LiveUp vs MKV PiP Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiveUp
This app transforms your iOS lock screen and Dynamic Island into a personalized heads-up display. Pin essential information like reminders, deadlines, countdowns, or trip details for quick, at-a-glance access without unlocking your device.
- Personalized HUD on Lock Screen
- Dynamic Island integration
- Multiple activity types
- Quick note functionality
- Countdown timers
- Trip details display
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Notes and reminders that stay on your Lock Screen. LiveUp pins what you need to remember to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island as a real Live Activity — not a wallpaper screenshot. Wake your phone and it's right there. Pin anything: * Quick notes: door code, parking spot, shopping list, today's one big thing * Reminders: meetings, bills, meds, pickups — with an alarm when it's time * Photos: a QR code, a ticket or any screenshot, cropped to just the part you need * Countdowns and trips: leave-now timers, flights and trains at a glance Works with Apple Reminders: * Pick reminders to put on your Lock Screen; changes keep syncing * Complete one in LiveUp and it's checked off in Reminders too Show up at the right time: * Schedule a card to appear on your Lock Screen when you need it, and come off when it's done * Repeat daily, weekly or on your own schedule Less typing: * Paste text or share a screenshot, and AI fills in the details * Add cards from Shortcuts and automations Free to start. Pro is $0.99/month or $5.99/year with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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: LiveUp at Free against MKV PiP Player's $0.99. MKV PiP Player's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (68 vs 21). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
LiveUp is free to download; MKV PiP Player costs $0.99 up front. LiveUp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MKV PiP Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LiveUp against 4.7 for MKV PiP Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 68 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of LiveUp's written reviews are positive against 94% of MKV PiP Player's.
LiveUp ships an update fortnightly, MKV PiP Player weekly. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | LiveUp | MKV PiP Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 朝胜 邓 | 北京伊码网络科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
LiveUp
MKV PiP Player
Bugs and requests
LiveUp
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
LiveUp
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$5.991 Year
- Lifetime$14.99
MKV PiP Player
- MKV PiP Player Pro$1.99
