Files Offliner vs Pip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Files Offliner
Manage your downloaded files with a built-in document browser and track ongoing downloads in a single view. Receive notifications upon completion and initiate downloads via extensions, copy-paste, or drag-and-drop.
- Integrated document browser
- Ongoing download list
- Completed download management
- Download completion notifications
- Action extension support
- Copy & paste downloads
- Drag & drop support (iPad)
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Files Offliner features a list of ongoing downloads, and a system document browser allowing file management of completed downloads, both presented in a single view. Downloads are saved to the app's default documents folder, and a notification is produced when downloads complete. Background downloads may be initiated via: • Action extension • Copy & paste • Drag & drop (iOS currently restricts inter-app drag & drop to iPads)
Pip
This app provides a full-featured video player for your device's files. It supports both foreground and background Picture-in-Picture modes, making it convenient for managing and watching your video collection.
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Foreground video playback
- Background video playback
- Plays device video files
- Full-featured player
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This little pretty app adds one of the most important feature for your Files - fullfeatured video player that works in foreground and background Picture in Picture mode. If you have a collection of videos on your devices this app can be VERY handy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Files Offliner at none against Pip's shown. Files Offliner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). Pip's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Files Offliner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pip has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Files Offliner ships an update every 10 days, Pip every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Files Offliner | Pip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 41.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jamie Froggatt | Hamza van der Meer |
Customer experience
Files Offliner
Pip
Bugs and requests
Files Offliner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pip
Reported bugs
3 issues- Subtitles turning on by themselves
- Videos not playing or showing black screen
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Option to play videos at custom speeds
- Ability to remember video playback position
- Support for more video file formats
In-app purchases
Files Offliner
No in-app purchases
Pip
No in-app purchases
