Stories, reels, posts, IGTV, highlights - we tested every downloader in our top 15 for actual file extraction reliability, format support, bulk capability, and mobile-vs-desktop UX. Here are the five we'd actually use, ranked.
| Tool | Stories | Reels | Posts | IGTV | Bulk Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoriesIG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Iganony | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| StoriesDown | Yes | Broken | Yes | No | No |
| Imginn | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| GoomView | View only | View only | Right-click save | View only | No |
| Tool | MP4 Video | MOV Video | JPG Image | PNG Image | Source Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoriesIG | Yes | Convert | Yes | Yes | Full source |
| Iganony | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Full source |
| StoriesDown | Re-encoded | No | Yes | No | Sometimes compressed |
| Imginn | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (best) | Full source for images |
| GoomView | View only | No | Right-click | Right-click | N/A |
| Tool | Desktop UX | Mobile UX | iOS Save | Android Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoriesIG | Excellent | Good | One-tap | One-tap |
| Iganony | Good | Excellent | One-tap | One-tap |
| StoriesDown | Cluttered | Popup-heavy | Share sheet | One-tap |
| Imginn | Functional · Dated | Functional | Long-press save | One-tap |
| GoomView | Excellent | Excellent (PWA) | Long-press | Long-press |
StoriesIG wins on success rate (98%), format coverage (every content type), bulk operations (highlights), and source quality (no re-encoding). Iganony is the credible runner-up - comparable feature set, slightly lower reliability, heavier ads.
Use StoriesIG. Keep Iganony bookmarked as backup. Skip StoriesDown unless other tools fail - the success rate gap is too large to make it a default.
StoriesIG. Highest success rate, most formats, full bulk support. Don't overthink it.
Iganony. 94% success rate, comparable features. Best second-string option.
Imginn. Best PNG support - preserves original image quality where others compress to JPG.
StoriesIG or Iganony. Only these two support bulk highlight download. Others force one-at-a-time.
Iganony. Best mobile UX of the downloaders. One-tap save on iOS and Android.
StoriesIG. It supports stories, reels, posts, IGTV, and bulk highlights download in MP4/JPG, has a 98% success rate across our 50-profile test, and is completely free with manageable ads. No other tool matches it on coverage and reliability combined.
Yes - StoriesIG and Iganony both support bulk operations like downloading an entire highlight reel in one click. StoriesDown, Imginn, and GoomView do not support bulk; each item must be downloaded individually.
All top 5 export MP4 for videos and JPG for images. Imginn additionally preserves PNG for high-quality images. None natively support MOV - you'd need a converter if you specifically need that format. StoriesIG preserves full source quality; StoriesDown sometimes re-encodes to lower quality.
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Start with StoriesIG (the default winner). Keep Iganony bookmarked for the edge cases when StoriesIG misses.
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