Comparison

InShot vs Video Editor ·

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

InShot

Effortlessly edit videos and photos with AI-powered tools. Create stunning collages, add text, music, and effects. Share your creations in high resolution to social media.

Highlights
  • AI Effects & Auto Captions
  • Background Removal
  • Smart Tracking & Smooth Slow-mo
  • Video Trimming & Merging
  • Filters, Effects & Transitions
  • Photo Collage Maker
  • High-Resolution Sharing
Features
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InShot: Empowering Creators with Advanced Video and Photo Editing. Unlock effortless editing with easy-to-use features and powerful AI tools, elevating your video and photo editing experience to new heights. [AI Tool] - AI Effects. Experience the magic of AI with instant presets that elevate your images and videos in just one tap. - Auto Captions. AI-powered speech-to-text tool helps you say goodbye to manual text typing and makes video editing effortless. - Auto Remove Background. Remove background of videos/photos at the touch of a button. - Smart tracking. Make stickers/text move seamlessly in sync with your tracking object motion, adding dynamic flair to your videos. - Smooth slow-mo. Experience seamless slow-motion effects for buttery smooth videos. - Auto Adjust. Instantly enhance your images and videos with one-tap. - Smart collage. Make photo collages with AI Blend effects and Screenshot Stitch with effortless caption recognition. [Video editing] - Trim/Merge clips. - Reverse videos. - Add text, emoji and InShot exclusive stickers. - Add music, sound effects & voice-overs. - Add various-styles voice effects. - Speed control. Speed up/slow down video. Add speed ramping. - Keyframe editing. Add custome keyframe animations. - Chromakey. Easily edit green screen video. - Picture-in-Picture. Create multi-layered videos. [Filters, Effects & Transitions] - Lots of cinematic filters. - Unique effects such as Glitch, Fade, Noise, Beats, Weather, Retro DV, celebrate, etc. - AI effects. Clone, stroke, auto-blur, etc. - Combine clips with super transitions. [Photo Editing] - Add text and stickers to photos, make fun story. - Add filters and adjust brightness, contrast, curves, etc. [Photo Collage] - Easy-to-use photo grid collage maker. - Create seamless collages with AI Blend. - AI subtitle detection in Captions stitch mode. - High-quality pic stitch in horizontal/vertical way. [Share] - High video output resolution. Now InShot support save in 4K, 60fps. - Share to social apps, like YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. [InShot Pro Unlimited Subscription] - With an InShot Pro Unlimited subscription, you have access to all features and paid editing materials including stickers, filter packages, etc. Watermark and advertisements will be removed automatically. - InShot Pro Unlimited subscription is billed monthly or annually at the rate corresponding to the selected plan. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. [Terms of Use] https://inshot.cc/terms/terms.html [Privacy Policy] https://inshot.cc/terms/privacy.html Feel free to contact us: inshot.ios@inshot.com, your feedback and suggestions are important to us! For more InShot news and tutorials, follow us on YouTube @InShot Video Editor. [Disclaimer]: InShot is not affiliated, associated, sponsored, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter. Acknowledgements: FUGUE Music https://icons8.com/music/

About

Video Editor ·

Create and edit videos with music, text, and stickers. This app allows you to combine multiple videos or pictures, adjust formats, add transitions, and export your creations to social media or your device. It's a powerful tool for making engaging video projects.

Highlights
  • Create projects from videos/pictures
  • Adjust video format, cut, speed, volume
  • Insert transition effects
  • Add music or voices
  • Incorporate filters, emoticons, texts
  • Record and share creations
Features
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Video Editor is the most powerful movie & slideshow editor application on iPhone. Create and edit any video or images, add music, texts, and stickers and export it to your iOS devices or your favorite social networks. Whether you are in a waiting room, on public transport or comfortably at home, Video Editor is the reference application on the AppStore to create your video project. It is very frequently used to make and share videos on Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook. - CREATE your project from several videos or pictures. - ADJUST your videos (format, cut, speed, volume). - INSERT transitions effects to make your creation smoother - ADD music or voices. - INCORPORATE transitions effects, filters, emoticons and texts from a huge library. - RECORD your creations and share it around you. "Perfect, creating video montages has become a real pleasure for my Instagram posts " "Allows you to combine your holiday memories into one video, my loved ones loved it." "The stickers / emoticons are too beautiful, the filters too, I validate totally" Subscription: - You can subscribe to this app to get access to unlimited content, projects, and no ads - Subscription options are: 1-month with 3-day trial, 1-year, 1-quarter Privacy policy : https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/59258418 EULA : https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/44220384

Screenshots

InShot4 screens
Video Editor ·4 screens

Verdict

The call

InShot and Video Editor · both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of InShot's written reviews are positive against 31% of Video Editor ·'s. InShot also leads on ratings volume (2.5M vs 218K) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. InShot sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Video Editor · sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for InShot against 4.7 for Video Editor ·. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InShot has 2.5M ratings behind it against 218K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of InShot's written reviews are positive against 31% of Video Editor ·'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InShot ships an update fortnightly, Video Editor · monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
InShot versus Video Editor ·: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInShotVideo Editor ·
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5M ratings) — better4.7 (218K ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better30.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5M — better218K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#28 — better#177
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB244 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHANTANU PTE. LTD.Luni

Customer experience

InShot

All ratings2,495,847 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews7,031 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.3%

Video Editor ·

All ratings218,061 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews515 reviews
Positive30.7%
Neutral8.9%
Negative60.4%

User reviews

InShot

From 2.5M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Excellent editing features
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 💎 Comprehensive video editing capabilities
  • 🤩 Impressive effects and transitions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Saving and conversion issues
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance and crashes
  • 🔒 Limited cloud/cross-device sync
  • 🔒 Restricted access to local media files
  • 🔒 Aggressive monetization tactics

Video Editor ·

From 218K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick video editing
  • 💡 Useful built-in music and effects
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Inability to remove watermark without subscription
  • 🔋 Slow exporting and saving process
  • 👎 Limited customization and editing options

Bugs and requests

InShot

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved drafts randomly disappearing
  • Video/audio desynchronization issues
  • Crashes when editing long videos
  • Difficulty accessing local media files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Green screen/chroma key support
  • More advanced text animation options
  • Improved audio editing tools
  • Ability to save multiple projects/drafts
  • Smoother integration with other apps/devices

Video Editor ·

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Videos not saving or exporting properly
  • Editing tools and features not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with certain devices and iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to use own music and audio
  • Improve video export and saving functionality
  • Expand editing tools and effects
  • Fix issues with video playback and loading

In-app purchases

11 purchases

InShot

Subscriptions3
  • InShot Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • InShot Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • InShot Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Filter pack - CREATE$1.99
  • Filter pack - CINEMA$1.99
  • Filter pack - SKIN$1.99
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  • Video Effect - FORM Pack$1.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
  • Transition pack - Power$3.99
  • Transition pack - Glitch$3.99
  • InShot Pro - Lifetime$49.99
13 purchases

Video Editor ·

Subscriptions12
  • Premium : 1 week$3.997 Days
  • Premium : 1 month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium : 1 month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Premium : 1 month$9.991 Month
  • Premium : 1 month 12.99$12.991 Month
  • Premium : 1 month 12.993 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium : 1 year$29.991 Year
  • Premium : 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium : 1 year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium : 1 year (NT)$39.991 Year
  • Premium : 1 year3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Export$0.99

Questions

Is InShot free?
InShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Editor · free?
Video Editor · is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, InShot or Video Editor ·?
InShot is rated higher. InShot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5M ratings, while Video Editor · averages 4.7 from 218K ratings.
Do InShot or Video Editor · have ads?
Both InShot and Video Editor · show ads.
Which is updated more often, InShot or Video Editor ·?
InShot ships an update fortnightly, and Video Editor · monthly. Most recently, InShot was updated on September 24, 2026 and Video Editor · on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, InShot or Video Editor ·?
InShot currently peaks at #28 in the App Store charts, and Video Editor · at #177. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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