Split Screen vs Halfsurf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Split Screen
Browse two websites side-by-side on your iOS device, eliminating the need to constantly switch between apps or tabs. View and perform two online tasks simultaneously for enhanced productivity and comparison.
- Browse two websites simultaneously
- Quick access to favorite websites
- Compare products side-by-side
- Switch between full and dual screen
- Search with multiple search engines
- Private safe search
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Split Screen is the simple app that allows you to browse two websites simultaneously (side by side) on any iOS device. Stop Constantly Switching between apps or browser tabs for all your online tasks. Start viewing & doing 2 things at once on your iOS device with this stunning app. Features: ◆ Quick access to your favorite Websites ◆ Compare products from different markets on one screen without endless switching between tabs and trying to remember necessary characteristics ◆ Quick switch between full screen and dual screen ◆ Search with multiple search engines ◆ Search from Audio to Text ◆ Search by image ◆ Profile management ◆ Private safe search
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 ads: Halfsurf at none against Split Screen's shown. Halfsurf also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Split Screen's advantage is ratings volume (482 vs 19). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Split Screen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Split Screen against 4.4 for Halfsurf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split Screen has 482 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Split Screen's written reviews are positive against 50% of Halfsurf's.
| Parameter | Split Screen | Halfsurf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (482 ratings) | 4.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 482 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| 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 | 58 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nilu Technologies | Vuong Anh |
Customer experience
Split Screen
Halfsurf
Bugs and requests
Split Screen
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes after 10 seconds post-update
- Videos force fullscreen, breaking split-screen functionality
- Glitchy and unstable performance
- App closes unexpectedly
- Google page crashes the app
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- Empty orange space at bottom of interface
Requested features
10 requests- Support for native iOS apps (Camera, Maps, Messages, Calculator)
- Adjustable screen size ratios between split panes
- Photo library access while using split screen
- YouTube and music playback support
- Default quick-access keys for common apps
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- Tutorial or documentation for users
- Reduced or removable advertisements
- Multi-language support (Spanish, Chinese, etc.)
- Support for email and messaging apps
- Gaming app compatibility
Halfsurf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Split Screen
- Premium Version3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Remove Ads$7.99
Halfsurf
- Unlimited Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Year
Questions
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