Get started

Picoala app provides you with a 14-day free trial, allowing to try the full version without the risk of being charged upfront. You can cancel the free trial at any time.

The app is available on the App Store. You can download and install it using one of the following options:

  • Scan the QR code with your camera and follow the link that appears on the screen
    Scan QR-code
  • Click the button to open the app directly on the App Store
    Download on the App Store

Learn Basics

The app works in a way that significantly reduces time spent on routine tasks, allowing you to focus solely on adjustments and individual tasks. By default, it applies current photo size to all photos in a project and arranges them on pages automatically.

To prevent any page from being updated automatically, use 'Lock Layout' button just below current page or 'Lock All Pages' option from the main menu.

For adjustments and individual tasks, the app provides comprehensive set of tools for both page editing and photo editing. To edit current page, tap the 'Edit' button just below this page. To edit any photo, use one of the following options:

  • Long-press the photo on the main screen and select the Edit photo from the context menu.
  • Tap the Edit button on the bottom bar of the page editing screen.

To export your results use the Print or the Share button.

Add photos to project

You can add as many photos as you wish to the project multiple times. However, we do not recommend selecting more than 100 photos in one go.

Add photos starting the first available page

This section describes how to add photos to unlocked pages. To learn how to add photos to locked pages, check out the next section.

  1. Open the main screen.
  2. Tap the Add button on the bottom bar.
  3. Choose source: Files, Camera, or Photo Library.
  4. Select photos from the source.
  5. After a moment they will appear in the project.

Add photos to the current locked page

Inserting photos into locked pages ignores any layout and always places them at the end of the page. Collage page, when filled, will send extra photos to the next available page.

  1. Open the main screen.
  2. Tap the Add button in the bottom right corner of the page.
  3. Choose source from the action menu: Files, Camera, or Photo Library.
  4. Select photos from the source.
  5. After a moment they will appear on the current page.

Specify sheet size, margins and spacing

You can change these settings at any time. The new sheet size will be applied to all pages in the project, while margins and spacing - to unlocked pages only.

Select or add paper size

To change the sheet size, use one of the standard paper sizes or add a new one:

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the second button on the bottom bar.
  3. Choose required paper size from the list.
  4. Tap the Add Paper Size button to add and use a new size.
  5. Use buttons in the bottom right corner to switch between portrait and landscape sizes.

Specify margins and spacing

Use this method to update margins and spacing for all unlocked pages. To update margins and spacing of any single page use 'Customize' button on the main screen just below current page.

  1. Tap the button on the paper size popup screen shown in the previous section.
  2. Enter new values for page margins using side fields.
  3. Enter a new value for page spacing using central field.
  4. Tap the 'Save' button to apply the new changes.

Specify photo size and resolution

Both of these settings apply to all unlocked photos and pages and can be changed at any time.

Select or add photo size

To set a new photo size, choose from standard photo sizes or add a new one:

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the third button on the bottom bar.
  3. Choose required photo size from the list.
  4. Tap the Add Photo Size button to add and use a new size.
  5. Use buttons in the bottom right corner to switch between portrait and landscape sizes.

Select or add resolution

Resolution defines the density of pixels per unit of measurement. You can choose between DPI (dots per inch) and DPCM (dots per centimeter) resolution units. Resolution applies when size in both pixels and inches/centimeters is used anywhere in the project. To change project resolution:

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the right button on the bottom bar.
  3. Choose required resolution from the list.
  4. Tap the Add Resolution button to add and use a new resolution.
  5. Use buttons in the bottom right corner to switch between DPI and DPCM.

Edit page content

The app provides a comprehensive set of tools to edit page layout and to modify, duplicate, and remove photos. To learn more about how to edit collage pages, visit the Collage Editing section.

Begin page editing session

You can update more than one page during a single editing session. To do so, simply select another page from the page bar and make changes.

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the 'Edit' button just below the current page.

Edit current page content

  1. Tap or long press any photo to select it.
  2. Resize the selected photo using markers.
  3. Move the selected photo using a pan gesture.
  4. Tap the Copy button to make a duplicate of the selected photo.
  5. Tap the Delete button to remove the selected photo.
  6. Tap the Rotate button to rotate the selected photo clockwise by 90°.
  7. Tap the Edit button to edit the selected photo.
  8. Tap the Grid button to enable grid on the page.
  9. Use the button on the top bar to disable the 'Snap to Grid' and the 'Snap to Objects', and also to automatically Refresh Layout on the page.

Update selected photo size and position

  1. Tap the 'Size' button in the middle of the bottom bar.
  2. Specify Left and Top position using keyboard.
  3. Specify Width and Height using keyboard.
  4. Choose a new size from the list.
  5. Set a new size using original proportions.
  6. Use the button in the bottom left corner of the popup screen to get access to photo de-squeeze factor.

Finish page editing session

All pages that have layout changes will be automatically locked when the editing session is complete.

  1. Tap the 'Done' button on the top bar to apply all the editing changes.
  2. Tap the 'Cancel' button on the top bar to cancel all the editing changes.

Add border to photos

You can apply or update a color border at any time. These changes ignore layout locks and will always apply to all photos in the project.

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the button on the top bar to open the main menu.
  3. Select the 'Border' option from the main menu.
  4. Pick a color for the border or use the default color.
  5. Select the border position: Inside, Center, or Outside.
  6. Move the slider to change the border thickness.
  7. Enter the border thickness into the text field using keyboard.

Crop, Rotate, Flip your photos

You can edit any single photo from the main screen or during the page editing session.

Begin photo editing from main screen

  1. Open the main screen.
  2. Long press the photo that needs editing.
  3. Select the Edit photo option from the context menu.

Begin photo editing from page editing screen

To learn how to begin page editing, visit the Page Editing section.

  1. Go to the page editing screen.
  2. Tap the Edit button on the bottom bar.

Edit selected photo

  1. Use standard pinch and pan gestures to scale and position the photo inside the crop frame.
  2. Move the bottom slider to rotate the photo in the range of 0 - 360 degrees.
  3. Tap the Flip button on the top bar to flip the photo horizontally.
  4. Tap the Flip button on the top bar to flip the photo vertically.
  5. Use the menu on the top bar to reset the photo to its initial state.

Complete photo editing

  1. Tap the 'Done' button on the top bar to apply all the editing changes.
  2. Tap the 'Cancel' button on the top bar to cancel all the editing changes.

Create stunning collages

The app allows you to use Collage layout mode to create beautiful compositions from your photos. When this mode is active, the app interface receives some minor updates.

Activate collage layout mode

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the 'Layout mode' button on the top bar.
  3. Select the Collage option from the list.

Select collage template

  1. Open the main screen.
  2. Tap the 'Collage template' button on the bottom bar.
  3. Choose the most appropriate template from the list to start with.

Begin collage page editing session

Ensure that the selected page is of collage type. You can find this information just below the page on the left side. The page title should be in the format "Page N - Collage".

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the 'Edit' button just below the current page.

Edit current collage page

Empty collage cells, called 'placeholders,' are an essential and unremovable part of the collage layout structure. They also can be the target of some editing operations.

  1. Tap or long press any photo/placeholder to select it.
  2. Move the selected photo/placeholder onto another photo/placeholder to swap them.
  3. Move marker on the edge of each photo/placeholder to resize collage segment.
  4. Move any marker to the edge of another segment to merge photos/placeholders.
  5. Tap the Split button to divide the selected photo/placeholder into two equal vertical parts.
  6. Tap the Split button to divide the selected photo/placeholder into two equal horizontal parts.
  7. Tap the Delete button to remove the selected photo.
  8. Tap the Rotate button to rotate the selected photo clockwise by 90°.
  9. Tap the Edit button to edit the selected photo.
  10. Tap the Grid button to enable grid on the page.
  11. Use the button on the top bar to disable the 'Snap to Grid' and the 'Snap to Objects', and also to Convert current page from Collage layout mode to Auto layout mode.

Update size and position of selected photo or placeholder.

This editing operation for Collage is very similar to the one for the default page, described in this section.

Finish collage page editing session

All pages that have layout changes will be automatically locked when the editing session is complete.

  1. Tap the 'Done' button on the top bar to apply all the editing changes.
  2. Tap the 'Cancel' button on the top bar to cancel all the editing changes.

Print and Share your work

You can print the entire project using standard printing menu or share it as a PDF. To print directly from the app your printer should support AirPrint technology. The app uses the 'Best' image quality when preparing the project for printing.

Print your work

  1. Open the main screen.
  2. Tap the Print button on the top bar.
  3. Make sure all required settings are properly configured on that standard screen, including paper size, quality, color, and other presets.
  4. Tap the 'Print' button in the top right corner of the popup window.

Share as PDF

  1. Go to the main screen.
  2. Tap the Share button on the top bar.
  3. Enter a filename for your PDF document.
  4. Choose the image quality between Poor, Good, High, and Best.
  5. Tap the 'Next' button on the popup window.
  6. Choose a destination to share.

To learn more about all the app features please visit our Features Page.