Comparison

Split Screen Multitasking View vs Dual

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Split Screen Multitasking View

This app allows users to view and interact with two applications or web pages simultaneously on their iPhone or iPad. It provides a split-screen experience for enhanced productivity and multitasking, offering features like a social plugin, file manager, and customizable browser.

Highlights
  • Dual split screens for simultaneous app viewing
  • Social media plugin for easy account switching
  • File manager for saving downloads and screenshots
  • Customizable split view browser
  • Left-handed user interface support
  • Page capture for full web page screenshots
Features
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Stop juggling tabs and apps on iPhone. Do 2+ things at once on your iPhone and let private on-device AI take a look at two or more panes and get you answers from across things you're doing in the app. From the original split screen browser, this parallel view app is now the multitasking you have always missed on your iPhone. Split Screen began in 2015 as the first of its kind, original split-screen browser, it went on to become the #1 utility/productivity app in 50+ countries, it also became the Top 10 in around 100 countries, including the USA, China and Japan. Version 3.0 is the leap the technology finally allows: two live panes, 40+ built-in tools, four home themes and a private, on device AI brain getting better over time.. This is the complete split screen multitasking experience for iPhone that I've always dreamed of building for you and me. TWO PAGES, ONE SCREEN • Two independent panes, read, watch, shop and research in both at once • Drag to resize, tap to swap, long-press for quick actions • Each pane keeps its own tabs, history and scroll position ON-DEVICE AI THAT READS BOTH PAGES • RECONCILE: One tap and the AI reads BOTH open panes, then reconciles them into a single clear card. Two product pages become one verdict. A claim and its source become one check. • SUMMARY: distills the page you are reading into a crisp, private summary. Pinch in, done. • COMPANION: an on-device chat about the page in front of you. Reconcile, Summary and Companion use Apple's on-device AI and require an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone. Nothing you read is ever sent to a server. On every other iPhone, both panes, the 40+ tools, everything else works in full. Prefer to do the reading yourself? Optional Tandem sync-scroll: switch it on in Settings and both panes scroll together as you read. EVERY AI, SIDE BY SIDE Open ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok side by side, each in its own pane, each with its own signed-in session, and compare their answers on one screen. The AI Row puts 20 AI services a tap away, the AI Cube swipes between them, the AI Compare bento sends one question to two at once. Ask them all the same thing. See who is right or gives you the best answers. 40+ TOOLS, BUILT IN Notes, Calculator, Translate, QR scanner, Read-Aloud, Maps, Weather, Stocks and more, 40+ tools and mini apps that open right in a pane, so nothing pulls you out of your flow. Plus every browser essential: smart address bar, private browsing, bookmarks, reading list, full-page capture, save as PDF and left-handed layout support, rare on iOS. Three Themes: • Atelier: clean, calm and editorial • AI Stage: scroll tabs like cards for easy overview of everything you want to do simultaneously • Matrix: code-rain for night owls PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-in, no tracking • The app collects no data, there is nothing to leak • The AI runs on your iPhone, so your reading stays on your iPhone • Optional family-safety suite: parent PIN, web filtering, approved-sites list and time limits, parent-configured, off by default MADE TO ADAPT TO HOW YOU MULTITASK • Students: read the paper with the textbook right under it. • Shoppers: compare two products before you buy. • Traders: watch the market while you read the news. • Parents: cartoons on top, your feed below. • Developers: run an AI coder beside the docs. • Fact checkers: put the claim next to its source. • Whatever two things you do, do them at once, and let Reconcile connect them. ONE PRICE, EVERYTHING INCLUDED Split Screen 3.0 is a one-time purchase, every feature, no subscription, no ads, no account. The next chapter moves new downloads to a different pricing model; buy 3.0 now before prices go up. Since 2015 this app has been built by a one man army. I'm back at full speed, write to me when something is off or you wish it did more: I read everything and build what you need quickly. ► Download Split Screen now, open two pages, ask one question, get one answer. ◄

About

Dual

This innovative web browser enables true multitasking by supporting up to four concurrent web pages. Seamlessly switch between tasks like watching videos while composing emails or browsing social media while searching. Maximize your productivity with its flexible layout options and ad-blocking capabilities.

Highlights
  • Up to 4 concurrent web views
  • Horizontal and vertical dual web views
  • Switch page layouts with a single tap
  • Supports up to 6 sessions
  • Ad block included
  • Private browsing with bio-authentication
  • Capture screen area or whole web page as image
Features
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A true multitasking web browser which supports upto 4 concurrent web pages. You can do following concurrent tasks with this amazing app. - Watch youtube video while composing email. - Browse facebook pages while searching keyword in Google. - Read CNN news while watching shopping in Amazon. - And many other concurrent tasks! Enjoy the maximum productivity with this innovative web browser. • Horizontal dual web view. • Vertical dual web view. • Supports upto 4 concurrent web views. • Switch page layouts with single tap. • Supports up to 6 sessions. • Supports ad block • History, favorite pages and most visited pages. • Choose your favorite search englie - Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu, ... • Private web browsing using Bio Authentication. • Capture current screen area as image. • Capture whole web page into images.

Screenshots

Split Screen Multitasking View4 screens
Dual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dual at 60% against Split Screen Multitasking View's 41%. Dual also leads on price ($4.99 vs $8.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Split Screen Multitasking View costs $8.99 and Dual $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Screen Multitasking View ships an update every 2 months, Dual every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Split Screen Multitasking View versus Dual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit Screen Multitasking ViewDual
Price$8.99$4.99 — better
Rating—4.5 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developervishnu raoDongwook Cho

Customer experience

Split Screen Multitasking View

Written reviews194 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative57.2%

Dual

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Split Screen Multitasking View

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Login and account issues
  • Compatibility problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for more apps
  • Landscape mode
  • Customization options
  • Improved stability and performance

Dual

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Split Screen Multitasking View

No in-app purchases

None

Dual

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Screen Multitasking View free?
Split Screen Multitasking View costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dual free?
Dual costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split Screen Multitasking View or Dual have ads?
Neither Split Screen Multitasking View nor Dual shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split Screen Multitasking View or Dual?
Split Screen Multitasking View ships an update every 2 months, and Dual every 3 weeks. Most recently, Split Screen Multitasking View was updated on September 24, 2026 and Dual on September 16, 2026.

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