PiPifier vs Actions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PiPifier
Enable Picture-in-Picture mode for any HTML5 web video directly from Safari. This extension bypasses restrictions on sites that hide native video controls, allowing seamless multitasking with your videos.
- Picture-in-Picture for HTML5 videos
- Works on any website
- Bypasses hidden video controls
- Safari Action extension
- Easy to enable and use
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PiPifier is an Action extension for Safari that lets you use every HTML5 (thats about every web video on iOS) video in Picture in Picture mode. If you have an HTML5 video playing on any website like Youtube just press PiPifier in Safari's Webtools Menu to enable Picture-In-Picture for this video. With this extension you can even run PiP mode on sites that hide the native video controls (so that you can not enable PiP there) Usage: 1. Open Safari 2. Open the Webtools Menu (aA) 3. Choose Manage Extensions 4. Enable 'PiPifier' 5. Select 'PiPifier' on a website with a video
Actions
This app provides a vast collection of additional actions to enhance the functionality of the Shortcuts app on iOS. It offers a wide range of tools for manipulating data, interacting with device features, and automating complex tasks.
- Add to List
- Apply Capture Date
- Blur Images
- Calculate with Soulver
- Convert Date to Unix Time
- Format Number as Ordinal
- Get Device Details (Extended)
- Get SF Symbol Image
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Supercharge your shortcuts with lots of useful actions. It provides additional actions for the Shortcuts app. IMPORTANT: Because of an iOS bug, to make the actions show up in the Shortcuts app, you need to first launch the app and then restart your device. 重要提示:由于 iOS 错误,要使操作显示在“快捷方式”应用程序中,您需要先启动该应用程序,然后重新启动设备。 WICHTIG: Aufgrund eines iOS-Fehlers müssen Sie, damit die Aktionen in der Shortcuts-App angezeigt werden, zuerst die App starten und dann Ihr Gerät neu starten. IMPORTANT : en raison d'un bug iOS, pour que les actions s'affichent dans l'application Raccourcis, vous devez d'abord lancer l'application, puis redémarrer votre appareil. The actions are not able to run on Apple Watch or HomePod. Restart your device if the actions don't show up in the Shortcuts app. ■ Actions - Add to List - Apply Capture Date - Ask for Text with Timeout - Authenticate - Blur Images - Boolean - Calculate with Soulver - Choose from List (Extended) - Clamp Number - Color - Combine Lists - Combine Videos - Convert Coordinates to Location - Convert Date to Unix Time - Convert Location to Geo URI - Convert Unix Time to Date - Create Color Image - Create Menu Item - Create URL - Download File - Edit URL - Encrypt File - Encrypt Text - Filter List - Find Music Playlist - Format Currency - Format Date Difference - Format Duration - Format Number as Ordinal - Format Number — Compact - Format Person Name - Format Text List - Generate CSV - Generate Haptic Feedback - Generate Random Data - Generate Random Text - Generate UUID - Get All System Colors - Get Audio Playback Destination - Get Average Color - Get Average Color of Image - Get Battery State - Get Bluetooth Device - Get Bluetooth Devices - Get Boolean from Input - Get Compass Heading - Get Device Details (Extended) - Get Device Motion Activity - Get Device Motion Data - Get Device Orientation - Get Dominant Colors of Image - Get Elevation - Get Emojis - Get File Path - Get High-Resolution Timestamp - Get Image Capture Date / Set Image Capture Date - Get Image Location / Set Image Location - Get Index of List Item - Get Map Image of Location - Get Paragraphs from Text - Get Query Item Value from URL - Get Query Items from URL - Get Query Items from URL as Dictionary - Get Random Boolean - Get Random Color - Get Random Date and Time - Get Random Emoticon - Get Random Floating-Point Number - Get Random Number from Seed - Get Related Words - Get Sentences from Text - Get SF Symbol Image - Get System Color - Get Title of URL - Get Uniform Type Identifier / Set Uniform Type Identifier - Get User Details - Get Values Using JSONPath - Global Variable - Hex Encode - Hide Shortcuts App - Invert Images - Is Accessibility Feature On - Is Audio Playing - Is Bluetooth On - Is Call Active - Is Cellular Data On - Is Cellular Low Data Mode On - Is Conforming to Uniform Type Identifier - Is Connected to VPN - Is Dark Mode On - Is Day - Is Device Locked - Is Device Moving - Is Device Orientation - Is Host Reachable - Is Location Services Enabled - Is Low Power Mode On - Is Online - Is Shaking Device - Is Silent Mode On - Is Time - Is Time In Range - Is Web Server Reachable - Join Wi-Fi - Merge Dictionaries - Open URLs in Safari - Overwrite File - Parse CSV - Parse JSON5 - Pick Color - Pretty Print Dictionaries - Remove Duplicate Lines - Remove Duplicates from List - Remove Emojis - Remove Empty Lines - Remove from List - Remove Non-Printable Characters - Reverse Lines - Reverse List - Round Number to Multiple - Scan Documents - Scan QR Codes in Image - Set Creation and Modification Date of File - Show Black Screen - Show Notification - Shuffle List - Sort List - Sort Months - Spell Out Number - Toggle Boolean - Transform Lists - Transform Text - Transform Text with JavaScript - Trim Whitespace - Truncate List - Truncate Number - Truncate Text - Wait Milliseconds - Write or Edit Text
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Actions at none against PiPifier's 3. Actions also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (92% vs 76%). PiPifier's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PiPifier sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Actions asks for nothing beyond the download.
Actions holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 323 and 469 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of PiPifier's written reviews are positive against 92% of Actions's.
PiPifier ships an update weekly, Actions monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PiPifier | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (323 ratings) | 4.8 (469 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 323 | 469 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arno Appenzeller | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
PiPifier
Actions
User reviews
PiPifier
From 323 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works as expected
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Useful for YouTube PiP
- 👍 Simple and lightweight
- 👍 Allows background playback
Room to improve
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing
- 🐛 Blank/black screen in PiP mode
- 🔋 Increased battery drain
- 🐛 Doesn't work with embedded videos
Actions
From 469 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful and flexible shortcuts
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🔓 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🤖 Impressive range of actions
- 🔥 Indispensable for Shortcuts users
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs or performance issues
- ⚠️ Compatibility concerns with newer iOS versions
- 🕰️ Slow response times in some cases
Bugs and requests
PiPifier
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doesn't work on some devices/iOS versions
- Randomly stops working with YouTube
- Disappearing PiP window
- Incompatibility with certain system settings
Requested features
4 requests- Automatic PiP mode on video start
- Ability to control PiP size/position
- Support for more video platforms
- Playlist/autoplay support in PiP
Actions
Reported bugs
3 issues- Errors when using list manipulation actions
- Incompatibility with HomePod mini
- Shortcut actions not working on iPhone 15 Pro
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for device orientation detection
- Integrate with more system-level APIs
- Provide a way to create custom actions
- Expand language support beyond English
In-app purchases
PiPifier
- Small Tea for the Developer$0.99
- Large Tea for the Developer$2.99
- Giant Tea for the Developer$4.99
Actions
No in-app purchases








