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

Create professional-looking videos and photos with a suite of AI-powered editing tools. Easily add captions, enhance visuals, remove backgrounds, and apply effects. Perfect for social media, business, or personal projects.

Highlights
  • AI-powered auto captions and speech-to-text
  • Video trimming, merging, and speed control
  • AI photo enhancement and background removal
  • Collage maker with customizable layouts
  • Add text, stickers, music, and voiceovers
  • Keyframe animation and smart tracking
  • Chroma key and picture-in-picture effects
Features
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InShot: Video Editor & Photo Editor for Every Moment. Create stunning videos and photos with easy-to-use editing tools and powerful AI features. Whether you're making daily vlogs, birthday or anniversary videos, creating content for social media, or growing your small business, InShot makes it easy to bring your ideas to life and share them with the world. [AI Tools] - Auto Captions. Generate subtitles and captions with AI speech-to-text tool. - Bilingual Subtitles. Create bilingual subtitles to make your videos accessible to a wider audience. - AI Speech. Turn text into natural-sounding speech with AI Text to Speech and AI Voice Generator. - AI Cut. Automatically remove silence, filler words, and breath sounds to make video editing faster and easier. - Video & Photo Enhance. Improve the quality of your photos and videos for sharper, clearer results. - AI Effects. Experience the magic of AI with instant presets that elevate your images and videos in just one tap. - Auto Background Removal. Remove backgrounds from photos and videos with one tap. - Voice Enhance. Enhance voice clarity and reduce background noise. - Auto Adjust. Instantly enhance your images and videos with one-tap. [Video Editing] - Trim & Merge. Trim, split, and merge video clips with ease. - Reverse. Reverse videos and create unique playback effects. - Speed Control. Speed up or slow down videos from 0.1x to 100x, with speed curves and speed ramping. - Text & Stickers. Add text, emoji, and InShot-exclusive stickers with a wide range of fonts, styles, and text templates. Import your own fonts locally. - Music & Voice. Add music, sound effects, voice-overs, and voice effects in various styles. - Keyframe Animation. Add custom keyframe animations to clips and adjust settings over time. - Slow Motion. Create smooth slow-motion videos with speed curves. - Chroma Key. Remove specific colors from videos and create green screen effects. - Picture-in-Picture. Layer multiple videos to create multi-layered videos. - Stabilizer. Stabilize shaky footage for smoother, steadier videos. - Smart tracking. Make stickers/text move seamlessly in sync with your tracking object motion, adding dynamic flair to your videos. [AI Photo Editor] - Blur the background easily. - 1000+ stickers, stylish text, and creative doodles. - AI Enhance. Turn blurry photos into HD with AI Photo Enhancer. - AI Cutout. Remove BG with pixel-level precision. - AI Remove. Instantly erase unwanted objects or passersby for a clean, perfect shot. - Al Light. Use flash to brighten photos, backlight to enhance portraits, or hair light for extra shine. [Collage Maker] - Easy-to-use photo grid collage maker. Up to 20 photos and 500+ customizable layouts. - Freestyle Collage. Create scrapbooks with one-tap AI Cutout, outlines, and beautiful backgrounds. - Create seamless collages with AI Blend. - AI subtitle detection in Captions stitch mode. - High-quality pic stitch in horizontal/vertical way. [Filters, Effects & Transitions] - Cinematic Filters. Add a cinematic look with a wide range of filters. - Visual Effects. Add creative effects like Glitch, Clone, Fade, Noise, Beats, and more. - Transitions. Combine clips with smooth and seamless transitions. [Share] - High video output resolution. Now InShot support save in 4K, 60fps. - Share to social apps, like YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. [Terms of Use] https://inshot.cc/terms/terms.html [Privacy Policy] https://inshot.cc/terms/privacy_policy.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.

About

Video Editor

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for creating and editing videos on mobile devices. It provides powerful editing functions, a vast library of creative assets, and various canvas and saving options to enhance your video projects.

Highlights
  • Powerful video editing functions
  • Massive material library
  • Adjust video parameters
  • Add animations and masks
  • Video splitting and trimming
  • Abundant resources for creativity
  • Multiple canvas sizes and backgrounds
Features
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Videoeditor is an easy-to-operate video making App on your iPhone, iPad. Whether you are a professional or an amateur, you can find the fun of video editing in Videoeditor. Videoeditor has powerful editing functions and a massive material library (such as pictures, videos, music, sound effects, stickers, etc.), which greatly reduces the creation threshold while adding creativity to the video. Let’s start creating! Here's what Videoeditor can do for you: Powerful video editing functions - Upload materials from your phone album - Adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation and other parameters of the clips - Add the entry/exit animation of the material. - Pick color and cut out - Add a mask to hide part of the layer - Video splitting and trimming - Adjust layer order - Sound extraction from video - Record your voice and add to video - Multiple sound equalizer solutions - Adjust the speed of the video - Video reverse - Freeze the key-frame of the clip - Intuitive time-line with frame-by-frame precision scaling - Replace material while retaining editing operations - Shortcut operations for video editing (Redo/Undo/Delete/Copy/Mute) Abundant resources to inspire creativity - 500+ featured stickers of different kinds - Choose photos/videos from third-party material libraries for creation - Pleasant background music - Various sounds of nature contained in sound effect library - Various filters to beautify your video - A variety of selected fonts to choose from - Various special effects to increase the fun of the video - Various transition allow natural switching between clips and clips Various adjustment operations for the canvas - A variety of canvas sizes to choose from for better display on social media - Custom canvas background (Solid color / blur) Multiple video saving options - Multiple resolutions to meet different needs - Different frames per second options to adjust the smoothness of the video ***Some features may require in-app purchases. ------------ SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS VideoEditor is free to download. Pro Subscription gives you unlimited access to all our featured functions and selected materials. Premium Features: - Access to ALL featured filters - Access to ALL resource libraries (including fancy fonts, stickers, sound effects, music) - A variety of cool transitions - Animation effects - Unlock all masks - Audio extraction - Video reverse & freeze - Color cutout - Multiple video saving options - VideoEditor offers two auto-renewing subscription options: $6.99/Month OR $29.99/Year (including 3 days free trial). - These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary, and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of your subscription - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and at the cost of the chosen package - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - Your subscription automatically renews unless you turn off in Account Settings 24+ hours before the end of the billing period. - You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read our Term of Use at: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3.videocut/page/agreement.html Read our Privacy Policy at: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3.videocut/page/privacy.html

Screenshots

InShot4 screens
Video Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: InShot at 86% against Video Editor's 38%. InShot also leads on ratings volume (2.5M vs 140) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Video Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Video Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InShot has 2.5M ratings behind it against 140, 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 38% of Video Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InShot ships an update fortnightly, Video Editor weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
InShot versus Video Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInShotVideo Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5M ratings) — better4.5 (140 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5M — better140
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHANTANU PTE. LTD.Pranav Virk

Customer experience

InShot

All ratings2,521,079 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews7,499 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.3%

Video Editor

All ratings140 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral11.7%
Negative50.8%

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 140 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use for beginners
  • 👍 Good editing tools
  • 👍 Useful for basic needs
  • 👍 Fun to use
  • 👍 Lightweight and practical

Room to improve

  • 💸 Many features are paid
  • 💸 Subscription required for basic functions
  • 💸 Not worth the cost
  • 💸 Ads are intrusive
  • 💸 Limited free version

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

21 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Videos not saving
  • App closes automatically during editing
  • Audio disappears from uploaded videos
  • Lagging and slow performance
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  • Text color not changing
  • Text box appearing on wrong slides
  • Cannot search and add own gifs
  • Exporting video stops when phone screen locks
  • Corrupted files
  • No sound on added videos
  • Free trial charged immediately
  • Cannot unsubscribe from subscription
  • App kicks user out when importing or navigating
  • Video quality reduced upon export
  • Projects not opening after saving
  • No sound while editing
  • App closes and deletes work for long videos
  • Audio bug needs fixing
  • Video becomes black after saving
  • Cannot drag-select multiple items

Requested features

8 requests
  • Allow adding downloaded music
  • Remove ads for pro users
  • Unlock all features in next update
  • Add tutorial for app usage
  • Improve search functionality for music
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  • Allow adding photos to video background
  • Make ads smaller and less intrusive
  • Allow more than 8 clips

In-app purchases

10 purchases

InShot

Subscriptions3
  • InShot Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • InShot Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • InShot Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Filter pack - CINEMA$1.99
  • Filter pack - SKIN$1.99
  • Video Effect - FORM Pack$1.99
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  • Remove ads$3.99
  • Transition pack - Power$3.99
  • Transition pack - Glitch$3.99
  • InShot Pro - Lifetime$49.99
4 purchases

Video Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Premium 1 Month$6.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Year$19.991 Year
  • Video Editor Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent$49.99

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 4.5 from 140 ratings.
Do InShot or Video Editor have ads?
InShot shows ads; Video Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, InShot or Video Editor?
InShot ships an update fortnightly, and Video Editor weekly. Most recently, InShot was updated on November 6, 2026 and Video Editor on November 3, 2026.

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