App · Low risk
Is Splice safe for your child?
Age guide
12+
We advise Splice from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- Splice is generally too complex for this age group due to its intricate editing interface and professional features.
- 9-12
- Children can begin to explore basic video editing in Splice, focusing on simple cuts, transitions, and adding royalty-free music from the app's library for school projects or family videos.
- 13-15
- Teenagers can utilize Splice's more advanced features like keyframe animation, overlay effects, and audio mixing to create sophisticated short films or social media content, understanding the implications of sharing their work publicly.
- 16+
- Older teens can master Splice for creating high-quality video content, potentially for portfolios or more serious creative endeavors, and should be aware of copyright and intellectual property when using external assets.
Splice is a powerful mobile video editor that allows users to create professional-looking videos directly from their smartphone or tablet. It offers a wide range of editing tools, including trimming, effects, transitions, and audio mixing.
- Age guide
- 12+
- Overall risk
- 3/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 1/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 2/10
What parents should know
Splice is a robust mobile video editing application that allows users to create and refine video content with a range of professional-grade tools. Its primary safety considerations relate to the content being created and shared, as well as potential in-app purchases for premium features. Parents should discuss responsible content creation, digital citizenship, and privacy before children use the app to publish videos.
What to do about Splice
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for Splice is 12+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Splice setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Splice without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Splice that mean it is time to step in.
Splice age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Splice?
Parentwise puts Splice at 12+. We advise Splice from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old use Splice?
Not by default: we advise Splice from 12+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children can begin to explore basic video editing in Splice, focusing on simple cuts, transitions, and adding royalty-free music from the app's library for school projects or family videos.
Can a 12 year old use Splice?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for Splice (12+). Children can begin to explore basic video editing in Splice, focusing on simple cuts, transitions, and adding royalty-free music from the app's library for school projects or family videos.
Can a 13 year old use Splice?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Splice (12+). Teenagers can utilize Splice's more advanced features like keyframe animation, overlay effects, and audio mixing to create sophisticated short films or social media content, understanding the implications of sharing their work publicly.
Is Splice appropriate for kids?
Splice is a robust mobile video editing application that allows users to create and refine video content with a range of professional-grade tools. Parentwise rates Splice overall as low risk (3/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Splice family friendly?
Splice is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. Its primary safety considerations relate to the content being created and shared, as well as potential in-app purchases for premium features.
Splice parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Splice is a robust mobile video editing application that allows users to create and refine video content with a range of professional-grade tools. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Splice safe for kids?
We advise Splice from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Its primary safety considerations relate to the content being created and shared, as well as potential in-app purchases for premium features.
Parents also checked
Browse all 1,275 entries · Read our safety guides
Release and popularity data comes in part from RAWG, TVMaze (CC BY-SA) and Wikidata (CC0). Safety guidance is written by Parentwise.