How to make a photo collage on iPhone

Which method should you use?

Make a collage with a template in Glassy

1. Choose a template

   Open Glassy, go to Templates and pick a layout, for example a grid in Everyday Collage or a scrapbook in Editorial Layouts.

2. Fill it with your photos

   Tap Use template and select your photos. Glassy fills the photo slots in the order you choose them; double-tap any photo later to replace it.

3. Adjust the details

   Drag photos to reframe them, edit the text, or add stickers, frames and Liquid Glass. Every element is its own layer.

4. Export

   Open the preview and save the collage to Photos. Multi-slide collages export as separate images in order, ready for an Instagram carousel.

Combine photos with the Shortcuts app

1. Create a shortcut

   Open Shortcuts, tap + and add the action Select Photos. Turn on Select Multiple.

2. Add Combine Images

   Add the action Combine Images, then choose the mode: horizontally, vertically or in a grid, and set the spacing.

3. Save the result

   Add Save to Photo Album, then run the shortcut and choose your photos. The combined image appears in Photos.

Shortcuts places photos next to each other at their original proportions, with optional spacing. It is fast for a strip or a contact sheet, but it cannot crop each cell, add text or design across several slides.

Tips for a collage that looks intentional

• Pick one color or mood and choose photos that share it; a palette ties different moments together.
• Mix scales: one wide scene, a few close-ups and one small detail read better than equal crops of everything.
• Leave some breathing room. Gaps and margins make a collage look designed rather than crowded.
• Export at 1080 px wide or more so the collage stays sharp after Instagram compresses it.