Comparison

PiPifier vs PHCOM Pocket Calculator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Picture-in-Picture for HTML5 videos
  • Works on any website
  • Bypasses hidden video controls
  • Safari Action extension
  • Easy to enable and use
Features
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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

About

PHCOM Pocket Calculator

Features
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Calculating made easy with the Pocket Calculator

Screenshots

PiPifier3 screens
PHCOM Pocket Calculator1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PHCOM Pocket Calculator at none against PiPifier's 3. PiPifier's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PiPifier sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PHCOM Pocket Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PiPifier versus PHCOM Pocket Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiPifierPHCOM Pocket Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (323 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings323 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArno AppenzellerPHCOM GmbH

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

PHCOM Pocket Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PiPifier

One-time3
  • Small Tea for the Developer$0.99
  • Large Tea for the Developer$2.99
  • Giant Tea for the Developer$4.99
None

PHCOM Pocket Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiPifier free?
PiPifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PHCOM Pocket Calculator free?
PHCOM Pocket Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiPifier or PHCOM Pocket Calculator have ads?
Neither PiPifier nor PHCOM Pocket Calculator shows ads.

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