Instories is a mobile app for creating social media stories, Reels, and short-form video content from photos and longer video, developed by Ylee Studio LTD since 2018. The app targets Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts creators who want to output finished content without a full video-editing background.
The app includes more than 500 customizable templates across standard (16:9), square (1:1), post (4:5), and Reels formats, along with AI-generated subtitles, background removal, text-to-audio conversion, and tools that cut long-form video down into short, shareable clips. Instories is available on both iOS and Android and has been maintained continuously since its 2018 launch, per its own copyright notice.
Instories targets individual creators, influencers, and small brand social teams rather than enterprise marketing departments. The freemium model gives free access to core tools; Instories Pro runs $14.99/month billed monthly, or the equivalent of $10/month when billed annually, and both plans include a 3-day free trial before billing starts.
