Pip vs PaperKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
PaperKit
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PaperKit is a local-first PDF utility for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It helps you clean up everyday PDF files without an account or server upload. Use PaperKit to: - Merge multiple PDFs into one file - Split a PDF into single-page documents - Compact scanned or image-heavy PDFs - Optimize vector PDFs while preserving selectable text - Add searchable OCR text to scanned pages - Review redaction candidates, add manual areas, and inspect the result before export - Run key actions from Shortcuts, the share sheet, and Mac Finder services PaperKit is designed for private documents. Processing happens on your device. The app does not include ads, analytics SDKs, third-party tracking, accounts, or cloud storage. Optimize keeps selectable text; output size may decrease, stay the same, or increase. Compact, OCR, and Redact modes rebuild pages as raster images. Compact may not preserve selectable text. Redact removes the original page text layer before drawing redaction boxes. Always review exported PDFs before sharing or submitting important materials. You can try up to 2 PDFs and 25 pages per processing run. A one-time purchase removes the app's commercial processing limit on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Device storage, memory, and PDF compatibility limits still apply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pip at none against PaperKit's 1. PaperKit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. PaperKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pip asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pip ships an update every 4 weeks, PaperKit every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pip | PaperKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamza van der Meer | Foshan Gaoming Huiyang Network Technology Studio (Individually Owned Business) |
Bugs and 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
PaperKit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pip
No in-app purchases
PaperKit
- Unlock Full Version$6.99
