Magic PiP vs Polaris
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.
Polaris
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Polaris turns the night sky as it actually looks from where you are into a living Home Screen widget — a quiet planetarium clock. ■ A real sky It plots ~9,000 stars from the Yale Bright Star Catalog, computed from your chosen city's latitude, longitude and sidereal time, so what's rising and where is faithful to the real sky right now. Star brightness and color (blue-white to orange) are true to life. No location permission needed — just pick a city. ■ Clock & calendar Layer an analog clock (10 frames × 5 hands × date fonts) or a digital clock (8 typefaces) over the stars. A monthly calendar and a corner date/weekday are available too. ■ More of the sky • Shooting stars streak by now and then • Star names label the bright ones — Sirius, Vega, and more • Constellation lines connect figures like Orion and the Big Dipper ■ Widgets Small, medium, large and extra-large are all supported. Each size saves its own design, so you can compose your Home Screen exactly how you like. There's also a clock-free "sky only" widget. ■ Details • Pure black background — quiet and striking on OLED • Switch between English and Japanese inside the app • 39 cities worldwide, plus automatic detection A bedside clock. The centerpiece of your Home Screen. The night sky, always in your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic PiP at every 5 weeks against Polaris's every 3 months. Magic PiP also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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.
Magic PiP ships an update every 5 weeks, Polaris every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic PiP | Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jinyu Meng | Ryohei Horiuchi |
In-app purchases
Magic PiP
No in-app purchases
Polaris
No in-app purchases









