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PicCollage
PicCollage is a collage and card maker for iPhone and Android, with a separate free collage maker on its website.
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BeFunky Collage
Collage maker whose Wizard builds the layout for you from the photos you upload, rather than making you pick a grid first.
FreemiumBeginnerWebiOSAndroid
Overview
BeFunky's collage maker arranges several photos into one image. Its Collage Wizard reverses the usual order: you upload the photos and it builds the layout around them, and BeFunky states it does so without cropping any picture. You can also start from grids, Big Photo Wrap, shaped layouts or ready-sized templates. BeFunky is a photo editor too, so exposure, filters and portrait touch-ups work inside the collage. Exports come as JPG, PNG or PDF.
It runs in the browser and in official iPhone and Android apps, with projects synced by account. Grid collages are free to build and export. The Wizard, some layouts and most decorative content need BeFunky Plus, a monthly or annual subscription.
Key features
✓Collage Wizard builds the layout from your photos (Plus)
✓States it fits photos in without cropping them
✓Grid, Big Photo Wrap, wide, tall, square & shaped layouts
✓Ready-sized Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook cover templates
✓Designer templates: cards, flyers & blog headers
✓Swap, resize, add & remove cells
✓Edit photos inside the collage: exposure, filters & retouch
✓Exports JPG, PNG & PDF
When to use
Use BeFunky's collage maker if:
- You have a set of pictures and no layout in mind. The Wizard proposes the layout instead of asking you to choose one, and it needs BeFunky Plus.
- You do not want your photos cropped. BeFunky states the Wizard fits them in whole, which matters when the subject sits near the edge of the frame.
- You are making something to print, like a greeting card or a flyer. It exports PDF, which is what print shops ask for.
- You need it sized correctly for a platform. There are ready-made Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook cover dimensions.
- One of your photos needs a fix. You can adjust exposure, apply a filter or retouch a face inside the collage rather than editing elsewhere and re-importing.
- You move between a phone and a computer. The official apps and the browser share your projects through your account.
When NOT to use
Skip BeFunky's collage maker if any of these describe you:
- You want a heavily designed look with lots of decoration. The frames, overlays, textures, fonts and premium templates are limited on the free plan.
- You want the largest free template library. Canva's collage maker gives away more designed templates on its free plan.
- You want precise control over the layout. This is built to decide for you, and changing an automatic layout by hand takes longer than building it in a photo editor.
- You want to compare a couple of options quickly. Other collage makers such as Fotor's approach the same job differently, and it costs nothing to try both.
Frequently asked questions
Grid collages are free. You can arrange your photos and download the result without paying. The Collage Wizard is not free: BeFunky's pricing page puts it on Plus and Pro, along with the smart design templates. The pricing page also marks collage layouts, premium filters, frames, overlays, textures, design templates, vector graphics and extended fonts as limited on the free plan. Some grids and decorations are paid too. Plus is a subscription, billed monthly or annually.
It reverses the usual order. Usually you pick a grid and fit your photos into its cells. The Wizard takes your uploaded photos first and generates a layout that suits them, which BeFunky describes as a one-click job. You can swap pictures between cells, resize them, change the overall shape, and add or remove cells afterward. It is a BeFunky Plus feature, so a free account starts from a grid instead.
A fixed grid has cells of a set shape, so a photo dropped into one gets trimmed to fit, and whatever sat near the edge can get cut off. BeFunky states the Collage Wizard builds layouts without cropping or clipping your pictures. If you do start from a fixed grid instead, normal cropping applies, so check anything where the subject sits close to the frame edge.
Yes. Most collage tools give you a JPG or PNG, which is fine on a screen. Print shops generally want a PDF, so being able to export one directly saves a conversion step. This pairs with the designer templates for greeting cards, flyers and announcements, which are often printed. Check the size and quality your printer asks for.
You can start without one. An account saves a project to come back to, and syncs between the browser and the phone apps. Premium features require an account as well as a subscription. For a single collage made in one sitting and downloaded, no account is needed.
Yes. BeFunky publishes official apps for iPhone and Android, and the Collage Wizard is part of them rather than a website-only feature. Signing in to the same account links them to the browser version, so a collage started on a laptop can be finished on a phone. The photos you want in a collage are often already on the phone. The apps need an internet connection, since the work runs on BeFunky's servers.
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PhotoCollage.com
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