Verdict
InShot is the easy option for cutting holiday clips, adding a song and some text on a phone, and it has 374,523 ratings averaging 4.81 on the UK App Store. The free version adds a watermark and ads, but Pro costs £4.99 a month or £49.99 once for life. Its AI tools trail CapCut's, and the privacy policy has not been updated since 2023.
Best for
Quick family and holiday clips edited on a phone
Skip if
Wanting AI-generated video or advanced auto-editing
Key facts
- Category
- Video making & editing
- Made by
- InShot Inc. (App Store seller SHANTANU PTE. LTD.; 36Kr lists owner as Hangzhou Yingxiao Technology Co.)
- Launched
- 2015
- Works on
- iPhone, Android
- In the UK
- Yes
- Price from
- £4.99 a month
- Free plan
- Free with ads and an InShot watermark on exports; most editing tools usable, exports up to 4K per Pixflow
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| InShot Pro | £4.99 | month |
| InShot Pro | £19.99 | year |
| InShot Pro Lifetime | £49.99 | one-off |
| Remove ads | £3.99 | one-off |
What it does
- trims, merges, reverses and speeds up video clips
- generates captions from speech in multiple languages
- removes backgrounds from photos and videos
- adds music, sound effects, voice-overs, text and stickers
- edits green-screen and picture-in-picture video
- makes photo collages and exports video in 4K at 60fps
Ratings
What people say
People call InShot easy and comfortable on a phone, and many started editing with it. Complaints are about ads in the free version and occasional failed exports. Store ratings are very high on huge counts (4.81 from 374,523 UK App Store ratings), while Trustpilot is 2.0 from only 17 reviews, too few to weigh.
“InShot is simpler and more comfortable on mobile. CapCut gives you more tools, more effects, and more ways to edit outside your phone.”
Individual user review, 27 May 2026 · source
“Inshot is an underrated app for video editing.”
Post on X, 1 October 2026 · source
“spent 1 hr on editing this video and now this mdc inshot app is not letting me export that 😭😭😭”
Post on X, 30 October 2025 · source
“InShot There are a lot of ads”
Post on X, 28 November 2025 · source
Press reviews
- Pixflow 2026-10-04
8.2/10; 'still the best starting point, no longer the most capable option', with the fastest learning curve and best lifetime deal, but intrusive free-version ads and weaker AI and captions than CapCut.
- TechRadar Pro 2023-12-07
'A great piece of work' that is easy to use on phone or tablet, but with 'some pretty major privacy concerns' over tracking and full media-library access (older review).
Privacy
- Trains on your data
- No AI training mentioned in the privacy policy (effective 24 Aug 2023). Editing happens on the device; audio for auto captions is uploaded to InShot's server for conversion.
- Opt-out
- not applicable for training; ad tracking by AdMob and AppLovin can be refused at the in-app tracking prompt
- Retention
- Drafts stay on the device until deleted; caption audio is 'deleted automatically after process'; other retention periods not stated
- Incidents
- No breach, fine or regulatory action found in web searches (InShot privacy incident, ban, investigation). TechRadar Pro (Dec 2023) flagged tracking and full media-library access as 'pretty major privacy concerns'. Ownership is opaque (Singapore seller, reported Hangzhou owner).
- Age limit
- 13+ per privacy policy (or local minimum age); App Store rating 4+
Official videos
- InShot Editing Guide Part.05 🎬 Text Editing Tricks | Templates, Fonts, Animations & Shapes 2026-10-07
- One-Tap Volume Balancing in InShot 🔊Keep Video Sound Levels Consistent 2026-07-14
FAQ
Is InShot free?
Yes, but free exports carry an InShot watermark and the app shows ads. Pro removes both for £4.99 a month, £19.99 a year or £49.99 once on the UK App Store.
InShot or CapCut?
Reviewers and individual reviewers find InShot simpler on a phone. CapCut has more AI tools, templates and a desktop app.
Does InShot have AI features?
It has auto captions, background removal, AI effects, smart tracking and auto adjust. It does not generate video from text prompts.
Is InShot safe to use?
No breaches or fines turned up in searches. Its policy says editing stays on the phone except caption audio, which is deleted after processing, but the app uses ad trackers and its ownership is not clearly stated.
Is there InShot for PC?
No. InShot is a phone and tablet app for iOS and Android, with no desktop version according to Pixflow's 2026 review.
Scores are based on published evidence, not lab tests. How we score.
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