you get seen by your audience. It has incredibly useful features like tailor transitions, customize titles, adjust speed, add audio, and many more.

Animoto

Animoto is a widely used tool. It is an easy drag-and-drop video maker. No experience necessary. Thousands of Instagram users use this Instagram app to make stories, posts, and in-trend videos to engage their audience. For content marketers, this is the perfect stop. You can create videos from templates, may it be product videos or ads. It is a free, easy, and intuitive tool to have in your corner.

Which app is best for Instagram likes?

Instagram is no longer only a platform for pretty pictures and images, it has become a place where brands find their identity. The more followers and likes you have the better your reach. That means good business. While there is a list of Instagram apps, that could help you gain more followers and likes not all of them are genuine. Below we have mentioned a couple of options that can help you -

Growthhoid

It is one of the effective Instagram apps to get more likes and followers. It is not free, but the growth provided by Growthhoid is organic. It means that no bots or fake followers are bought with the apps. You receive genuine likes and followers who will be interested in your posts or content. So, you will get real fans and people to follow you.

OFFEO

Another tool that can change your Instagram game is Offeo. OFFEO is a design-driven online video maker that enable marketers to make compelling short marketing videos easily, even for Instagram. The platform specializes in the creation of micro-content videos but it is only available on desktop.  The video length ranges from (~6-15 seconds), you can do it using animated graphics and visual effects. Social media consumers have a short attention span; videos created in OFFEO are designed to capture attention immediately. You may also create longer-form videos up to 3mins.

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