Grain
Pick your photos
Tap Create on the This Month card and choose your photos and clips. Grain does the layout, the motion and the date.
Photo dump maker for iPhone
Your month, in one story.
Grain turns your month's photos and clips into an animated photo dump, ready to post on the 1st.
A new look every month.
Every month gets its own dump, dated and ready. Start it on the last day, post it on the 1st.
Done in a minute.
Tap anything to edit
Swap and reframe photos, trim clips, rewrite any caption, add stamps and tape, change the colours and the tempo.
Save it, post it
Export a 9:16 video or a still, sized for stories and reels. It lands in your Photos, ready for wherever you post.
60+ templates, all animated.
Each one moves on its own beat. Most come in light, Darkroom and dark.
60+templates, and more each month
- Photo dumps
- Film strips
- Instant photos
- Scrapbook pages
- Calendars
- Receipts
- Postcards
- Magazine covers
Stamps, tickets, tape and more.
Nine photos. One grid. Dated for you.
The Monthly Dump opens on a full-bleed cover, then lays your best nine out like a contact sheet, with the month written in by hand.
No account. No sign-up. Just your photos.
- Made on your iPhoneYour photos never leave your phone to be edited.
- Drafts in your iCloudDrafts and favourites follow you across your devices.
- Video or still9:16, saved straight to your Photos library.
- No trackingNo ads, no analytics, nothing to log into.
Grain Pro
Your first 3 exports are free.
Then go Pro for unlimited video and photo exports.
Weekly
$6.99 / week
Cancel any time
Yearly
$24.99 / year
About $0.48 a week
US prices; your App Store shows your local price. No free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in your App Store account settings.
Questions
Anything else? Write to support@aestheticallypleasing.app.
What is a photo dump?
A photo dump is one post that gathers a stretch of your life, usually a month, into a single set of photos and clips: the dinners, the trips, the mirror selfies and the sunsets. Grain lays it out for you as one animated story.
How do I make a monthly photo dump on iPhone?
Open Grain, tap Create on the This Month card and pick your photos and clips. Grain lays them out, animates them and adds the date. Tap anything to change it, then save it as a video or a photo.
Is Grain free?
Grain is free to download and your first 3 exports are free. Grain Pro unlocks unlimited video and photo exports for $6.99 a week or $24.99 a year, with no free trial.
Can I use videos as well as photos?
Yes. Mix photos and clips in any template. You can trim each clip, and Grain keeps your clips' own sound.
What size does Grain export?
Grain exports a 9:16 video or a still image, sized for stories and reels, and saves it straight to your Photos library.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no account and no sign-up. Grain makes your stories on your iPhone, and your drafts and favourites sync through your own iCloud.
Which templates are there?
More than 60: photo dumps, film strips, instant photos, scrapbook pages, calendars, receipts, postcards and magazine covers. Most come in light, Darkroom and dark.
Make a better dump
How to
How to Make a Photo Dump on iPhone
Six steps from a full camera roll to a finished, postable dump.
Ideas
75 Monthly Photo Dump Ideas
What to shoot all month so your dump on the 1st writes itself.
Captions
120 Photo Dump Captions
Short, dry, aesthetic and month-by-month lines for your next post.
