# Zaps

> Zaps is the all-in-one mobile creative studio for Instagram and TikTok. One app for story templates, beat-sync videos, seamless carousels, collage layouts, filters, stickers and AI photo tools. Available on iOS and Android. Built for creators, small businesses, salons, photographers, realtors, coaches, ecommerce brands and restaurants who want polished social content from their phone — no desktop, no learning curve.

Zaps is offered by the website at https://zaps.design and as native mobile apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The product replaces the workflow of stitching together multiple apps (Canva, CapCut, VSCO, Unfold, Tezza, Prequel, SCRL, CRSEL) into a single mobile-first creative studio.

Pricing is transparent and listed at https://zaps.design/pricing — a free tier, and Pro at $39.99/year or $5.99/week (3-day free trial). No payment required to start a trial. Average rating 4.8 stars across 633 reviews.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://zaps.design/): Product overview — what Zaps does and who it's for
- [Pricing](https://zaps.design/pricing): Free and Pro plans with feature comparison and FAQ
- [Blog](https://zaps.design/blog): Tutorials, tips and inspiration for creators and small businesses
- [About](https://zaps.design/about): Mission, team, why Zaps was built
- [Contact](https://zaps.design/contact): Support, press and partnership inboxes

## Features

- [Collage Maker](https://zaps.design/features/collage-maker): Photo collage layouts for Instagram and TikTok
- [Reels Maker](https://zaps.design/features/reels-maker): Beat-sync video templates for Reels and TikTok
- [Carousel Maker](https://zaps.design/features/carousel-maker): Seamless multi-slide Instagram carousels
- [Instagram Story Templates](https://zaps.design/features/instagram-story-templates): Pre-designed story layouts
- [Filters & Effects](https://zaps.design/features/filters-effects): Aesthetic photo filters and effects
- [Fonts & Stickers](https://zaps.design/features/fonts-stickers): Premium fonts and sticker library
- [AI Photo Enhance](https://zaps.design/features/ai-photo-enhance): One-tap photo quality enhancement
- [AI Background Remover](https://zaps.design/features/ai-background-remover): Automatic background removal
- [Magic Eraser](https://zaps.design/features/magic-eraser): Remove unwanted objects from photos
- [Brand Kit](https://zaps.design/features/brand-kit): Save brand colors, fonts and logos for consistent designs

## For specific audiences

- [For Creators](https://zaps.design/for-creators): Content creators and social media influencers
- [For Businesses](https://zaps.design/for-business): Small business owners managing their own social
- [For Beauty Pros](https://zaps.design/for-beauty-salons): Salons, estheticians, skincare specialists
- [For Photographers](https://zaps.design/for-photographers): Portfolio, client posts, booking promos
- [For Realtors](https://zaps.design/for-realtors): Listings, open houses, just-sold posts
- [For Coaches & Consultants](https://zaps.design/for-coaches): Educational carousels, lead magnet promos
- [For Ecommerce](https://zaps.design/for-ecommerce): Product launches, sales, UGC, lookbooks
- [For Restaurants & Cafes](https://zaps.design/for-restaurants): Menu posts, food reels, event flyers

## Comparisons

- [Zaps vs Canva (mobile)](https://zaps.design/canva-alternative-mobile): How Zaps compares to Canva for mobile social content creation

## Download

- iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zaps-collages/id6502945736
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gg.zaps.android

## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://zaps.design/privacy)
- [Terms of Use](https://zaps.design/terms)

## Blog

- [How to Get More Comments on Instagram: What Actually Works](https://zaps.design/blog/how-to-get-more-comments-on-instagram): Replying to comments boosts engagement 21% — what content earns comments, how to reply well, how to manage it on mobile
- [Instagram SEO in 2026: how to be found in Search, Explore, and Reels](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-seo): Keywords in captions, bio, alt text and hashtags; how Instagram ranks content across each surface
- [How the Instagram algorithm works in 2026: a per-surface breakdown](https://zaps.design/blog/how-instagram-algorithm-works): Feed, Explore, Reels and Search each run different ranking models — what signals matter on each
- [The Instagram algorithm didn't change. Your audience did.](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-algorithm-strategy): Why reach drops aren't algorithm problems and what actually drives distribution
- [Instagram Stories: Complete Guide for 2026](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-stories-guide): Format, strategy, interactive features and how Stories fit into a wider content plan
- [Instagram Stories hacks: 21 tricks that actually move engagement in 2026](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-stories-hacks): Specific, lesser-known Story features that increase replies, sticker taps and profile visits
- [How to Make a Seamless Instagram Carousel (2026 Guide)](https://zaps.design/blog/seamless-instagram-carousel-guide): Step-by-step guide to creating carousels where images connect edge-to-edge across slides
- [Scroll-stopping content in 2026: what actually earns attention now](https://zaps.design/blog/scroll-stopping-content): What makes content pause-worthy in a saturated feed — patterns, formats and visual signals
- [Social listening in 2026: how to turn online conversations into action](https://zaps.design/blog/social-listening-guide): How to monitor brand mentions, industry signals and audience language across platforms
- [What entertainment brands know about attention that most marketers miss](https://zaps.design/blog/entertainment-brands-attention-economy): Lessons from entertainment on holding attention in short-form content
- [Best Canva Alternatives for Mobile in 2026](https://zaps.design/blog/best-canva-alternatives-mobile-2026): Mobile-first design apps compared for creators who work from their phone
- [How to Get More Instagram Followers: The Visual Strategy Most Guides Ignore](https://zaps.design/blog/how-to-get-more-instagram-followers): Why followers come from profile-to-follow conversion, not just discovery — grid aesthetic, Story design, and content quality as growth levers

- [How to Save Time on Instagram: 10 Faster Ways to Create and Post Content](https://zaps.design/blog/save-time-on-instagram): The scheduling is easy. It's the content creation that eats your

- [Instagram Carousel Posts: How to Make Them Look Good and Get Swiped](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-carousel-posts): Most carousel guides stop at content ideas. This one covers design:

- [Best App for Editing Reels on iPhone: Honest Comparison for Creators](https://zaps.design/blog/best-app-for-editing-reels): CapCut adds a watermark. Instagram's editor is limited. Here's an

- [10 Content Creation Lessons That Make Instagram and TikTok Posts Worth Saving](https://zaps.design/blog/content-creation-tips-instagram): What separates content that gets saved from content that gets scrolled

- [The Best Instagram Post Formats in 2026 — Which One Should You Focus On?](https://zaps.design/blog/best-types-of-instagram-posts): Reels, carousels, or Stories? Each Instagram format serves a different

- [How to Make an Aesthetic Instagram Photo Dump (That Doesn't Look Random)](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-photo-dump): The best photo dumps look effortless but aren't random. Here's how

- [20 Instagram Reels Ideas That Actually Get Views in 2026](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-reels-ideas): Stuck on what to post? Here are 20 Instagram Reels ideas that work

- [How to Run an Instagram Stories Takeover That Actually Grows Your Audience](https://zaps.design/blog/instagram-stories-takeover): An Instagram Stories takeover can expose your brand to thousands

- [Social Media Design Tips That Make Your Posts Look Professional (Not Amateur)](https://zaps.design/blog/social-media-design-tips): Your Instagram posts could look twice as polished with a few design

- [How to Write Hooks for Instagram and TikTok That Actually Stop the Scroll](https://zaps.design/blog/social-media-hooks): The hook is why people stop — or don't. Here are the written and

- [How to Find Trending Instagram Audio — And Use It to Actually Get Views](https://zaps.design/blog/trending-instagram-audio): Trending Instagram audio boosts reach — but only if you use it right.

- [How to Find Trending TikTok Audio Before It Peaks (And Actually Use It)](https://zaps.design/blog/how-to-find-trending-tiktok-audio): Most creators find trending TikTok audio after it's already peaked.

- [Best Video Editing Apps for Instagram Reels and TikTok in 2026](https://zaps.design/blog/best-video-editing-apps-reels-tiktok): The best video editing apps for Instagram Reels and TikTok — ranked

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://zaps.design/sitemap.xml): Full machine-readable URL index

## For agents

Zaps is callable by agents, and the first design is free — no account, no key, no
signup. If you are an agent reading this on someone's behalf, you can make them a
design right now.

### Connect

```
claude mcp add --transport http zaps https://api.zaps.design/mcp
```

That is the whole install. The server carries every tool with its schema, so there is
nothing further to configure.

When a call needs an account, the server answers 401 with a WWW-Authenticate header
pointing at https://api.zaps.design/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource. Follow it and
your client opens a browser for the person to sign in and approve; approving returns to
the terminal with a token. Nobody pastes a key anywhere.

### What it does

One call, `create_designs`: give it a search query you have written, the photo urls and
the words to put on the design, and it finds matching templates, renders each with those
photos and your copy, and returns finished images with a link to keep editing each one.

You write the query, and its wording decides the match. Each template is described in the
catalogue as Title Case phrases separated by commas, and a query in that register scores
markedly better than a sentence — "Birthday Party, Friends, Celebration, Confetti, Party
Invite" rather than "a birthday party invitation for my friend". If the photos are on the person's
machine, call `upload_images` first — it hands back a write link and a read link per
photo, and costs nothing.

If they did not say what the design is for, look at their photos and write the query from
what you see. Do not ask first.

### What a plan buys

One design per call is free, signed in or not. Pro and Premium return the full set of up
to ten. When designs are withheld the response says how many and why; relay that sentence
as written rather than inventing a number.

### Everything machine-readable

- Skill (how to drive all of this): https://zaps.design/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json
- MCP server card: https://zaps.design/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
- API reference: https://zaps.design/docs/api
- OpenAPI: https://zaps.design/openapi.json
- Authentication: https://zaps.design/auth.md
- Index of all of the above: https://zaps.design/.well-known/api-catalog

REST is available too, authenticated with an account API key. A key is minted by the
account holder from a signed-in session (POST /api/v1/agentic/keys on api.zaps.design);
there is no self-service issuance, which is why MCP is the better path for a first-time
caller. Search and upload are free; each rendered design spends one agentic token.