# Splice vs ARCA Creative

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARCA Creative at none against Splice's 11. Splice's advantage is chart position (#16 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Splice sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. ARCA Creative asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Splice | ARCA Creative |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (431K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/splice-video-editor-and-maker/id409838725/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **431K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Best chart rank | **#16** | — |
| Size | 164 MB | 113 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bending Spoons Apps ApS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1280299077) | [autonomo LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1754999522) |

## What reviewers say

### Splice

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/splice-video-editor-and-maker/id409838725)

**Currently charting:** #16 Top Grossing · Photo & Video, #91 Top Free · Photo & Video, #149 Top Grossing (US App Store)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Movie creator and clip editing | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Splice | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Splice Weekly With Free Trial | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Splice Bundle | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Splice Weekly With Free Trial | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Splice Bundle | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Splice Monthly With Free Trial | $13.99 | per month |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🎨 Variety of editing tools
- 🎶 Good music selection
- 💡 Allows video and photo editing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitchy performance
- 🔒 Paywall for basic features
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 🔇 Audio issues

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- Add more transition options
- Allow importing custom music
- Improve text editing capabilities
- Implement layers and compositing
- Provide better export options


### ARCA Creative

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arca-creative/id6762849426)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Splice free?

Splice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ARCA Creative free?

ARCA Creative is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Splice or ARCA Creative have ads?

Neither Splice nor ARCA Creative shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*