Comparison

Splice vs Frames

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

Frames

Effortlessly transform your ideas into stunning videos using advanced AI. Describe your vision and let the app generate cinematic masterpieces from text prompts. Explore a new dimension of movie creation powered by cutting-edge AI technology.

Highlights
  • Text to video generation
  • AI movie maker
  • Powered by Luma Dream Machine
  • Create from imagination
  • High-quality visuals
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Welcome to Frames. A new way to make movies entirely with AI. Frames is the AI movie maker that brings your imagination to life! With Frames, you can effortlessly transform your ideas into never before possible videos, powered by cutting-edge technology from Luma Dream Machine and Flux Pro. Create: - Text to Video: Simply describe your vision, and Frames will generate a breathtaking video in minutes. No editing skills required—just pure imagination. - Powered by Luma Dream Machine: Experience vivid, high-quality visuals created by one of the most advanced AI models in the industry. - Create Anything You Can Imagine: From fantasy worlds to real-life scenarios, if you can think it, Frames can bring it to life. Your imagination is the only limit. Turn your ideas into cinematic masterpieces—start creating with Frames today! Have questions, problems, or feedback? Reach out to us at support@frames.ai. The Frames Pro Membership Experience Frames Pro is a weekly subscription that provides access to advanced AI tools. Subscription auto-renews at the end of each term (weekly, monthly or yearly depending on subscription), unless cancelled 24-hours in advance. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms and conditions: https://frames.ai/terms Privacy policy: https://frames.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Splice4 screens
Frames3 screens

Verdict

The call

Splice and Frames both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Splice's written reviews are positive against 29% of Frames's. Splice also leads on ratings volume (429K vs 620) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). Frames's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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 Frames sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 Frames. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splice has 429K ratings behind it against 620, 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 29% of Frames's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splice ships an update fortnightly, Frames every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Splice versus Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpliceFrames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (429K ratings)4.7 (620 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better29.3% of reviews
Number of ratings429K — better620
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBending Spoons Apps ApSPixelcut Inc.

Customer experience

Splice

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

Frames

All ratings620 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive29.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative68.3%

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

Frames

From 620 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Artistic templates
  • 💡 Helpful for building online presence

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
  • 🚫 Inability to save unfinished projects
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🚫 Removal of old features

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

Frames

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to export/save projects
  • Incorrect credit deductions during trial
  • Errors with prompts over a certain length

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save unfinished projects
  • More customization options
  • Restore old features
  • Wider range of templates and layouts
  • Support for various aspect ratios

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
10 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions5
  • Frames Pro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Frames Pro$4.997 Days
  • Frames Pro$5.997 Days
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  • Frames Pro$39.991 Year
  • Frames Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 500 Credits$9.99
  • 1,000 Credits$19.99
  • 1,500 Credits$29.99
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  • 2,500 Credits$49.99
  • 5,000 Credits$99.99

Questions

Is Splice free?
Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splice or Frames?
Frames is rated higher. Splice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 429K ratings, while Frames averages 4.7 from 620 ratings.
Do Splice or Frames have ads?
Neither Splice nor Frames shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splice or Frames?
Splice ships an update fortnightly, and Frames every 5 days. Most recently, Splice was updated on September 29, 2026 and Frames on September 25, 2026.

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