Magic PiP vs MKV PiP Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic PiP
View multiple types of content in a floating window that hovers over other applications. Supports images, videos, documents, web pages, and utility tools like clocks and timers. Easily share content to the PiP window for seamless multitasking.
- Picture-in-Picture window
- Supports images and videos
- View PDFs and TXT files
- Display PowerPoint slides
- Clipboard text viewer
- Web page viewer
- Clock, stopwatch, and timer
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You never think this is even possible. Magic PiP is an app that can let you view all kinds of stuff in the PiP window. And it can float above other apps, almost like a split-screen! Contents supported: Multiple Images / Video PDF / TXT PowerPoint Slides (.ppt / .pptx) Texts from the clipboard Web page Clock / Stopwatch / Timer Counter Allow open all the stuff from the share sheet. Allow turning pages in the PiP window. Also an auto page-turning feature for reading TXT files.
MKV PiP Player
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.
- 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
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MKV PiP Player is a video player that Lets you play any videos picture-in-picture. - Supports video files : MKV, MP4, AVI, M4V, MOV, 3GP, TS, MTS, M2TS, WMV, FLV, F4V, ASF, WEBM, RM, RMVB, QT, DV, MPG, MPEG, MXF, VOB, GIF, OGV, OGM etc. - Supports subtitle files : ASS, SRT, SMI, SSA, IDX, SUB, SUP, VTT, SCC, MKS, JSS, JS, AQT, RT, UFT, UTF8, UTF-8 etc. - Supports playlist files : M3U - Supports Cast Web Videos to DLNA TV - Supports Browser, SMB, WebDAV, AList - Playback speed control : 0.25x ~ 4.0x - Supports multi-track audio - Supports embedded subtitles - Supports multi-track subtitles - Supports user’s selection of subtitle files - Supports recently played list - Supports Safari extension Disclaimer：MKV PiP Player does not provide any M3U playlists, users must use their own playlists containing legal content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic PiP at none against MKV PiP Player's 1. MKV PiP Player's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (94% vs 78%). On rating, 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
Magic PiP costs $1.99 and MKV PiP Player $0.99 up front. MKV PiP Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic PiP asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Magic PiP against 4.7 for MKV PiP Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 67 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Magic PiP's written reviews are positive against 94% of MKV PiP Player's.
Magic PiP ships an update every 5 weeks, MKV PiP Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic PiP | MKV PiP Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 67 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jinyu Meng | 北京伊码网络科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Magic PiP
MKV PiP Player
In-app purchases
Magic PiP
No in-app purchases
MKV PiP Player
- MKV PiP Player Pro$1.99
