An SCRL alternative that runs in your browser
SCRL is a design app for iPhone and Android, with templates, stickers and a photo editor. msnry does one thing from that list, the seamless photo carousel, and it does it in any browser, on a desktop as well as a phone.
SCRL on a desktop
SCRL's listings are for iPhone and Android. Its App Store page also lets it install on a Mac with Apple silicon, as an iPhone app that Apple marks "not verified for macOS". No Windows version, and no version that runs in a browser, was listed when this page was checked on 12 November 2026.
msnry is a web app. Open app.msnry.app in a browser on any computer, drag your photos into the window and export the pages. The same address works on a phone.
Comparison
| Feature | SCRL | msnry |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | iPhone and Android apps. Macs with Apple silicon, as an iPhone app. | Any modern browser, on a desktop or a phone. Installs to the home screen. |
| Makes | Collages, carousels, stories and grid posts, with templates, a freeform canvas, stickers and a built-in photo editor. | Seamless photo carousels of two to ten pages. Nothing else. |
| Starting a layout | Choose a template, or build your own on the freeform canvas. | Add your photos and the grid is laid out for you. Shuffle gives you another. |
| Posting | Posts directly to Instagram and TikTok. | Saves numbered JPEGs for you to post. On a phone the set can be shared straight to Instagram. |
| Price | Free to download. SCRL Premium is a subscription, with weekly, monthly and yearly plans. | Free to use. Pro is a one-off £9.99, plus VAT where it applies. |
SCRL details come from its App Store listing, its Google Play listing and scrl.com, read on 12 November 2026. SCRL is a trademark of its owner, and msnry has no connection with it.
Reasons to pick SCRL
SCRL does far more than msnry. If you want templates, stickers and overlays, a built-in photo editor or a designed look with a lot of control over it, use SCRL. It also posts for you, and it has a very large following: 4.8 out of 5 from about 128,000 ratings on the US App Store.
Reasons to pick msnry
- You're at a computer and the photos are already on it.
- You want the photographs to carry the post, without choosing a template first.
- You want it to work with no account, and your photos to stay on your device.
- You'd rather pay once than subscribe.
Try it on the computer you're sitting at
It opens straight into the editor, with nothing to install and no sign-up. Drag in four or more photos and the first layout appears.