If you are going to be looking for apps for Instagram likes and comments, then it’s important to understand what that really means. In this post I will explain what it is about and how you can pick out the good apps from the bad ones. Paid apps are not only a great way to boost your follower count, but also to get more Likes on your Instagram photos and get more engagement. But you should always make sure that the app itself is a good one before you buy anything or download anything.
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Best Apps For Instagram Likes
1 Preview Planning App
Hailed as ‘your visual planner for Instagram’, the Preview app is a brilliant tool for predicting what your feed will look like before pressing ‘Share’. You can drag and drop your photos and videos into the layout you want then set a day and time for your post. When it’s time to go, Preview will send a notification to remind you to share your post and paste your caption.
“I love using Preview to help me plan my feed in advance. It’s no different to merchandising a shop window. You want to entice people enough that they scroll through your feed.” – @itslinamar
There’s a ton of clever features too, from the hashtag suggestion tool to free templates (like the Puzzle Feed below), as well as a dreamy selection of filters to play with.
2 UNUM
Neat freaks, rejoice! UNUM is a very cool app that has the same basic features for uploading potential images into the grid and playing about with their placement. But this one feels more on the arty side and helps serious Instagrammers to create a beautiful design.
“I’ve used UNUM since the app first launched to develop and test new updates. It now offers insights on the best time to post, your most popular hashtags and unfollowers. It’s a great all-rounder.” – @livblankson
Other nifty extras include caption presets, integration with other platforms and access across multiple devices. It makes planning on-the-go easy peasy.
3 Planoly Planning App
Of course, we have to pay homage to the OG of planner tools: Planoly. Created by designer @brandypham back in 2013, the app has honed its scheduling capabilities, making it easier than ever to use, and now enables you to manage and reply to comments all in one place.
“Planning is my jam so using Planoly has made me a happier Instagrammer. It takes all the hassle out of deciding what to share next and helps me to bring some structure to my feed (as opposed to constantly posting cat pics!). It’s so useful that you can draft content for your Stories now too.” – @delphinechui
And you’ve got to check out the new Shoplink add-on. It’s really great for small businesses. You can now tag products on your Planoly content, making it even easier to schedule posts and sell products at the same time. In the words of the savvy founder, ‘I got 99 problems but a grid ain’t one.’
4 Mosaico
Designed to ‘bring your IG feed to perfection’, Mosaico is so easy-to-use making planning totally pain-free. As well as the standard drag ‘n’ drop positioning, you can manage your feed with bulk uploads and replace a planned image but keep its caption and position in the grid.
“I work full-time so I like to plan my content on weekends using Mosaico. I’ll shoot a bunch of images when the lighting is good then schedule ahead for the coming week. It’s a life-saver!” – @camillaackley
There’s plenty of tagging help, too. We love that you can save Tag Clouds under custom categories, which populate your caption field with one tap. Hello, perfectionist’s heaven.
5 Plann
Last but not least, we have Plann. This is a fuss-free app that is very straight forward to use. Aside from the standard scheduling, you can have plenty of fun with your images, from retouching and resizing to using stickers, borders and text to make your content truly pop.
Apps for instagram feed layout
1: Planoly
Planoly (iOS and Android) is one of the most popular Instagram grid planning tools due to its intuitive app layout and ease of use. It’s also conveniently available on both mobile and desktop if you need to upload or write copy from either device.
This tool lets you manage and create your hashtags, plan and schedule posts and stories, and access analytics data for your account. The free version has very basic data but as the plan price increases, the data becomes more detailed and comprehensive.
It also has a fantastic feature that allows you to split posts directly so no other tools are necessary. You can then schedule straight from the app and won’t need to worry about the order of the posts. Note that the “schedule” function won’t autopost video, stories or multiple carousel posts automatically; rather, it sends a posting reminder to your phone at the time of posting.
The Planoly app will send you a reminder when it is time to post.
On desktop, Planoly has a handy calendar tool that helps you plan new posts.
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One downside is that the mobile app can be a little slow to upload, and you can only upload 30 images a month with the free version.
Cost: Free. For extra features, upgrade to one of the paid plans, which start at $9/month. Paid plans let you add multiple users, access more analytics data, and upload more than 30 images per month.
To use this tool, first download the app from the App Store or the Google Play Store. Create an account and connect your Instagram account. When you log in initially, you’ll see your normal Instagram profile displayed in the grid format.
To start adding posts, tap the + symbol at the bottom of the app and select your image.
Tap the plus symbol to add images to your Instagram feed with the Planoly app.
Next, you’re taken to the upload screen.
What’s great about Planoly is that you can split your image into multiple posts directly. To do this, tap the grid icon at the bottom right of the image you’re uploading.
Tapping the Planoly grid icon will allow you to split your image into multiple posts.
From the pop-up menu, choose which format you’d like the posts split into. Then tap Split at the bottom of the screen.
Selection of the Planoly split options for your Instagram image.
If the split preview looks okay, tap Upload to add the image (now multiple posts) to your account.
Once split, tap upload to load your posts to your Planoly account.
Continue adding images until you’re happy with how the layout looks. If you need to delete an image, tap the post and then tap the trash icon at the top right.
Tap the trash icon to delete a post from your Planoly account.
If you want to move a post, tap and hold the image and drag it to swap places with another image.
When you’re happy with your grid, you can schedule your post. Tap your post, add your caption, and tap the Schedule option. In the calendar, select a date and time and tap OK.
To schedule your post through Planoly, tap the option to schedule, and select a date and time.
If everything looks okay, tap Save. You’ll notice that the post is now marked as scheduled, and it has a date and time attributed. It will also be marked with an “S” on your grid back on the main screen.
A scheduled post in Planoly will have a date and time shown.
If you choose to schedule posts through the app, the order of your posts will change on the grid in Planoly until you schedule all of the other posts.
For example, one post is scheduled below (marked with an “S”) but not the others, so the order has changed accordingly:
Example of a Planoly feed showing a scheduled image, another with others needing to be scheduled.
Pro Tip: Create an alternative (non-branded) account to test content before you post it on your main account page. If you only have a few hundred followers, it may be easier to spot trends and patterns when testing content. Once tested, post the same (or similar) content according to what performed the best in your testing.
2: Preview App
Preview App (iOS and Android) is another popular grid planning tool. Like Planoly, it has an intuitive interface and allows you to switch and rearrange planned posts with the click of a button. It also has a built-in editing tool that’s great for simple edits, particularly if you feel the tone of an image is slightly different from the other content and want to modify it.
What’s great about Preview is that it lets you upload an unlimited number of images for free, so if you’re working with a large number of images, it’s the perfect tool. The free version contains basic analytics, and you can purchase additional filter packages or upgrade to paid versions of the app.
Cost: Free with no limit on uploads; the paid plans start at $7.99/month for full analytics, hashtag analytics, and full filter packs.
To get started, first download the app from the App Store or Google Play Store. Log in and connect your Instagram account. Once you log in, your grid will appear. To start adding images, tap the + symbol at the top-right corner of the screen.
Inside the Preview app, tap the plus icon to add images.
Now select and upload as many images as you like.
To change the order of the images, click the two images you’d like to swap. They should appear white when you select them (as shown below). At the bottom of the screen, tap the icon with the two arrows and the images will swap places.
Swap the place of two images in the Preview app using the double arrow icon.
To edit an image, tap the image to select it (again, it should turn white as before) and then tap the wheel icon at the bottom of the screen. Select whichever filter you prefer and drag the slider at the bottom to increase or decrease the effect. Then tap Save to save your changes.
In Preview, tap the wheel icon to edit the image, and use the slider to increase or decrease the effect of a filter.
At the top of the screen, tap the settings bar to open more advanced editing settings, should you need to edit, crop, add overlays, or remove blemishes. The editing function is a key reason why the Preview app is such a strong grid layout tool.
In the Preview app, tap the top settings button to access advanced settings.
When you’re finished editing the image, tap Done and then tap Save (both options are at the top right). If you haven’t edited the image beyond simply adding a filter, you can go straight to the Save function.
From here, you can add a caption and schedule the post to your Instagram account. To add a caption, simply tap on the image and tap the speech bubble icon at the bottom.
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Use the speech bubble icon to add a caption to to your post in Preview.
A helpful extra function with this app is the ability to search for hashtags. Tap Find Hashtags on the scheduling screen to perform a search. Scroll through the suggestions and find a set of hashtags that fits your post. Then click off the screen to go back to scheduling your post.
The Preview app helps you find relevant hashtags to add to your post.
To add groups of hashtags you’ve previously saved, tap Groups and make your selection.
Once you’ve selected your hashtags, tap Schedule Post at the bottom of the screen. Add your preferred date and time and tap OK. Then tap Done.
Preview, like Planoly, will send you a reminder to post rather than automatically posting to your account.
The Preview app allows you the option to schedule your post.
If you go to your calendar (tap the icon at the top left of the main grid screen), you can see the post scheduled in the calendar.
Tap the calendar icon in Preview app to see scheduled posts.
3: UNUM
UNUM (iOS and Android) gained in popularity before Instagram created the archive feature because it allows users to “hide” posts and see what the grid would look like if certain posts were deleted. It’s still a helpful app though, with its simple drag-and-drop feature and the ability to toggle posts to see how they fit with your other content. You can also perform basic edits or cropping.
It can be a little slow, particularly when uploading, and the schedule function is also a little clunky. But on the plus side, it’s simple to use. If you’re not using the app for scheduling, it’s a great option. And unlike the other apps on this list, UNUM lets you upload 500 images per month for free (with 18 tile planning spaces).
Cost: Free; the paid plans start at $4.99/month and offer more total grids, deeper analytics, and unlimited uploads.
To get started, download the app from the App Store or the Google Play Store. Log in and connect your Instagram account.
To upload one or multiple images at once, scroll up, select the square where you want to add your image, choose your image, and then tap Done.
In UNUM, select the square in your grid where you would like to upload an image.
Once you’ve uploaded all of your images to the app, you can rearrange them by swapping two images at a time. To do this, select two images and then tap the double arrow icon at the bottom to swap them.
Use the double arrow icon in UNUM to swap images around.
To use the editing function, select an image and tap the edit icon at the bottom center of the screen. This allows you to do basic edits.
In UNUM, tap the edit button to adjust your image.
If you have other posts that you want to keep on hold for future use, there’s plenty of space at the top. Simply upload them to the planning space for future use.
Upload images to the planning space in UNUM to use them later.
To set a posting reminder, tap the hourglass symbol at the top right of the screen.
In UNUM, tap the hourglass icon to set a posting reminder.
Then tap Custom Post at the bottom of the screen. Tap to select one of your planned posts and choose your preferred date and time. Tap Save when you’re done.
Tap Custom Post in UNUM, and then select the day and time you want to post it to your feed.
The clunky part lies in adding the caption. You have to go back to the main grid, tap on your post, and tap the feather tool at the bottom right. Then add your caption and tap Save.
Tap the feather tool in UNUM to add a caption to your post, prior to publish.
4: Plann
Plann (iOS and Android) is similar to Planoly. It features a limited number of uploads per month (30) and basic editing capabilities, and allows you to plan your grid, curate your grid, and schedule posts with a push notification.
Cost: Free; if you upgrade to the most basic paid version (currently $4/month), you get plenty of extra features such as analytics and a “strategy” plan, which lets you map out the different styles of posts you want to add and even add color-coded placeholders.
Use color coded placeholders in Plann to help plan your Instagram feed content.
For a small cost, you get an all-in-one tool with a little more guidance. You can find out the best time to post and view your color palette, which is helpful for identifying ongoing or future themes. It has a helpful goal-setting function where you can track trends and add a weekly focus.
In terms of analytics, the $4/month version shows your top posts, best times to post, follower growth, and best-performing hashtags. Like some of the other apps, you can also save sets of hashtags and plan, save, and schedule stories.
On the flipside, Plann is not as intuitive as some of the other apps and it’s not as easy to move images around. There’s also no calendar function outside of the grid.
To use Plann, first download the app from the App Store or the Google Play Store. Then log in and connect your Instagram account. Tap Continue to enter the main grid screen.
To upload an image, tap the + symbol at the top-right corner of the screen.
In Plann, tap the plus symbol to add a new image.
On the Add Media screen, tap Device and select the images you want to upload.
To rearrange the images you’ve added, click and hold an image, and drag left or right to move it.
To create a post, tap the image and add a caption. Tap the leftmost icon at the bottom of the screen to access editing tools.
In Plann, tap the edit icon to access editing tools.
To set a posting reminder, tap the clock symbol and add your date and time, or tap the Instagram icon to post directly. Your caption will be saved to post directly to your profile or Stories.
Bonus Tool: Split Your Image
Pine Tools Split Image on desktop is an easy tool to split an image for Instagram. You can split tiles into 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, or 9 images.
Keep in mind that posting 4, 6, or 8 images in a 2 x 2, 2 x 3, or 2 x 4 format means you need to coordinate with your other content (whatever will make up the images in the third column) and post it all at the same time, which can be difficult and time-consuming. Some users also have smaller screens, so a 2 x 4 post may not have the same effect because the image may run past the size of their screen.
I recommend that you plan split posts far in advance, and if you schedule them, monitor your split posts closely when they’re due to go live.
To use this tool, go to the tool’s home page and click Choose File. Then select the image you want to upload.
Use Pine Tools Split Image to divide your image for posting to your Instagram feed.
From here, decide how you’d like to split your image: vertically, horizontally, or both ways. For maximum impact, split both ways.
Then choose the number of rows and columns you’d like, select the file type you need, and click Split. The images will be downloaded into separate files with each image labeled in order for posting.
Before you upload the images to Instagram, make sure you look at each image individually. Watch for split text on one image spelling out a word you didn’t intend, or split images that create a strange look individually.
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