# InStories AI Reels Story Maker

> Create video for Instagram: effects, fonts, neon, music. Use collage, templates!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.instories](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.instories)

## Overview

- **ID:** `io.instories`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ylee Studio LTD
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 9,645,370
- **Rating:** 4.29 / 5 (43,144 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.34.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-27
- **First published:** 2020-06-14
- **Publisher country:** CY
- **Size:** 252 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.instories)
- **Website:** [https://instories.com](https://instories.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://instories.com/privacy](https://instories.com/privacy)

## Description

InStories Reels & Story Maker is an all-in-one video and story creation tool designed for Instagram and all major social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and Snapchat. It offers over 500 customizable templates, trendy collages, and slideshow options to help users create professional-looking stories and reels without any design skills. The app provides powerful features such as background removal, extensive animated text options with 200+ text animations, and a diverse library of fonts including the ability to upload custom fonts.

Users can enhance their videos with a built-in video editor and a royalty-free music library, add overlays, stickers, and call-to-action elements to boost engagement and sales. Regular updates ensure fresh templates, fonts, animations, and music to stay on top of trends. Perfect for bloggers, influencers, small businesses, and social media managers looking to produce viral and captivating content effortlessly. InStories fosters a creative community and offers premium subscriptions for unlocking full feature access.

## Rankings

- #14,491 — Overall
- #8 — story

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `io.instories.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

User feedback centers on crashes and instability, troublesome billing and refunds, and export/template glitches, with lag and poor support also noted. Despite these issues, several reviewers praise the editing features and ease of use for social-media content.

### Pros

- Strong editing capabilities with creative templates and stickers.
- Easy to use for both beginners and pros.
- Useful for creating social-media content (Instagram Reels, YouTube).
- Some reviewers consider it great or the best app.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability; the app exits unexpectedly every few minutes.
- Billing problems: unauthorized charges, auto-renewed subscriptions, and refund/cancellation issues.
- Export/save problems and template glitches; cannot export or apply chosen templates.
- Poor customer support/refund handling.
- Laggy performance and freezing.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.instories)