Comparison

Miracast ®ᅠ vs Keep Playing

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

Head to head
About

Miracast ®ᅠ

Transform your phone into a media hub to wirelessly stream your screen, photos, videos, music, and files to your TV. Enjoy a seamless casting experience with automatic device discovery for various smart TVs and casting devices.

Highlights
  • Screen mirroring in real-time
  • Cast videos and photos from gallery
  • Stream music to TV speakers
  • Cast web pages
  • Live camera streaming
  • Send local files to TV
  • Automatic device discovery
Features
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Stream Screen, Photos, Videos, Music & More! Turn your phone into a powerful media hub and cast everything you love to your TV in just one tap! With Miracast to TV, you can stream screen, photos, videos, music, web pages, camera, and files to any smart TV or casting device — fast, smooth, and wireless. Features: • Screen Mirroring – Mirror your phone’s screen to the TV in real time. • Cast Videos & Photos – Enjoy your gallery on a big screen. • Play Music on TV – Stream your favorite songs to external speakers. • Cast Web Pages – Browse and view websites on your TV. • Live Camera Cast – Stream live camera view directly. • Send Files to TV – Open and display local documents or videos. • Auto Device Discovery – Seamlessly finds devices via DLNA, Google Cast, AirPlay, or Fire TV. Compatible With: Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Sony, etc.), Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, and more. No cables. No setup. Just tap and cast! Subscription Details: Weekly auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store Account Settings after purchase. For more information: Terms of Service: https://tinyurl.com/584e9zmh Privacy Policy: https://tinyurl.com/yc6fez34

About

Keep Playing

Features
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Leave Safari. The video keeps playing, and the ads do not. Keep Playing works with any website that uses a standard HTML5 player. Start a video, tap the button that appears over it, and playback carries on while you answer a message, read something else, or put the phone in your pocket. WHAT IT DOES • Background playback — one tap moves the video into a Picture-in-Picture window that iOS keeps alive after you leave Safari • Skips ad breaks — in-player ads are muted and skipped, Skip is pressed the moment it appears, and overlay and banner ads are removed from the page • Lock screen controls — the real title, the real artwork, and working play, pause and seek from the lock screen and Control Center • No more self-pausing — many players stop the moment the page is hidden; Keep Playing tells them the page is still there • No more "are you still watching?" — the dialogs that interrupt long playback are dismissed for you • Playback speed from 0.75x to 2x, remembered per website • Per-site control, and every behaviour above can be switched off individually WHAT IT CANNOT DO Playback stops if you force-quit Safari from the app switcher. At that point a Safari extension has no process left, and iOS grants extensions no background audio permission. Switching apps or locking the screen is fine; closing Safari outright is not. No Safari extension can do this — it is a limit of iOS, and we would rather you knew before buying. Picture in Picture also needs a real tap: iOS only grants it while the page still holds a recent touch. That is why the extension puts a button over the video instead of relying on guesswork. Keep Playing does not download, store, re-host or redistribute any media, and does not bypass paywalls or copy protection. Playback stays on the site where it started. PRIVACY No servers. No accounts. No analytics. Nothing about what you watch leaves your device. Keep Playing is a Safari extension, so after installing you enable it in Settings, Apps, Safari, Extensions. The app walks you through it.

Screenshots

Miracast ®ᅠ3 screens
Keep Playing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Miracast ®ᅠ at Free against Keep Playing's $0.99. Miracast ®ᅠ also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Keep Playing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support 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

Miracast ®ᅠ is free to download; Keep Playing costs $0.99 up front. Miracast ®ᅠ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Keep Playing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miracast ®ᅠ ships an update every 5 days, Keep Playing every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Miracast ®ᅠ versus Keep Playing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiracast ®ᅠKeep Playing
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (125 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings125 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTruong Thi Kha TamFrancesco (Frankie) La Placa

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Miracast ®ᅠ

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99
None

Keep Playing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miracast ®ᅠ free?
Miracast ®ᅠ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Playing free?
Keep Playing costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Miracast ®ᅠ or Keep Playing have ads?
Neither Miracast ®ᅠ nor Keep Playing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miracast ®ᅠ or Keep Playing?
Miracast ®ᅠ ships an update every 5 days, and Keep Playing every 2 months. Most recently, Miracast ®ᅠ was updated on November 7, 2026 and Keep Playing on November 7, 2026.

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