Comparison

Splice vs Reverse Backwards 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

Reverse Backwards Video Maker

Easily create captivating reverse videos with music in just seconds. This app allows you to filter, trim, crop, and add your favorite tracks to videos from your library. Share your creations directly to social media or save them to your device.

Highlights
  • Create reverse videos
  • Add music
  • Filter videos
  • Trim and crop
  • Share to social media
  • Save to camera roll
Features
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Create amazing reverse videos with music in seconds! No signup required. Filter, trim, crop, add music and more! Easily select videos from your photo library, add music and special effects, trim video length and share directly to social media or the camera roll! KEY BENEFITS: - Create amazing videos in seconds - Add music from your Apple Music library or choose music from our library - Filter videos with a wide range of filtering options - Share videos through social media or save directly to your photo albums In App Purchase: If you choose to purchase Contra, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current Contra subscription price is $2.99 USD/month or $19.99 USD/year. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change without notice. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. If you don't choose to purchase Contra, you can simply continue using Contra for free. Privacy Policy: https://www.brantleymediagroup.com/contraprivacypolicy Terms of Service: https://www.brantleymediagroup.com/contraeula

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Reverse Backwards Video Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Reverse Backwards Video Maker at free with in-app purchases against Splice's subscription. Reverse Backwards Video Maker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Splice's advantage is ratings volume (429K vs 20) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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 Reverse Backwards Video Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reverse Backwards Video Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 429K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Reverse Backwards Video Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Splice versus Reverse Backwards Video Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceReverse Backwards Video Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (429K ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings429K — better20
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSMurphy Brantley

Customer experience

Splice

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

Reverse Backwards Video Maker

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Reverse Backwards Video Maker

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
2 purchases

Reverse Backwards Video Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Access Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reverse Backwards Video Maker free?
Reverse Backwards Video Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Reverse Backwards Video Maker?
Reverse Backwards Video Maker is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 429K ratings, while Reverse Backwards Video Maker averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Splice or Reverse Backwards Video Maker have ads?
Neither Splice nor Reverse Backwards Video Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Reverse Backwards Video Maker?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Reverse Backwards Video Maker monthly. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 27, 2026 and Reverse Backwards Video Maker on August 16, 2026.

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