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Useful Apps for Story Creation on Instagram and Facebook

Story creation on Instagram and Facebook has been growing by leaps and bounds since image and video-driven content has become a top priority. Visual stories appeal to a variety of target markets from young adults to the over-30 group. Now, it’s easier than ever to create stories and reach your target market due to the growing amount of apps and tools available.

 

If you are not using stories, it’s time to start. Like most new things, there is a learning curve, depending on your skills and past experiences. As stories grow in popularity, there will be even more to learn. In addition, the more people create stories, the more competition you’ll have.  

 

Fortunately, there many apps that can help your story stand out and reap early adoption benefits. Your first step is to download the Facebook and Instagram apps onto your Smartphone and link up with your account. Then you can start to create stories.

 

If you are going to use any of the suggested apps to create special effects, make sure you use the content within 24 hours of creating it. Save it to your camera roll. Otherwise, it will be deleted at the end of that time and you will have to start again.

 

Text Apps

 

Adobe Spark Post

 

Adobe Spark Post is a free design app for iOS and desktop that lets you add static and animated text to your photos. You can create beautiful memes with it as well. It offers multiple sizing options for your content, including Instagram stories, with an optimal size of 520 x 520 pixels. When you choose a text animation, the app will turn your photo into a 4-second video.

 

To use the app, tap the green + sign at the bottom of the screen. From the pop-up menu, choose a source for your background image. You can also create a solid-color background if you wish. When you’re finished creating your text or animation, tap Share and save it as a video to your camera roll. Then, you can post it to your Instagram story.

 

PocketVideo

 

PocketVideo is a full video editing app that’s available for free for iOS and Android and can help you vlog like a pro and add your clips to your stories. After you install the app, tap the yellow + sign to start a new project. Next, tap the pink + sign at the bottom of the screen to import your content.

 

Tap Camera Roll to import a video, or tap Photos to import a photo. Once you’ve imported your content, you’ll see a variety of tools below it. Tap Text in the toolbar to add text. Tap Add and select a theme. Choose animations as well if you wish. When you’re finished editing your image or video, tap the yellow checkmark to save all your changes. Tap Finish to save the project to your camera roll. From there you can add it to your stories.

 

Hype Type

 

Hype Type is an iOS app that lets you add attractive text overlays to your content quickly and easily. In the app, you’ll see a recording screen that looks similar to Instagram Stories. Tap the crop button in the upper-right corner and select the vertical sizing option and size your image to 520 x 520 pixels. Tap the arrow to close the pop-up menu.

 

Choose your pre-recorded content from your camera roll, or record a new video. It will allow you 5-second clips. Add text to your image or video by double-tapping the screen.

 

Next, type in your text, or tap the green quote button to choose a random quote from the app. When you’re finished, tap the blue checkmark. To format the text, tap the T icon at the bottom of the screen and choose from one of the many options available, and colors. When you’re finished editing your project, tap the blue checkmark, and save it to your camera roll.

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