Instories: AI Photo & Video Apple

Instories: AI Photo & Video

Reels Editor & Stories Maker

Overview

Features & Capabilities

Instories is an all-in-one AI-powered photo and video editor designed for anyone who wants professional-looking content with just a few taps. It offers 2500+ ready-made templates for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and more, plus easy editing tools that require no design skills.

From remove background, text animation, and video transitions to a rich stock library, overlays, stickers, and logo uploads, Instories makes it easy to create, customize, and publish engaging Stories and Reels. The app is updated 3-4 times monthly, supports premium features, and invites creators and businesses to share ideas and feedback.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Developed by:
Ylee Studio LTD
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instories-ai-photo-video/id1454762989
Website:
https://instories.com/

User Reviews

Users largely praise Instories for ease of use and strong templates, enabling quick content creation, especially for business. However, many reports focus on major downsides: a billing/trial model that can feel deceptive and hard to reverse; frequent stability problems like crashes and content loss; a credit system that restricts AI video output unless you buy more credits; limited or slow customer support; and marketing promises that imply a free version when access requires a subscription. Overall, billing and reliability concerns dominate.
Pros
  • Easy to use with quick content creation using templates.
  • Quality designs and templates that help produce polished visuals.
  • Great for business: speeds up production of multi-format content (reels, videos, posts).
Cons
  • Pricing and refunds issues: misleading free trial, automatic annual charges, and difficult refund processes.
  • App instability: frequent crashes, freezes, and content loss; battery drain.
  • Credit-based model with limited AI videos per week and costly upsells.
  • Poor customer support: no direct help, refunds routed through Apple and often denied.
  • Advertising promises vs reality: you can't try the app for free and must subscribe to access features.
Recent reviews
Terrible
by Br*****, 2026-06-28

If I could rate negative -5 starts I would! I purchased the Instories app roughly 3yrs ago, I needed a quick way to put all the images and videos from my paint parties for my business together for my social media. After wasting so many hours and days just to make a reel of one party I found the Instories app. I was so happy to purchase the premium version of this app which included all tools and features such as the instant reels maker too which I use all the time. For years it was great I had access to all the tools and instant reels maker ai tool just as long as I kept paying my $120.00 annual subscription fee which I have. But today I opened the app and tried to make an instant reel and noticed I could beacuse I didn’t have any of the new GEM IN APP CURRENCY to create an instant reel that I could have made without additional cost before. I am outraged and feel betrayed by the app developers I understand apps make money off of in app purchases but I pay over $120.00 annually to have access to all app tools and features. These paid options should be applying to those using free versions only not y’all “Instories” telling the people who already paid for the app. It’s like a burger place telling customers who just ordered a cheeseburger last week that today they need to pay for the burger and if the want cheese they need to purchase tokens and then use tokens to buy their cheese to go on their already paid for burgers. It makes no sense. Like I said I’ve had this app for three years and today I’m seriously looking for a new app for my business event content who’s not going to do this and feeling this app. It used to be good but this is ridiculous! And I’m sure it’s not just that one feature/tool they have applied this additional in app purchases too I bet it’s the whole app and even though I paid over $120.00 for this app I might as well have the free version beacuse they removed access to premium features from their premium subscribers. JUST WRONG!!
by TS*****, 2026-06-28
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