Spark + Safari Split View on iPad: The Complete Guide

You can use Spark and Safari together in Split View on iPad by long-pressing either app, dragging it to the edge of the screen, and dropping it beside the other — giving you your inbox and a browser open side by side at the same time.

Once you have the two apps running together, you start to realize how often email and browsing actually depend on each other. A newsletter arrives with a link you want to read properly. A colleague sends a URL you need to verify before replying. A client references a website you've never visited. Every one of those situations normally means leaving your inbox, opening Safari, doing your thing, and then finding your way back. Split View cuts that round trip entirely.

Why Spark and Safari work well together

The combination earns its screen real estate because the two apps have a natural call-and-response relationship. Here are some workflows where the pairing genuinely pays off:

• Responding to link-heavy emails: A newsletter or digest lands in Spark full of URLs. Open each link in Safari on the right, read the article, then write a considered reply or forward in Spark on the left — without losing your place in either app.
• Research and reply at the same time: Someone asks you a question that requires a quick web lookup. Pull up Safari, find the answer, and type your response in Spark while the source is still visible. No switching, no forgetting what you just read.
• Verifying before you click send: You're composing an email that references a web page — a product, a news story, a documentation link. Keep Safari open to double-check the URL, the price, or the wording before the message goes out.

How to set it up with Splicon

Getting into Split View manually every time you want this combo takes more taps than it should. Splicon solves that by turning any two-app pair into a single Home Screen icon you tap once.

If you haven't got it yet, Download Splicon free from the App Store before following the steps below.

1. Open Splicon and search for Spark, then Safari. Select them as your pair. Splicon pulls in both app icons so you can see exactly how the combined icon will look.
2. Pick a split style — side by side, overlapping, or another layout — then generate the icon and save it to your Photos library.
3. Open the Shortcuts app and create a new shortcut. Add an "Open App" action, set it to open Spark in Split View with Safari as the second app, then tap the shortcut's icon field and choose the image you just saved from Photos.
4. Add the shortcut to your Home Screen using the share sheet inside Shortcuts. Give it a name, confirm, and it appears on your Home Screen like any other app icon.

From that point on, one tap drops you straight into Spark on the left and Safari on the right, at whatever split ratio you set.

A few tips once you're set up

Safari works better on the larger side of the split when you're reading long articles — give it about 60% of the screen. Spark handles narrow widths well, so it can sit comfortably at 40% without losing any functionality. If you use Spark's quick reply bar, you'll find it stays accessible even at the smaller width.

You can also adjust the divider on the fly by dragging the center handle, so the ratio isn't fixed. The Splicon shortcut just launches the pair; how you size them once they're open is always up to you.