# Hide The Notch vs MKV PiP Player

The clearest difference is price: Hide The Notch at Free against MKV PiP Player's $0.99. Hide The Notch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). MKV PiP Player's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (68 vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Hide The Notch is free to download; MKV PiP Player costs $0.99 up front. MKV PiP Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hide The Notch asks for nothing beyond the download.

Hide The Notch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MKV PiP Player has 68 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Hide The Notch ships an update every 3 weeks, MKV PiP Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hide The Notch | MKV PiP Player |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hide-the-notch/id1312839983/reviews)** | [4.7 (68 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mkv-pip-player/id6470271115/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **68** |
| Positive reviews | — | 94.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 58 MB | 42 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Maxime Thirouin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1312839982) | [Beijing Yima Network Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1655494126) |

## What reviewers say

### Hide The Notch

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hide-the-notch/id1312839983)

Customize your iPhone X wallpaper to creatively hide the notch. Use pre-set images or your own photos with various effects to design unique backgrounds.

**Highlights:** Notch hiding wallpapers, Use own photos, Apply effects, Customizable backgrounds, iPhone X companion

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### MKV PiP Player

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mkv-pip-player/id6470271115)

Play any video file format with picture-in-picture functionality. Supports a vast array of video and subtitle formats, M3U playlists, and casting web videos to DLNA TVs. Offers playback speed control and multi-track audio/subtitle options.

**Highlights:** Picture-in-picture playback, Supports over 30 video formats, Supports 20+ subtitle formats, M3U playlist support, DLNA TV casting, Playback speed control, Multi-track audio and subtitles

**Features:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MKV PiP Player Pro | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Very good software
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Very useful
- 👍 Good
- 👍 Powerful player

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 HD clarity cannot load
- 🐛 DLNA cast to TV has no response
- 🐛 Glitchy at times
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 M3U parsing slow

**Reported bugs**

- HD clarity cannot load
- DLNA cast to TV has no response
- Glitchy at times
- Frequent crashes, especially when initiating PiP
- M3U parsing needs to be faster and search needs to be smoother

**Requested features**

- Add option to close transition animations
- Add vertical screen viewing function
- Support for Emby
- Add function to import video sources
- Support for ATV


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hide The Notch free?

Hide The Notch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is MKV PiP Player free?

MKV PiP Player costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Hide The Notch or MKV PiP Player?

Hide The Notch is rated higher. Hide The Notch averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MKV PiP Player averages 4.7 from 68 ratings.

### Do Hide The Notch or MKV PiP Player have ads?

Neither Hide The Notch nor MKV PiP Player shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Hide The Notch or MKV PiP Player?

Hide The Notch ships an update every 3 weeks, and MKV PiP Player weekly. Most recently, Hide The Notch was updated on October 24, 2026 and MKV PiP Player on October 27, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*