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Planner for Instagram on the App Store
EVERYTHING you need in ONE app - for Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Choose to plan ONLY your Instagram or TikTok posts - or both.
Super easy to use.
Free UNLIMITED Posts, Reels, Insta Stories, rearrange posts, edit, auto-post, best Instagram hashtags, caption ideas, analytics, repost, and more.
What are you waiting for?
Used by +15 million Instagrammers, content creators and business owners.
—— INSTAGRAM PLANNER ——
Preview is the ultimate Instagram feed planner app.
Plan your:
• Photos
• Videos
• Carousels
• Insta Stories
• Reels
• Product Tags
—— WHAT’S INSIDE ——
• Drag and Drop
• UNLIMITED Grid Space (for free)
• Analytics and Insights
• Amazing filters
• Editing Tools
• REPOST photos, videos, albums, Reels
• Split images
• Set video covers
• Schedule & Auto-post
• Facebook Auto-posting
• Caption Finder
• Hashtag Finder
• Hashtag Analytics
• Team Features and Permissions
• DESKTOP version
• Multi Device
• Backup
• NO INSTAGRAM login required
Instagram & TikTok like a PRO.
Preview is your visual planner for Instagram & TikTok. Predict what your feed will look like before you post anything on Instagram or TikTok. It has all the features you need in one app. No more switching between multiple apps.
UNLIMITED GRID SPACE (for free)
Add as many photos and videos as you want in your Preview. Your creativity doesn’t have a limit!
REARRANGE POSTS
Use the drag & drop to arrange your Instagram posts. Design your own unique theme. Color coordinate. Predict how your feed will look like. Or simply plan your content in advance.
REELS PLANNER
Plan your Reels videos. Change the covers to see if it fits your grid.
INSTA STORY PLANNER
Plan your Insta Stories and organise them perfectly with links.
ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS
Track your performance. See your Top Posts, best times to post, followers growth, clicks to your link in bio, best hashtags, and more.
AMAZING FILTERS
Design your own unique and amazing feed that reflects your personality or brand.
Preview comes with beautiful filter packs and unique filters.
Find filters similar to vsco. Or choose a theme pack.
REPOST
Curate and share other Instagrammers’ posts.
PERFECT YOUR CAPTIONS
Write your captions in advance and perfect them. Save your hashtag groups within the app and add them to new posts at a press of a button.
CAPTION IDEAS
Personal and business captions for the entire year. Including caption prompts, quotes, puns and questions to ask your followers to boost your engagement and get more comments - naturally.
FIND THE BEST HASHTAGS
Hashtag research done for you. Search for the best Instagram hashtags to grow your account. Search by category, country, city and Instagram community.
SCHEDULE & AUTO-POST
Plan your feed in advance and schedule it so you don't have to think about it. Preview has been officially approved by Instagram to auto-post for you.
AMAZING EDITING TOOLS
All the basics are in Preview: contrast, saturation, exposure, etc.
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And your favorites too: free whitening tool, blemish remover, meme maker & much more.
MANAGE UNLIMITED ACCOUNTS
Manage as many Instagram accounts as you want and easily switch between them.
PLAN YOUR FEED WITH YOUR TEAM
Give access to your Preview feed to your team by sharing (or not sharing) your Instagram password. One plan = unlimited team members.
NO INSTAGRAM LOGIN/ACCOUNT REQUIRED
You don’t need an Instagram account to use Preview.
CROSS-POST
Want to post your Reels to TikTok? Or your TikTok video Post your content across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Have fun creating!
The Preview Team
@preview.app
Terms of Use: https://thepreviewapp.com/terms-of-service/
Top 5 free apps for curating the perfect Instagram feed
Creative people flock to Instagram daily for its bounty of delicious eye-candy and designing the perfect stream of posts to keep your audience satisfied is an art-form in itself! At Creatively Squared we are always keen to curate the most amazing looking Instagram grid to help inspire our community and we've been reviewing the top apps to do just this for a number of years now.
Each time we revisit our go-to apps we are impressed with the additions of more powerful features, better integrations and smarter ways to add media.
We've rounded up our top free apps and are discussing every detail that might help you decide which is the one for you.
Most of these apps have premium versions accessible via a paid subscription but for a level playing field we will be comparing just the free versions and functions of these apps. Professional and power-users will likely need more functionality than what the basic free versions of these apps supply but for your average user they will be more than sufficient.
In a rush to make a decision and just want to get planning? Skip straight to our summary at the end!
Later
iOS | Android | Web
later.com
Later is a much more powerful social media scheduler than some of the other apps we reviewed. It has some great functionality such as the ability to cross-post content on multiple platforms.
However if you just want to plan your Instagram feed these added features can bring some unnecessary complexity to the platform.
It does provide an all-in-one solution to your Instagram account from managing your one clickable bio URL with linkin.bio to being able to schedule your Instagram stories on top of regular posts. We also loved it's 'first comment' feature that auto-posts all your hashtags neatly into a comment underneath your post.
One of the best things about Later is it's media library which enables you to effortlessly source content from a variety of sources to have ready to drop into your feeds.
If you like to plan your posts visually you might find this app a bit cumbersome as you must first schedule a post to see how it would look it in the grid planner. There is however a drag and drop version hidden away in the mobile app under the 'quick scheduler' function.
This almost feels like a separate version of the app which enables to you to allocate your preferred posting times each day and quick drop your posts into those slots and rearrange as you see fit.
Post types: Standard ✓ Video ✓ Carousel ✓ Stories ✓
Media Integrations: Files ✓ Camera ✓ Dropbox ✓ Google Drive ✓ Instagram ✓ Websites ✓
Things we liked:
- Sophisticated media library that you can pre-populate with great content from various sources
- Search and repost feature is amazing, as we feature a lot of different peoples photos on the Creatively Squared Instagram account this means we aren’t losing quality by taking screen shots of the images to share them.
- How simple it is to regram content from other accounts and to grab images from your website or blog to share
- Easy sync between mobile and desktop apps
- You can add other social media accounts. Aside from Instagram, Later also let you schedule posts for Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. This is heaven-sent if you want to distribute the same content throughout your other social channels.
Things to consider:
- Some aspects of the web app weren't super intuitive such as drafting a new post.
I kept feeling like I was looking for a + or 'new post' button to create something - Feed preview in the web app was hard to find as was the drag drop visual planner in the mobile app
- No options to edit or crop photos once they are added to the media library
Pricing: Free for one Instagram account and up to 30 posts per month
Planoly
iOS | Android | Web
planoly.com
Planoly is definitely a hot contender for a top all-in-one content planner for Instagram.
The mobile and web app interfaces are well designed and easy to navigate. Both iterations support all the same features and are easy to use in tandem.
Many users will love the added content calendar planning function which is a clever way to mark important dates and make notes about upcoming content - you can even add a colour code to each one. This feature combined with the image placeholder function enables you to start drafting a post even if your image isn't ready yet.
The discover feature is handy for finding images to repost from Instagram or from free stock sites. Perfect for those to like to integrate aspirational or moodboard style images into their accounts. In the draft section you can play around with the design of different themed grids before integrating them into your feed.
Planoly's design feels a bit less 'tech' and more 'girlboss', which we liked but some might not! It is definitely geared towards professional users and we found that a lot of features we only available to those on Business accounts so those with personal accounts may be locked out of a number of functions (primarily due to Instagrams API).
Those in eCommerce will love the 'Shoplink' feature which adds Instagrams shopping links on to your scheduled posts.
Post types: Standard ✓ Video ✓ Carousel ✓ Stories ✓
Media Integrations: Files ✓ Camera ✓ Dropbox ✓ Google Drive ✓ Instagram ✓
Things we liked:
- Integration with their own stories design app
- Content calendar (this could be worth the switch in itself!)
- Saved hashtags grouping
What could be better:
- No image editing on free version
Pricing: Free for one user and Instagram account for up to 30 posts per month
Plann
iOS | Android | Web
plannthat.
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Plann is a visual Instagram planner with a simple drag and drop interface. Adding new content is a breeze, you can upload directly from your device or via Google Drive or Dropbox, or even import from 3 major royalty-free stock sites for instant content if you’re ever stuck for something to post.
If you like to adjust your photos once they are placed in your grid, Plann allows you to edit, crop and enhance your photos directly from the app. If you want to get even more creative you'll love their Canva Integrations where you can access your own, or build brand new designs straight from Canva, inside Plann. (Plann mobile app also integrates with Canva Stories App for stories.) This is a feature to watch and might get a lot of people over the line.
Switching between your desktop and mobile is simple and the web app has a well thought out, designer interface. You can even use Plann to cross post your best performing content across Facebook, and LinkedIn automatically.
Post types: Standard ✓ Video ✓ Carousel ✓ Stories ✓ Multi-post Stories ✓
Add media from: Files ✓ Camera ✓ Dropbox ✓ Google Drive ✓ Google Photos ✓ Canva ✓ Pexels ✓ Unsplash ✓ Pixabay ✓
Things we liked:
- User friendly and intuitive.
You don’t have to spend time watching tutorials. It’s very easy to use. - Drag and drop arrangement and enlarged grid view for planning.
- Save hashtags. You can store your favourite collections of hashtags ready to copy and paste straight onto your future posts.
- Desktop app is well designed and simple to navigate, with a new mobile app that syncs seamlessly.
- Save to camera roll feature. This is helpful if you edit the image within the app but want to save it to your phone for further use.
- ‘Share to Plann’ from any app on your phone. If you’re managing multiple accounts they’ll help you import directly to the right account for either posts or stories.
- Content Calendar. With Plann you’re able to add blog posts, Instagram story takeovers and email newsletters to a calendar view so you’re on top of your entire marketing workflow.
Things to consider:
- There is no media library in the mobile app for you to save posts that you aren’t ready to place into your grid yet
- The mobile app supports Instagram publishing but does not yet support LinkedIn and Facebook platforms, which are managed on Plann webapp.
Pricing: Free for one Instagram account and up to 30 posts per month
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Preview
iOS | Android
thepreviewapp.com
If you are looking for a super simple app to visually plan and schedule basic posts from your phone - Preview is it. It doesn't come with all the bells and whistles of the other apps and although there is a desktop version you can not access it from the free version of the app.
It's unlikely that you'll need any help navigating your way around but if you do they have some tutorials available in the app.
The free version of the app has unlimited posts (whereas most of it's competitors are capped at 30 per month)
You can crop and edit your images in app and the supplied filters are surprisingly nice, although you are limited to just 2 packs on the free version.
There's not really much more to say about Preview aside from it's a slick looking app that delivers exactly what it came to do and nothing else!
Post types: Standard ✓ Video ✓ Carousel ✓
Media Integrations: Files ✓ Camera ✓ Free Stock Photos ✓
Things we liked:
- Easy to log in, simple interface
- Saved hashtags grouping
- Easy to rearrange content in carousels
What could be better:
- Analytics only show the last 7 days
- Doesn't support Instagram stories
- You have to manually delete posts once they go live to remove from your grid
Pricing: Free for one user and Instagram account for unlimited posts.
Note - Can only access desktop version with Premium plan
Unum
iOS | Android | Web
unum.la
As one of the more creative planning apps on the market we really wanted to love Unum. Unfortunately recent updates have had a detrimental effect on the user experience and due to speed and bugs in the system, the time it took to get started was far longer than with it's competitors.
Navigating the interface of both the mobile and web app wasn't very intuitive and it lacked a lot of features and integrations that are supported by other apps on the market.
Visually it has some good features and enables a lot of creative control over the look and feel of your grid. Unum has filters and tools to edit your images in app, as well as some editable templates for creating Instagram stories. You can create multiple versions of your grid and drag drop to arrange the order of your posts. Another feature we liked was the 'grid shift’ which allows you to toggle the view between your upcoming posts and how the grid will look directly after the next one goes live.
Scheduling seemed like a secondary feature to the visual grid planner and there were no options for auto post. Unum has very basic analytics and you can save drafts and captions such as a recent tags feature for remembering hashtags you use regularly.
Post types: Standard ✓ Stories ✓
Media Integrations: Camera Roll ✓ Pexels ✓ Unsplash ✓ Google Drive (web app only) ✓ Drop Box (web app only) ✓
Things we liked:
- Instagram Story templates were a nice feature
- Some users will like the option to design an offset grid
- Phantom mode for temporarily hiding a post
What could be better:
- Didn't like the big empty grid that came pre-filled with grey squares.
- App was a bit buggy and it took ages to sign up connect to our profile which didn't work at all on the web app
- Speed, so so so slow
- No save to camera roll feature for photos edited in app
Summary
Choosing the right app for you is a personal choice and the different features will appeal to different people.
All of these apps have the same basic functionality and promote safe posting via notifications, analytics and support multiple Instagram accounts.
Later - Use it if you want a powerful social media scheduling tool for distributing your content across multiple channels.
Planoly - Use it if you want a professional scheduling tool where you can stay organised with a content calendar and visual planner in one.
Plann - Use it if you want a visual planning tool for Instagram that gives you creative control over the visual look of your feed
Preview - Use it if you want a super simple visual planner on your smartphone that gets the job done.
Unum - Use it if you want something that allows you to be a bit more creative and experimental and you don’t mind a bit of a learning curve
Note: This article was originally published in January, 2017 and was updated in May, 2020
Instagram feed designers - online services and mobile applications
Large bloggers and commercial projects always pay attention to the design of the feed: they select color combinations and alternate plans so that the feed looks solid, stylish and creates the right profile mood.
To plan the feed, designers are usually used - applications and services that mimic the Instagram interface * and show how photos will be combined with each other in the profile after publication. nine0003
A selection of 5 services for tape planning, as well as recommendations for choosing the right service depending on your tasks.
SMMplanner - delayed posting
SMMplanner is a web service that allows you to create a schedule of scheduled posts. To schedule posts and see how they fit together, connect your Instagram* account and go to the Posts tab.
Button that switches the display mode of scheduled postsFrom the Change View menu, click Instagram*, set a rough post schedule, and the Feed Builder will open with blank boxes for new posts.
In this mode, you can add a post with text and all Instagram tags*, which will be automatically published at the specified time. Posts can be swapped, choosing the best visual combination. We talked more about working with the designer in the article about the Instagram Feed Planner*.
Cost: you can use the full functionality for free for the first 2 weeks when registering via the link to SMMplanner, then - from 450 ₽ per month for maintaining 5 accounts in social networks. Available from a computer.
Inpreview – plan for Instagram*
The Inpreview mobile app syncs with your Instagram profile* and automatically downloads all current posts to the builder. Then you simply upload new photos and move them around the feed, choosing the best combination.
To move a photo, just hold it with your finger and move it to the desired square.Inpreview has dozens of filters that can be applied both to individual photos and to the entire feed as a whole. There is also manual correction: cropping, editing light and shadows, saturation, clarity, brightness, contrast, and so on.
If it seems that some photos in the feed are out of style, you can temporarily hide them and look at the result at the specified time you need to make a publication.
There is no autoposting. nine0003 Cost: from 1490 ₽ per year, limited free functionality. Available for iOS only.
We also recommend reading the article “How to create a content plan for Instagram Stories*”.
Instagram feed preview* (Feed Preview)
The application has a free Instagram feed designer*, filters, color and light correction, a calendar with scheduled publications, captions with custom fonts and brief statistics of already published posts. nine0003 Photo and calendar editing interface with a reminder of the scheduled publication
Feed Preview is convenient because you do not need to log in to Instagram*. It is enough to enter the profile nickname, and all current posts will automatically appear in the feed constructor.
In a paid subscription, advertising is disabled, you can work with the carousel and multiple accounts at the same time, add frames and split photos into several parts (endless feed function).
Free limited version available, subscription from 499 ₽ per month, the first 7 days are free. Available for iOS and Android.
Preview – Plan your Instagram*
English app with more features. The free version has a scheduler for the feed of posts, the sections of the rails, videos and stories. There are also limited profile statistics, replies to comments and adding a caption to a post, filters and photo editing: you can draw, retouch, do light and color correction, and more.
Instagram feed builder interface*: posts, rils and photo filtersThe application has two paid subscriptions: Pro and Premium with additional features:
- all filters and fonts;
- detailed account analytics;
- selection of hashtags by photo;
- repost function;
- competitor analysis;
- post caption ideas;
- auto-posting;
- story planning;
- division of one photo into several pictures;
- work in desktop version;
- teamwork - access from different devices and the ability to connect multiple accounts.
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Available for iOS and Android. Cost:
- free limited edition;
- Pro - from $7.99 per month, first 2 months free;
- Premium - from $14.99 per month, first 2 months free.
UNUM is a similar advanced Instagram feed builder* that allows you to schedule posts in your feed, reels and stories. A unique feature is the paid Palette tool, which helps you match the ribbon to the color tone of your photos. nine0003
Upload the photos you plan to publish into the constructor, click "Palette", and all images will be colored in the main tone of the photo. It will immediately become noticeable which photos stand out from the general palette and where color combinations are not very successful.
In the Palette mode, you can immediately see that most of the photos do not match with each other in colorLearn more about how to create a color palette in the article "What is an identity and how it works in social networks".
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In addition, the application has dozens of filters, color and light correction, frames, adding a caption to the photo, a calendar with delayed posts, a reminder of the publication, splitting the photo into parts, selecting hashtags by photo and much more. Of the minuses: you need to synchronize with your Instagram account*, and if you have a business profile, then with your Facebook page*.
There is a free limited version, subscription - from 199 ₽ per month, the first month is free. Available for iOS and Android. nine0003
Briefly about how to choose a service
SMMplanner and Preview services are suitable for working from a computer. Russian-language SMMplanner costs from 450 ₽, it has all Instagram stickers and tags* for posts and stories, auto-posting. Preview is an English-language service that is not fully translated into Russian. There are filters, hashtags, competitor analysis, teamwork and more. The premium subscription, which includes the desktop version, costs $14.
99 per month – about 1100 ₽.
When all you need is the Instagram Feed Builder*, choose Inpreview or Feed Preview. The free version has the necessary functions for scheduling the feed, the applications do not take up much space. nine0003
If you need additional features, unique filters, photo editing, hashtag selection, account analysis, help in creating a color palette, choose the UNUM or Preview application.
And if you need some inspiration for some beautiful feed designs, check out our article How to Create a Beautiful Instagram Visual* in 2022.
15 useful apps for your Instagram account
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Many of us have had Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia) for a long time. We love to hang out there all the time, looking at photos and stories of our girlfriends, as well as liking them and leaving comments. But not all things on Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia) can be done without other applications.
We have selected 15 of the coolest "helpers" that will make your life much easier. You definitely won't get bored!
This is a great way to create stories. Without visual garbage and with their cool stuff. You go in, upload a photo or video, and then you can add stickers, other photos or videos. And the most interesting thing is that the number of stickers is not limited! nine0003
With this app, you definitely won't need to make 1 million stories. One is enough, but at the same time fun and unusual.
Download: iOS
Unfold
If you are still a fan of ordinary stories, then we offer you this particular application. A classic with minimal and elegant templates to which you can add captions.
The application supports not only photos, but also videos. At the same time, the quality remains high. nine0003
Download: iOS/Android
Facetune
Oh, how often we are faced with the fact that a pimple has popped up somewhere, the smile is not snow-white enough, the shape of the face is not the right one or the hair is not laid out in the right way.
Do not rush to get upset! Facetune is exactly what you need.
Here you photoshop the picture. Download it once and you won't be able to leave.
Moreover, now the application has become available on any operating system and is completely free! nine0003
Download: iOS/Android
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Are you in a hurry, but really want to upload your profile picture? This photo editor will take half the job. Here are collected different filters and effects, there is an opportunity to make a collage. Its stylish stickers and fonts will add zest. And then you can safely upload your creation to your profile without even leaving the application.
Download: iOS/Android
What must be present in the phone of an insta-lover? VSCO. It has a lot of filters: both paid and free.
They will create real magic with a boring photo! nine0003
Find your favorite, install it at the very beginning and voila: you don't have to go far.
You can save the shot right away or experiment with colors and see what works.
Download: iOS/Android
InstaSize
When uploading files to Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia), we may encounter the fact that they have to be cropped. But with this application, you will be given the opportunity to upload a photo or video in full size. Of course, they will have frames, but with them the profile can become a little more diverse. Moreover, the application has the ability to change their color. Also there you can adjust the brightness, saturation and sharpness, flip the picture, increase or decrease. nine0003
Download: iOS/Android
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HUJI/KUJI
An application that literally does everything for you: turn on the camera, point at the object, click.
This editor will select the desired filter, and you just have to choose the best and save. Due to the fact that the photos there look like old film ones, the application becomes even more unique and cool.
Download: iOS/Android
Planoly
Do you like to schedule your photos? Worried about what the profile will look like with a new selfie update? No problem. Planoly exists for this.
You can upload up to 30 photos per month to see how everything looks. If necessary, delete or move the photo.
If suddenly you are afraid of forgetting to post a photo on the right day and at the right time, then the application will help with this. Just set the desired date and wait for a reminder! nine0003
Download: iOS/Android
Followers Assistant
We all hate unsubs. Especially when those we subscribe to unsubscribe. This lifesaver will be able to show you not only those to whom you are subscribed without an answer, but also those who unsubscribe from you while you were not in the application.
It brings the statistics of subscribers and keeps you up to date with what is happening.
Download: iOS/Android
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LikeMe
If you suddenly want to wind hearts on a photo, then this application is exactly for you. By liking other users, you earn points.
You can exchange these points for hearts or followers in the future.
Very convenient, free of charge, and most importantly, without the risk of picking up a virus on your phone, because you don't have to download from some suspicious site. But don't overdo it! Extra likes and followers are sometimes pleasing to the eye, but you can be accused of cheating if they see suspicious activity. There must be a measure in everything. nine0003
Download: iOS
Photo lab, only in the phone.
All you have to do is upload a photo and apply one of the filters to create a beautiful film effect. The application includes only 10 retro filters, but believe me, this will definitely be enough for you.
Download: iOS/Android
GlitchVideo Effects
We have seen distorted photos many times. Now there is an opportunity to make such videos.
The result may seem a little strange from the outside, but believe me, that's the whole point.
You can make a really unusual story, after which your friends will definitely want to download it for themselves.
Download: iOS/Android
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Surely you have the “Actual” function on Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia). So why not do something creative for her cover? This way you can decorate your profile and attract new subscribers! nine0003
Here you can make headers and banners not only for Instagram, but also for YouTube.
