Comparison

Splice vs Boomerang Video Maker

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

Boomerang Video Maker

Create captivating looping videos and GIFs with ease. Transform existing videos into mesmerizing boomerangs with effects like reverse and slow motion. Share your unique creations across social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Create looping boomerang videos
  • Apply reverse and slow motion effects
  • Add speed adjustments
  • Incorporate transitions and GIFs
  • Share to social media
Features
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Welcome to Boomerang Video Maker - the ultimate app for creating fun and creative boomerang videos and photos! Transform any video into a mesmerizing, endlessly looping boomerang with our easy-to-use app. Add unique effects like reverse, slow motion, and speed, and share your creations on all social media platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and more! Our app boasts powerful editing tools, transitions, and GIFs to help you create stunning, eye-catching boomerangs. With no ads or interruptions, you can unleash your creativity and make all your best moments into unforgettable boomerangs. Download Boomerang Video Maker now and join the boomerang revolution! Start creating mesmerizing boomerangs in seconds and share them with your friends and family. For Support, please feel free to drop us an email at: support@boomerangmaker.com

 Privacy Policy: https://boomerangmaker.com/privacy.html Terms of use: https://boomerangmaker.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Boomerang Video Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Splice and Boomerang Video Maker both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 23% of Boomerang Video Maker's. Splice also leads on ratings volume (429K vs 6.4K) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Boomerang Video Maker's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, rating, ads 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 Boomerang Video Maker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 4.7 for Boomerang Video Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 429K ratings behind it against 6.4K, 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 23% of Boomerang Video Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Boomerang Video Maker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Splice versus Boomerang Video Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceBoomerang Video Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (429K ratings)4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better23.0% of reviews
Number of ratings429K — better6.4K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSBoomerang Maker

Customer experience

Splice

All ratings429,184 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5,010 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative22.7%

Boomerang Video Maker

All ratings6,351 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews270 reviews
Positive23.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative70.7%

User reviews

Splice

From 429K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Variety of editing tools
  • 🎶 Good music selection
  • 💡 Allows video and photo editing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate
  • 🔇 Audio issues

Boomerang Video Maker

From 6.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Quick video tool
  • 🎨 Variety of editing options
  • 💡 Streamlined user interface

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid subscription required for basic features
  • 🔒 Inability to save videos without paying
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate
  • 🤯 Deceptive free trial and subscription practices

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

Boomerang Video Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Videos saved upside down
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Lifetime purchases not honored

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to edit GIFs
  • Option to choose export file type
  • Indicator for final video/GIF length

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
15 purchases

Boomerang Video Maker

Subscriptions13
  • Boomerang Video Maker$1.997 Days
  • Boomerang Maker$2.997 Days
  • Boomerang Maker3 Days trial$3.997 Days
Show 10 more
  • Boomerang Maker$3.997 Days
  • Boomerang Video Maker3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Boomerang Maker$4.997 Days
  • Boomerang Maker3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Upgrade to PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Upgrade to PRO3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Boomerang Loop Video Maker$29.991 Year
  • Upgrade to PRO$31.991 Year
  • Boomerang Video Maker$34.991 Year
  • Upgrade to PRO3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime purchase$24.99
  • Lifetime Purchase$39.99

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boomerang Video Maker free?
Boomerang Video Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Boomerang Video Maker?
Boomerang Video Maker is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 429K ratings, while Boomerang Video Maker averages 4.7 from 6.4K ratings.
Do Splice or Boomerang Video Maker have ads?
Neither Splice nor Boomerang Video Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Boomerang Video Maker?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Boomerang Video Maker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 24, 2026 and Boomerang Video Maker on September 22, 2026.

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