Instagram launched Stories in August 2016, and its single feature has more daily active users than the entirety of Snapchat, the app that popularized the concept of Stories. Creating and sharing Stories is easy and perfect for depicting everyday life because Stories do not overwhelm the feed, users can watch them however they like, and they only last 24 hours. They have been present on Instagram for almost a year, with a lot of improvements and additional fun features that make each story unique and rich Creativity - AR masks, tons of filters, stickers, the ability to reply to Stories with pictures or videos, add interactive hashtags, locations, mention Instagram users, create Boomerangs and more. Still, there are not enough features to satisfy all of Instagram user demand as there are some new apps in the market that offer a wide variety of features that can take your story creation and viewing process to another level. There are many articles about the best apps for stories, but Most mentioned apps that have been in development for years and don't have any direct link to Instagram Stories (e.g. using mobile photo and video editing apps to get more filters for Story posts). Today, we Would like to introduce 3 top apps designed specifically for Instagram first and foremost, which we think are essential for any active Instagram Stories user:
Chrome IG Story
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What Instagram does lack in Stories is the ability to view Stories over the web - viewing Stories from a mobile app isn't always convenient, and, not everyone is eager to switch at all Older phones that don't support any of Instagram's newfangled features. Luckily, this add-on for Google Chrome allows watching the Instagram Stories you follow on the web. If you're already logged in with your IG account on Chrome, you just need to Add the Chrome IG Story plugin to your extension and you'll instantly see your friends' stories above your feed.
4K Stogram
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Another highly anticipated Stories feature that Instagram does not offer is downloading Stories. As mentioned before, Stories only “live” for 24 hours and many users want to save them forever. 4K Stogram is the ultimate Instagram Downloader, which just recently added the long-awaited Instagram Stories download feature. Download the app, log in and instantly get Instagram Stories, along with your regular photos and videos from accounts, hashtags and locations (including carousel posts!)
3.Storyheap
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This application is a Snapchat and Instagram story that provides information to the audience and among other features it allows to schedule your Stories, post 10-second videos to both Snapchat and Instagram simultaneously to save you valuable time and display statistics including the number of plays and views for each story and the total Storyheap can be interesting for any Instagram user and Very helpful for brand owners and bloggers.