Instagram Story Templates
Stories that look good before you even post them.
Create polished Instagram stories for daily updates, photo dumps, launches, birthdays, travel, promos and more. Zaps gives you ready-made story templates you can customize with your photos, text, filters, fonts and stickers.
4.8 stars on the App Store · Available on iOS & Android
Instagram story templates are pre-designed 9:16 layouts you customize with photos, text and stickers.
Zaps gives you thousands of Instagram story templates — photo dumps, recaps, announcements, moodboards, product promos and Q&As — that you can edit from your phone. Built for Instagram's 9:16 vertical format and the 60-second story duration. A mobile-first alternative to Unfold, Mojo and Canva.
- Format9:16 vertical · 1080×1920 px
- Story lengthUp to 60 seconds per video story
- Built foriOS & Android
- ReplacesUnfold, Mojo, StoryArt
Your stories should not look like last-minute screenshots.
Instagram stories move fast, but that does not mean they should feel rushed. Zaps helps you turn everyday photos, announcements and ideas into clean, aesthetic story designs in minutes.
- You want stories that look consistent with your feed.
- You need to post quickly without starting from a blank canvas.
- Built-in story tools feel too basic.
- You want better layouts for photo dumps and announcements.
- You need templates for both personal and professional content.
Pick a template. Make it yours.
Start with story templates designed for mobile and made to look polished immediately. Add your photos, change the copy, adjust the colors and post a story that feels intentional.
- Instagram story templates
- Daily update templates
- Birthday and celebration stories
- Travel and lifestyle layouts
- Product and promo stories
- Creator announcement templates
Fit more memories into one story.
Turn multiple photos into clean story collages without messy cropping or awkward spacing. Zaps helps you create photo dumps, recaps, moodboards and visual updates that feel designed.
- Multi-photo story layouts
- Photo dump templates
- Moodboard-style stories
- Before-and-after layouts
- Clean spacing and balanced frames
Add personality without clutter.
Use fonts, stickers, frames, icons and overlays to make your stories feel more personal. Add labels, captions, dates, callouts and small design details that match your aesthetic.
- Premium fonts
- Stickers and icons
- Frames and borders
- Captions and labels
- Quote and text layouts
Make every story feel like part of the same world.
Apply filters and effects that bring your photos together visually. Whether your style is clean, film-inspired, vintage, moody or bright, Zaps helps your stories feel cohesive.
- Aesthetic filters
- Film and vintage effects
- Moody creator looks
- Clean color treatment
- Great for lifestyle, travel and brand stories
Fix the photo before it becomes the story.
Enhance photos, remove backgrounds or clean up distractions before adding them to your story design. Zaps gives you AI tools that help everyday photos look more publish-ready.
- AI photo enhance
- Background removal
- Magic eraser-style cleanup
- Cleaner product and creator photos
- Faster story-ready edits
Story templates for everything you post.
Daily stories
Make everyday updates look cleaner, more intentional and more on-brand.
Photo dumps
Combine multiple photos into story layouts that feel balanced and aesthetic.
Birthdays & celebrations
Create birthday stories, event recaps, party invites and celebration posts.
Travel recaps
Turn trip photos into polished story sets with captions, dates and location details.
Product promos
Create launch stories, sale announcements, offer cards and product highlights.
Creator announcements
Share new videos, drops, collaborations, milestones and personal updates in a polished format.
Design an Instagram story in minutes.
Choose a template
Pick a story template or collage layout that fits your content.
Add your content
Drop in your photos, update the text, colors and stickers.
Polish the look
Apply filters, effects or AI edits to make photos shine.
Export & post
Share directly to Instagram or save to your camera roll.
A better way to make Instagram stories.
Basic story tools
- Limited layout options
- Hard to make multi-photo stories look clean
- Repetitive fonts and stickers
- No advanced editing workflow
- Stories can feel rushed or inconsistent
Zaps Story Templates
- Ready-made aesthetic templates
- Story collage layouts for multi-photo posts
- Premium fonts, stickers and frames
- Filters and effects built in
- AI photo tools — enhance, remove, erase
- Built for creators and businesses
- Easy mobile editing from start to post
Create more with Zaps.
Loved by story creators everywhere.
"I use Zaps whenever I want my stories to look like I spent way more time on them than I actually did."
"The story templates are perfect for photo dumps, birthdays and quick updates. Everything feels cleaner."
"I stopped using random story apps because Zaps has the layouts, fonts, stickers and filters in one place."
Common questions.
Instagram story templates are pre-designed layouts you can customize with your own photos, text, colors, stickers and effects.
Yes. Zaps includes Instagram story templates, collage layouts, fonts, stickers, filters and AI tools for creating polished stories.
Yes. Zaps includes multi-photo layouts for story collages, photo dumps, recaps, moodboards and announcements.
No. You can start with a ready-made template and customize it from your phone.
Yes. Businesses can use Zaps story templates for product promos, launches, announcements, offers, testimonials and branded updates.
Make your next story look designed.
Start with a Zaps story template, add your photos and customize the look in minutes.