PiPifier vs VideoMate
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
VideoMate
Stream web videos from Safari to your TV or device. Offers precise playback control, including speed adjustment and seeking. Enables picture-in-picture for a seamless viewing experience.
- Cast web videos to TV
- Adjust playback speed (0.25x - 5.0x)
- Precise seek bar with +/- buttons
- Full playback controls (play/pause, skip)
- Picture-in-picture mode
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VideoMate is a Safari extension that allows your play videos to your TV or locally. Built from the ground up with the goal of creating a desktop like experience for all users. To start using the extension simply enable the extension by going to the device settings > Safari > Extensions > and set VideoMate to "On". Then when you visit a webpage with a video trigger the VideoMate extension. • CAST Play your web video on your TV • SPEED CONTROL Easily control playback speed of your videos from 0.25 - 5.0x. • SEEK Ease to use seek bar makes finding the exact spot easy. Use the "+" and "-" seek buttons to slow seek at 0.5 second interval. • PLAYBACK CONTROLS Play/Pause, Skip forward or backwards, mute/unmute everything is easy now with VideoMate • PIP Picture-in-picture is now possible on video with just one tap Download and see what everyone is talking about! Satisfying you our customer is our one priority. Share you feedback, report bug, feature request. Just email us at jcltravels@gmail.com Note: DRM protected media cannot be played. Payment and automatic renewal terms: -VideoMate subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period -Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period -Subscriptions may be managed by you in your account and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your account settings after purchase -VideoMate Privacy Policy: http://www.jcltravels.co.uk/privacy-policy.html -VideoMate Terms of use: http://www.jcltravels.co.uk/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
PiPifier and VideoMate both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of PiPifier's written reviews are positive against 0% of VideoMate's. PiPifier also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (324 vs 7). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
PiPifier is free to download; VideoMate costs $0.99 up front. PiPifier sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and VideoMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for PiPifier against 4.4 for VideoMate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PiPifier has 324 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of PiPifier's written reviews are positive against 0% of VideoMate's.
PiPifier ships an update weekly, VideoMate every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PiPifier | VideoMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (324 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 324 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arno Appenzeller | Ameen Mody |
Customer experience
PiPifier
VideoMate
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
VideoMate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
VideoMate
- 1 Month Unlimited All Devices$2.991 Month
- 6 Month Unlimited All Devices$12.996 Months
- 1 Year Unlimited All Devices$19.991 Year
