How to make videos scroll in opposite directions on iPhone or iPad

Open Counterflow from the bottom toolbar, then tap it again for Counterflow settings. Add videos, choose Vertical with Columns or Horizontal with Rows, and enable Auto-scroll.

Add clips to Counterflow

Tap Counterflow to enter the mode. Tap it again to open settings, choose Add videos, then select Videos. Confirm several clips. When switching directly from Waterfall, the existing flow clips can be carried across.

iPhone 17 Pro — The Counterflow source menu lets you add local video clips. — The Counterflow source menu lets you add local video clips.

Create opposing columns

Choose Vertical under Scroll direction. The next control is Columns, with two to five tracks. Start with three columns to make the opposing movement easy to see. Adjust Video spacing, enable Auto-scroll, and keep Mute on for a silent display.

iPhone 17 Pro — Counterflow is configured as three vertical columns with automatic movement. — Counterflow is configured as three vertical columns with automatic movement.

Try horizontal rows

Select Horizontal to change the layout into rows. The same count control becomes Rows. Use Scroll speed to set the travel time per screen; more seconds means slower movement. This changes the motion of the arrangement, not the playback speed of the clips.

iPhone 17 Pro — Horizontal direction replaces the Columns control with Rows. — Horizontal direction replaces the Columns control with Rows.

Watch and fine-tune the result

Close the settings panel and watch the neighboring tracks move in opposite directions. Reopen Counterflow settings to change the count or speed. To return to the ordinary split-screen workspace, choose Close Counterflow and confirm.

iPhone 17 Pro — Three rows of video move across the screen in alternating directions. — Three rows of video move across the screen in alternating directions.

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Useful details

Check these details as you follow the steps.

144preset layouts

36videos at once, up to

Make it yoursPosition, size and dividers

Repeated clips are part of the flowing layout

A clip can appear more than once along a track as the layout repeats. Seeing repeated cards does not by itself mean you imported duplicate files.

Choose the track count for the screen

More rows or columns show more clips at once but make each one smaller. Start with two or three on a phone, then increase the count if the subjects remain readable.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use portrait and landscape videos together?

Yes. The example mixes both orientations. Their proportions affect the length of each card within its row or column, so the wall does not require identically shaped clips.

Can I stop the movement without closing Counterflow?

Yes. Turn off Auto-scroll in Counterflow settings. The movement of the arrangement stops; this switch is separate from the playback of the videos themselves.

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