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Head-to-head

InShot vs VN: Photo & Video Editor

InShot 4.9★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner InShot
VN: Photo & Video Editor 4.8★ · Free to download 65

InShot offers more features and a better user experience despite some recent issues.

InShot is favored for its extensive editing features and user-friendly interface, although it faces criticism for ads and export issues. VN, while free and easy to use, has limitations on project numbers and can be buggy.

Head to head

features edge: InShotR8R43R62R72
InShot InShot users appreciate the variety of editing tools and features available, such as fixing photo brightness and adding overlays R8R43.
VN: Photo & Video Editor VN users mention the app's good tools but desire more templates and features, indicating it lacks some advanced editing capabilities R62R72.
ease of use edge: InShotR5R26R69R78
InShot InShot is often described as user-friendly, with many users finding it easy to navigate and edit videos R5R26.
VN: Photo & Video Editor VN users also find the app easy to use, but some mention it can be confusing due to its layout and organization R69R78.
reliability tieR12R38R61R85
InShot InShot users report frequent issues with exporting videos and crashing, particularly with longer videos R12R38.
VN: Photo & Video Editor VN users have also faced significant issues with exporting projects, with some stating it becomes unusable R61R85.
price/value tieR30R49R75R99
InShot InShot offers a free version with in-app purchases, but many features are locked behind a paywall, leading to frustration R30R49.
VN: Photo & Video Editor VN is free to download but limits users to 100 projects before requiring payment, which some users find restrictive R75R99.
support tieR13R56R100R112
InShot InShot users have reported poor customer service experiences, especially regarding subscription issues R13R56.
VN: Photo & Video Editor VN users also express frustration with support, particularly regarding bugs and export issues R100R112.
Pick InShot if

you want a more feature-rich editing experience and don't mind occasional ads.

Pick VN: Photo & Video Editor if

you prefer a free app with basic editing capabilities and can work within project limits.

Evidence note: InShot's reviews are more varied and highlight both positive features and significant issues, while VN's reviews are more consistent in their complaints about functionality.

Frequently asked

Is InShot better than VN for video editing?
InShot is generally considered better due to its more extensive editing features and user-friendly interface, although it has faced recent issues with exporting videos R8R12.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R8] InShot 5/5 · US Best editor app: Wether a photo is too dark, bright, or weird looking, this app can fix it
  2. [R43] InShot 5/5 · US Best video editor!: Editing my son’s football videos and my excavating videos is awesome. Lots of features, but yet very intuitive. I wish the menu bar text was a little bigger for my old eyes, but other than that if fantastic! Love it.
  3. [R62] VN: Photo & Video Editor 4/5 · US Amazing!: It’s a really good app , but you guys need to make it where u can make unlimited edits without subscription.people should make more editing apps like this
  4. [R72] VN: Photo & Video Editor 3/5 · US Well great except………: It’s ok it’s just 1. I wish there were more free things like I saw the Ai voice thing and I was like yassss! But it’s not free so could you at least make like two Female voices and like one Male voice free please? Btw for the Female preferably the narrative one and another one! Anyways it’s pretty good otherwise! Tysm! Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
  5. [R5] InShot 5/5 · US Editing: easy editing on my videos - simple to use -love it
  6. [R26] InShot 5/5 · US Really Great!: This app is the most user friendly app I’ve downloaded of all the apps in trying to work with photos. Highly recommend
  7. [R69] VN: Photo & Video Editor 3/5 · US Needs Work: The bones are great, but its got too much going on. Theres too many tabs on the home screen, and the editor has so many features that are completely unorganised. Like why is there a back button and a save button that do the same thing. And if you tap a clip you can trim it, but if you press “trim” it lets you change which part of the source video goes in that slot. Im sure theres a
  8. [R78] VN: Photo & Video Editor 3/5 · US I can’t make clips longer???: Bro I can’t make the clips longer like I keep dragging and why are the clips normally so short by default make them bigger bro
  9. [R12] InShot 3/5 · US Easy to use, impossible to save: I love how easy it is to edit with this app BUT WHY CAN IT NOT DOWNLOAD MY VIDEOS ONCE THEY’RE DONE?!?! If the video is longer than 15 seconds, it fails 100 times before I can actually save it to my phone. This is so consistent that I’m thinking of switching to a different editing app.
  10. [R38] InShot 1/5 · GB Shame: Great app until you come to save a video. You spend week editing only to have it constantly crash trying to save. I’ve been having this issue for over a year now.
  11. [R61] VN: Photo & Video Editor 1/5 · US DO NOT USE THIS: Do NOT use this if you want to export your work. I worked on a video for 5 hours only to find it impossible to export it anywhere. Many users on Reddit have experience the same thing. For your own sanity DO NOT RISK IT. I’ve tried everything and have now given up.
  12. [R85] VN: Photo & Video Editor 1/5 · US Why is it doing this?: I have been using VN happily and have had no problems. It now has decided that it no longer has access to my photos and doesn’t have the option in settings. I can also no longer export the projects I do have on there.
  13. [R30] InShot 3/5 · GB Good (ish: Its good ig but SO MaNY THINGS ARE LOCKED, and no i dont wna pay that much (im broke asf😭) and imo i dont think @1 shld be used, it wastes and pollutes water:((
  14. [R49] InShot 4/5 · US love this: Great app, but I wish you didn’t have to watch an add to remove the watermark
  15. [R75] VN: Photo & Video Editor 3/5 · US Free version is not unlimited: You have 100 projects until the app makes you pay
  16. [R99] VN: Photo & Video Editor 3/5 · GB It's good but...: Honestly it really depends on how many projects you will create and keep and how much you want to edit your videos without paying. You have 100 projects and I think all the features (which are good but not many). If you like doing little silly things then this is the editing app for you. If you're publishing this work, or doing edits I would probably recommend a different app. I
  17. [R13] InShot 1/5 · US Terrible customer service: I swich from android to iphone with a different email account and they wont let me use my yearly subscription, so i lost my money and now i have to pay for a new subscription and more expensive.
  18. [R56] InShot 1/5 · GB Really disgusting: Why is it not allowing me to restore subscription purchases which I already made in my previous android phone? Instead, of restoring its asking me purchase new subscriptions. It’s really disappointing.
  19. [R100] VN: Photo & Video Editor 1/5 · GB Main frame when editing keeps on fading to black and other glitches: This could be really good but…. - Whenever I try and edit a clip the main frame keeps going in and out of fading to black. The timeline at the bottom is correct and clear, but the main picture is useless. I’ve emailed the developers several times and I did have a response at first but they still haven’t fixed it so the app is u
  20. [R112] VN: Photo & Video Editor 2/5 · GB I did love this app,: Easy to use, free and handy, buy recently ive came across a big problem that will stop me from using if it doesn’t get fixed, the green glitch after i export, i have no idea how to manually fix this issue, i just ask that you look at it, if you need me to send a video of what I mean then I can. Thanks

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store