How to make a collage on iPhone

To make a collage on iPhone for free, install Ink, tap Pick photos, choose 2 to 8 photos and tap Save image: it goes to Photos with no watermark. For 9 to 20 photos, every layout needs Ink Premium.

Ink on iPhone showing Layouts for 5 photos: a birthday collage with one large photo above four smaller ones, and more layouts for the same photos below.

Step by step

  1. Open Ink. On Home, under Make a collage, tap Pick photos.
  2. Choose your photos in the photo picker, up to 20, and confirm.
  3. Ink opens Layouts for N photos with your photos already in place. Tap another layout to try it, or 1:1, 4:5 or 9:16 to change the shape. The slider sets the space between photos, and Rotate photos moves every photo one place along.
  4. Tap ✓. Drag the line between two photos to resize them, drag inside a photo to move it and pinch to zoom, or hold a photo and tap another to swap them.
  5. Tap the download button at the top (Export), then Save image. Saved to Photos confirms it. Share image, Share to Instagram Stories and Copy to clipboard are in the same list.
    Ink on iPhone after saving: a collage of a couple with their baby and the confirmation Saved to Photos.

The collage also stays in Projects, so you can open it again, change it and save it again.

Layouts and templates for this

Questions and answers

Do I need an account to make a collage in Ink?

No. Ink opens without a sign-up, and saving a collage never asks for one.

Why does the photo picker stop at 20 photos?

20 is the most one Ink layout holds. When you pick that many, Ink notes: You can add up to 20 photos to one layout.

Can I change the collage after saving it?

Yes. Open it from Projects, change anything and save it again.

Get Ink on your phone

Scan to get Ink on your phone

Point your phone’s camera at the code. It opens the App Store on an iPhone and Google Play on Android.