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Video collages are a fun way to make your feed look fresh and interesting. Whether you’re creating Stories about your vacation or posting about an event you’ve recently been to, a collage is always a great idea. And the best part is, they are really easy to make! There are tons of apps that can help with the process. Here’s the list of our favorites.
Top Picks
| App | Platforms | Price | Level |
| Canva | iOS, Android | free + in-app purchases | Professional |
| Mojo | iOS, Android | free + in-app purchases | Semi-professional |
| PicPlayPost | iOS, Android | $24.99 for the Pro version | Beginner |
If You Need More than a Simple App
Before we start, we do also want to recommend the best desktop software for creating video collages. Movavi Video Editor Plus is a full-featured filmmaking application that will help you create cool movies. It’s super easy to use, so you can have a video collage up on your social media in no time. And we guarantee it will look more interesting and different than anything created in a mobile app. Most mobile applications don’t have enough tools to create truly outstanding video content. You won’t have access to many special effects, and the transitions tend to be quite limited. So if you want to make something special and avoid boring templates, try Movavi Video Editor Plus!
The Best Beginner Apps for Video Collages
1. Video Collage – if you want to create a collage in three clicks
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: free
Key features: This is a standard app to make video collages with templates for up to 5 videos. The great thing about the Video Collage application is that it’s very easy to use and perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to spend a lot of time editing videos.
Here’s what you can do with this app: choose a template (either vertical or horizontal), add videos and photos, mute sound, add music, and set the color and width of the frames. That’s it: your collage is ready for posting!
Note that you won’t find many features to get really creative: the tools are fairly limited. There are only 45 templates. But while it might be frustrating for more experienced content creators, for others it will be just enough. So if you want a simple tool that will get things done and won’t overwhelm you with a ton of features you’ll never use, Video Collage is a great choice for you.
pros:
➕ easy-to-use
cons:
➖ not many tools
➖ outdated design
➖ limited editing capabilities
2. Photo & Video Collage Maker – if you don’t mind the ads
Available on: iPhones
Pricing: free + in-app purchases
Key features: This is another collage maker with just a basic set of tools. It has over 50 free-to-use templates and allows you to use both photos and videos in a single collage. It doesn’t have any editing capabilities – all you can do is crop your video. There is a built-in audio library, but it’s accessible only to those who pay for the Pro version of the app. Ah, and about that, there’s A LOT of ads in the application.
Other than that, it’s a simple intuitive app that will help you create a simple collage for your Instagram post or Stories.
pros:
➕ easy-to-use
cons:
➖ limited tools
➖ too many ads
3. Vidstich – if you want to combine photos and videos in one collage
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: free + in-app purchases
Key features: Vidstitch is one of the simpler apps for video collages. It offers over 50 free templates to combine videos and photos into one clip. You can choose the color and width of the frames and make a couple of other adjustments. One significant advantage of this program is that, unlike the others, it enables you to record a new video for your collage right within the app. Beyond that, there are not many editing and customizing features in this application.
Vidstich will suit those who need to create a quick collage in a few minutes. Users can share content made in this app directly to their social media without downloading it to their devices.
pros:
➕ easy-to-use
➕ has a recording feature
cons:
4. PicPlayPost – if you need to edit your video
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: $24.99 for the Pro version
Key features: This one is for more sophisticated content. The app has over 80 templates, including some specifically created for Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and other social media. PicPlayPost enables you to create clips up to 30 minutes long. It also offers automatic modes for slideshow creation.
You can do some editing of your videos and audio files before adding them to a collage. For instance, the app offers slow-motion and fast-forwarding, voiceover, and watermark features. You can add GIF stickers from the Giphy service to videos made in this app, as well as free-to-use pictures from the library and different titles and animations.
pros:
➕ intuitive interface
➕ advanced editing features
➕ built-in media stock content
cons:
➖ the free version puts limits on video length
5. PhotoGrid – if you want to share your art
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: $29.99 for the Premium version
Key features: PhotoGrid is a more advanced app for collage making. Actually, it’s not exactly an editor – it’s a whole social media app with a built-in collage editor. It has more fun templates and creative features than the above programs. For example, you can add multiple stickers to your clip, customize the frame, and add filters and effects. The app also offers some neat themed backgrounds and GIFs, for example for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and Lunar New Year.
pros:
➕ many themed templates
cons:
➖ not very intuitive
6. Pic Stitch – if you want more tools
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: $29.99 per year for the Pro version
Key features: Pic Stitch is another simple app for making video collages. It gives you over 250 layouts to combine your photos and videos. Pic Stitch has a built-in video and photo editor, so you can quickly trim your video, crop the picture, or apply a filter to the whole collage to make it look balanced.
The tools in the free version of the app are quite limited. For example, without paying a monthly subscription fee you can’t change the color of the frames or create a custom layout.
pros:
➕ advanced features
cons:
➖ the free version is very limited
The Best Professional Video Collage Makers
7. Canva – if you’re a blogger or digital marketer
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: free + in-app purchases
Key features: As an app created originally for professional designers, Canva takes users to another level of content creation. Here you can create a collage from scratch or use one of the templates created by professional designers – there are more than 60,000 of them! All the templates are categorized, so you can easily find what you need, whether you’re creating an Instagram Story or an animated post cover for Facebook.
In the collages, you can combine videos and photos, add animation and titles in different styles, and choose the colors of the frames. There’s a built-in stock media library with pictures, music, and video, as well as hundreds of stickers and GIFs. In addition to collages, you can create logos, wallpaper, mood boards, and even menus.
Because there are so many tools, Canva might seem a bit overwhelming for beginners. Also, many of its features are hidden unless you get the paid version.
pros:
➕ 60,000 (!!!) templates
➕ lots of stickers and animations
➕ built-in stock media
cons:
➖ may be too complex for beginners
8. Mojo – if you want to have it all
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: free + in-app purchases
Key features: Mojo is another advanced app for avid content creators. In our humble opinion, it’s one of the best video collage apps. It has tons of animated templates that you can use for making photo and video collages. There are hundreds of tools to make your content unique: built-in music, videos, pictures, stickers, GIFs, and titles. Some are blocked until you pay, but even the free version has enough features to satisfy most users.
There’s also a creative mode to help you develop your own collage without templates: here you can choose how many frames you want in one collage, the animation pattern, background colors, and more. The great thing about Mojo is that it’s very intuitive and straightforward. Despite the fact that it’s intended as a professional tool for digital marketers and bloggers, it can really be used by anyone.
pros:
➕ lots of templates and built-in stock media
➕ on-point designs
cons:
➖ more than half the templates are only in the paid version
9. Diptic – if you want to stand out
Available on: iPhones
Pricing: $2,99
Key features: Diptic is also a good app for creative users. Not only do you get lots of unique layouts, but you can also customize them in many different ways. Using Diptic, you can combine up to 9 photos and videos in one collage. Like in other professional apps, there are built-in simple photo and video editors, as well as a free media library.
Diptic has a convenient sharing option that enables you to send your collage directly to Instagram. Facebook, Facebook, or Flickr.
pros:
➕ fully customizable templates
➕ easy-to-use
cons:
➖ no free version, not even a three-day trial
10. KineMaster – if you want a video editor with a collage-making feature
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing:$22.99 per year for the Premium version
Key features: KineMaster looks like a full-featured video editor in miniature. It doesn’t have any templates or built-in stickers but, using the Layers feature, you can create your custom video collage. Users who are familiar with film editing on a PC will be able to navigate through this app very quickly – the interface and all the buttons look exactly like a typical video editing app. It’s even oriented horizontally! But if you’ve never used a video editing app before, you may find it difficult to get used to KineMaster.
The Layers feature is not very easy to use but, at the same time, it gives you more freedom to create exactly what you have in mind. Here you can add as many videos to your collage as you want and combine them however you like. Also, the app enables you to add a voiceover to your clip or use any music saved on your device.
pros:
➕ lets you get fully creative
➕ offers much more than just a collage-making tool
cons:
➖ may seem too complex for beginners
➖ because the app is oriented horizontally, it’s awkward to edit vertical videos
11. Adobe Premiere Rush – if you’re an Adobe fan
Available on: iPhones, Android phones
Pricing: $4.99 per month for the Premium version
Key features: This is another mobile professional editing application from Adobe that will let you make collages using the Layers feature. Like KineMaster, it doesn’t have any ready-to-use templates – you have to create your collage from scratch. And while it gives you a lot of space for creativity, it will take longer to finish one clip.
pros:
➕ lets you get fully creative
➕ connects with Adobe Cloud
cons:
➖ may seem too complex for beginners
Try any of these apps and you’ll see that making video collages is really fun and easy – and the outcome is totally worth it! Get creative, post cool engaging content, and broaden your audience. Good luck 😉
