PyCon US vs Liquid Apollo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PyCon US
Access the PyCon US schedule and exhibitor lead retrieval services. Scan leads offline and in real-time to enhance your conference experience.
- Conference schedule access
- Exhibitor lead retrieval
- Offline lead scanning
- Real-time lead retrieval
- Pocket-sized reference
Read full descriptionHide full description
While attending PyCon US, you may find yourself needing quick reference to the schedule. This can provide that! In your pocket at any time. Are you an exhibitor in our Expo Hall? This is your gateway to lead retrieval services with quick scans and offline capable scanning.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Screenshots
Verdict
PyCon US and Liquid Apollo both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PyCon US's written reviews are positive against 68% of Liquid Apollo's. Liquid Apollo's advantage is ratings volume (664 vs 8). 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 — 4.6 for PyCon US against 4.5 for Liquid Apollo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liquid Apollo has 664 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PyCon US's written reviews are positive against 68% of Liquid Apollo's.
PyCon US ships an update every 2 weeks, Liquid Apollo every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | PyCon US | Liquid Apollo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (664 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 68.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 664 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Python Software Foundation | Liquid AI, Inc. |
Customer experience
PyCon US
Liquid Apollo
Bugs and requests
PyCon US
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
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- 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
Show 5 moreShow fewer
- 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
PyCon US
No in-app purchases
Liquid Apollo
No in-app purchases
