Comparison

Split Screen vs Keep Playing

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse two websites simultaneously
  • Bookmark favorite websites
  • Record browsing history
  • Support landscape mode
  • View related content while shopping
Features
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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

About

Keep Playing

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Split Screen4 screens
Keep Playing3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Screen ships an update every 12 months, Keep Playing every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Split Screen versus Keep Playing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit ScreenKeep Playing
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (4.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating17+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

1 purchases

Split Screen

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99
None

Keep Playing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Screen free?
Split Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Playing free?
Keep Playing costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split Screen or Keep Playing have ads?
Split Screen shows ads; Keep Playing does not.
Which is updated more often, Split Screen or Keep Playing?
Split Screen ships an update every 12 months, and Keep Playing every 2 months. Most recently, Split Screen was updated on November 7, 2026 and Keep Playing on November 7, 2026.

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