SpeedyRead vs Liquid Apollo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpeedyRead
Enhance your reading speed with a unique methodology designed to help you process text faster. Save valuable time for work, study, or leisure by improving your comprehension and efficiency. Simply input your text and let the app transform it into a format optimized for rapid reading.
- Increase reading speed
- Proven methodology
- Text formatting for faster reading
- Save time
- Suitable for all readers
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The average human reads at 300 words per minute. SpeedyRead can change that. By utilizing a special methodology, you can read faster than you think. SpeedyRead works by using a methodology that is proven to increase your reading speed. By using this method, you'll learn how to read faster than you ever thought possible. In today's world, time is money and everyone is looking for something that will help them save more time. Knowing how to read faster can give you an edge in your career and help you get to where you want to go. SpeedyRead isn't just for business people. It can help anyone become a faster reader. Whether you want to read for leisure or for college. Our app is a simple two step process. Simply type or paste your text in and click the select button. Then our SpeedyRead - Bio Reading app will convert your inputted text into a specially formatted paragraph that is easier and faster to read. The prefix "Bio" means life. This is what our app is about. The average human life is bound by time, but our app can help you save as much time as possible. Therefore, bio is paramount to our mission. We are constantly working on making SpeedyRead better. By listening to the feedback of our users, we are able to make the app more helpful than ever. If you have any questions for us, contact us at: contact@alpenglow.studio
Liquid Apollo
Access a wide range of AI language models, both locally on your device and through cloud APIs. This app allows you to chat with open-source models, connect to your own hosted LLMs, or utilize services like OpenRouter for broad model access.
- Local LLM support
- OpenRouter integration
- Custom backend connections
- Private AI chat
- Access to open-source models
- Connect to hosted LLMs
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Liquid Apollo at 664 against SpeedyRead's 39. SpeedyRead's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for SpeedyRead against 4.5 for Liquid Apollo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liquid Apollo has 664 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of SpeedyRead's written reviews are positive against 68% of Liquid Apollo's.
SpeedyRead ships an update every 6 days, Liquid Apollo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeedyRead | Liquid Apollo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (39 ratings) | 4.5 (664 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 68.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 664 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alpenglow Studio LLC | Liquid AI, Inc. |
Customer experience
SpeedyRead
Liquid Apollo
Bugs and requests
SpeedyRead
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Liquid Apollo
Reported bugs
6 issues- 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
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- Inconsistent behavior when using code blocks
Requested features
10 requests- 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
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- 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
In-app purchases
SpeedyRead
No in-app purchases
Liquid Apollo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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