Comparison

Splice vs Vimeo Create

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

Vimeo Create

Easily create professional-looking videos on the go with a user-friendly interface. Offers flexible subscription options with auto-renewal, and provides direct contact for feedback and support.

Highlights
  • Easy video creation
  • Mobile editing
  • Subscription management
  • Direct user support
  • Flexible pricing
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Start creating with our easy video maker — anytime, anywhere. Depending on your subscription, Vimeo Plus will renew monthly or annually, and pricing will vary by the subscription type and by country. Once your free trial ends (if any), you will be charged a subscription fee (plus any tax) per subscription period until you cancel. To avoid renewal, you must disable auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Have feedback for us? Vimeo is full of actual humans who’d love to listen. Go to vimeo.com/help/contact to get in touch. Terms of Service: https://vimeo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Vimeo Create4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Vimeo Create at free with in-app purchases against Splice's subscription. Vimeo Create also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Splice's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 47%) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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 Vimeo Create sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vimeo Create 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 49K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 47% of Vimeo Create's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Splice versus Vimeo Create: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceVimeo Create
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (429K ratings)4.8 (49K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better47.0% of reviews
Number of ratings429K — better49K
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
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 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSVimeo.com, Inc.

Customer experience

Splice

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

Vimeo Create

All ratings48,884 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative44.2%

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

Vimeo Create

From 49K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for creating simple videos
  • 👍 Intuitive and great end results
  • 👍 Helpful for video creation
  • 👍 Sophisticated and polished videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🐛 Issues with saving and exporting videos
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data usage
  • 🔒 Unauthorized charges and billing issues

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

Vimeo Create

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved videos not showing up
  • Media not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape
  • Exporting issues leading to data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add landscape mode for iPad
  • Improve audio editing and syncing capabilities
  • Allow uploading of custom fonts and logos
  • Provide more advanced video editing tools
  • Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

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
10 purchases

Vimeo Create

Subscriptions10
  • Powerful Video Editing Tools$6.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Powerful Video Editing Tools7 Days trial$11.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly3 Months trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Pro Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Vimeo Business7 Days trial$59.991 Month
  • Video Ad Maker with Branding7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vimeo Create free?
Vimeo Create is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Vimeo Create?
Vimeo Create is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 429K ratings, while Vimeo Create averages 4.8 from 49K ratings.
Do Splice or Vimeo Create have ads?
Neither Splice nor Vimeo Create shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Vimeo Create?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Vimeo Create fortnightly. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 25, 2026 and Vimeo Create on September 25, 2026.

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