Make a Collage on iPhone – Ideas, Templates & Video

Kinds of collage

Kinds of collage you can make

Photo grid: tidy cells, fast to make
Pic collage / picture collage: a general term for combining pictures into one image
Scrapbook / freestyle collage: overlapping photos, cutouts, stickers and handwriting
Moodboard: colors, textures and inspiration photos for a project
Video collage: several clips playing in one frame, with music
Card or poster: a template-based design with text

“Pic collage” here means a picture collage in general. LiveCollage is not affiliated with any app of a similar name.

Inspiration

15 collage ideas

Year in review: 12 months in a 3×4 grid
Trip recap: a map screenshot plus highlights
Birthday countdown: one photo per year of age
Baby's first year: monthly photos
Wedding thank-you card
Pet's day out
Outfit of the week
Recipe steps
Before and after (home, garden, fitness)
Friends' group photo wall
Holiday family card
Concert or game-day story
Room moodboard
Graduation memories
Anniversary “then and now”

How to

How to make a collage in LiveCollage

Download LiveCollage free and open it.
Choose Grid (structured), Freestyle (scrapbook) or Templates (designed).
Add photos and/or videos.
Decorate with backgrounds, borders, stickers, text and cutouts.
For video, add music and trim the clips.
Export as an image or video and share.

Video

Make a video collage

Put clips side by side, set the order in which they play, add a soundtrack and animate stickers or text. Then export a video you can post as a story or reel.

By occasion

Collage by occasion

Collage with heart frame and patterned background

Birthdays & weddings

Start from a birthday template and change the name and age. For weddings, use soft borders, one large portrait and script fonts for names and dates.

Travel & holidays

Lead with a landscape, then add food, people and signs, with the place name as a title. Seasonal stickers and backgrounds turn a family photo into a card.

School & small business

A 3×3 grid of moments with the class year in large text, or a product grid with the price in text.

Design tips

Choose a theme color and repeat it in your text and stickers.
Leave space. A collage doesn't need to fill every pixel.
Mix scales: one big photo with several small ones.
Cut out subjects to layer them over a background for depth.
Keep text short: a title plus a date.

No surprises

What's free and what's VIP

VIP is optional and starts with a 3-day free trial. Exports have no watermark, free or VIP.

Feature	Free	VIP
Download and use the app	Yes	Yes
Grid layouts	Many free	All
Freestyle canvas	Many free	Yes
Templates	Many free templates	All premium templates
Text and fonts	Many free	All fonts and styles
Stickers and backgrounds	Many free	All packs
Video collage	Many free	Yes
AI tools	45 free credits	Credits
Watermark on export	No	No
Ads	Only on the save screen	—

Prices vary by region and are shown in the app before you subscribe. To cancel: iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions → LiveCollage. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is a collage?

A collage is a single artwork made by combining photos, paper, text or other elements. On a phone, it usually means several photos arranged in one image or video.

What is a pic collage?

“Pic collage” is an informal term for a picture collage, which is several pictures combined into one. You can make one in LiveCollage.

Can I make a collage with music?

Yes. Make a video collage and add music.

How do I make a collage for free?

Download LiveCollage, choose a free layout or template, add your photos and save. VIP is optional.

Can I make a collage on my Mac?

Yes, on Macs with Apple silicon.

How to Make a Collage on iPhone: Ideas and Templates