Split screen Player vs Halfsurf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Halfsurf
This app optimizes web browsing for horizontal iPhone screens, allowing users to multitask efficiently. It supports viewing multiple browser tabs simultaneously, with premium features for extended functionality.
- Horizontal screen optimization
- Dual window multitasking
- Multiple browser tabs
- Stock tracking
- Social network browsing
- Movie watching
- News aggregation
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Halfsurf is an iPhone-specific app with the same features as its name suggests. By taking advantage of the increasing screen width year by year, and the aspect ratio of 19.5:9, 20:9 is becoming more and more popular. Halfsurf helps optimize web browsing in a horizontal interface so you can do many tasks at the same time such as stocks, social networks, watching movies, news. The interface is optimized for horizontal user experience. With the Premium version, you can extend the features: - Open unlimited number of tabs - Use 3 browser tabs at the same time Terms: https://halfsurf-app.web.app/term.html Policy: https://halfsurf-app.web.app/policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Halfsurf at 4.4 against Split screen Player's 3.7. Halfsurf also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Split screen Player's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 50%). 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. Split screen Player sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Halfsurf sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Halfsurf holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Split screen Player's written reviews are positive against 50% of Halfsurf's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Split screen Player | Halfsurf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (51 ratings) | 4.4 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 长超 韩 | Vuong Anh |
Customer experience
Split screen Player
Halfsurf
In-app purchases
Split screen Player
- No Watermark$0.99
- Fluent No Ads$5.99
Halfsurf
- Unlimited Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Year
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