Comparison

Splice vs AI 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

AI Video Maker

Easily create professional-grade videos on the go with a wide range of templates and editing tools. No prior experience is needed to produce captivating content for any purpose, from business promotions to personal projects.

Highlights
  • AI-powered video creation
  • Intuitive mobile video editor
  • Extensive template library
  • Customizable video elements
  • HD export up to 60 FPS
  • Logo animation and intro/outro maker
  • Music visualizer
Features
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Renderforest is the only creative tool you’ll ever need to produce professional-grade videos with ease. Capture intimate moments or use our stunning templates to create videos that meet any of your needs. We’ve built the new Renderforest app to make life easy and convenient for you to create captivating videos on the go. You don’t need expertise or experience to create truly stunning videos with our intuitive app. Don’t believe me? Try it out and let me know. THE VIDEO EDITOR - Create stunning videos with a few taps. - Create stunning videos on your phone on the go. - Add videos and audio to edit, trim, split, speed up, and more. - Adjust exposures, contrast, brightness, and more.- Record your voice on the spot for quick voiceovers. - Add and edit images, texts, or stickers. - Export in full HD with your desired frame rate (Up to 60 FPS). VIDEO TEMPLATES - Access a sea of templates to enhance your videos. Browse through our video templates in the category of your choice and find the one that best suits your needs. CUSTOMIZE - Use your creativity to create what you need. With just a few taps, you can add your media files and text, pick a color palette and font style, select a music track, and record a voice-over. Our video editor will put all of these together for you. DOWNLOAD - Export your videos and share them with your friends. Preview your project, make adjustments or not, and download your video in your desired resolution. CREATE PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS - Business outreach made easy. - Create attention-grabbing promo videos with hundreds of customizable templates. - Promote your business with industry-specific video templates. You name it, we have it. - Create cinematic trailers and opening titles for your independent movie. INTRO & OUTRO CREATOR - Create visuals to capture attention. - Animate your logo in a variety of styles with our intro maker. Give your videos a sleek branded look with gorgeous intro and outro templates. - Choose from minimal, dark, retro, footage-based, and many other styles to find the perfect logo reveal for your brand. - Create professional YouTube intros and outros for your channel. Add animated calls to action with our outro maker. MUSIC VIDEO MAKER - We have you covered in pop, rnb, rock, and more. - Visualize the finest beats of your music track with our responsive music visualizer. - Get access to hundreds of templates in any style and find the ones that match your target audience, music genre, and tempo. - Make branded music videos with your logo or album cover. Promote your new single, album, or music channel. SLIDESHOW MAKER - A fast-paced world deserves a fast-paced solution. - Merge your images and video clips into a smooth slideshow with the transitions of your choice. - Create clean corporate slideshows for a business meeting, presentation, event, or company promotion. - Find templates for weddings, birthdays, holidays, travel, business, and more. TEXT ANIMATION GENERATOR - Make your words stand out. - Get your promotional or informative message to the audience with kinetic typography. - Make upbeat lyric videos, informative social media videos, and promos with customizable templates. - Choose from shaky, minimal, neon, abstract, and other typography styles. VIDEO PRESENTATION MAKER - Get up on stage and present away. - Use our animation creator to make explainer videos and character animations. - Visualize data with infographic videos, present research summaries, and show statistical information with animated charts and figures. - Make corporate presentations to introduce your startup or mature business to clients and investors. VIDEO EXPORT - Ready, set, and export. Export high-quality videos through the available options: pay-per-product for a single export or subscription for multiple video exports. Terms of Service: https://www.renderforest.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.renderforest.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
AI Video Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: AI Video Maker at free with in-app purchases against Splice's subscription. AI Video Maker also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 71%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Splice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (429K vs 3K). On price, update cadence, 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 AI Video Maker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $5.90 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AI Video Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 429K ratings behind it against 3K, 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 87% of AI Video Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Splice versus AI Video Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceAI Video Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (429K ratings)4.8 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews87.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings429K — better3K
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSRenderforest

Customer experience

Splice

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

AI Video Maker

All ratings3,018 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,476 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative10.7%

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

AI Video Maker

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly and easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient video creation
  • 💡 Variety of templates and animations
  • 🌟 High-quality video output
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription plans
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Long rendering times
  • 🔒 Restricted customization options in free version

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

AI Video Maker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes during editing
  • Subscription issues and account problems
  • Unreliable music/audio integration
  • Rendering stuck in queue

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free templates and animations
  • Ability to customize font, color, and placement
  • Integration with more music/audio sources
  • iPad-specific optimized layout
  • Offline video rendering

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
15 purchases

AI Video Maker

Subscriptions10
  • Lite Subscription Plan$5.907 Days
  • Lite Subscription Plan$14.901 Month
  • Lite Subscription Plan$14.991 Month
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  • Pro Subscription Plan$24.901 Month
  • Amateur Subscription Plan$24.991 Month
  • Lite Subscription Plan$59.991 Year
  • Business Subscription Plan$59.991 Month
  • Lite Subscription Plan$119.001 Year
  • Amateur Subscription Plan$119.991 Year
  • Pro Subscription Plan1 Year trial$239.001 Year
One-time5
  • 900 AI Credits$14.00
  • 2000 AI Credits$28.00
  • 4500 AI Credits$56.00
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  • 11500 AI Credits$129.00
  • 55000 AI Credits$569.00

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Video Maker free?
AI Video Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or AI Video Maker?
AI Video Maker is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 429K ratings, while AI Video Maker averages 4.8 from 3K ratings.
Do Splice or AI Video Maker have ads?
AI Video Maker shows ads; Splice does not.
Which is updated more often, Splice or AI Video Maker?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and AI Video Maker fortnightly. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 27, 2026 and AI Video Maker on September 26, 2026.

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