Comparison

Gridplay vs SplitStage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gridplay

Create dynamic, multi-clip music videos with an innovative grid interface. Combine and divide cells, adjust individual clips, and add music to produce unique visual content for social media.

Highlights
  • Multi-clip grid interface
  • Combine and divide cells
  • Independent clip sound control
  • Timeline editing
  • Clip rotation and scaling
  • Save to camera roll
  • Share to social media
Features
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Make quality quick-cut style music videos straight from your phone with Gridplay. Giving even the most experienced filmmakers a new experience, the innovative grid screen allows users to combine and divide cells at will in order to create dynamic videos. Add a song, trim clips, and adjust and scale each cell for extra flair. Turn your inspirational moments into the movie of your life with Gridplay. Features: 1. Takes up to 16 4x4 videoclips (These can be recorded or uploaded.) 2. Swipe to combine or divide the cells 3. Create and edit a timeline with multiple frames 4. Optimized for low-resolution (640p) on Instagram 5. Records up to 15 seconds. (5 minutes with extension) 6. Self-timer 7. Each clip has an independent sound control 8. Ability to save video to camera roll 9. Frame thickness and color settings 10. Automatically saves rough draft 11. Rotate, adjust, scale, and mirror each clip 12. Share to Vine Instructions: 1. Pick a cell and choose the camera mode. (Full screen vs. split screen, and back camera vs. front camera) 2. Swipe to combine cells, and swipe again to divide. 3. Press the "Film" button. 4. Set the timer up to 15 seconds. (If you have unlocked the extension, you can set the timer up to 5 minutes.) 5. When you finish with one frame, it will go to the next automatically. You need to set the timer for each frame. 6. If you don't like what you have recorded, tap to delete. If you don't want to fill up the other cells? No problem, just go to the next step. 7. Adjust the volume and position of each clip. 8. Trim the clips and add background music. 9. Save and share on Vine, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr, and email.

About

SplitStage

Features
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Build a complete performance, one part at a time. SplitStage is a local-first multitrack studio for musicians. Record your first video or audio part, listen through headphones, then add vocals, guitar, keys, percussion or any other performance while the earlier parts play back. CREATE LAYERED PERFORMANCES - Record video or high-quality audio inside the app - Add up to four audio or video layers - Add multiple clips to the same layer and choose where each clip begins - Monitor earlier parts through headphones while recording a new one - Use count-in, metronome and timing compensation tools EDIT THE RESULT - Choose layouts for two, three or four video layers - Reorder layers and select which performance appears in each tile - Trim clips non-destructively or match every layer to a duration - Adjust each clip's timing while previewing the full mix - Control volume, mute and audio effects per layer - Shape the sound with reverb, room size, compression and brightness EXPORT AND SHARE - Export a social-ready 1080p MP4 video - Save the result to Photos - Share through the native iOS share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. SplitStage does not show ads or send your recordings to the developer. Projects, recordings and effect settings stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. The free version includes one saved project and two unique exports. A one-time SplitStage Pro purchase unlocks unlimited saved projects and exports. No subscription.

Screenshots

Gridplay4 screens
SplitStage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SplitStage at Free against Gridplay's $1.99. Gridplay's advantage is iOS requirement (11.3 vs 18.0). On 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

SplitStage is free to download; Gridplay costs $1.99 up front. Gridplay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SplitStage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gridplay versus SplitStage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridplaySplitStage
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeta VisionMertcan Gokkaya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridplay

One-time1
  • Expend video length to 5minute$0.99
1 purchases

SplitStage

One-time1
  • SplitStage Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Gridplay free?
Gridplay costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SplitStage free?
SplitStage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gridplay or SplitStage have ads?
Neither Gridplay nor SplitStage shows ads.

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