Comparison

InShot vs SnapTales

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

SnapTales

Easily transform your photos into engaging video stories with a variety of professional templates and curated music. Create stunning videos in multiple formats perfect for sharing on social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Easy video creation from photos
  • Professional templates
  • Curated background music library
  • Multiple aspect ratios for social media
  • Beautiful transitions and effects
  • High-quality video export
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Transform your photos into stunning video stories with SnapTales! Create beautiful memories in just a few taps. EASY VIDEO CREATION - Select your photos and let SnapTales do the magic - Choose from a variety of professional templates - Add perfect background music from our curated library - Create videos in multiple formats for any social platform PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATES - Travel memories - Celebration moments - Nature collections - Urban stories - Lifestyle highlights - And more! PERFECT FOR SHARING - Instagram Stories (9:16) - TikTok Videos - Square Posts (1:1) - Landscape Videos (16:9) - Instagram Posts (4:5) FEATURES - Beautiful transitions and effects - High-quality video export - Curated music library - Multiple aspect ratios - Easy social sharing - Professional templates - Quick creation process Turn your photo collections into engaging video stories - perfect for social media, special occasions, or preserving precious memories. Download SnapTales now and start creating beautiful video memories in seconds! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://snaptales.webflow.io/terms-condition#pp

Screenshots

InShot4 screens
SnapTales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SnapTales at none against InShot's shown. SnapTales also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). InShot's advantage is ratings volume (2.5M vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, 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 SnapTales sells 6 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

SnapTales holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InShot has 2.5M ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of SnapTales's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InShot ships an update fortnightly, SnapTales monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
InShot versus SnapTales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInShotSnapTales
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5M ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5M — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#31 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHANTANU PTE. LTD.Mattia Baldizzone

Customer experience

InShot

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

SnapTales

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

SnapTales

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
6 purchases

SnapTales

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Weekly2 variants$3.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly7 Days trial2 variants$3.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year

Questions

Is InShot free?
InShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapTales free?
SnapTales is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, InShot or SnapTales?
SnapTales is rated higher. InShot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5M ratings, while SnapTales averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do InShot or SnapTales have ads?
InShot shows ads; SnapTales does not.
Which is updated more often, InShot or SnapTales?
InShot ships an update fortnightly, and SnapTales monthly. Most recently, InShot was updated on September 24, 2026 and SnapTales on July 22, 2026.

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