Seamly vs SCRL: which is better for Instagram carousels?
SCRL and Seamly both lay a carousel of up to 20 slides on one canvas, so photos and text can cross the seams. SCRL is a long-established iPhone and Android app with about 126,000 App Store ratings. Seamly is newer, works in a web browser as well as on iPhone, iPad and Android, and is free to start.
Last updated: 25 October 2026
At a glance
| Seamly | SCRL | |
|---|---|---|
| Works in a web browser | Yes: canvas.seamly.art | No |
| iPhone app | Yes: and iPad | Yes |
| Android app | Yes | Yes |
| One canvas across every slide | Yes | Yes |
| Carousel templates | Yes | Yes |
| Collage and story templates | Yes | Yes |
| Videos in a carousel | Yes: Pro to export | Yes: Premium |
| Animated text and motion | Yes: Pro | Not stated |
| Photo filters and editing | Yes: Film looks | Yes |
| Background remover | Yes | Not stated |
| Brand kit | Yes: Pro | Not stated |
| Free exports without a watermark | Yes | Not stated |
| Up to 20 slides | Yes | Yes |
| Lifetime plan, paid once | Yes: $79.99 on the web | Not stated |
| Free plan | Yes: the editor, free templates and exports with no watermark | Free download; a 7-day free trial of Premium |
| Paid plans (US) | Pro: $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year (14-day free trial) or $79.99 once on the web | Yearly from $19.99, weekly $4.99 (App Store) |
Yes Partly No Not stated on its store page or sitePro, Premium: on the paid plan
Choose SCRL if
- You only make carousels on your phone and want an app millions already use (10M+ installs on Google Play).
- You’d like to try its premium templates with a 7-day free trial.
- Its yearly plan, from $19.99 in the US App Store, fits your budget.
Choose Seamly if
- You want to design on a computer: Seamly runs in the browser at canvas.seamly.art, with nothing to install.
- You switch between phone and computer: Seamly Pro syncs projects between the iPhone app and the web.
- You’d rather pay once: Seamly Pro Lifetime is $79.99 on the web.
- You want to split a wide photo into slides for free, with no sign-up: the splitter in Seamly’s panorama guide does it in your browser, and the photo never leaves your device.
Try it
Seamly is free in your browser at canvas.seamly.art, and the panorama guide has a free splitter that cuts a wide photo into slides with no sign-up.
How we compared
We make Seamly. We checked each app on 25 October 2026 from its App Store and Google Play listings or its maker’s own pages, and the prices are US prices before tax. A feature its listings and site don’t mention is marked “not stated”, not “no”. Apps change their plans often, so check the store before you buy. If something here is out of date, write to us and we’ll fix it.
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