Comparison

Splice vs Gif Maker & Gif Editor

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

Head to head
About

Splice

Create professional-looking videos with a powerful yet simple mobile editor. Easily trim clips, add effects, customize soundtracks with royalty-free music, and share your creations directly to social media.

Highlights
  • Trim, cut, and crop video clips
  • Adjust exposure, contrast, and saturation
  • Speed ramping for slow or fast motion
  • Overlay clips and apply masks
  • Chroma Key for background removal
  • Royalty-free music library
  • Voice recorder for narration
Features
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Simple yet powerful, Splice makes it easy to create fully customized, professional-looking videos on your iPhone or iPad. Imagine the performance of a desktop editor, optimized for your mobile device. Just tap to trim clips, add slow motion effects, and overlay multiple clips to create beautiful videos you’ll love to share. It’s never been easier to edit like a pro on the go. POWERFUL EDITING TOOLS MADE SIMPLE + Trim, cut, and crop your photos and video clips. + Refine your clips by adjusting exposure, contrast, saturation, and more. + Adjust playback speed for fast or slow motion, now also with speed ramping. + Overlay photos or videos and apply masks to create incredible effects. + Remove background with Chroma Key. + Animate your clips with the Ken Burns effect. + Apply filters and adjust background colors, orientation, and more. + Add amazing effects: glitch, chroma, vintage, and lots more. + Choose your transition style and control the speed between transitions. + Add title slides, text overlays, and a custom outro. + Bring your photos to life and create slideshows with pan and zoom effects. CUSTOMIZE THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK + Choose songs from 6,000+ royalty-free tracks from Artlist and Shutterstock libraries. + Trim and mix multiple audio tracks with precision. + Use a song from your own iTunes collection (subject to iTunes terms). + Add narration or custom sound effects with the built-in voice recorder. EASILY SHARE + SAVE YOUR VIDEO + Share right to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Mail, Messages, and more. + Save videos to your camera roll. SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

About

Gif Maker & Gif Editor

Create and edit animated GIFs from videos. Offers precise video cropping and time range selection. Export in various file types without watermarks or time limits.

Highlights
  • Create GIFs from videos
  • InstaCrop and FineCrop video
  • Precise video time range selection
  • Export settings (MPEG-4, QuickTime)
  • No watermark
  • No time limit
Features
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Gif Maker, convert gif from videos. ■ InstaCrop & FineCrop You can quickly crop your video with InstaCrop Feature or you can use FineCrop to select which zone of video to crop in the timeline of your video. ■ Export Settings - File Type : MPEG-4(Default), QuickTime - Save video to camera roll - Save video to local for further import ■ No Watermark and No Time Limit ■ Precise Video Time Range Selection ■ FlipaCute Premium We currently offer the following auto-renewing subscription option: -3 days of free trial followed by $4.99 per week -3 days of free trial followed by $9.99 per month By subscribing you get unlimited access to effects and remove advertisement. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.atlantismobileapps.com Privacy Policy: https://privacy.atlantismobileapps.com

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Gif Maker & Gif Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Gif Maker & Gif Editor at free with in-app purchases against Splice's subscription. Gif Maker & Gif Editor also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 71%). Splice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (431K vs 104). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Splice sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Gif Maker & Gif Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Splice against 4.6 for Gif Maker & Gif Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 431K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 82% of Gif Maker & Gif Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Gif Maker & Gif Editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Splice versus Gif Maker & Gif Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceGif Maker & Gif Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (431K ratings) — better4.6 (104 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings431K — better104
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSNguyen Nam Giang

Customer experience

Splice

All ratings430,441 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5,540 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative22.6%

Gif Maker & Gif Editor

All ratings104 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative10.7%

Bugs and requests

Splice

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Videos fail to export properly
  • App crashes during editing
  • Syncing issues with audio and video
  • Laggy performance on older devices
  • Inconsistent behavior with photo/video imports

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more transition options
  • Allow importing custom music
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Implement layers and compositing
  • Provide better export options

Gif Maker & Gif Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Splice

Subscriptions7
  • Movie creator and clip editing7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice4 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial14 Days trial$9.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Splice Bundle7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Splice Weekly With Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Splice Bundle$9.997 Days
  • Splice Monthly With Free Trial7 Days trial$13.991 Month
3 purchases

Gif Maker & Gif Editor

Subscriptions2
  • InCropPremiumWeekly$2.997 Days
  • InCropPremiumMonthly$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • InCropPremiumLifeTime$17.99

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gif Maker & Gif Editor free?
Gif Maker & Gif Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Gif Maker & Gif Editor?
Splice is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 431K ratings, while Gif Maker & Gif Editor averages 4.6 from 104 ratings.
Do Splice or Gif Maker & Gif Editor have ads?
Gif Maker & Gif Editor shows ads; Splice does not.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Gif Maker & Gif Editor?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Gif Maker & Gif Editor every 2 months. Most recently, Splice was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gif Maker & Gif Editor on October 29, 2026.

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