Spread vs SplitFlapSend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spread
Access exclusive content from top publications by proving you're human. Follow influential individuals to discover their curated reading, listening, and watching lists. Share access to content with friends and followers.
- Human verification for content access
- Follow journalists and thinkers
- Discover curated reading lists
- Share access with others
- Spread content from any app
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Spread: The Human Internet Prove you’re human to unlock access across top publications with Spread. Discover what journalists, creators, and other smart people are reading, listening to, and watching. HOW IT WORKS: - Verify you’re human to unlock access across top publications. - Discover and access things journalists, creators, and other smart people are reading, listening to, and watching. - Drop links in Spread from any app or browser to unlock access. - Share Spread links in group chats and on social media to pass unlocked access to your friends and followers. Join our mission to enable human access to the world's information.
SplitFlapSend
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SplitFlapSend lets you create animated split-flap display messages — like the classic departure boards at airports and ferry terminals — and share them as a video or GIF. Choose from preset phrases or unlock a custom message to type anything you want (up to 48 characters across 4 rows). Export as a video with sound, or as an animated GIF, to send in a message or post to social media. Both preset and custom messages can be exported to 9:16 vertical format for optimized viewing on social media postings. Custom messages also support word wrapping with centered text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spread at none against SplitFlapSend's 1. Spread also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. SplitFlapSend sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spread asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spread ships an update fortnightly, SplitFlapSend every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spread | SplitFlapSend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spread Social, Inc. | Mark S Morris |
In-app purchases
Spread
No in-app purchases
SplitFlapSend
- Custom messages$1.99
