This is one of the best Instagram design tools. It allows you to edit photos and add filters and it even has its own little online social community. This should be your go to photo editing app for a couple of reasons.

First off the free package includes a variety of preset photo filters that will set your photos apart in no time. The app is easy to use and turns normal mobile photos into amazing professional photos with just the touch of a button or two.

The paid version opens the door to way more photo filters to choose from. And it isn’t that expensive either at just $19.99 per year. This premium version also adds more features and editing tools. Best of all VSCO edits video clips too.

Cost: Free offers in-app purchases

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Snapseed is another great photo editing app. What sets this app apart is that it allows you to edit photos with a brush tool. That means you can add a filter to parts of the photo to get the perfect effect you’re after.

Another awesome feature in this app is Snapseed Stacks. This allows you to save a stack of filters to use in the future. So you don’t have to keep compiling the same list of filters to get that consistent look throughout your feed. It’s a great time saver.

Best of all is this app is completely free, so you get all the editing features without having to pay a cent. What more can you ask for in a state of the art photo editing app? Not much. That’s why Snapseed made the list.

Cost: Free

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Video editing is a must on Instagram. And if you have zero video editing skills look no further. Vimeo Create does it all for you. That’s right this app allows you to create videos automatically.

All you need to do is answer a few simple questions, enter your photos and text and Vimeo creates a video for you. This can be a bit of a hindrance on your creativity though. So the app does come with a paid version that allows you access to more editing tools.

What makes this app great is that it allows first time video creators the opportunity to create videos that stand out from the rest. It also saves a lot of time and effort when it comes to creating the perfect video that’s Instagram ready.

Cost: Free

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This is a great stop motion video editor that allows you to create more than just GIF style stop motion videos. The app offers users the opportunity to create a video from an array of similar photos to create a unique feel.

Some great features of the app includes that you can add as many photos to your stop motion video as you want. You can edit the size of your video and even set the time between images to create a bigger or smaller stop effect.

The best part is that the app is free. There are more options in terms of features if you opt for the in-app purchases. But the free version already offers as much as you need to create beautiful stop motion videos that catch the eye of Instagram users.

Cost: Free offers in-app purchases

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You aren’t always the one taking photos of your products. And sometimes your customers or followers do such a great job that you want to share their Instagram photos on your own feed. But unfortunately, unlike Facebook, Instagram doesn’t come with a built-in sharing option.

That’s where Repost for Instagram comes into play. This app allows you to simply copy the URL of the post you want to share and does all the rest for you. It even adds photo credit to the original poster.

The best part about this app is that it’s completely free to use. You’ll have posts to share in seconds. And the original description will even appear so there is absolutely no brain work involved.

Cost: Free

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Struggling to find the perfect hashtags for your post? Or are you just tired of rewriting the same hashtags over and over? Getting the perfect balance of hashtags can be one of the most difficult parts of marketing on Instagram.

Luckily that’s where Autohash comes in. This app creates a list of relevant hashtags for you. All you need to do is upload your photo and the artificial intelligence creates a list of hashtags.

Best of all, you don’t have to make sure they don’t go over the 30 tag limit. The app does that for you. And you can even save your favorite hashtags for future use. Once the app has generated the list of hashtags all you need to do is copy it off the handy clipboard and paste it to your post.

Cost: Free offers in-app purchases

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Showcasing your Instagram feed on your website or store’s home page is a great way to make sure of two things. It helps your customers see how your products look and work in real life. And it also gives them the chance to purchase the products they saw on your Instagram feed.

That’s where Instagram’s Shoppable Feed comes in. This app works on Spotify to allow you to automatically send your Instagram feed to your store’s home page so that your customers see what you have to offer.

The whole idea behind this app is to help you increase sales without having to do much in the line of marketing. You’re already working so hard on your Instagram feed and this is a great way to make sure it gets you those sales you’re after.

Cost: $9.99 per month (7-day free trial)

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This Instagram scheduling app is great if you want to save time when it comes to scheduling your posts for your Instagram marketing campaigns. You don’t have to manually upload a photo at exactly the right time to hit the masses ever again.

All you need is Sked. This app offers a wide array of features that include setting up your Instagram uploads in bulk so they pop up one by one without the need to upload them yourself every time.

You also get some photo editing features that are much better than Instagram’s built in filters. And you can schedule your posts from a web browser. Unfortunately this app is paid after a seven day free trial.

Cost: $25 per month (7-day free trial)

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This is a great app for small business owners because it’s completely free for scheduling up to 30 Instagram posts per month for one user. If you’re a bigger business you’ll have to dedicate a single person to scheduling, but you can schedule up to 100 posts per month at the cost of $9 a month.

But what is Later? This app is a scheduling app that allows you to schedule posts to your Instagram account. It’s one of the easiest apps to use when it comes to scheduling.

It also offers you a preview of what your scheduled uploads will look like so you get an idea of how your Instagram campaign is going to unfold. It’s easy and simple to use and a surefire way to increase the traffic to your Instagram and website.

Cost: Free offers in-app purchases

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If you’re looking for an analytics app for Instagram look no further. This analytics app does it all. It’s also a scheduling app with an array of publishing tools. So you get everything in one place.

It helps you to monitor your own posts and engagements. But it also offers you key insights into what’s trending on social media in the line of hashtags. Making this an invaluable tool to make sure you roll out content to what’s relevant online at any given point in time.

This is quite an expensive app though. At $99.99 per month. Luckily there is a 30 day free trial that will help you decide if this app is for you or if you’re going to use more conventional ways of looking at how your Instagram account is doing. But that usually means doing everything yourself.

Cost: $99.99 after a free one month trial

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