Comparison

Splice vs Pause Camera

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

Pause Camera

This app allows you to record videos by pausing and resuming at any point, enabling you to stitch together multiple clips into a cohesive story. Its intuitive interface and editing tools help you refine footage and showcase creativity.

Highlights
  • Pause and resume recording
  • Stitch multiple clips together
  • Intuitive editing interface
  • Merge individual clips
  • Enhance storytelling
Features
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Welcome to Pause Camera, where the art of storytelling meets seamless video creation on your iPhone. Effortlessly record, pause, and edit your videos with precision, offering you a dynamic way to capture life's unforgettable moments. The intuitive interface ensures a smooth editing experience, allowing you to refine your footage with ease and showcase your creativity. Pause Camera redefines your approach to video creation. With the power to pause and resume recording at your discretion, you can effortlessly stitch together multiple clips, each a chapter in your visual story. The app provides a range of tools to enhance your storytelling, enabling you to merge individual clips into a cohesive, visually stunning narrative. Step into the director's seat and craft cinematic masterpieces with just a few taps. Experience the joy of true creative freedom as you embark on a journey of video creation with Pause Camera. From documenting special occasions to sharing your adventures, each moment becomes a canvas for your unique vision. Download now and immerse yourself in the world of Pause Camera, where every pause becomes an opportunity to tell a compelling story. Elevate your video creation with us – storytelling, reimagined.

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Pause Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Splice at 71% against Pause Camera's 30%. Splice also leads on ratings volume (431K vs 198) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Pause Camera's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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 Pause Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Splice holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 431K ratings behind it against 198, 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 30% of Pause Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Pause Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Splice versus Pause Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplicePause Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (431K ratings) — better4.3 (198 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better30.4% of reviews
Number of ratings431K — better198
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.

Customer experience

Splice

All ratings430,441 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews5,489 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative22.6%

Pause Camera

All ratings198 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.6%

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

Pause Camera

From 198 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Well good app
  • 👍 Amazing app
  • 👍 Really good app
  • 👍 Pretty good game
  • 👍 Great premium functionality

Room to improve

  • 👎 Must pay to save
  • 👎 Ransom to get footage
  • 👎 Cannot download clips
  • 👎 Cannot trim clips
  • 👎 No video rotation

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

Pause Camera

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Cannot save creation without paying
  • Must pay ransom to get footage
  • Cannot download clips
  • Cannot trim clips
  • No video rotation option
Show 19 more
  • Screen keeps going off even when recording
  • Features listed in description are nonexistent
  • Videos disappeared
  • Only export once
  • App had issues accepting money
  • Deleted all videos
  • App randomly closed and work was gone
  • Cannot export without premium
  • Cannot screen record
  • Lost all film when app closed
  • No controls like zoom
  • Records in reverse image
  • Made to pay after one video
  • Preview button didn't work
  • No way to access video again after reopening
  • Cannot export without premium
  • Sound quality terrible, garbled, loud, echoing, then low
  • Mirrored video not by choice
  • Cannot flip camera during recording

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to switch camera during recording pause
  • Automatic project saving
  • Automatic save to camera roll after done

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
1 purchases

Pause Camera

One-time1
  • Pause Camera Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pause Camera free?
Pause Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Pause Camera?
Splice is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 431K ratings, while Pause Camera averages 4.3 from 198 ratings.
Do Splice or Pause Camera have ads?
Neither Splice nor Pause Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Pause Camera?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Pause Camera weekly. Most recently, Splice was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pause Camera on October 23, 2026.

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