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Stories that look planned, even when you post in a hurry

Templates for Instagram Stories: Frames Built for the 9:16 Screen and Its Safe Zones

Stories are quick to post and easy to get wrong. With our templates for instagram stories you tap a frame, swap the photo and words and the text stays clear of the app's buttons. From $240, fixed price.

  • Safe zones marked in every frame
  • Launch and sale sequences, not just single frames
  • Highlight covers and sticker guide
  • Editable in your design tool
From$240
Delivery3 to 16 working days
Revisions2 rounds
Phone screen showing an Instagram story frame with text inside the safe zone and space left for stickers on a Shopify store's story
Our track record

450+ Shopify Stores Built Since 2015. Here Is What That Means for Story Frame Set.

A story has a few seconds and a screen full of interface. We design frames that keep your text where it can be read and give you sequences that tell a short story.

450+

Shopify stores designed and launched

4.9+

Average rating from verified clients

2015

Building Shopify stores since

Secure checkout

Pay through a protected checkout and keep a full order record.

Two revision rounds

Included in every package, so the result matches what you pictured.

Backup before changes

We work on a duplicate of your theme, never on your live store.

Who this is for

Templates for Instagram Stories: Who We Work For

Story templates suit particular stores. These six are the most common.

You are a good fit if
  • You want editable Instagram story templates
  • You can share brand assets and example photos
  • You need a fixed price and a written scope before work starts
  • You post and edit the stories yourself or with your team
  • Owners posting stories daily

    A frame ready to edit saves time every day.

  • Stores with regular launches

    A launch needs a sequence of linked frames.

  • Sellers promoting offers in stories

    Offer frames must be bold and clear.

  • Teams sharing story duty

    Every story should look like the brand.

  • Brands sharing behind the scenes

    Candid shots need a tidy frame.

  • Stores with many reviews

    Review frames turn praise into content.

Problems solved

Why Stories Look Rushed

Stories are made in the moment, and it shows. These six problems are the ones templates remove.

  1. Text sits under the interface.

    The profile bar and reply field cover key words.

  2. Every story looks different.

    Fonts and colours change from day to day.

  3. One frame, not a sequence.

    Launches get a single image with no build-up.

  4. Words are hard to read.

    Light text on a busy photo.

  5. No clear action.

    The frame ends with no link or prompt.

  6. Highlights are untidy.

    Covers are screenshots of random frames.

What we can do

Templates for Instagram Stories: What the Work Covers

Six jobs make up the work. Your package decides how many templates each one covers.

Story and brand review

We look at your current stories and brand assets.

Frame design

Frames are designed for each story type you post.

Safe zones

Top and bottom areas are marked and respected.

Sequences

Multi-frame sets are built for launches and sales.

Motion options

Simple animated text is offered where it helps.

Highlights and guide

Covers and a sticker placement guide are included.

What is included

What Is Inside Your Story Frame Set Package

Six groups cover every deliverable in Instagram Story Templates. The comparison table below shows how far each group goes by package for story frame set.

Review

  • Current stories
  • Brand assets
  • Story types
  • Posting rhythm

Frames

  • New arrival
  • Sale
  • Product spotlight
  • Behind the scenes

Interaction

  • Poll frame
  • Question frame
  • Countdown frame
  • Link frame

Sequences

  • Launch sequence
  • Sale sequence
  • Holiday sequence
  • Review sequence

Guides

  • Safe-zone guide
  • Sticker placement guide
  • Font and colour set
  • Photo crop guide

Hand-over

  • Editable files
  • Highlight covers
  • Written notes
  • Recorded walkthrough

You provide the products, the brand assets and your approvals. We handle the story frame set work and the checks.

Story frame

How a Story Frame Keeps Text Clear of the Interface

The walkthrough shows a story frame on a phone: the new-arrival text sits inside the safe zone, the sticker area is kept free at the bottom and the frame flips between the story types in the template set.

A story frame that clears the…A phone showing a product page. A tap on the Link sticker button opens the Story frame panel, the shopper picks Sa…, then closes it. Notes: Safe zone marked: Text stays clear of the top bar and reply field.; Room for…: A free area is kept for polls and links.; Frames that…: Launch frames build into a short sequence.. Stages: Pick, Swap, Post, Save.A story frame that clears the…Text inside the safe zone, space left for stickersYour storeNew arrivalOut nowLink stickerShop nowStory frameNewSa…Po…TipSa…Pick frame1Safe zone markedText stays clear of the top bar and replyfield.2Room for…A free area is kept for polls and links.3Frames that…Launch frames build into a short sequence.1Pick2Swap3Post4Save
A story frame that clears the…A phone showing a product page. A tap on the Link sticker button opens the Story frame panel, the shopper picks Sa…, then closes it. Notes: Safe zone marked: Text stays clear of the top bar and reply field.; Room for…: A free area is kept for polls and links.; Frames that…: Launch frames build into a short sequence.. Stages: Pick, Swap, Post, Save.A story frame that clearsthe…Your storeNew arrivalOut nowLink stickerShop nowStory frameNewSa…Po…TipSa…Pick frame1Safe zone markedText stays clear ofthe top bar andreply field.2Room for…A free area is keptfor polls and links.3Frames that…Launch frames buildinto a shortsequence.1Pick2Swap3Post4Save
Portfolio

Shopify Storefront Designs by Niche

Instagram Story Templates gets the same attention to layout, spacing and detail as each design below, every one built around a single catalog and one kind of buyer.

Conversion-focused Shopify dropshipping store for home office accessories

Home office accessories store design

Home office accessories
Travel creator visual for Shopify Store Design for Personal Brands & Creators

Travel creator store design

Travel creator
Blank apparel visual for Wholesale & B2B Shopify Store Setup

Blank apparel store design

Blank apparel
Pet visual for Custom Shopify Product Page Template

Pet store design

Pet
Beauty visual for Full Shopify Store Redesign & Makeover

Beauty store design

Beauty
Electronics visual for Seasonal & Campaign Shopify Homepage Design

Electronics store design

Electronics
Process and timeline

How Your Story Frame Set Is Delivered, Start to Finish

Six clear steps. Nothing goes live without your approval, and your calculator choices set how long each one runs for the story frame set.

  1. 1

    Brief and asset review

    You describe what good story frame set looks like for your store and customers. We write the plan down.

  2. 2

    Choose how we get access

    A collaborator request is all it takes, though a Partner-account build and transfer is fine too. We never ask for your password during the story frame set job.

  3. 3

    Review your stories and choose the frame types

    We look at your recent stories, ask what you post most and pick the frame types that earn a template, then collect your fonts, colours and sample photos.

  4. 4

    Design the frames and show how to use them

    We design each frame with safe zones, build the launch and sale sequences, make the highlight covers and write a sticker placement guide so your stories look planned.

  5. 5

    Check against your brief and your store

    Every story frame set item is compared with the brief, and anything that lands in your store is checked across devices. We fix what is off before Instagram Story Templates reaches you.

  6. 6

    Deliver and hand over

    We hand over the story frame set after sign-off with files and written notes. Your revisions are included and you are never locked in.

Compare your options

Free tool alone, Gig marketplace, Generalist studio or Our Story Frame Set Service?

Four usual ways to get story templates. This comparison shows who marks safe zones and builds sequences.

What mattersFree tool aloneGig marketplaceGeneralist studioStore Design Expert
Safe zones marked in every frameNoSometimesSometimesYes
Launch and sale sequencesSingle framesExtra costExtra costYes
Highlight covers and sticker guideNoExtra costExtra costYes
Built from your own story typesGeneric packSometimesSometimesYes
Price known before work beginsCheap but open-endedYesQuote onlyYes
Shopify store and checkout expertiseLearningVariesGeneralYes
Two structured revision roundsNoVariesExtra costYes
Source files and notes delivered in writingNoRarelySometimesYes
Inside every project

What Protects Your Store and Your Budget During Instagram Story Templates

Six habits keep your store, your brand and your budget safe while we handle the story frame set.

Licensed assets and platform rules

We use only licensed fonts and images, respect the safe zones Instagram publishes and leave claims and promotions within your own compliance review.

Least access needed

We ask only for the access your story frame set needs, through Shopify's own sharing tools where a store is involved, and remove it when we finish.

Working files are yours

Final and working files for your story frame set are handed over, so another person could use them later.

Checked before you look

Every story frame set item is checked against the brief first, so your review covers taste and wording, not faults.

No promised sales

We make story frame set to help shoppers decide, and we never promise revenue, rankings or reach.

Rights respected

We only use images, fonts, music and text you own or that are properly licensed in your story frame set, and we say which.

Interactive price calculator

Build Your Story Frame Set Package

Choose a package, then tell us about your volume, your story templates needs and how soon you want it. The fixed price and delivery window update with every click.


Choose your packageRequired

Packages grow with volume and depth of story frame set. Each option states its own price and any added days.

Eight editable story templates in your brand style: new arrival, sale, product spotlight, behind the scenes, poll, review, countdown and link frames, with safe zones marked.

  • Eight editable story templates
  • New, sale, spotlight, poll and review frames
  • Safe zones marked
  • Fonts and colours set
  • Short usage guide

Sixteen templates with multi-frame story sequences for launches and sales, animated text options, highlight covers and a sticker placement guide.

  • Everything in Tapthrough Essential
  • Sixteen editable templates
  • Multi-frame sequences
  • Animated text options
  • Highlight covers
  • Sticker placement guide

Thirty templates covering every story type you post, with launch and sale sequence kits, holiday sets, a weekly story rhythm and a brand guide for your team.

  • Everything in Tapthrough Plus
  • Thirty editable templates
  • Launch and sale sequence kits
  • Holiday sets
  • Weekly story rhythm
  • Brand guide for your team

Very large volumes, several brands or stores, rush schedules and unusual formats for story frame set are scoped separately and quoted at a fixed price.

How many templates?Required

Each template is designed and tested.

Do you want animated text?Required

Animation adds work and testing.

Which editable format?Required

The format shapes the hand-over.

How soon do you need it live?Required

Standard follows the schedule your other choices set. Pay to move up the queue and go live sooner.

Optional extrasOptional

Each one begins switched off. Turn on what you need, watch the total, switch it back off.

Request a custom quote

Very large volumes, several brands or stores, rush schedules and unusual formats for story frame set are scoped separately and quoted at a fixed price.

Request a Quote

Changed your mind? Choose Tapthrough Essential, Tapthrough Plus or Tapthrough Premier above to return to the instant calculator.

Packages and comparison

Story Frame Set Package Comparison

Line-by-line detail of what each package covers, useful when choosing between a light pass and a full story frame set service.

What is includedTapthrough Essential
$240
Tapthrough Plus
$590Recommended
Tapthrough Premier
$1,290
Eight editable story templatesIncludedIncludedIncluded
New, sale, spotlight, poll and review framesIncludedIncludedIncluded
Safe zones markedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Fonts and colours setIncludedIncludedIncluded
Short usage guideIncludedIncludedIncluded
Sixteen editable templatesNot includedIncludedIncluded
Multi-frame sequencesNot includedIncludedIncluded
Animated text optionsNot includedIncludedIncluded
Highlight coversNot includedIncludedIncluded
Sticker placement guideNot includedIncludedIncluded
Thirty editable templatesNot includedNot includedIncluded
Launch and sale sequence kitsNot includedNot includedIncluded
Holiday setsNot includedNot includedIncluded
Weekly story rhythmNot includedNot includedIncluded
Brand guide for your teamNot includedNot includedIncluded
Typical delivery3 to 6 days6 to 10 days10 to 16 days

What the calculator above shows for Instagram Story Templates, the total and the estimated delivery, is what your order will use.

Why Store Design Expert

Templates for Instagram Stories: Why Brands Choose Us

Anyone can download a pack of story frames. Store owners hire us for the safe-zone checks, the sequence kits and the highlight covers built around their own posting habits.

Safe zones are designed in

Every frame is checked against the interface before it reaches you.

Daily work around Shopify and social

Launches, offers and product photos are everyday material for us.

Rated 4.9+ by verified clients

These reviews come from verified Store Design Expert clients, in their own words, and your story frame set follows the same process.

Prices you can plan around

Every package, option and extra has a visible price, sized by volume, detail and speed for your story frame set.

No account manager in between: you reach the person doing the work

You write to the person handling your story frame set, not a ticket queue.

Experience since 2015

More than 450 Shopify stores launched means few catalog, content or launch problems are new to us, story frame set included.

What we need to get started

What We Need Before We Start Your Story Frame Set

Three ways to give access, then a short list of facts about your story frame set.

Example photos

Share product and lifestyle images.

Your current stories

Share your profile link.

Brand assets

Share your logo, colours and fonts.

Accept our collaborator request

Share your store address and accept our request so Instagram Story Templates can begin. The owner can grant what we need for your story frame set and remove us in one click.

Taking over existing work? That is fine

Let us know what exists, and who made it. We review your story frame set first and agree what to keep.

Or share a restricted staff login

A staff account with limited permissions works too for story frame set, though the collaborator route is easier to revoke.

Owner passwords and card details are never requested for your story frame set. Access for Instagram Story Templates is granted through Shopify's own tools and removed when the work is done.

Testimonials

What Store Owners Say Before You Order Instagram Story Templates

Verified Store Design Expert clients describe the brief, the work and the handover in their own words, and your story frame set follows the same path.

Verified

Store Design Expert delivered an outstanding website development experience! Their professionalism and attention to detail exceeded my expectations, and their proactive communication kept everything running smoothly. Truly impressed by their deep understanding and dedication.

WG
Warren G.United States
Verified

Very quick and detailed work! Store Design Expert does exactly what you want, in a very professional manner.

LF
Lena F.Germany
Verified

Store Design Expert did an outstanding job with top-notch professionalism on my website project. Everything was delivered quickly without compromising quality. I could not have asked for better!

JM
Jason M.United States
Verified

The website development work was nothing short of professional, with top-notch quality. Their exceptional level of cooperation made the collaboration seamless and enjoyable. Highly recommend working with Store Design Expert!

JC
Jeremy C.United States
Verified

Super great to work with, and super fair!

RO
Robert O.United States
Verified

The website development work was truly impressive. Their attention to detail and ability to exceed expectations made the project a success. Working with them was a breeze, thanks to quick responsiveness and a willingness to go above and beyond.

KD
Kevin D.United States
Verified

Store Design Expert was very knowledgeable about what I needed done to fix my Shopify store and how to improve the store layout. The project was completed very quickly, and I will definitely use them for support as my business grows.

ST
Samuel T.United States
Verified

Very satisfied with the work. Most importantly, Store Design Expert responded promptly to my questions and concerns. Thank you!

KB
Kyle B.United States
Verified

Outstanding work and outstanding customer service. Five stars! I will absolutely use Store Design Expert again for my next book.

KM
Katharine M.United States
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Searches That Bring Owners to Instagram Story Templates

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“pixel size of instagram story template”, “instagram story template ideas”, “instagram story template minimal” or “instagram holiday story templates”: owners type these when they need Instagram Story Templates, and the packages above are priced for that job.

“how to use templates on instagram story” or “instagram story guidelines template”: owners type these when they need Instagram Story Templates, and the packages above are priced for that job.

FAQ

Templates for Instagram Stories: Your Questions Answered

Answers on cost, timing, access, files and what happens after delivery for story frame set.

How long does story template design take?

Most projects take 3 to 16 working days, depending on package, number of templates and animation. The calculator shows your Instagram Story Templates estimate before you pay.

Do you post the stories for me?

No. We design and hand over editable templates and a short guide. Posting, scheduling and stickers are added by you or your team inside the app.

What do you need from me to start Instagram Story Templates?

Send your brand assets, a link to your profile and a few example photos. We begin by reviewing your stories.

How much does Instagram Story Templates cost?

You can order Instagram Story Templates from $240; the most it reaches, with all options selected, is $3,740.

Which Instagram Story Templates package should I choose?

There are 3 Instagram Story Templates packages: Tapthrough Essential at $240 (3 to 6 working days), Tapthrough Plus at $590 (6 to 10 working days) and Tapthrough Premier at $1,290 (10 to 16 working days).

What is in the Tapthrough Essential package of Instagram Story Templates?

Eight editable story templates in your brand style: new arrival, sale, product spotlight, behind the scenes, poll, review, countdown and link frames, with safe zones marked. It includes: Eight editable story templates; New, sale, spotlight, poll and review frames; Safe zones marked; Fonts and colours set; Short usage guide. Tapthrough Essential costs $240 and takes 3 to 6 working days.

Which choices do I make for Instagram Story Templates?

When you order Instagram Story Templates you pick a package and then answer 4 short questions in the calculator: how many templates (Eight templates, Sixteen templates, Thirty templates); do you want animated text (Static frames only, Animation on four frames, Animation on all frames); which editable format (Canva, Figma, Both); how soon do you need it live (Standard, Sooner, Fastest).

What can I add on top of Instagram Story Templates?

Extras available with Instagram Story Templates: Extra highlight cover set (+$90), Holiday story set (+$150), Customer photo frames (+$110), Weekly story rhythm (+$120), Brand style guide (+$130) and Recorded walkthrough (+$90).

What if my Instagram Story Templates job needs more than the packages cover?

If Instagram Story Templates needs more than the packages cover, use Request a custom quote on this page. We write the scope for your job and quote one fixed price before any work starts.

Ready when you are

Templates for Instagram Stories: Order Your Package

Choose a package, watch the fixed price settle and have a team that has launched 450+ Shopify stores design story frames that keep your text clear and your feed looking planned.

Fixed price · Two revision rounds · Files handed over