Video Frame Player vs Split screen Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Frame Player
This app allows users to meticulously examine videos and GIFs by playing them frame by frame, both forward and backward. It also enables the extraction of individual frames or entire segments for saving or creating new animations. Advanced features include onion skinning, drawing on frames, and FPS conversion.
- Step-play frames forward/backward
- Extract frames to Photos
- Create GIFs from video segments
- Onion Skinning for frame comparison
- Draw on frames and export annotated video
- Convert video FPS
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Sometimes we want to play a video frame by frame, so we can observe every detail, and differences between details. Functions: 1) Step-play frames, you can easily play video/GIF forward or backward frame by frame with clicking buttons or dragging finger. 2) Extract frames, you can extract frames and save them to Photos. You can extract the current frame, you also can extract all frames between 2 time point in batch mode. 3) Support for making GIF animation from any segment of videos. 4) Support video imported by iTunes. 5) Support for zooming in/out video with 2-finger gesture to see more details. 6) Support video/gif from "Files" App. 7) Onion Skin. You can overlay the half-transparent previous and next frames on the current frame. 8) Convert FPS. You can easily convert the video to your desired FPS number in case you need it. 9) Support external(USB or Bluetooth) keyboard. You can use hotkeys to control playing conveniently. 10) Support Drawing on every frame. Your drawing can be saved automatically. And you can export your video+annotations.
Split screen Player
Play multiple local videos or pictures simultaneously on one screen. Supports various grid layouts and offers individual video controls like playback speed, volume, and looping. Save recordings and lock the screen to prevent accidental touches.
- Play multiple local videos/pictures
- Multiple grid layouts (1-16)
- Single video playback controls
- Video recording and saving
- Screen lock functionality
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• Multiple different or identical local videos or pictures playing on the same screen • Can be increased to 1 grid, 2 grids, 3 grids, 4 grids, 9 grids, 16 grids (horizontal and vertical screen) • Support for single video operation (Sliding screen controls playback frameand volume, video loop, fast play, slow play, pause) • Support Recording saving; • Support screen lock to prevent clicks and fineSimple mode of operation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Split screen Player at 3.7 against Video Frame Player's 2.7. Split screen Player also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 38%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Video Frame Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Video Frame Player sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Split screen Player sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Split screen Player holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Video Frame Player's written reviews are positive against 66% of Split screen Player's.
Video Frame Player ships an update every 2 months, Split screen Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Frame Player | Split screen Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (42 ratings) | 3.7 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 65.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 叮咚 康 | 长超 韩 |
Customer experience
Video Frame Player
Split screen Player
In-app purchases
Video Frame Player
- Keyboard Control$1.99
- Extract Frame$3.99
- Make GIF from video$3.99
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- Convert FPS$3.99
- Extract frames in batch$4.99
- Onion Skin$4.99
- Drag To Seek$4.99
- Draw$4.99
- Play frames$8.99
Split screen Player
- No Watermark$0.99
- Fluent No Ads$5.99
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