状元笔记 vs MKV PiP Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
状元笔记
This app offers a curated collection of ancient Chinese literary classics, focusing on a pure, distraction-free reading experience. It allows users to organize their library, track progress, and save favorite passages to build a personal digital notebook of classical texts.
- Curated Chinese literary classics
- Distraction-free reading experience
- Add books to personal bookshelf
- Track reading progress
- Save favorite passages
- Night mode and font adjustment
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《状元笔记》是一款专为中华文化爱好者打造的阅读应用，精选中国古代文学典藏，包括四书五经、四大名著、诗词散文、诸子百家等国学经典。应用秉持“专注、安静、纯净”的理念，去除一切干扰，打造最贴近纸质阅读的数字体验。 【核心功能】 • 分门别类呈现四书五经、四大名著等经典书籍 • 自由加入书架，记录阅读进度 • 沉浸式无打扰阅读器，支持字体调节与夜间模式 • 收藏书摘灵感段落，构建个人古文笔记库 【适合谁使用】 • 古典文学爱好者 / 四书五经深度阅读者 • 中学生 / 大学生准备语文作文、积累素材 • 考公考编背文言文的书生们 • 想随手记录金句、日常书摘的人 • 喜欢“听书入梦”的现代文人 此生必读的不止是书，更是文化的回响。现在就开始你的状元之旅吧！
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 price: MKV PiP Player at $0.99 against 状元笔记's $9.99. MKV PiP Player also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 状元笔记's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads 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
状元笔记 costs $9.99 and MKV PiP Player $0.99 up front. MKV PiP Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 状元笔记 asks for nothing beyond the download.
状元笔记 ships an update monthly, MKV PiP Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 状元笔记 | MKV PiP Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 建宇 许 | 北京伊码网络科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
状元笔记
MKV PiP Player
Bugs and requests
状元笔记
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MKV PiP Player
Reported bugs
14 issues- HD clarity cannot load
- DLNA cast to TV has no response
- Glitchy at times
- Frequent crashes, especially when initiating PiP
- M3U parsing needs to be faster and search needs to be smoother
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- Latest picture-in-picture fast forward/backward not working normally
- Freezes every few minutes, requires pause/play to resume
- External subtitles not working
- Crashes when clicking recent playback history
- Picture-in-picture playback crashes after about 10 seconds
- Default to landscape, cannot adjust
- File list automatically switches to date sorting upon reopening, causing disorder
- Cannot select files from external USB drive
- Cannot delete Alibaba Cloud Drive resources directly from the app
Requested features
41 requests- Add option to close transition animations
- Add vertical screen viewing function
- Support for Emby
- Add function to import video sources
- Support for ATV
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- Add pause/play with Airpod controls
- Allow listening to videos when phone is powered off (without PiP)
- Faster M3U parsing and smoother search
- Ability to display M3U contents in a list
- Ability to disable subtitles
- Add function to import letters
- Add function to import video sources or provide jump interface
- Support for ATV
- Add VOD URL function
- Add option to disable recent playback
- Add network movie posters and library
- Add background playback (not PiP)
- Add auto-play next episode
- Add grid layout
- Add background playback function
- Add option for automatic horizontal screen
- Add drag-and-drop sorting for playback list
- Support for ATV
- Add side-screen and vertical screen viewing options
- Add Apple TV support
- Add DLNA screen casting
- Allow screen-off playback for music
- Develop TV version
- Add cache function for large files
- Add screen casting function
- Add delete function for Alibaba Cloud Drive resources
- Add timer playback function
- Add screen lock function
- Display only one history record for the same folder
- Sync playback history data with Alibaba Cloud
- Add dark mode
- Add audiobook function
- Add cloud synchronization function across devices
- Allow lock screen playback and co-playback with other audio
- Add more detailed long-press speed options (e.g., 2.5x)
- Support downloading videos from the browser
In-app purchases
状元笔记
No in-app purchases
MKV PiP Player
- MKV PiP Player Pro$1.99
