Best for
Best for creators turning phone footage into short, captioned social videos.
Video Editing Comparison
InShot vs. WeVideo
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for schools and business teams that edit videos together in the browser on managed devices.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | InShot | WeVideo |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free; Pro from $4.99 / month US App Store prices. Pro is also $19.99 a year with a free trial, or $49.99 as a lifetime purchase. Ad removal and some effect packs are sold separately. | From $4.99 / month Power plan billed annually at $59.88, or $9.99 billed monthly, with 720p exports and 30 minutes of publishing a month. Education plans start at $89 a year for a single teacher; Enterprise and school or district plans are priced on request. Prices exclude tax. |
| Free trial | Free version; free trial on the yearly Pro plan | Free plan with 480p exports, 1 GB of storage and 5 minutes of publishing a month; free trials of the Creator and Instructor plans, and 30 days on Classroom |
| Output | Video up to 4K at 60 fps | MP4 video from 480p to 4K depending on plan, GIF and audio-only MP3 |
| API | Not stated | WeVideo API for custom workflows, plus LTI 1.3, SAML 2.0, OneRoster and SCIM |
| Languages | English and 15 more on the App Store, including Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese | Not stated |
| Hosting | App for iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple silicon Mac and Apple Vision Pro | Cloud (SaaS), in the browser and in apps for iOS and Android |
| Inputs | Video and photos from the device, plus a built-in music library, sound effects, stickers and text | Uploaded footage, images and audio, screen and webcam recordings made in WeVideo, and a built-in royalty-free stock library. No video is generated from a prompt |
| Timeline and editing | Yes, trim, split and merge, speed from 0.1x to 100x with speed curves, chroma key, picture-in-picture layers, keyframe animation, cutout, video stabiliser, tracking and auto beat sync | Yes, a drag-and-drop timeline in the browser with multiple tracks, in-track transitions, premade motion titles and a green screen tool. On team plans up to three people collaborate on projects, with shared asset libraries and user permissions |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 15 or later, Android through Google Play and Huawei AppGallery, Macs with an Apple M1 chip or later on macOS 13 or later, and Apple Vision Pro | Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Opera 15 or later and Microsoft Edge), with apps for iOS and Android |
| Formats and codecs | Saves video at up to 4K and 60 fps | Exports MP4 at 480p on the free plan, 720p on Power and up to 4K on Unlimited and above, plus GIF and audio-only MP3. Education plans export in standard HD. No full codec list is published |
| Colour grading | Filters and HSL colour adjustment, with Cinema and Skin filter packs sold separately | Basic colour correction per clip in the Color tab of the Clip Editor: brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, tint and temperature. The colour tools are not available in Storyboard mode |
| Effects and motion graphics | Transitions, video effects and AI effects such as Glitter, Distort, Ripped Paper, Analog and 3D Space, plus stickers and text | Premade motion titles, in-track transitions, green screen and templates, with premium effects and templates on the higher plans and custom templates on Business and Teams |
| Audio | Music, sound effects, voice-overs and voice effects, with voice enhancement and text-to-speech voices | Audio boost raises clip volume up to five times, levels allow fine adjustment, a one-click background noise reducer cleans recordings, and a royalty-free music library is built in |
| Performance and output | Editing and export run on the device | Publishing time is metered per month on the lower plans, 5 minutes on Free and 30 on Power, and unlimited from Unlimited upwards. Enterprise adds dedicated rendering |
| Licence and pricing model | Free with in-app purchases. InShot Pro unlocks all pro content and tools as a monthly or yearly subscription or a lifetime purchase; ad removal and some packs are separate one-time purchases | Subscription, monthly or annual, charged upfront, renewing automatically and non-refundable. Education plans are billed annually, and schools with more than 30 seats can pay by purchase order or invoice |
| AI features | Auto captions with bilingual subtitles, text-to-speech voices, automatic removal of silences and filler words, AI Cut, photo and video enhancement, one-tap AI effects, portrait retouching, background removal and voice enhancement | Automatic subtitle generation, one-click background noise reduction, and AI Interactions, which generates quiz questions for a video matched to Bloom's levels and is available to Interactivity users. No video is generated from a prompt |
| Deployment | On-premise | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars |
| Company size | Not stated | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Not stated | Canvas, Schoology, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, Blackboard, Blackbaud, Toddle, Panopto, Kaltura, Canvas Studio, Zoom, YuJa, Mediasite, Google, Microsoft 365, ClassLink, Clever, Azure Active Directory, Boclips, YouTube, Vimeo |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price InShot Free; Pro from $4.99 / month WeVideo From $4.99 / month
- Free trial InShot Free version; free trial on the yearly Pro plan WeVideo Free plan with 480p exports, 1 GB of storage and 5 minutes of publishing a month; free trials of the Creator and Instructor plans, and 30 days on Classroom
- Deployment InShot On-premise WeVideo Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Hosting InShot App for iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple silicon Mac and Apple Vision Pro WeVideo Cloud (SaaS), in the browser and in apps for iOS and Android
- Output InShot Video up to 4K at 60 fps WeVideo MP4 video from 480p to 4K depending on plan, GIF and audio-only MP3
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
InShot
Strengths
- Lifetime Pro licence as an alternative to a subscription
- Auto captions with bilingual subtitles
- 4K export at 60 fps
Limitations
- Ad removal is a separate purchase from Pro
- Some filter, effect and transition packs cost extra
WeVideo
Strengths
- Runs in the browser with nothing to install
- Connects to Canvas, Schoology, Moodle, Blackboard and other learning platforms
- Screen and webcam recording built in
- Interactive questions can be added inside videos
Limitations
- The free plan exports only at 480p
- Education plans export in standard HD only
- No colour grading tools are described
- All fees are non-refundable
Plans
Pricing
InShot
- Free $0 Free download with in-app purchases.
- InShot Pro, monthly $4.99 Per month on the US App Store. Access to all pro content and tools.
- InShot Pro, yearly $19.99 Per year on the US App Store, with a free trial.
- InShot Pro, lifetime $49.99 One-time purchase on the US App Store.
- Remove ads $3.99 One-time purchase, sold separately from Pro.
WeVideo
- Free $0 480p exports, 1 GB of storage, 5 minutes of publishing a month.
- Power $4.99 / month Billed annually at $59.88, or $9.99 billed monthly. 720p, 20 GB of storage, 30 minutes of publishing a month, unlimited screen and webcam recording.
- Unlimited $7.99 / month Billed annually at $95.88, or $15.99 billed monthly. Up to 4K, unlimited publishing and storage, advanced stock assets.
- Professional $19.99 / month Billed annually at $239.88, or $39.99 billed monthly. Unlimited stock usage, premium templates and brand management.
- Business $36.99 / month Billed annually at $443.88, or $73.99 billed monthly. For teams of three or fewer, with custom templates, real-time collaboration and project sharing.
- Single Teacher $89 / year One seat, 50 GB of storage, standard HD, up to 30 hours of publishing a month.
- Classroom From $374 / year 30 or more seats, 5 GB of storage per seat, standard HD, 30-day free trial.
- Enterprise Not stated Contact sales. Dedicated rendering, personalised service and team-based pricing; schools and districts with more than 30 seats are also priced on request.
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
InShot https://inshot.com/ · checked against the official source on 2026-10-16
WeVideo https://www.wevideo.com · checked against the official source on 2026-10-15
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