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
This video player supports a wide range of video and subtitle formats, offering picture-in-picture playback and TV casting capabilities. It allows for playback speed control, multi-track audio and subtitles, and integration with various network sources. Users can also manage recently played files and utilize a Safari extension.
- Picture-in-picture playback
- Supports numerous video and subtitle formats
- TV casting via DLNA
- Playback speed control
- Multi-track audio and subtitles
- Network source integration (Browser, SMB, WebDAV, AList)
- Recently played list
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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 (every 9 days 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, monetization model 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 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 状元笔记 | MKV PiP Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 建宇 许 | Beijing Yima Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
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
