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Updated September 2026

InShot review

A mobile app for trimming, merging, and styling short-form videos and photos with music, filters, and AI effects. Best for quick mobile video trimming and social-ready edits on the go. Starts at $4.99/mo.

What's free

Free to use with full core editing toolset; shows ads and can add a watermark to exports unless removed via ad-view or Pro subscription

Key features

  • Trim & Merge
  • Chroma Key
  • Speed Ramping
  • Auto Captions
  • Photo Collage
  • Voice Changer

Pros

  • Simple, mobile-first UI good for beginners
  • Lifetime purchase option avoids ongoing subscription
  • Very affordable Pro pricing

Cons

  • Free version has ads and watermark
  • Feature set is more basic than desktop/AI-first competitors
  • No official desktop/web editor

InShot alternatives

  • CapCut

    Free · $9.99+

    Video editing · Design & thumbnails

    A free-to-start AI video and photo editing app from ByteDance for cutting, captioning, and generating short-form social content.

    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    • YouTube
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    • Facebook

  • VEED

    Free · $12+

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    A browser-based AI video creation platform for generating, editing, subtitling, and brand-styling social videos.

    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    • YouTube
    • X (Twitter)
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  • Kapwing

    Free · $16+

    Video editing · Design & thumbnails

    A browser-based video editing platform that combines a traditional timeline editor with AI tools for subtitling, dubbing, text-to-speech, and generating videos from text prompts.

    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    • YouTube
    • X (Twitter)
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Sources: inshot.com, apppricinglab.com, play.google.com, appslupa.com