Comparison

HIKBOX vs Liquid Deadline

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

Head to head
About

HIKBOX

Securely back up and manage photos, videos, and other files from your smart storage device to your phone. Features auto-backup, intelligent picture recognition, and remote access from any device. Enjoy seamless file viewing, projection, and even video surveillance capabilities.

Highlights
  • Auto Backup and Classification
  • Deep Learning Picture Recognition
  • Remote Access Anytime, Anywhere
  • Offline File Caching
  • One-Touch Multimedia Projection
  • Video Surveillance and Recording
  • Baidu Netdisk Integration
Features
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Hikbox is an app to manage smart storage device. With this app, you can share the information from the smart device to the mobile phone more conveniently, and realize the safe storage for photo, video, contacts, etc. what’s more, you can upload pictures in the camera or USB flash disk to this app automatically, and it is easy to be shared. 1. Auto Backup, Auto Classification It can enable auto backup of phone album quickly to release phone memory. The backup files can be classified automatically. You don’t need to worry about insufficient free space or phone loss. 2. Deep Learning, Picture Recognition Supports smart classification for pictures to People, Thing, Location with deep learning technology. 3. Accessible to You Anytime and Anywhere View or get files via mobile phone or computer anytime and anywhere. The intelligent compression on pictures requires less bandwidth, to provide a better experience. Support online playing with any mainstream multi-media format. 4. Download Offline Resource Control the home device remotely with the app to download blockbusters- no matter where you are. 5. One-Touch Multimedia Projection Support one-touch projection via multiple ways like DLAN/AirPlay, from which you can enjoy a high definition video at home. 6. Video Surveillance, Real-Time Recording Support connecting to the network camera to realize high definition and reliable video surveillance, and recording at home. 7. Connect Baidu Netdisk Support Baidu Netdisk, to which you can transmit local file, such as video, picture to Baidu Netdisk. 8. View Files Online and Offline View files in multiple formats (word, excel, ppt, pdf, text, etc.) online anytime and anywhere. Also you can cache files into your mobile phone and view them offline. 9. Decompress File Online Supports decompressing zip. or tar. format package within 4 GB online. Operating system: iOS 8.0 or above version. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Note: When Auto Background Backup is enabled, the GPS keeps connected even when the app is switched to background. The app will detect and backup latest album automatically if the location is changed. And more battery is consumed.

About

Liquid Deadline

This app offers a visual approach to deadline management, allowing users to track tasks from inception to completion. It provides intuitive progress visualization, filtering, and sorting options to help users focus on priorities. Widgets offer quick access to task status and remaining time.

Highlights
  • Visual task progress tracking
  • Deadline and start time management
  • Category-based filtering and sorting
  • Progress bar and grid views
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Custom group management
  • Local data storage for privacy
Features
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Liquid Deadline is a visual productivity app focused on deadline management, designed to help you clearly track every task from start to finish. You can create tasks with a title, category, description, start time, and deadline, then view their progress by status, including Not Started, In Progress, Completed, and Ended. The app also supports category-based filtering as well as sorting by date added or remaining time, making it easier to focus on what matters most. To make task tracking more intuitive, Liquid Deadline offers both a progress bar view and a grid view, along with liquid motion effects and multiple background styles. These features make deadline management not only clearer, but also more distinctive. You can also use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets to quickly check upcoming tasks, remaining time, and current progress without opening the app. In addition, the app supports both Chinese and English, allows custom group management, and stores tasks and settings locally on your device, making it lightweight and privacy-friendly.

Screenshots

HIKBOX4 screens
Liquid Deadline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Liquid Deadline at 100% against HIKBOX's 17%. Liquid Deadline also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). HIKBOX's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

HIKBOX is free to download; Liquid Deadline costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Liquid Deadline holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIKBOX has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of HIKBOX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Liquid Deadline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HIKBOX ships an update every 6 weeks, Liquid Deadline weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HIKBOX versus Liquid Deadline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIKBOXLiquid Deadline
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (28 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer武汉海康存储技术有限公司和 宋

Customer experience

HIKBOX

All ratings28 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Liquid Deadline

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HIKBOX

No in-app purchases

None

Liquid Deadline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIKBOX free?
HIKBOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Liquid Deadline free?
Liquid Deadline costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HIKBOX or Liquid Deadline?
Liquid Deadline is rated higher. HIKBOX averages 4.5 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Liquid Deadline averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HIKBOX or Liquid Deadline have ads?
Neither HIKBOX nor Liquid Deadline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HIKBOX or Liquid Deadline?
HIKBOX ships an update every 6 weeks, and Liquid Deadline weekly. Most recently, HIKBOX was updated on November 3, 2026 and Liquid Deadline on November 5, 2026.

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