InShot vs Riverside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- AI Effects & Auto Captions
- Background Removal
- Smart Tracking & Smooth Slow-mo
- Video Trimming & Merging
- Filters, Effects & Transitions
- Photo Collage Maker
- High-Resolution Sharing
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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/
Riverside
Record and edit high-quality video and audio podcasts and social media clips from anywhere. Features AI-powered transcription, text-based editing, and teleprompter for professional content creation on the go.
- PRO quality HD audio and video recording
- AI-powered transcription and speech-to-text
- Text-based video and audio editing
- Teleprompter with customizable settings
- Automatic captions and subtitles
- Create and share short clips for social media
- Multi-cam recording
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Studio-quality recording, editing, and live streaming, right from your phone. Riverside turns your phone into a portable studio for conversations and talking head videos. Record crisp video and audio anywhere, polish it on the spot, go live to your audience, and turn the best bits into posts, without a laptop or a production team. Whether you're creating a podcast, a YouTube channel, a personal brand, or content for your business, this is where it gets made. RECORD ANYWHERE, IN STUDIO QUALITY Record solo, bring on a remote guest, or go audio-only. Riverside captures every track locally, so your quality stays sharp even when your connection doesn't. A built-in stabilizer keeps your shot steady, and your footage uploads in the background as you record, so it's ready to edit and clip the moment you stop. CLIPS FOR SOCIAL, MADE FOR YOU Knowing what to post is hard. Making it is harder. Riverside's AI does both. It finds your most engaging moments, then cuts them, frames them, and adds the captions. You get the best clips from every recording, ready to publish with a tap. EDIT WITH A PROMPT Describe your edit, and Riverside's AI agent makes it. No timeline. No pinching and dragging clips around on a small screen. Tell it which parts to cut and keep, ask it to clean up audio and remove filler words, or add captions and branding. It's the fastest route from raw recording to ready to post, and when you want more control, your project is waiting for you in the Riverside desktop editor. TURN ONE RECORDING INTO A CONTENT ENGINE WITH AI Riverside's AI agent takes a single recording and makes the rest for you: social clips, a thumbnail, captions, a blog post, full show notes. Just ask. LIVE STREAM TO EVERYWHERE AT ONCE Go live and multistream to YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Twitch, TikTok, and custom RTMP destinations at the same time — one session, every audience. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Started a recording or an edit on your computer? Open it on your phone, watch it back, and leave comments waiting for you when you're back at your desk. Already a Riverside desktop user? The app carries your work with you, so your studio isn't stuck at one location. A SECOND CAMERA IN YOUR POCKET Recording on desktop? Add your phone as a second angle and capture an extra video track for your edit. BUILT FOR CREATORS OF EVERY KIND Podcasters, YouTubers, personal brands, and marketing teams — anyone who wants studio-quality content without the studio. WHY RIVERSIDE True local recording for quality independent of your connection One recording = instantly generated clips, thumbnails, posts, and more. AI editing and audio cleanup Full production suite across mobile and desktop Download Riverside and take your studio anywhere. Terms & Conditions: https://riverside.com/terms-conditions Privacy: https://riverside.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
InShot and Riverside both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of InShot's written reviews are positive against 36% of Riverside's. InShot also leads on ratings volume (2.5M vs 20K) and chart position (#28 vs #180). Riverside's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. InShot sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Riverside sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for InShot against 4.7 for Riverside. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InShot has 2.5M ratings behind it against 20K, 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 36% of Riverside's.
InShot ships an update fortnightly, Riverside every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | InShot | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.5M ratings) — better | 4.7 (20K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5M — better | 20K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | #180 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHANTANU PTE. LTD. | RIVERSIDEFM, INC |
Customer experience
InShot
Riverside
User reviews
InShot
From 2.5M App Store ratingsWhat 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
Riverside
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 High-quality audio and video
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient for remote recording
- 👍 Great platform for podcasters
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sync issues between audio and video
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Drains battery on mobile devices
- 👎 Poor customer support
- 👎 Confusing user experience on mobile app
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
Riverside
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to access recordings through mobile app
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Unreliable upload and download of files
Requested features
3 requests- Screen sharing option
- Ability to edit recordings on mobile app
- Integration with more platforms like Zoom
In-app purchases
InShot
- InShot Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
- InShot Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- InShot Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
- 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
Riverside
- Mobile Plus$9.991 Month
- RS Mobile Plus - monthly$9.991 Month
- RS Mobile Plus - monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Pro3 Days trial$29.001 Month
- Grow3 Days trial$39.001 Month
- RS Mobile Plus - yearly3 Days trial$64.991 Year
- Mobile Plus$72.001 Year
- Pro3 Days trial$289.001 Year
- Grow3 Days trial$409.001 Year







