#2018top9

2018 Fave 9

These are 9 of my favorite images of 2018 that did not make it on the “2018 Top 9″ of my most popular images on Instagram.

2018 Top 9

These are my “Top 9” photos from Instagram. I do post to other social media platforms, but popularity of my photos there tend to trend much the same way as Instagram.

This is an easy to follow ‘how-to’ Instagram guide for Android and iPhone, to generate a collage of your 'TOP NINE’ moments of the year, to share with friends and followers.

The ‘TOP-NINE’ image post is the latest fad to hit the image-centric social media site, and involves posting a collage of your ‘TOP NINE’ posts from 2018. In order to find and generate your ‘TOP NINE’ moments collage, you have to download a third party app. (You can’t generate the best nine collage directly through the Instagram app itself.)

This is a simple guide to finding and downloading the right app, generating the image collage, and posting your ‘TOP NINE’ moments to Instagram.

A Note About Privacy

Before you download a ‘TOP NINE’ app, I have to caution you to be aware of your privacy. When I was checking out the different apps that are available, some of the apps ask you to sign into Instagram, while others simply ask for your user name. I try to avoid apps that ask me to log in through their app, because we don’t know what they’re going to do with our personal information. This is all about having fun, and an app you might use once a year, shouldn’t require you to log in or share personal information.

You can generate your ‘TOP NINE’ moments of 2018 collage online, or on your mobile phone, by following the simple instructions below.

The apps I recommend below do not require you to log in or share any personal information.

iPhone iOS Instructions

Download one of the two apps from Itunes  

Open the app and enter your Instagram Username

Let the app run to generate your collage

Save the collage to your photos

Post the collage on Instagram with the hashtags #topNine2018 #2018top9

iPhone Apps Link To iTunes

Best Grid for Instagram (Beaker Apps)

Top Nine (Beta Labs)

Google Android Instructions

Download one of the two apps from the Google Play Store

Open the app and enter your Instagram Username

Let the app run to generate your collage

Save the collage to your photos

Post the collage on Instagram with the hashtags #topNine2018  #2018top9

Android Apps Link to Google Play Store

Best Grid for Instagram (Beaker Apps)

Top Nine (Beta Labs)

If you don’t want to use your phone, you can generate the collage online.

Online Web App Instructions

This method does not require you to download an app to your phone.

Click on a link and go to the website

Enter your Instagram Username

Generate 

Save the collage to your photos

 Post the collage on Instagram with the hashtags #topNine2018     #2018top9

Web Apps Link

Best Grid for Instagram on the Web (Beaker Apps)