InShot review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Mobile video and photo editor for iPhone and Android
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InShot report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for quick edits on a phone
InShot edits video and photos on iPhone and Android, with captions, keyframes, chroma key and speed control. The free app shows ads, packs are sold separately, and there is no desktop version.
Who InShot is for
- Fits if you cut short clips for social media on your phone
- Works for people who want captions and music added without a laptop
Who InShot is not for
- Skip it if you edit on a computer, since there is no desktop version
- Tight if you stay free: you get ads, and removing them costs $3.99 apart from Pro
- Pricey if you buy monthly, at $4.99 against $19.99 for the year
- Watch out: effect, transition and filter packs are separate $1.99 to $3.99 purchases
- Watch out: the Pro price read was the US App Store's, and Google Play billing was not read
Why InShot gets a 3.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPro is $19.99 a year, about $1.67 a month, under 60% of the $8.33 where the cheaper quarter of video tools starts. Lifetime is $49.99.
- BFree plan and trialFree to download with core editing tools and ads, and one person could use it that way. Removing ads is a separate $3.99, and some features are Pro.
- BFeaturesTrim, merge, speed from 0.1x to 100x, text, music, keyframes, chroma key, stabilizer, auto captions and photo collages. Effect and filter packs cost $1.99 to $3.99 each on top.
- AEase of use4.8 on the App Store from about 2.5 million ratings. Open it, pick clips and start cutting.
- CPlatforms and integrationsiPhone and Android only. No desktop or web version and no integrations listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from InShot's own pages on 13 November 2026 and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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InShot's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 129 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 127 of 133) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 17).
Its paid plans start at $1.67 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $12.25 for the category: 1 of the 88 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 134 screen recording and video tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. InShot’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 102 of 133, level with 31
- BFree plan and trialAbove 105 of 133, level with 11
- BFeaturesAbove 78 of 133, level with 53
- AEase of useAbove 127 of 133, level with 6
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 17 of 133, level with 49
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 102 screen recording and video tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep InShot, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace InShot you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 129 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade. It costs $19.99 a year.
What you could not
- A video editor.
- A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. InShot’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is InShot?
InShot is a video and photo editing app for phones. It covers trimming, merging, speed control, text and stickers, music and voice-overs, keyframes and chroma key, plus AI tools such as auto captions, text to speech and background removal. It is free to download with ads and sells a Pro upgrade.
Worth knowing
- Phone app only: the site lists the App Store, Google Play and AppGallery and no desktop version.
- The free app shows ads; removing them is a separate $3.99 purchase, apart from Pro.
- Effect, transition and filter packs are sold separately in the App Store listing, at $1.99 to $3.99 each.
- Prices are the US App Store's; the billing basis for Pro on Google Play was not read.
Key features
- Trim, merge and speed control
- Trim, split and merge clips, reverse video, and change speed from 0.1x to 100x with speed curves.
- Text, stickers and music
- Add text, emoji and stickers, a music library, sound effects, voice-overs and voice effects.
- AI captions and speech
- Auto captions with speech-to-text, bilingual subtitles and text to speech, plus AI Cut to remove silence and filler words.
- Keyframes, chroma key and stabilizer
- Keyframe animation, green-screen removal, picture-in-picture layers and a video stabilizer.
- Photo editing and collages
- The same app edits photos and builds collages, with filters, effects and background removal.
InShot pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, InShot has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.99 per month for InShot Pro, or $19.99 per year.
- Starts at
- $4.99 per month for InShot Pro, or $19.99 per year
- Free plan
- Free to download with in-app purchases; ads can be removed for $3.99.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Core editing tools with ads; the Remove ads purchase is $3.99. |
| InShot Pro - Monthly | $4.99per month | Pro subscription as listed in the US App Store in-app purchases. |
| InShot Pro - Yearly | $19.99per year | Pro subscription billed yearly, per the US App Store listing. |
| InShot Pro - Lifetime | $49.99one-time | One-time Pro purchase as listed in the US App Store in-app purchases. |
Read from apps.apple.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with InShot before you buy.
How people rate the InShot app
4.8
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
2,526,221 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Does InShot have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. InShot is listed for iOS and Android.
Does InShot have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. InShot is listed for iOS and Android.
Is InShot open source?
InShot is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.