Instagram Stories allow you to see what your friends are up to in their daily lives. They only stay up for 24 hours, so many people use them to share little moments of their day-to-day, reserving their main profile for better, more professional pictures.

However, the downside (or upside?) to Instagram Stories is that when you view someone's story, they can see that you've viewed it. If you want to stalk an ex or friend without them knowing, there's no way you can view their Instagram story without them knowing you're watching what they're up to.

Sure, you can always create a fake account, but this takes some work and they may eventually find out that the fake account is you and block you. Even if they don't block you, if they find out or suspect that you created that fake account, they'll know you're stalking them.

StoriesIG is a great solution to this problem. It allows you to pull up any public Instagram story on a third-party platform, without even having an Instagram account.

Not only can you view stories, but you can also download them to your device.

However, StoriesIG has several drawbacks. First, it only shows you Instagram Stories posted in the last 24 hours.

It doesn't show you a list of pinned Instagram highlights on the main profile page. It also doesn't show you Instagram posts, nor does it let you see a profile picture up close.

Sometimes, a private account will ask you to follow them, and you'll want to see their profile picture to make sure you know them. However, profile pictures are very small on Instagram and can't be enlarged.

Other StoriesIG alternatives allow you to enlarge Instagram profile pictures. This also applies to private accounts, as profile pictures are always public, regardless of whether the rest of the account is private or not.

Furthermore, StoriesIG isn't entirely reliable. Users who used it frequently found that it didn't work well for many months, and usually just displayed an error message.

To be clear, there are several versions of StoriesIG. For example, there's StoriesIG.net and StoriesIG.app.

However, they all end up being unsatisfactory. Both have connectivity issues and bugs, and while StoriesIG.app shows you Instagram posts, it doesn't show you highlights.

StoriesIG.org is pretty much the same as StoriesIG.net; it feels like a carbon copy of it. It didn't work for us either.

If you want to download your content to create a backup of your Instagram profile, StoriesIG isn't the best option either. It's complicated to use and will take a long time, even if you use StoriesIG.app, which lets you download your posts.

There are better options available.

Today we'll show you the best StoriesIG alternatives to view Instagram Stories, download Stories, view posts and reels, and view profile pictures up close. Let's get started.

1. Iqsaved:

Iqsaved is a great alternative to StoriesIG that not only lets you view stories and download them, but also view posts. If you are unable to log in or do not have an Instagram account, you can use the profile view tool to view a specific profile https://iqsaved.com/photo/.

Also, Iqsaved makes it easy to download images and videos from Instagram. If you want to download a video, copy the URL and enter it into the tool and you will be able to download it.

There is no direct way to download a video posted on someone's Instagram profile from Instagram. However, you can do so with Anonsaver.

2.Anonsaver:

Not only can you download any image, video, or IGTV video, but you can also download entire profiles in bulk if you subscribe to the premium plan. This can also be your profile, if you are afraid of your account being blocked and losing your photos and you want to backup your content https://anonsaver.com/instagram-story-viewer/.

One cool feature of Anonsaver that StoriesIG doesn't have is that StoriesIG will ask you to visit the website and enter the profile you want to spy on manually every time. This can get pretty boring and tedious.

Anonsaver, on the other hand, allows you to monitor and track many profiles automatically, even if it costs extra. This feature ensures that new stories from each account you track are displayed on your Ingramer profile every time you log in.

You won't need an Instagram account for the auto-follow feature and it won't be linked to you in any way, so the person you're spying on won't know you're watching. Since the information is retrieved through public servers, additional people won't even appear on their stories' "viewers" lists, so you're already