MX Media Player vs MKV PiP Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MX Media Player
This media player app offers a sleek interface and powerful features for an enhanced media experience on iOS devices. It supports a wide range of formats and utilizes hardware acceleration for smooth playback, with intuitive controls for easy navigation and management of your media library.
- User-friendly interface
- Extensive format support
- Advanced hardware acceleration
- Powerful media management
- Intuitive gesture controls
- Playlist and favorites organization
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Welcome to Multiverse Player, the ultimate media player app exclusively designed for iOS. With a sleek interface and powerful features, Multiverse Player enhances your media experience. User-Friendly Interface Extensive Format Support Advanced Hardware Acceleration Powerful Media Management Effortlessly navigate your media library, including movies, TV shows, and music, with user-friendly controls. Say goodbye to compatibility issues as Multiverse Player supports a wide range of formats, ensuring seamless playback. Utilizing advanced hardware acceleration, Multiverse Player delivers smooth, lag-free playback even in high definition. Intuitive gesture controls allow convenient volume adjustment and video seeking. Organize your media library effortlessly with Multiverse Player's powerful management features, including playlists and favorites. Experience unparalleled media enjoyment on your iOS device with Multiverse Player, the ultimate companion for movie enthusiasts, TV show fans, and music lovers. Unlock the full potential of your iOS device and take your entertainment to new heights with Multiverse Player.
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: MX Media Player at Free against MKV PiP Player's $0.99. MX Media Player also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). MKV PiP Player's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On 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
MX Media Player is free to download; MKV PiP Player costs $0.99 up front. MKV PiP Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MX Media Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
MKV PiP Player holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MKV PiP Player has 68 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MX Media Player ships an update every 6 weeks, MKV PiP Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MX Media Player | MKV PiP Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 94.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Multiverse | Beijing Yima Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
MX Media Player
MKV PiP Player
Bugs and requests
MX Media Player
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
MX Media Player
No in-app purchases
MKV PiP Player
- MKV PiP Player Pro$1.99
Questions
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