Comparison

Splice vs Reel 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

Reel Maker

Create engaging video reels and stories for social media with this intuitive editor. Access a vast library of music, templates, and effects to enhance your clips. Export in high quality without watermarks.

Highlights
  • Reels Templates
  • Trim & Custom Transitions
  • +250,000 Music Songs
  • Stock Photos & Videos
  • Add Texts & GIFs
  • High-quality Effects & Overlays
  • High Quality 4K Export
  • No Watermark
Features
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Reel Maker is a video reel editor for your social media - now with AI built in. Create high-quality reels and stories, generate video from a photo or a line of text, and add mojo to your clips to gain more likes and followers. This is the perfect tool for quick video editing that shows off your ideas and makes a splash on social media. AI VIDEO TOOLS ▶ Text to Video - describe it, get a clip ▶ Photo to Video - bring a still image to life ▶ Frames - set a first and last frame, AI fills the middle ▶ Elements - combine subjects into one scene ▶ Talking Avatar - make a photo speak ▶ Audio to Video - build visuals around a track ▶ Edit, Restyle, Motion Control and Upscale your videos ▶ AI Effects - one tap on any clip ▶ AI Library - every creation saved, ready to drop into a reel AI BEAT SYNC Pick a song and we cut every clip to the beat automatically. Choose your pace - Calm, Balanced or Punchy, and re-cut as often as you like. EDITING FEATURES ▶ Reels Templates ▶ Trim & Custom Transitions ▶ +250,000 Music Songs ▶ Stock Photos & Videos ▶ Add Texts & GIFs ▶ High-quality Effects & Overlays ▶ Manage Projects ▶ Edit Video or Photo ▶ Use also for Stories ▶ High Quality 4K Export ▶ No Watermark ▶ No sign-up required ◆ Customer Support You can reach us at reels@videobakery.co and we will do our best to solve any issue you may encounter in our app. ◆ Subscriptions & Terms The full usage of the Reel Maker app requires a valid subscription plan. AI generations use tokens, which are included with your plan and can also be purchased separately. • The payment will be charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm the purchase. • The subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period depending on the selected plan (weekly, monthly or annual) unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • You can disable the automatic renewal function at any time by adjusting your account settings. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://videobakery.co/pp.pdf Terms of Use: https://videobakery.co/tos.pdf Enjoy Reel Maker! :)

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Reel Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Splice at 431K against Reel Maker's 8.4K. Splice also leads on chart position (#18 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Reel Maker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 Reel Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 431K ratings behind it against 8.4K, 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 65% of Reel Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Reel Maker every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Splice versus Reel Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceReel Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (431K ratings)4.7 (8.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better64.9% of reviews
Number of ratings431K — better8.4K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSVideo Bakery Ltd.

Customer experience

Splice

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

Reel Maker

All ratings8,404 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative31.1%

User reviews

Splice

From 431K 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

Reel Maker

From 8.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Great selection of effects and music
  • 🚀 Efficient reel creation
  • 💡 Helpful for business content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Unreliable saving and exporting
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🤔 Limited functionality 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

Reel Maker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Encoding errors
  • Music not loading properly
  • Text placement issues
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options
  • Ability to record directly in the app
  • Longer reel duration
  • Improved video trimming and editing tools

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
13 purchases

Reel Maker

Subscriptions11
  • Reel Maker$2.997 Days
  • UNLIMITED REELS!$3.991 Month
  • Reel Maker$3.997 Days
Show 8 more
  • UNLIMITED REELS!$4.997 Days
  • Reel Maker1 Month trial$4.997 Days
  • UNLIMITED REELS!$5.991 Month
  • Reel Maker$5.997 Days
  • UNLIMITED REELS!$9.991 Month
  • UNLIMITED REELS!2 variants$39.991 Month
  • UNLIMITED REELS!1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • Reel Maker3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • 120 AI Reels Tokens$9.99
  • 400 AI Reels Tokens$19.99

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reel Maker free?
Reel Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Reel Maker?
Reel Maker is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 431K ratings, while Reel Maker averages 4.7 from 8.4K ratings.
Do Splice or Reel Maker have ads?
Neither Splice nor Reel Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Reel Maker?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Reel Maker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Splice was updated on November 1, 2026 and Reel Maker on November 1, 2026.

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