Comparison

InShot vs Continue Camera

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

Continue Camera

Record and edit videos simultaneously, completing your edits as you shoot. Features include pause/resume, auto-cut based on volume or smiles, and real-time filters. Create dynamic videos with fast-forward, reverse playback, and various visual effects.

Highlights
  • Real-time video editing during recording
  • Pause and resume shooting
  • Auto-cut based on volume or smiles
  • Automatic fade-in/out on pause/resume
  • Adjustable fast-forward and reverse playback
  • Extensive real-time color filters and effects
  • Face detection and deformation effects
Features
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Edit video while shooting video. Editing is complete when shooting is complete! Pause / Resume function, record only where it is needed. It corresponds to the ratio of 1: 1, 16: 9, 4: 3. Rich real time filter. Because you can pause and fast-forward while shooting, you can only shoot videos where needed. Fade-in / out can be added automatically when pausing / resuming, No need to edit videos later /******* Editing function ******/ * Auto cut Automatically record only when the volume exceeds the specified value. There is also a recording mode only for the moment of smile. * Fade in out Automatically dims the image when paused / restarted. The color when fading in and out can be changed from the settings. * Fast forward You can change 1 to 10 times fast forward during shooting. You can shoot time-lapse movies with audio while changing the speed freely. * Reverse play Make a 10 second reverse playback video. *Mute You can mute the audio at any time during shooting. /*********Real time filter**********/ *10 color processing You can easily change the color of the movie, such as the part color that displays only the specified color. *10 effect Add special effects such as adding effects to diorama processing, afterimages, and movement. *8 deformation Deform shapes such as fisheye lens style and puzzles. *8 face detect Recognize human faces and add effects such as processing and posters. *9 else Anime style and video delivery site style are possible. You can control shooting from Apple Watch.

Screenshots

InShot4 screens
Continue Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: InShot at 86% against Continue Camera's 40%. InShot also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Continue Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

InShot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InShot has 2.5M ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of InShot's written reviews are positive against 40% of Continue Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InShot ships an update fortnightly, Continue Camera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
InShot versus Continue Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInShotContinue Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5M ratings) — better2.8 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better40.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5M — better52
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#27 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHANTANU PTE. LTD.Ayumu Kinoshita

Customer experience

InShot

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

Continue Camera

All ratings52 ratings
Positive40.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative48.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative43.9%

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

Continue Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Continue Camera

One-time1
  • remove ads and logo$1.99

Questions

Is InShot free?
InShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Continue Camera free?
Continue Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, InShot or Continue Camera?
InShot is rated higher. InShot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5M ratings, while Continue Camera averages 2.8 from 52 ratings.
Do InShot or Continue Camera have ads?
Both InShot and Continue Camera show ads.
Which is updated more often, InShot or Continue Camera?
InShot ships an update fortnightly, and Continue Camera every 3 months. Most recently, InShot was updated on September 24, 2026 and Continue Camera on September 22, 2026.

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