LARQ vs The Phantom App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LARQ
Manage your smart water pitcher and track your hydration. Monitor filter life, view water consumption data, and remotely control purification features. Receive important software updates to enhance your experience.
- Track filter life
- Monitor water consumption
- Activate purification remotely
- Customize pitcher settings
- Receive software updates
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The LARQ App is your personal control center to manage your LARQ Pitcher PureVis. By syncing with the LARQ Pitcher PureVis, you can: • Track remaining LARQ Filter life so you know when to replace your Filter • Review daily household water consumption per week by tracking the volume of water filtered by the LARQ Pitcher PureVis • Remotely activate PureVis feature and customize other settings • Receive software updates
The Phantom App
Experience chess like never before with infinite possibilities. Play solo or with a partner, and interact with the board in innovative ways. Discover new moves and elevate your game.
- Infinite chess possibilities
- Solo play mode
- Two-player mode
- Interactive board features
- Discover new moves
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The Phantom Chessboard application you can experience playing chess at another level with infinite possibilities, with which you can play individually or as a couple, you can choose your favorite moves and interact with the chess board in an absolutely different way from how it has been played before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LARQ at 4.3 against The Phantom App's 2.1. LARQ also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 14%) and ratings volume (599 vs 12). The Phantom App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LARQ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LARQ has 599 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of LARQ's written reviews are positive against 14% of The Phantom App's.
LARQ ships an update monthly, The Phantom App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LARQ | The Phantom App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (599 ratings) — better | 2.1 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 599 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LARQ | Osmar Uziel Martinez Lopez |
Customer experience
LARQ
The Phantom App
Bugs and requests
LARQ
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to register water consumption
- Frequent disconnections between bottle and app
- Filter life indicator not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add widgets for home screen and Apple Watch
- Improve water intake tracking accuracy
- Provide more customization options
- Implement push notifications for hydration reminders
The Phantom App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LARQ
No in-app purchases
The Phantom App
No in-app purchases
