Comparison

Splice vs Efectum

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

Efectum

Easily create engaging videos with speed adjustments, reverse effects, and music. Merge clips, trim footage, and export in HD quality for social media sharing. This tool offers a variety of editing functions to enhance your video content.

Highlights
  • Slow motion and fast motion effects
  • Reverse video playback
  • Add music to videos
  • Merge and combine clips
  • Cut and trim videos
  • Timelapse functionality
Features
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GET CREATIVE :) Create awesome videos with Fast Motion, Slow Motion and Reverse Video edits! Get this mighty yet easy-to-use film maker for sharing on all your social feeds! How does it work? Simply slow down the video or speed it up. Watch your video become something completely different. Control the video frame rate and add your favorite music. VIDEO EDITING FEATURES - SLO-MO, FAST-MO, REVERSE video effects - Multiple speeds - Timelapse - Rewind video - Add your favorite music - Merge or combine multiple clips - Cut/trim videos - All popular video formats are supported - HD quality - Easy to use with a wide variety of functions which are always improving - Save and share on all social media We welcome feedback so if you have any suggestions or problems with the app, contact us at: efectum.app@gmail.com Make the world a little more fun ;) Privacy Policy: https://bitly.su/JBZJ Terms of Use: https://bitly.su/1WCeB

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Efectum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Splice at 4.6 against Efectum's 4.0. Splice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (431K vs 4). Efectum's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

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 Efectum sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Splice holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 431K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 64% of Efectum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Efectum every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Splice versus Efectum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceEfectum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (431K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings431K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSCraigpark Limited

Customer experience

Splice

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

Efectum

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews431 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative29.7%

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

Efectum

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
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  • 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
10 purchases

Efectum

Subscriptions7
  • Efectum Pro (1 month)$1.991 Month
  • Efectum Pro (1 month)$3.991 Month
  • Efectum Pro (1 month)$4.991 Month
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  • Efectum Pro (1 year)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Efectum Pro (1 year)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Efectum Pro - video editor$9.991 Year
  • Efectum Pro (1 year)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove watermark$1.99
  • Efectum Pro$15.99
  • Efectum Pro$27.99

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Efectum free?
Efectum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Efectum?
Splice is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 431K ratings, while Efectum averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Splice or Efectum have ads?
Efectum shows ads; Splice does not.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Efectum?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Efectum every 2 weeks. Most recently, Splice was updated on October 29, 2026 and Efectum on October 23, 2026.

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