Digital Scrapbooking on Your iPad, iPhone or iTouch

Posted by Michele McGraw on Mar 11, 2011 in Tech | 6 comments

Did you know you can create digital scrapbook pages on your iPad, iPhone or iTouch? There are several Apple apps available for digital scrapbooking.

Why would you want to create a digital scrapbook page on your iPad or iPhone? I use them to create cards or when I share pictures it is fun to create a layout. I am also addicted to digital scrapbooking and to gadgets, so blending the two is very exciting!

Coolibah – iPad/iPhone – Free

Both versions of the Coolibah app come with a few free kits to start your pages and offer in-app purchases of additional kits. The available kits are designed by some of the digital scrapbook designers you see at the online stores. The iPad version is easier to use because you have more space, but you can still create small layouts on the iPhone. There is a huge variety of kits available for Coolibah. This is the app that I use the most. Coolibah also has additional kits that are free, so you have a good amount to try out.

TapnScrap – iPhone – $1.99  TapnScrap HD – iPad – $4.99

The TapnScrap for iPhone comes with some supplies to start with and also provides in-app purchases of additional kits. There are quite a few kits available, but I didn’t find many that I wanted to spend my money on to purchase.  The TapnScrap HD version is the same as the iPhone version only larger.

eScrap App – iPhone – $1.99  eScrap Lite – iPhone – Free

This app is from the scrapbooking company, Die Cuts With a View which you may be familiar with if you are a paper scrapbooker. The kits in this app are awesome. Very professionally designed and beautiful. the Lite version is free to try, but I recommend spending the $1.99 for the full app. There is not an iPad version of this app, but I hope they will come out with one soon. This app is good for designing layouts with 1 photo and few elements.

ScrapPad – iPad – $4.99

The ScrapPad app is a lot of fun to play with also. It is a bit more expensive, but you get a lot of kits to start with and additional kits are $.99. Each kit comes with a lot of elements and backgrounds. I just purchased this one today to try out for this post and I think this is one I will use a lot more. It is definitely worth the extra money.

ScrapApp – iPad – $4.99

This app is the most like digital scrapbooking on your desktop. You can layer, add shadows, change transparency and many other things. If you have never scrapbooked digitally before, this one might be a bit confusing. If you know your way around Photoshop CS or Elements, this will be a breeze for you. There are quite a few elements included. I could not find a place to purchase more elements.

All of these apps are great for creating a small layout wherever you are. It’s a fun way to scrapbook while standing in line or on the airplane, but I wouldn’t consider these my main digital scrapbooking tools. I would start with Coolibah because it is free and offers a variety of options to start.

Have you tried any of these apps? What do you think about digital scrapbooking on your iPhone or iPad?

Disclosure: I purchased all of the above apps on my own.

Michele McGraw (ScrappinMichele) is a mom of 4 who blogs about technology, digital scrapbooking and fitness at Scraps of My Geek Life. She can be found socializing on Twitter, @ScrappinMichele and Facebook.