The best collage apps help you make fabulous photo collages on your smartphone. You don’t need fancy photo editing software or high-level editing skills. These collage apps make it quick, easy, and painless.
Whether you’re creating a photography portfolio or a collage for a friend’s wedding, you can do it in any of these collage apps.
There are plenty of collage apps to choose from, but Canva is easily our top choice. It’s free to download for both iOS and Android users. It has a wide range of collage templates and easy-to-use photo, video, and document editing tools.
Best Photo Collage Apps
Let’s take a look at all the best photo collage apps in detail. Our list includes apps for both iPhone and Android smartphones. We have dedicated collage apps that are easy to use. But we’ve also included apps with more advanced photo and video editing options.
Picking one is mostly a question of what you already need. If you want a single app that also handles social posts, print files, and video, take Canva. If you only ever want to drop photos into a grid and get out, PicCollage and Collage Maker are faster. If the collage is a stop on the way to a heavier edit (background removal, object removal, retouching), Picsart and PhotoGrid do both jobs in one app. And if you shoot on one platform only, that narrows the list on its own: Collage Maker and Collage Maker Photo Editor are Android-only, and Pic Collage Maker is iPhone-only.
1. Canva
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Supported Devices
iOS and Android
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| Price |
Price
Free with in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.9 (App Store) / 4.8 (Google Play)
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| No. of Downloads |
No. of Downloads
500M+ on Google Play
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| Key Features |
Key Features
Dedicated collage maker, photo and video editing, free template and stock library, AI editing tools, print-and-ship service
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Canva is, without question, the best collage app. It’s highly rated by the millions of iOS and Android users who enjoy the app. And as well as many fantastic design tools, the app has a brilliant collage feature that’s perfect for photographers.
Creating a collage with Canva couldn’t be easier. Whether you’re making a collage of your best photography work or a birthday collage for a friend or family member, Canva has you covered.
The app provides hundreds of collage templates covering all kinds of styles and occasions. Birthdays, weddings, and professional mood boards are all catered for.
Once you’ve selected the template you like, just replace the template photos with your own. You can also add text and other visual elements to make it more unique and personal.
You can download your finished collage as a digital document, like a PDF. But you can also have your collage printed on card or canvas. There are plenty of size options. You can also arrange payment and shipping through the app.
Canva is more than just a collage app. It’s packed with brilliant photo and video editing tools. You don’t need a degree in graphic design or videography, nor do you need expensive photo editing software. Canva makes photo editing and graphic design easy.
You can use Canva to design websites or marketing material. It’s a fantastic tool for enhancing social media strategies. And the app now has incredible AI tools that streamline the creative process even more. You also have access to a free media library with over 2M+ assets available.
The catch is that Canva is not really a collage app. The collage templates live inside a full design suite, so you scroll past presentations, posters, and social formats to reach them. If all you want is a photo grid in ten seconds, PicCollage below is quicker. A good share of the fonts, stock images, and template elements are Pro-only too, and the app pushes that upgrade hard.
2. PicCollage
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Supported Devices
iOS and Android
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Price
Free with ads and in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.8 (App Store) / 4.7 (Google Play)
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| No. of Downloads |
No. of Downloads
100M+ on Google Play
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| Key Features |
Key Features
Photo and video collages, flexible grid system, AI background eraser and Magic Expand, animated templates
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PicCollage is more of a dedicated collage app than Canva. But that’s not to say the app isn’t packed with fun, engaging features to help you create beautiful photo collages of all different types.
You can make professional photo collages for a photography portfolio or mood boards to help with styling or design. PicCollage is also a great option for fun picture collages of holidays with friends, weddings, or birthday parties.
Their photo grid system makes it easy to make a unique photo collage. There are plenty of grid templates to choose from, from diptych and triptych designs to more complex multi-photo grids.
You can adjust the grid size, increase the image sizes, or add or remove the background. It’s easy to move elements around or change their size.
It also offers a wide range of photo collage templates. These are more ready-made than the grid designs, allowing you to create a fun collage in a matter of minutes. They have templates for any occasion imaginable, from anniversaries to Christmas.
PicCollage also has templates for photo slideshows and videos. You can import still images or videos from your camera roll, allowing for even more creativity when making a personal collage.
Their massive library of stickers and backgrounds also gives you more scope to make your photo collage more original and personal.
PicCollage has picked up real AI tools too. The background eraser cuts a subject out with no manual tracing, and Magic Expand fills in the edges of a photo that is the wrong shape for the layout you picked. Both save you a trip to a separate editor when your source images do not match.
PicCollage is free to download for Android devices and iPhones. There are some in-app purchases that allow you to upgrade your creations. Users can also upgrade to the PicCollage VIP, an upgraded, ad-free version of the app. This requires a monthly subscription.
Skip PicCollage if you want serious photo editing. It builds collages beautifully, but its per-image controls are thin next to Picsart’s, and the free version runs ads until you take the VIP subscription.
3. Picsart AI Photo Editor
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Supported Devices
iOS and Android
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| Price |
Price
Free with in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.7 (App Store) / 4.0 (Google Play)
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| No. of Downloads |
No. of Downloads
1B+ on Google Play
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| Key Features |
Key Features
Grid and freestyle collages, Collage Story Maker for Instagram, sticker maker, AI background and object removal
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Picsart is one of the world’s most popular art and photo editing apps, with literally millions and millions of downloads. It has advanced AI features and editing tools for pro-level content creation. You can also use it for fabulous photo collages.
The app gives you plenty of creative freedom when building your photo collage. There are grids and templates for quick and easy collage construction. It offers different styles, like scrapbooks, yearbooks, and picture frames. But you also have freestyle collage editing, allowing you to build pieces that are entirely your own.
You also have a special Collage Story Maker for Instagram. It has templates and ideas for making eye-catching photo collage stories that perfectly fit the Instagram story format.
The app has millions of stickers you can add to your collages. And if that’s not enough, you can even create your own stickers.
Aside from photo collages, Picsart is one of the best apps for editing photos. It has a load of high-quality filters for quick edits. But it also has more sophisticated editing tools.
The background removal tool simplifies a once-complicated process, allowing you to change the background of any portrait. You can also remove unwanted objects. It also has selfie retouch effects that are perfect for social media images.
AI tools take Picsart features to another level. There’s an AI enhancer tool that improves low-quality images. It even has a text-to-image generator. With just a few prompts, you can have a brand new, completely original AI image. You can even feed the AI bot pictures of yourself to then create brand new images with you as the subject, just like PhotoAI.
Picsart is free to download for iPhones and Android mobiles. However, some of the more advanced features are hidden behind a paywall. There are in-app purchases and an option to upgrade to the Pro version.
Picsart is the most powerful app on this list and the most aggressive about selling you that Pro plan. The ratings show it: 4.7 on the App Store against 4.0 on Google Play, where the reviews are dominated by billing and subscription complaints. The AI features that matter (the enhancer, the text-to-image generator, much of the object removal) all sit behind the paywall. If all you want is a collage, this is more app than you need.
4. Moldiv
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Supported Devices
iOS and Android
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| Price |
Price
Free with ads and in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.7 (App Store) / 4.5 (Google Play)
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| No. of Downloads |
No. of Downloads
10M+ on Google Play
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| Key Features |
Key Features
194 collage frames, 100 magazine layouts, 220+ filters, live-view camera filters
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Moldiv is one of the trendiest apps for content creators right now. It’s a great app for any kind of social media content, but the stylish collage options make it a fantastic option for photo collage fans.
When creating a photo collage in the app, you have 194 frames to choose from, plus 90 background patterns and more than 560 stickers. The FreeStyle design mode lets you play fast and loose with the template structures.
You can make your photo collage look like a magazine editorial, with over 100 popular mag styles to choose from. You also have movie poster collages. The app also offers a wide range of themed albums for different types of photos.
Moldiv also works as a camera app. As well as manual camera controls, the app has over 220 filters to help you enhance your smartphone photography, improving your content and drawing more eyes to your account.
These are live-view filters, so you can apply them before you even take the picture. These filters include film photography effects to give your images that retro look.
There’s a background blur effect for selfies and portraits. You can add textures and effects to your images. The app also has editing tools for even better creative control.
iPhone and Android users will be happy to know the app is completely free. It does contain ads and some in-app purchases, but you can make pro-level photo collages on the tightest of tight budgets.
Moldiv is the slowest-moving app here. Its last update landed in June 2026, where Canva, Picsart, and PhotoGrid ship changes most months, and its Google Play score (4.5) trails its App Store score (4.7). Look elsewhere if you want the newest AI editing tools. Stay for the magazine layouts, which nothing else on this list does as well.
5. Collage Maker
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Supported Devices
Android
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| Price |
Price
Free with ads and in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.9 (Google Play)
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No. of Downloads
100M+ on Google Play
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| Key Features |
Key Features
Up to 100 photos per collage, 100+ layouts and grids, 3D Popout effect, AI photo enhancer
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Collage Maker, as you might guess from the name, is a dedicated photo collage app. It doesn’t have the widest range of features, but it does exactly what you want it to do.
While other collage apps have strict limits on how many photos you can use, Collage Maker allows up to 100 photos in one collage. That gives you incredible flexibility when designing your image collection.
The app has also added a 3D Popout effect that lets your subject break out of its frame, and a one-tap AI photo enhancer that cleans up blurry or damaged source images before you lay them out.
You have your choice of over a hundred layouts, templates, and grids, making it easy to create something truly unique and personal. You can customize the collages even more with text, stickers, backgrounds, and frames.
The editing tools let you touch up and alter individual photos before adding them to a collage. You can crop and rotate pictures, as well as apply filters. You can even draw on them using the doodle tool.
Integrated Instagram features make it an ideal choice for social media enthusiasts. You can create collages that perfectly fit Instagram’s post formats. If a collage doesn’t fit the ratio you need, the app blurs or adds color to the background. That way, the photo collages always look perfect on your profile.
It’s only available for Android smartphones, so apologies iPhone users. But it’s highly rated by app users due to its ease of use and effective features. It’s free to download, with ads and in-app purchases.
Two apps on this list are called some version of Collage Maker, and they are not the same app. This one is built for volume: 100 photos in a single collage, against the 20 you get from Collage Maker Photo Editor below. What it does not give you is depth. The editing tools are basic, ads run throughout the free version, and there is no iPhone build at all.
Download: Android
6. Collage Maker Photo Editor
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Supported Devices
Android
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Price
Free with ads and in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.8 (Google Play)
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No. of Downloads
10M+ on Google Play
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| Key Features |
Key Features
Up to 20 photos per collage, 200+ layouts and grids, No Crop for Instagram, DSLR-style background blur
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Collage Maker Photo Editor, from the developer A Photo Studio, is the second dedicated collage app on our list. It is Android-only, so iPhone users should skip ahead to Pic Collage Maker.
You can combine up to 20 photos per collage, with more than 200 layouts, grids, and frames to choose from. They have theme templates and decorative frames for quick and easy photo arrangements. But they also have a grid option that gives you more freedom when constructing your photo collage.
The collage editor helps you adjust the ratio to fit any social media platform, like Instagram or Facebook. You can also adjust the background, border, and shape of the collage.
Tools for editing individual images give you even more creative options. You can add background blur or remove the background completely. You can also add artistic filters for dramatic transformations. Then you can also add the final touches with stickers, text, and emojis.
The No Crop editing features help you create collages for Instagram. Fixed post ratios can be tricky to work with, and Instagram will often crop the edges to fit its vertical 3:4 profile grid. That’s not the case with Collage Maker, however. It helps you create collages that fit the format without cutting anything out.
The app is free on Android, with ads in the free version and an in-app purchase that removes them and unlocks the rest of the layouts.
The 20-photo ceiling is the thing to watch. If you are building a wedding or holiday collage out of dozens of images, Collage Maker above handles five times as many. This one is the better pick when the collage is going straight to Instagram and you care more about it filling the frame than about the photo count.
Download: Android
7. Pic Collage Maker
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Supported Devices
iOS
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| Price |
Price
Free with in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.9 (App Store)
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No. of Ratings
9,700+ on the App Store
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Key Features
Themed frames and grid layouts, logo and watermark tool, exposure and contrast controls, Instagram story templates
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Pic Collage Maker, which the App Store now lists as Photo Collage Maker: InCollage, is the smallest app on our list. It is also one of the best rated, at 4.9 stars from nearly 10,000 iPhone users, thanks to its collage building features, simple interface, and fantastic results.
There are literally thousands of collage layouts to choose from. You have your pick of themed frames or grid layouts to make something truly unique and special.
You can add text, stickers, and other elements to make your work more personal and fun. You can even apply a logo or watermark to your finished collages, which is great for professional photographers.
Editing tools allow you to adjust exposure, contrast, and brightness of individual images before you add them to a collage. The app also has quick-apply filters for faster photo editing.
Pic Collage Maker also has plenty of layouts that fit Instagram’s post ratios. That means your collages won’t have the edges cropped off when you upload them to the app. It also has hundreds of templates for Instagram stories, helping you produce fun, engaging content.
Pic Collage Maker is only available for iPhones, but it is free to download. If you want more from the app, you have an option to upgrade to the Pro version. You’ll need to pay the monthly subscription fee, but it opens many more features.
The small audience is the trade-off. Fewer than 10,000 people have rated it, against 1.8 million for PicCollage, so it draws less scrutiny and fewer updates. There is no Android build, and the extras worth having (watermark control and the full template set) sit behind the Pro subscription.
Download: iOS
8. PhotoGrid
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Supported Devices
iOS and Android
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| Price |
Price
Free with ads and in-app purchases
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| User Rating |
User Rating
4.9 (App Store) / 4.7 (Google Play)
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| No. of Downloads |
No. of Downloads
10M+ on Google Play
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| Key Features |
Key Features
Photo and video collages, 25,000+ templates and design assets, AI object removal, social-media aspect ratios
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PhotoGrid is another fantastic collage app, although this one is more of a video collage specialist. However, it still has all the tools to create incredible still photo collages for social media or print.
With over 25,000 templates and design assets to choose from, it’s easy to create stunning photo collages for any occasion. You can add up to 16 images to any still or video collage. You can make scrapbook-style collages, film strips, or themed collages for birthdays, weddings, or graduations.
It’s just as easy to make video collages with PhotoGrid. You can make video collages optimized for Instagram, whether you’re making a post or a story. You’ll experience no unwanted cropping on your videos.
The app also covers other social media platforms, so you can create collages with the perfect aspect ratio for any site. You can also add logos or watermarks, which is handy for professional photographers.
It also has tools for editing individual images before you add them to your collages. You can adjust everything from brightness to contrast. You can also crop and rotate your images.
AI tools also make photo editing easy. The AI can remove unwanted objects from any image with a natural finish. The app also has AI touch-up functions for quicker and easier editing.
Like all the apps on our list, PhotoGrid is free to download. In-app purchases allow you to upgrade as you go, or you can subscribe to the premium version of the app.
PhotoGrid leads with video, which is also the reason to skip it. If you only ever build still collages, the video timeline, trimming tools, and marketing templates are clutter you scroll past on the way to a grid. The free version carries ads, and the newest AI tools are metered.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is the Best Free Photo Collage App?
Canva is the best free collage app on either platform. It is free on both iOS and Android, its collage template set is the widest here, and the free tier covers everything most people need. If you want something more single-minded, Collage Maker is free on Android and takes up to 100 photos in one collage.
Can I Make a Photo Collage Without Paying a Subscription?
Yes. Every app on this list has a usable free tier, and none of them puts the basic collage builder behind a payment. Subscriptions buy you an ad-free app plus extras: Picsart’s AI tools, PicCollage VIP, and watermark control in Pic Collage Maker.
How Many Photos Can I Put in One Collage?
The ceiling varies far more than you would expect. Collage Maker takes up to 100, Collage Maker Photo Editor takes 20, and PhotoGrid takes 16. If your collage is a big one, check the app’s limit before you start laying it out.
Do I Need an iPhone or an Android Phone?
Five of these eight apps run on both. Collage Maker and Collage Maker Photo Editor are Android-only, and Pic Collage Maker is iPhone-only. Canva, PicCollage, Picsart, Moldiv, and PhotoGrid are on both stores.
Conclusion
Making a photo collage is a great way to celebrate a special occasion or relationship. Whether it’s your best friend’s wedding or your parents’ anniversary, creating and sharing a fabulous photo collage shows people you care.
The best photo collage apps turn creating and sharing collages an easy process. As we’ve seen, the top options have hundreds or even thousands of collage templates in a range of styles. Every occasion is catered for, and they offer excellent tools for customization and personalization.
Canva is our favorite collage app right now. There is tough competition, but Canva has fantastic collage tools as part of its wider set of features. You can use the app to edit photos, videos, and documents. It also has one of the most user-friendly interfaces of any creative app.
If you are not sure where to start, install Canva and PicCollage. Both are free, and they sit at opposite ends of the job: one is a full design suite, the other a fast grid builder. An evening with each will tell you which way you work. Add Picsart only once you find yourself wanting real editing tools rather than more layouts.
