# Liquid Apollo — Fast, private, and reliable AI > Customizable client for accessing local and cloud-based AI language models. (iPhone/iPad app by Liquid AI, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liquid-apollo/id6448019325 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Liquid AI, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1772686878) - Category: Utilities, Productivity - Price: Free (on sale, was $5.99) - Rating: 4.50/5 from 599 App Store ratings · 143 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 150 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2024-07-23 - Data updated: 2026-08-26 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liquid-apollo/id6448019325/reviews.md ## What is Liquid Apollo? Chat with private, local AI models, connect to every open source AI, or your own locally-hosted private LLMs. Apollo is your own customizable client for accessing language models from all around the web. Local model support (powered by LEAP, a Liquid AI product): run smaller LLMs privately and securely on-device. OpenRouter support: bring an OpenRouter API key to chat with every model on the web. Just sign in by creating an account over at OpenRouter and paste it in to Apollo to access nearly every model, from open source models like Meta Llama 3, to closed source models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4. Custom Backend support: want ChatGPT at home? Run an LLM on your computer with tools like LM Studio or Ollama and connect to it with Apollo to host your own private ChatGPT-like mobile app for your family. ## Key features - Local LLM support - OpenRouter integration - Custom backend connections - Private AI chat - Access to open-source models - Connect to hosted LLMs ## What do users think of Liquid Apollo? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great app - 🚀 Works well with OpenRouter - 🚀 Excellent for running local models - 🚀 Convenient one-time purchase - 🚀 Clean and intuitive UI - 🚀 Supports voice chat and shortcuts **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 🐛 Glitches when editing messages - 🐛 Inconsistent message formatting - 🐛 Slow performance with larger conversations - 🔒 Unable to disable app transport security - 🔋 High battery consumption with some models **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to download Liquid Models - Deleted locally installed models - OpenRouter support crashes the app - Voice list doesn't load all available voices - Backspace lag leading to unintended text deletion - Inconsistent behavior when using code blocks **Most requested features** - Add support for more open-source models (e.g. Gemma 3) - Implement image generation and upload functionality - Allow scheduling of asynchronous tasks - Integrate with Hugging Face model repository - Provide built-in prompt library - Add MCP (Multimodal Conversation Protocol) support - Enable direct OpenAI API integration - Improve voice chat functionality - Add option to delete all chat history - Implement search and filtering for chat history ## Recent user reviews (10 of 143) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liquid-apollo/id6448019325/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Parameters and stop tokens *2026-08-22, version 2.2.4* Parameters and stop tokens do not work when using a custom backend (llama.cpp on my home computer). I could not find the option to add either of the aforesaid at all when running a local model. Please fix. ### 5/5 — Ai *2026-08-07, version 2.2.4* Liquid Apollo offers local ai models for iPhones. I tried 1.5b parameters models and they worked well, but I don’t recommend for code because of hallucinations. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-20, version 2.2.3* Amazing ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-15, version 2.2.3* Incredibly powerful app. It truly hits different to talk to an AI running on your smartphone when you’re out in the middle of nowhere with no internet connection whatsoever. The models are very impressive with their capabilities for the small parameter count. REQUEST: please allow us to switch the default model. It resets after every new chat! When using this with a custom backend it takes like 4 clicks each chat just to switch it, which makes an otherwise great feature more annoying to use. ### 5/5 — Brilliant Concept (I have some suggestions) *2026-06-29, version 2.2.3* Honestly, this app utilizes “Apple Intelligence” (or, Apple’s integrated support for local AI via certain hardware and software additions and changes) far better than any other application. It literally allows you to use supported models locally, on device, free of charge. Apple themselves is yet to even improve Siri and allow their own very flawed voice assistant to make use of this. I paid for the new iPhone assuming this would be utilized, and so far, this app is probably the only application which makes ample use of that. Suggestions: - Enable sideloading of supported models by means of HuggingFace access (gguf, safetensor, etc… whatever is supported) - Addition of more support for inference or API based model providers (aside from OpenRouter, perhaps Kimi/Z.AI/OpenCode’s plans which offer more reasonably priced access, Venice AI, etc) - Addition of more tools (such as how the web search tool works; adding more would be nice) - Enable MCP support (the search tool is cool, but not good enough — enabling the use of MCPs could help; perhaps add an addon store) - Enable scripting for custom agents, tooling, etc (I’d prefer an “OpenCode”-esq agentic experience over the current agent, so customization of behavior, guiding reasoning, allowing custom tooling using premade SDK and otherwise, etc would be very cool) I was thinking about making an open source version of this app and integrating such features, but clearly the developers of this application are competent and can do it themselves as they wish. ### 5/5 — Bonsai teraney 8B *2026-06-21, version 2.2.3* Please add bonsai teraney llm 8B as the only app that has it is local ai by lm studio which its system prompt only allows 1000 tokens I use very advanced system prompts and need infinite system prompt token limit. Please add this model as its fast and works well on my iPhone 13 Pro ### 1/5 — Either adopt AI or don’t; this is not a viable alternative *2026-06-01, version 2.2.3* I’ve tried about every AI tool imaginable over the past 2 years and based on my experience, I am dumbfounded as to why this is so highly rated and now with Apple Intelligence becoming at least functional over the past few weeks, why this will remain an option in the iOS store. There’s legitimately not one use case for it since it botches everything you ask it to do. That said, I also understand the intention behind the app and applaud that but by AI’s very nature, it’s efficacy is inversely correlated to privacy —the more privacy protections you’re willing to waive, the better the underlying AI will perform; nothing will change that as Edge AI is largely a farce @Apple - stop censoring my reviews. The next time you do I’m reporting your conduct to the AG’s and FTC’s offices ### 5/5 — World Changing *2026-05-26, version 2.2.3* Liquid’s models are going to change the world. Imagine the entire power of Anthropic plus Open AI in the palm of your hand powered only by your phone. ### 1/5 — Good, but… *2026-05-26, version 2.2.3* It’s a good app, but what is going on with the text. It’s so small and just overall hard to read chat interface. If they can fix that it’s 5 star. Even if you adjust the size it gets all out of place when you try and select text. No idea what is going on, does nobody test it haha ### 3/5 — Could have more *2026-05-25, version 2.2.3* Could have a lot more features, like being able to download your own custom model or import your own gguf or safetensors file. It’s a good nice designed app though i would like more customization options for it ## Frequently asked questions about Liquid Apollo ### What can I do with Apollo - Powered by Liquid? This app allows you to chat with private, local AI models, connect to open-source AI models, or access your own privately hosted LLMs. It acts as a customizable client for interacting with a wide variety of language models. ### How does local model support work? Local model support, powered by LEAP, enables you to run smaller LLMs privately and securely directly on your device. This means your AI interactions can happen without sending data to external servers. ### Can I use popular AI models like ChatGPT? Yes, you can access models like OpenAI's ChatGPT-4 by using an OpenRouter API key. By signing up at OpenRouter and pasting your key into the app, you can chat with a vast selection of models available through their service. ### What are custom backend connections? Custom backend connections allow you to link the app to LLMs you host yourself on your computer. Tools like LM Studio or Ollama can be used to run LLMs locally, and Apollo can then connect to these for a private, mobile-like experience. ### Is this app free to use? Based on the provided information, the application is free to use and does not have in-app purchases or advertisements. Any costs associated with using AI models would be through third-party services like OpenRouter or your own hosting. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.2.4 — 2026-07-24 • Developer Mode: per-message token counts, timings, and tok/s — for local and remote models • Streaming reliability fixes for self-hosted backends ### 2.2.3 — 2026-05-22 Bug fixes and improvements ### 2.2.2 — 2026-04-10 Bug fixes and improvements ### 2.2.1 — 2026-04-07 Bug fixes and improvements ### 2.2.0 — 2026-03-28 Bug fixes and improvements ## Apps similar to Liquid Apollo | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ChatMCP](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chatmcp/id6745196560) | 4.3 (63) | Free | Utilities | | [LLM Local Client](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/llm-local-client/id6738433730) | 4.6 (5) | Free | Utilities | | [DirectTalk (Walkie Talkie P2P)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/directtalk-walkie-talkie-p2p/id6717587923) | 5.0 (6) | Free | Utilities | | [Private LLM - Local AI Chat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-llm-local-ai-chat/id6448106860) | 4.1 (702) | $4.99 | Utilities | | [fullmoon: local intelligence](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fullmoon-local-intelligence/id6727014156) | 4.4 (100) | Free | Utilities | | [On‑Device AI:Private Workspace](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ondevice-aiprivate-workspace/id6497060890) | 4.4 (161) | Free | Utilities | ## More apps by Liquid AI, Inc. - [Pipette by Liquid](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipette-by-liquid/id6772314671) All apps by Liquid AI, Inc.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1772686878 ## Related topics [apollo ai](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/apollo-ai) · [anythingllm](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/anythingllm) · [liquid apollo](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/liquid-apollo) · [local llm](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/local-llm) · [open webui](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/open-webui) · [ai llm](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ai-llm) · [enchanted ollama](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/enchanted-ollama) · [llmconnect](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/llmconnect) · [llm client](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/llm-client) · [local llm chat](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/local-llm-chat) · [llm](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/llm) · [local ai](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/local-ai) · [llm local client](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/llm-local-client) · [offline llm](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/offline-llm) · [alpha iota ai open llm client](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/alpha-iota-ai-open-llm-client) · [private llm](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/private-llm) · [locally ai](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/locally-ai) · [local llm server](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/local-llm-server) · [openai api](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/openai-api) · [logics client portal](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/logics-client-portal) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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