A little editorial magic for your everyday.

Make room for your ideas.

Create photo stories and original graphics. Bring your photographs, words and a little watercolor character onto a page of your own.

Free for iPhone and iPad · No account required

As of 11 November 2026, version 1.2.3 is available. Version 1.3.0, including Collage, is forthcoming and subject to App Store approval. Check the App Store for the latest available version.

Available on the App Store

Gazette stars home screen with Create with photos and Create a graphic buttons — Aki Gazette · A page of your own

308watercolor stickersacross 14 themes

19illustrated subjectsto make your own

7Design formatsfrom posts to prints

1–9photos per pagespace for your story

Made for everyday ideas

For the things you
want to put together.

A day worth remembering. A collection taking shape. An announcement ready to share. Gazette brings photographs, type and original graphics together.

A visual journal

Bring a weekend, a trip or the details of an ordinary day onto one page.

A small collection

Arrange objects, work in progress or a set of photographs with a shared mood.

A story to share

Give an image context with a headline, a caption or a longer personal note.

An announcement

Pair your photographs and words for a launch, an invitation or a simple update.

Designs

Start with a purpose.
Find your direction.

A photo story, portfolio, reflection, announcement or promotion. Choose what you want to make and explore designs that give it a place.

In iOS version 1.3.0, Collage brings two to nine photos into a contact sheet, an editorial spread or overlapping scrapbook frames. Switch layouts to try a different arrangement while keeping each crop.

PhotographsA story in pictures.
Bring photographs into editorial pages, bold covers and framed compositions.
GraphicsIdeas take shape.
Combine type, shapes and illustrated scenes without importing a photograph.
Your finishing touchMake it your own.
Adjust frames, lettering, shapes and layers. Every design is a starting point.

Photo StoryPortfolioReflectionAnnouncementPromotion

Gazette travel journal with a coastal sunset photograph, postcard layers, watercolor stickers and a personal paragraph

Illustrated graphics

From simple shapes.
Something of your own.

A quiet landscape, a little world in pixels, a page led by type. Explore 19 illustrated subjects across nature, Japanese-inspired scenes and pixel artwork, alongside abstract and editorial graphic designs.

Start with Create a graphic and make the editable type and shapes your own.

Colour with intention. Choose from 42 named paper and palette options, plus Auto. Abstract designs follow your palette; illustrated scenes keep their natural colours.
Build on an idea. Add text and shapes, move items and arrange layers to give the artwork your point of view.

Gazette Solid and Glass shape library open over the coastal travel journal

Gazette Travel sticker collection with twenty watercolor illustrations, search and theme filters over the travel journal

Watercolor stickers

Little details.
A lot of character.

From morning coffee to a sky full of stars, find a watercolor detail that feels like your story.

308watercolor stickers

14themes to explore

Travel
Cafe
Flowers
Small moments
Celestial

Find your little detail. Browse a theme, search by name or keyword, then tap to add it.
Give it your own place. Move, resize, rotate and layer stickers beside your photographs and words.
Bring something of your own. Import transparent PNG or WebP images and keep them in My stickers.

Typography

Type with
personality.

Go from a quiet serif to a bold headline. Pair Bodoni Moda, Cormorant Garamond or Newsreader with expressive faces such as Fraunces, Barlow Condensed and Syne. Caveat, Kalam and Patrick Hand bring a handwritten touch.

Follow a design’s suggested pairing or choose your own. All fonts are included in the app.

A little or a lot. Combine a headline, supporting copy, label and caption with up to eight extra text blocks.
Words with structure. Add a kicker, byline, quote, body passage or custom note, with line breaks and paragraph controls.
Room to write. An enlarged editor gives your words space above the keyboard. Choose left, centre, right or justified alignment while your page stays in view.

Gazette enlarged text editor showing A place worth remembering above the native iPhone keyboard, with four alignment controls

Your workspace

The starting point
is yours to change.

Find the crop in Preview. Shape the composition in Adjust, with compact tools for frames, text, shapes and colour that keep your page in view.

Place it with care.

Move, scale and rotate items without covering them with your fingers. Alignment guides and angle snapping help the details settle into place.

Shape the balance.

Choose fixed or freeform photo frames. Add Solid or Glass shapes with tint and blur, and explore sixteen blend modes.

Build in layers.

Duplicate an item, change its order and refine its font, colour or opacity. Compact panels let you return to the whole composition with a tap.

Gazette Layers panel listing the editable text and artwork in the coastal travel journal

Gazette Adjust tools with the watercolor camera selected and Size and rotation controls showing 68 percent and minus 9 degrees

Explore the editing guide for gestures, cropping, shapes and layers.

Formats

Designs in
seven formats.

For a Design, make a portrait post, a square collection, a tall story, a landscape composition or a print in A4 or 4R. Change the format while working to explore a different balance of pictures and space. Collage offers 25 formats.

Portrait4:5 · An editorial page

Square1:1 · A balanced canvas

Story9:16 · A taller view

Photo3:4 · Familiar proportions

Landscape1.91:1 · Room to spread out

A4210 × 297 mm · Print at 300 dpi

4R4 × 6 in · Print at 300 dpi

The workflow

Bring it together.

No Gazette account to create. Start with photographs or a graphic and take the composition as far as you like.

Choose how to begin.

Import one to nine photographs or create a graphic. Your original photographs stay unchanged.

Find your direction.

Choose your purpose, format and design, then explore type and colour. Refine image crops in Preview and selected item positions in Adjust.

Make an image to keep.

Preview your export, choose PNG or JPEG and a resolution, then save to Photos, Files or the system share sheet.

Export

From your device.
To wherever next.

Save a finished PNG or JPEG to Photos, Files or the system share sheet. Your original photographs stay unchanged.

Screen formats export at 1080, 1440 or 2160 pixels wide. Gazette shows the full dimensions before saving. A4 exports at 2480 × 3508 and 4R at 1200 × 1800, both with 300 dpi metadata.

Choose Watch ad to export when your image is ready. You can continue saving if the ad is dismissed or unavailable.

Read the editing guide for export options and dimensions.

Local projects

A place to return to.

Keep editable projects on your device and return to their photographs, text and layout later. Export a finished image when you are ready to share it.

PNG and JPEG flatten the composition into an image. Keep the local project if you want to change individual elements again.

Projects stay on your device.

Gazette does not require an account or upload your project photographs and text to an Aki server. The editor, layouts and fonts are bundled in the app.

Local projects are not a cloud backup. Deleting the app or clearing its data can remove them, so save finished images somewhere you want to keep them.

You choose where to save.

Saving to Photos asks permission to add the finished image. Choose Files to pick a folder, or Share to send a copy to another app.

Questions, answered

A few useful answers.

Start with the editing guide, or visit support for help.

What is Aki Gazette for?

Gazette combines photographs, text, shapes and colour into a single composition. Create photo stories and portfolios, or make graphics for reflections, announcements and promotions. Start with a design, then make it your own.

Which devices can use Gazette?

Gazette is available on the App Store for iPhone with iOS 16 or later and iPad with iPadOS 16 or later. Visit support for help.

Is Gazette available on Android?

A public Google Play download is not available yet. Gazette is available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store.

How do I arrange a small item without covering it?

In Adjust, tap the item to select it. Drag from another part of the preview to move it, or pinch and twist there with two fingers to resize and rotate. Tap the selected item again to deselect it, or tap another item to switch. The Adjust guide walks through the controls.

Is Gazette free?

Yes. Version 1.3.0 can show a banner on Home as well as an ad at export. See the privacy policy for advertising data and choices.

How many photos can I use?

A composition supports one to nine photographs. Layouts adapt to the number you choose. The optional Symmetry setting is available for even counts of two, four, six or eight photographs.

What happens when I type?

A larger text editor opens above the usual keyboard, and the main preview keeps its size. Left, centre, right and justify remain visible while you type. Choose Done to keep your edit. In version 1.3.0, tapping outside the text editor discards the draft.

Can I add more than a headline?

Yes. Headline, supporting copy, label and caption fields are joined by up to eight extra text blocks. Choose a kicker, byline, quote, body passage or custom note, then adjust its alignment, position and rotation.

Can I use Gazette without an account or connection?

No account is required. The editor, templates and fonts are included in the app, and projects are stored locally. You can edit and save projects offline.

Will it change my original photographs?

No. Cropping, positioning and composition changes happen inside Gazette’s project. Export creates a separate finished image. Saving to Photos requires permission to add that exported image; choosing Files or Share uses the system destination you select.

Can I reopen an exported image as an editable project?

A PNG or JPEG is a flattened image, so it does not keep separate editable frames and text. Reopen the saved project in Gazette to continue editing. Projects remain on that device and are not synced through an Aki account.

How can I get help or share feedback?

Visit Gazette support or email akistudio.mobile@gmail.com. Include your device and what you were trying to do. Send only photographs or screenshots you are comfortable sharing.

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