Creating collages is a fun and convenient way to give your memories more substance than a single photo can offer. However, it can be a bit complicated to do this in traditional photo editing software. The next time you want to make a collage, avoid the hassle by creating it right on your iPad.
There are many good apps that can help you turn your iPad into a collage-making beast. In this article, we’ll look at some of the most popular options for making a photo collage on an iPad.
Make a photo collage with Google Photos
As most people know, Google offers a wide variety of applications. What interests us now is Google Photos. With it we can easily create a photo collage on an iPad.
- Open the Google Photos app and sign in if you haven’t already.
- Now, play Library > Utilities.
- Then touch Collageit’s below Create new.
- Select the photos you want to add to it.
- When finished, tap Create.
Make a collage using PicCollage
This is a very easy to use app with an intuitive interface. It’s free on the App Store and has an impressive 4.8 rating at the time of writing. It has many cool features to put your creative side to work, such as stickers, cards, and a large library of grid templates. Let us begin.
- Add your photos – First, you’ll want to add your photos to PicCollage. Once you have downloaded and launched the app on your device, tap the Photo and select the photos you want to add. You can add photos from your device gallery or also from Facebook and Instagram. Simply tap the photos you want to include and then tap the check mark at the top right of the screen when you’re done.

- Select your grid – The grid is the template where you will organize your photos. This is an important step because different grilles will give a different design aesthetic. Once you’ve selected your photos, take your time and scroll through the grid options. The right layout will provide structure to your composition, similar to how comics use grids to tell a visual story. PicCollage will generate the appropriate grids based on the photos you select.

- Or freestyle – PicCollage also allows you to start from a blank workspace instead of using predefined grids. This is a great option to make your collage truly unique. To do this, you would tap the free style option from the home screen of the application. You will see a menu immediately; tap on the Photo and select the photos you want in your collage. The photographs will be arranged randomly in the workspace.

- Make it yours – Once you’ve selected the right grid for your collage or placed them in the Freestyle feature, the real fun begins. The app offers a very solid set of features to customize your collage. Resize your grid, change the background, or add stickers to make your collage stand out. Once you are satisfied, tap the Made button at the bottom right. You can then save the collage to your device or upload it directly to various social media outlets.
Make a collage using Diptic

If you don’t mind using a paid app, Diptych It is another great option for making collages. This is another very popular application with an extremely intuitive design. The process is very similar to the previous one, except for a different order of operations.
- In Diptic, you’ll start by selecting the grid of your choice from a predefined selection. Diptic features a huge library of designs organized by categories.

- Once you’ve selected your layout, you’ll be prompted to select your photos. Tapping anywhere within the layout will take you to your phone’s image gallery. You can add photos one by one or select Multi at the top of the screen to add several at once.
- Once you have selected your photos, you can customize the design and move on to the embellishments. Diptic offers more features than PicCollage, such as aspect ratio adjustment and image editing.
Most of the basic features, such as adding text and formatting borders, are also available in Diptic. If you’re looking for a little more functionality, Diptic offers a great value at $2.99 on the App Store.
Go out and make some collages
As you can see, you don’t need to have a degree in fine arts to make a great collage. There are many applications that will help you instantly and easily compose wonderful collages that have all the characteristics of professional design. The presented applications offer a variety of intuitive functions that will satisfy most users. PicCollage is a free, simple option with a very simple approach. If you need a little more flexibility and don’t mind paying for it, you may not need to look any further than Diptic.
There are many other good apps besides PicCollage and Diptic if they don’t meet your needs. Explore your options and tell us which one you think is best.