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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

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 Screen3 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 6 months, Keep Playing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

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
Rating4.4 (490 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings490 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNilu TechnologiesFrancesco (Frankie) La Placa

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

Keep Playing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Split Screen

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99
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 6 months, and Keep Playing every 2 months. Most recently, Split Screen was updated on November 3, 2026 and Keep Playing on November 7, 2026.

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