Comparison

APSI Bench vs Pipette by Liquid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

APSI Bench

Test your device's CPU performance with single-core, multi-core, and long-term ray tracing tests. Compare your results to a reference system and identify potential overheating issues.

Highlights
  • Single-core CPU performance tests
  • Multi-core CPU performance tests
  • Ray tracing algorithm tests
  • Long-term CPU stress testing
  • Overheating detection
  • Comparison to reference system
Features
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This app is aimed at interested users and testers who want to test the performance of the integrated CPUs. For this purpose, it offers a mixed test for single-core and multi-core CPUs, as they also occur in real life. In the single core test, the app calculates ten million random numbers from a total of six different data types (Int, Float, etc.). Such calculations are crucial for game apps. APSI Bench then calculates one million FFT transformations that are common in audio applications, for example. In addition to this, the app also runs a ray tracing algorithm that uses several CPU cores at the same time. You can set how many cores should be used here. The results of these tests are based on a reference system (currently a Macbook Pro 16 inch with an eight-core Intel i9 CPU). That reaches about 100 points. Every user of the app can test the ratio of their Apple product to the MacBook Pro. A decisive extension is the newly built in long-term measurement. Here the app carries out the ray tracing tests with all available CPUs over a long period of time that can be set by the user (up to 30 minutes). The result is then displayed in graphic form. If problems arise with overheating of the CPU cores, this will be visible in the graphic. Finally, the app is also a technology demonstration. The entire interface was designed in SwiftUI 2, with gorgeous animations being used. The app will also be offered as a universal app for macOS.

About

Pipette by Liquid

Features
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How fast can your phone run real AI? Pipette is an on-device AI benchmark app. It runs small models on your phone and measures actual performance without cloud processing. See how quickly your device processes prompts and generates text, measured in tokens per second. Many mobile benchmarks estimate AI performance using synthetic tests. Pipette downloads real, openly available AI models and runs them locally with the inference engine built into the app. The result is a benchmark that reflects how an offline AI assistant, local chatbot, or other on-device AI application would actually perform on your phone. What you can do with Pipette • Run AI models on your phone • Benchmark prefill speed, generation speed, latency, and peak memory use • Test popular model families like Liquid, Qwen, Gemma, Llama, Granite, and Mistral • Compare model sizes and quantization levels such as Q4 and Q5 • See results in tokens per second with per-model breakdowns • Use thermal readiness checks for more consistent runs • Export benchmark results as CSV • Optionally contribute results to Liquid AI's public dataset • And more… Fair, repeatable results Device temperature can have a major effect on performance. Pipette includes a thermal readiness check that waits until your phone is cool enough before starting a benchmark. This helps produce more consistent results across devices and repeated runs. Who Pipette is for • Developers building local AI, offline AI, and on-device AI apps • Hardware enthusiasts comparing smartphones and chipsets • Reviewers who need a repeatable mobile AI benchmark • Researchers and community members who want to contribute to Liquid AI's benchmark database • Anyone curious about how well their phone can run AI locally How it works • Sign in with your email • Choose a benchmark and the context length • Download the AI model • Run the test and view your results AI model downloads may be several gigabytes. A Wi-Fi connection is recommended. Pipette is built by Liquid AI, creators of Liquid Foundation Models, efficient AI models designed for on-device inference.

Screenshots

APSI Bench3 screens
Pipette by Liquid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pipette by Liquid at Free against APSI Bench's $0.99. APSI Bench's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pipette by Liquid is free to download; APSI Bench costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
APSI Bench versus Pipette by Liquid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPSI BenchPipette by Liquid
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian MoellerLiquid AI, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

APSI Bench

No in-app purchases

None

Pipette by Liquid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APSI Bench free?
APSI Bench costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pipette by Liquid free?
Pipette by Liquid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APSI Bench or Pipette by Liquid have ads?
Neither APSI Bench nor Pipette by Liquid shows ads.

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