Splice vs Shamar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Splice
Access a vast library of royalty-free music samples to inspire your next song. Browse, organize, and discover sounds on the go. Record your own audio and experiment with new musical ideas directly from your phone.
- Royalty-free sample library
- Browse and organize sounds
- Record audio with Splice Mic
- Create mode for beat generation
- Export to DAW
- Share musical ideas
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Splice is a royalty-free sample library, trusted and used by your favorite music creators. With Splice Mobile, you now have the power to browse the entire Splice catalog, organize your favorite sounds, discover hidden gems, record your own audio, and start countless new ideas with Create mode—right from your phone. Splice Mobile keeps inspiration within reach wherever you are. DISCOVER NEW SPLICE SOUNDS ON THE GO Inspiration isn’t limited to the studio, and now, neither is your creativity. With our mobile app, you can browse the entire Splice catalog all from your phone. Dive deep into packs and genres and discover hidden gems. Search by keyword and filter by tags to find the perfect sound for your project. Quickly audition loops, tap the heart icon to save your favorite sounds, and organize them into Collections. VOICE TO VERSE—ANYWHERE The latest mobile feature, Splice Mic, redefines mobile music creation for songwriters who know inspiration doesn’t wait. More than just a recording app, it lets you hear every topline, verse, or riff in full musical context over Splice sounds—right from your phone. Instantly test ideas, explore genres, and unlock new creative possibilities. Humming a melody? Strumming a riff? Working out lyrics? Splice Mic turns spontaneous moments into real musical opportunities. Every take is a step toward your next track. When you're ready, export to your DAW and turn those mobile ideas into full songs. INSTANT INSPIRATION WITH CREATE MODE Generating new musical ideas and starting beats on the go has never been easier. Simply tap on the Create icon, select your desired genre, and immediately drop into a Stack of loops from the Splice library. You may find the generated Stack fits what you’re looking for perfectly, but if not, that’s great too. Developing a musical idea is often about trying combinations of sounds and figuring out what feels good to you—Create Mode is a great companion for that process. Create Mode leaves creative control in your hands—shuffle to create a whole new Stack or add new layers of compatible sounds and your own recordings. If you want to replace a single loop with a new option of the same type of sound, swipe right. If you want to delete the layer altogether, swipe left. You can also solo a layer by holding down, or tap the layer to mute. Once you’ve chosen your Stack layers, you can fine-tune your loop with volume adjustments and BPM control. When your idea hits the spot, save it with a click. You can also click the Stack icon to hear any individual loop in the Splice library in musical context with Create mode. SAVE IT. SEND IT. SHARE IT. Creating and saving your Stack is just the beginning. Not only is the Stack accessible from anywhere you can access your Splice account, but you can also share it directly with a unique link, AirDrop it to friends, or upload to Dropbox, Drive, or another cloud service right from your device for seamless collaboration. If you work in Ableton Live or Studio One, you can export your Stack as a DAW file and open it up with key and tempo information synced when you’re back in the studio. You can also save as a bounced stereo mix to hear the full idea rendered. START WITH SPLICE Subscribe to use Splice's expansive library of royalty-free samples, presets, MIDI, and creative tools in your music. Use Splice samples to create anything—they’re cleared for commercial use in new works. Cancel your subscription anytime and keep everything you've downloaded. Privacy Policy: https://splice.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://splice.com/terms
Shamar
Showcase your talent by recording and uploading videos in your preferred category. Fans vote for their favorites, with top artists eligible to win cash prizes and compete in the annual Shamar Awards.
- Record and upload talent videos
- Fan voting system
- Compete for cash prizes
- Annual Shamar Awards competition
- Comment on performances
- Follow artists and view feed
- Explore trending and voted videos
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Shamar is a platform created to bring all those talented people the opportunity to make their dreams a reality. The mobile app let people showcase their talent recording a video and uploading it in their category of preference. Here the judges are the fans, whom can vote for the best talent. The ones with the most “Shamars” (votes) could win cash prizes and compete to become finalists of the Shamar Awards. With Shamar you can: *Be an artist: Create an account and tap the diamond button on the screen to transform your fan profile into an artist profile. This feature will let you record videos. *Record your video: Tap the camera button and record a video of up to one minute. Then, select your category of preference and share it to the world. *Vote for the best: You can give up to five “Shamars” (votes) to the best videos. Tap the Shamar logo below every video to vote. *Compete: The artists with the higher scores could win cash prizes and can compete to become a finalist for the Shamar Awards competition. It is celebrated once a year and the finalists compete for a GRAND PRIZE. (Every month the artist with the higher score will become a finalist) *Comment: Let the artist know how you feel about the performance. Tap the comment box below every video to write a message. *Feed: Watch videos from the artists you follow. *Explore: Discover the most recent and most voted videos in the platform. Watch who is winning. You can also search for an artist in the explore bar. *Notifications: Receive notifications about the activity in your account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Splice at 4.6 against Shamar's 3.9. Splice also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (676 vs 14). Shamar's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Splice holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 676 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shamar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Splice ships an update fortnightly, Shamar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Splice | Shamar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (676 ratings) — better | 3.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 676 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Splice | Tactical Financial Services Inc. |
Customer experience
Splice
Shamar
Bugs and requests
Splice
Reported bugs
5 issues- Samples not downloading fully
- Frequent app crashes
- Liked samples not syncing
- Search function not working properly
- Playback issues with certain samples
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to like and save samples
- Implement sample organization tools
- Integrate with mobile DAWs
- Add BPM and key filtering
- Improve sample download and sync process
Shamar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Splice
No in-app purchases
Shamar
No in-app purchases









