Spotify + Safari Split View on iPad: The Complete Guide

You can use Spotify and Safari in Split View on iPad by opening one app, swiping up from the bottom to the Dock, then dragging the second app to the left or right edge of the screen until it snaps into place.

That works fine once. But if this is a combination you reach for regularly, the drag-and-drop routine gets old fast. Before getting into the smarter setup, here's why this particular pair earns a permanent spot on your Home Screen.

Why Spotify and Safari Work Well Together

These two apps cover a surprising amount of everyday iPad territory when placed side by side:

• Music research while you listen. You hear an artist on Spotify and want to know more — read their Wikipedia page, check upcoming tour dates, or browse interviews in Safari without pausing or leaving the app. The music keeps playing while you read.
• Building playlists from articles. Music publications like Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, or NME regularly publish ranked lists and recommendations. With Safari on one side and Spotify on the other, you can search each track as you read and add it to a playlist directly, rather than tabbing back and forth or relying on memory.
• Following along with lyrics or chords. If you're learning a song on guitar or just want to follow lyrics on a fan site, having the track playing in Spotify while a tab is open in Safari makes the whole thing practical rather than frustrating.

None of these workflows are complicated — they're just noticeably smoother when you're not constantly switching between full-screen apps.

How to Set It Up with Splicon

If you haven't already, Download Splicon free from the App Store — it's the tool that lets you create a single Home Screen shortcut that launches any Split View pair.

1. Open Splicon and search for Spotify and Safari. Select them as your pair. The app is built specifically for this, so both will appear quickly in the search.
2. Choose a split style and generate your icon. Splicon creates a combined icon showing both app logos side by side. When you're happy with how it looks, 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 in Split View with Spotify and Safari as the two apps, then assign the Splicon icon you just saved as the shortcut's image.
4. Add the shortcut to your Home Screen. Long-press it, choose "Add to Home Screen", and place it wherever makes sense. From now on, one tap opens both apps in Split View, already arranged exactly how you want them.

The icon itself is worth paying attention to. Because it visually represents both apps together, you always know at a glance what the shortcut does — unlike a generic Shortcuts icon that could mean anything.

A Few Tips Once You're Up and Running

Split View remembers the last size ratio you set, so if you prefer Spotify slightly narrower and Safari wider (which suits reading-heavy sessions), drag the divider to your preferred position once and it will stay there.

You can also create multiple Splicon shortcuts for different contexts — one for Spotify and Safari, another for Spotify and Notes if you like writing down lyrics or ideas while listening. Each gets its own distinct combined icon on your Home Screen.

For anyone who uses their iPad as a primary device rather than a secondary screen, small workflow improvements like this add up. Getting two apps open together in the right layout should take one tap, not four steps — and now it does.