SplitRig vs ContentCam (2026): Which Front and Back Camera App Should You Use?
Use ContentCam instead of SplitRig if you want the front and back camera as two separate files you can edit, a vertical and a horizontal video from the same take, Android, manual ISO, shutter and white balance, or an iPhone that isn't on iOS 26. SplitRig saves one finished picture-in-picture or split-screen video, runs only on iPhone, and needs iOS 26 or later.
Disclosure: I build ContentCam. Every SplitRig claim below comes from SplitRig's App Store listing (version 1.1.11, released 10 October 2026) and splitrig.com, checked 5 November 2026.
What does ContentCam do that SplitRig doesn't?
| SplitRig | ContentCam | |
|---|---|---|
| What a front and back recording saves | "One synced file, straight to Photos as recorded (.mov)" | Two separate files, selfie and scene; Combine renders one picture-in-picture or split-screen video afterwards, originals kept |
| Change the layout after recording | Not described; the layout is in the saved file | Yes, in Combine (trying layouts is free, saving a Combine video is Premium) |
| Vertical 9:16 and horizontal 16:9 from one take | Not described | Yes, two files at once, HD or 4K |
| Wide and ultra-wide lens at once | Not described | Yes, Dual Lens (iPhone 11 and later, not iPhone SE or 16e) |
| Manual ISO, shutter speed, white balance | Lists tap to focus, an exposure slider and focus/exposure lock | Manual exposure, white balance, ISO and shutter |
| Photo Library access requested | Full access ("SplitRig would like full access to your Photo Library"), to create a SplitRig album | Add only: saves your videos, never reads your library |
| Frame rate with both cameras recording | 24 or 30fps ("60 fps at 1080p in Action Cam", a rear-camera mode) | Up to 60fps in HD on iPhones that support it (Premium); 24, 25, 30 or 50fps too |
| Minimum iOS | iOS 26, iPhone 11 and later | iOS 18, iPhone XS, XR and later |
| Android | No ("a free iPhone app") | Yes, on phones that can run front and rear cameras at once |
Both apps record front and back on iPhone 15 and iPhone 16, which don't have Apple's Dual Capture; the steps are in recording front and back on iPhone 15 and 16.
Is SplitRig free?
Yes. SplitRig's App Store listing says "Free forever, with no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, and no account." ContentCam is free to download with 5 free Front & Back recordings, then Premium; ContentCam has no ads and no watermark on any plan. If all you want is one free finished picture-in-picture clip on an iPhone running iOS 26, SplitRig suits that. Other ad-free options are in which dual camera apps have no ads.
Does SplitRig save separate front and back files?
SplitRig's listing and site describe one combined video. The App Store description promises "one smooth, perfectly synced video", the splitrig.com FAQ says it records "into one ready-to-post video file", and the features table lists "One synced file". Neither mentions saving the front camera and the back camera as separate files.
ContentCam's Front & Back mode always saves two separate files that start at the same moment. Combine can turn them into a picture-in-picture or split-screen video in the app, and the two originals stay in place.
Which is better for editing later, SplitRig or ContentCam?
ContentCam, because two separate files give an editor choices that one combined file has already made. With the selfie file and the scene file apart you can:
- cut between full-screen face and full-screen scene in CapCut, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve;
- move, resize or remove the inset per shot instead of living with where it sat during recording;
- colour-grade the face and the scene separately;
- re-run Combine with a different layout for TikTok and for YouTube from the same take.
A SplitRig file has the inset or split baked in, so changing the layout means recording again.
Can SplitRig record vertical and horizontal at the same time?
No such mode appears in SplitRig's listing or on splitrig.com; SplitRig saves the orientation you shoot. ContentCam's main mode records a 9:16 file for TikTok, Reels and Shorts and a 16:9 file for YouTube from one lens in one take, in HD or 4K, at 24, 25, 30, 50 or 60fps.
Does SplitRig need full access to your photos?
SplitRig asks for it. On first use, SplitRig 1.1.11 shows the iOS prompt "SplitRig would like full access to your Photo Library", explaining that full access "also creates a dedicated SplitRig album". You can tap Limit Access instead. SplitRig's own privacy policy describes the permission as "Photo Library (Add-only)" and says "We never read your existing library", so the prompt and the policy don't match. ContentCam only asks for add-only access: it can save your recordings to Photos but can't see anything already in your library.
Does SplitRig work on Android or older iPhones?
No. SplitRig's FAQ says it needs "Every iPhone from iPhone 11 on, running iOS 26 or later", and a Google Play search for SplitRig on 5 November 2026 found no SplitRig app. ContentCam runs on iOS 18 or later, which adds iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR plus any iPhone still on iOS 18, and on Android phones whose cameras can run front and rear together. More apps across both platforms are compared in the best front and back camera apps.
FAQ
Is SplitRig free?
Yes. SplitRig's App Store listing says it is free forever, with no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads and no account (checked 5 November 2026). ContentCam is free to download with 5 free Front & Back recordings, then Premium.
Does SplitRig save the front and back camera as separate files?
SplitRig's own features page describes "One synced file, straight to Photos as recorded (.mov)", and neither the App Store listing nor splitrig.com mentions separate front and back files. ContentCam's Front & Back mode saves the front camera and the back camera as two separate files, and the Combine editor can turn them into one picture-in-picture or split-screen video afterwards.
Is SplitRig on Android?
No. splitrig.com calls SplitRig "a free iPhone app", and a Google Play search for SplitRig on 5 November 2026 returned no SplitRig app. ContentCam is on iPhone and Android.
Does SplitRig need full access to my Photo Library?
SplitRig asks for it: version 1.1.11 shows the iOS prompt "SplitRig would like full access to your Photo Library" (seen 5 November 2026), although its privacy policy describes add-only access. ContentCam only requests add-only access, so it can save videos to Photos but never reads your library.
Can SplitRig record front and back at 60fps?
No. SplitRig's features page lists "24 or 30 fps" for its dual-camera recording, with 60fps only in Action Cam, a rear-camera mode (checked 5 November 2026). ContentCam's Front & Back records both cameras at up to 60fps in HD on iPhones that support it, as a Premium option.
Which iPhones does SplitRig work on?
SplitRig needs iOS 26 or later; its FAQ says "Every iPhone from iPhone 11 on, running iOS 26 or later." ContentCam needs iOS 18 or later, so it also runs on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, and on any iPhone still on iOS 18.
Can SplitRig record vertical and horizontal video at the same time?
Neither SplitRig's App Store listing nor splitrig.com describes saving a 9:16 and a 16:9 file from one take. ContentCam records a vertical 9:16 file and a horizontal 16:9 file at the same time from one lens, in HD or 4K.
Try ContentCam free. Front and back in one take as two separate files, plus vertical and wide from a single shoot. Free to download on iPhone and Android.
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