Liquid Apollo vs Hugging Facer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liquid Apollo
Access a wide range of AI language models, including local, open-source, and self-hosted options. This app provides a customizable client to connect with various AI services and run models privately on your device.
- Local AI model support
- Connect to OpenRouter API
- Integrate with custom backends
- Private, on-device LLM execution
- Access to diverse AI models
- Customizable AI client
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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.
Hugging Facer
Access machine learning models, datasets, AI news, and research papers in a single application. This tool provides resources for researchers, developers, and AI enthusiasts to stay updated on the latest advancements in the field.
- Machine learning models
- Datasets
- AI news
- Research papers
- Competitions access
- User-friendly interface
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Explore the world of machine learning with models, datasets, AI news, and research papers—all in one app. Hugging Facer is your gateway to the latest advancements in machine learning. Whether you're a researcher, developer, or AI enthusiast, Thinker provides you with all the tools and resources you need to stay ahead in the field. With seamless access to platforms like Machine learning models, Competitions, and Tech News, Thinker brings everything you need for your AI projects into a single, user-friendly app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Liquid Apollo at none against Hugging Facer's 1. Liquid Apollo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (68% vs 50%). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Hugging Facer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Liquid Apollo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Apollo | Hugging Facer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (674 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 674 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liquid AI, Inc. | Yongjun Lee |
Customer experience
Liquid Apollo
Hugging Facer
Bugs and 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
Hugging Facer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liquid Apollo
No in-app purchases
Hugging Facer
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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