This is one of the most asked questions among Instagram users. We're going to provide you with the simplest explanation we can. The Stories feature displays your Story for only 24 hours. You can pin it to your profile later to add it to highlight albums, organizing them to ensure access to your viewers and followers. Reels has its own section on your Instagram profile feed, so when you post a Reel, it will remain on your profile until or unless you delete it. You can edit it after you record it or save it and edit it later from your profile feed. Also, Stories lets you post images/photos while Reels is solely short-form video.