Best Collage Apps for iPhone (2026)

An honest comparison of the best photo collage apps for iPhone: FotoCollage, PicCollage, Canva, Adobe Express, Google Photos and the free built-in options.

There are hundreds of collage apps on the App Store, and most of them do the basics: put photos in a grid. The differences are in templates, styling, ads and how much is behind a paywall.

Here's a fair look at the main options so you can pick the right one for what you're making.

FotoCollage: Collage maker

Best for: good-looking collages fast, with templates and styling.

FotoCollage combines flexible layouts and creative templates (trending, travel, wedding and more) with backgrounds and patterns, frames and shapes, text, stickers, filters and effects. You can adjust spacing, borders, colours and canvas size, browse stock photos and videos, and save projects to keep editing later. Exports are high quality, and it's free to download.

PicCollage

Best for: playful, sticker-heavy collages and cards.

One of the most established collage apps, with lots of templates, stickers and freestyle layouts. Many premium items need a subscription.

Canva

Best for: people who also design posters, slides and social posts.

Canva has thousands of collage templates and syncs across devices, but it's a full design tool. That's powerful, but slower if you just want to combine photos.

Adobe Express

Best for: polished social graphics with brand fonts.

A strong template library and Adobe-quality editing tools. It needs an Adobe account, and some features are premium.

Google Photos

Best for: a quick collage from photos already in Google Photos.

Google Photos can make simple collages from selected photos, with a limited choice of designs.

Free built-in options

• Shortcuts app: the Combine Images action makes basic side-by-side or grid images. See how to make a collage on iPhone.
• Instagram Layout: the story camera's Layout mode makes quick grids for stories.
• Online: our free collage maker makes clean grids in the browser with no sign-up or watermark.

How to choose