Split Screen vs Keep Playing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Split Screen
Browse two websites at once without switching tabs. This app lets you multitask by splitting your screen to view different content simultaneously, like shopping and watching videos or checking email while reading news.
- Browse two websites simultaneously
- Bookmark favorite websites
- Record browsing history
- Support landscape mode
- View related content while shopping
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Split Screen allows you to two web pages simultaneously, no need to switch between tabs. Split your screen, you could browse your favourite social network and watch funny videos at the same time. Scenes - Watch the related shopping evaluation video while browsing amazon - Check the latest mail while reading news - Browse multiple web pages at the same time Features - Browse the website in two different windows at the same time - Bookmark your favorite websites - Record website browsing history - Support landscape mode
Keep Playing
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Leave Safari. The video keeps playing, and the ads do not. Keep Playing works with any website that uses a standard HTML5 player. Start a video, tap the button that appears over it, and playback carries on while you answer a message, read something else, or put the phone in your pocket. WHAT IT DOES • Background playback — one tap moves the video into a Picture-in-Picture window that iOS keeps alive after you leave Safari • Skips ad breaks — in-player ads are muted and skipped, Skip is pressed the moment it appears, and overlay and banner ads are removed from the page • Lock screen controls — the real title, the real artwork, and working play, pause and seek from the lock screen and Control Center • No more self-pausing — many players stop the moment the page is hidden; Keep Playing tells them the page is still there • No more "are you still watching?" — the dialogs that interrupt long playback are dismissed for you • Playback speed from 0.75x to 2x, remembered per website • Per-site control, and every behaviour above can be switched off individually WHAT IT CANNOT DO Playback stops if you force-quit Safari from the app switcher. At that point a Safari extension has no process left, and iOS grants extensions no background audio permission. Switching apps or locking the screen is fine; closing Safari outright is not. No Safari extension can do this — it is a limit of iOS, and we would rather you knew before buying. Picture in Picture also needs a real tap: iOS only grants it while the page still holds a recent touch. That is why the extension puts a button over the video instead of relying on guesswork. Keep Playing does not download, store, re-host or redistribute any media, and does not bypass paywalls or copy protection. Playback stays on the site where it started. PRIVACY No servers. No accounts. No analytics. Nothing about what you watch leaves your device. Keep Playing is a Safari extension, so after installing you enable it in Settings, Apps, Safari, Extensions. The app walks you through it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Split Screen at Free against Keep Playing's $0.99. Keep Playing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Split Screen is free to download; Keep Playing costs $0.99 up front. Split Screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Keep Playing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Split Screen ships an update every 12 months, Keep Playing every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Split Screen | Keep Playing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 苑栏 钟 | Francesco (Frankie) La Placa |
Bugs and requests
Split Screen
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incompatibility issues with older devices
- Freezing or crashing on the login screen
- Inability to remove pre-set pinned web pages
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more apps, not just web browsers
- Implement a dark mode option
- Improve the user interface and navigation
- Add a back button for better browsing experience
Keep Playing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Split Screen
- Remove ads$2.99
Keep Playing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Split Screen free?
Is Keep Playing free?
Do Split Screen or Keep Playing have ads?
Which is updated more often, Split Screen or Keep Playing?
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