Liquid Apollo vs ChatMCP
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, 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.
ChatMCP
This app allows AI models to interact with native iOS functionalities and external data sources. It provides a standardized protocol for seamless integration, enabling AI to access system services like calendars and photos, and can be extended with custom tools.
- Local tool integration with iOS frameworks
- Remote tool connectivity
- Secure and standardized AI interactions
- Customizable tool extensions
- Access to calendar and photos
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ChatMCP bridges the gap between large language models (LLMs) and native iOS functionalities by implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This protocol standardizes the way AI models interact with external tools and data sources, enabling seamless integration and enhanced capabilities. Key Features: • Local Tool Integration: Provides hardcoded tools that mirror iOS frameworks like EventKit and PhotoKit, allowing LLMs to access calendar events, photos, and more. • Remote Tool Connectivity: Connect to external MCP servers to extend functionality beyond local resources. • Secure and Standardized: Utilizes MCP’s open standard to ensure secure and consistent interactions between AI models and system services. • Customizable Extensions: Developers can add or modify tools to tailor the app’s capabilities to specific needs. By leveraging MCP, ChatMCP transforms your iPhone into a powerful interface for AI models, enabling them to perform tasks that require direct interaction with system-level services. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Liquid Apollo at none against ChatMCP's 3. Liquid Apollo also leads on ratings volume (599 vs 63) and review sentiment (68% vs 58%). ChatMCP's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 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. ChatMCP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Liquid Apollo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Liquid Apollo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liquid Apollo has 599 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Liquid Apollo's written reviews are positive against 58% of ChatMCP's.
Liquid Apollo ships an update every 11 days, ChatMCP every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Apollo | ChatMCP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (599 ratings) — better | 4.3 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews — better | 57.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 599 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Liquid AI, Inc. | Kitsune Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
Liquid Apollo
ChatMCP
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
ChatMCP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liquid Apollo
No in-app purchases
ChatMCP
- Premium (Monthly)$19.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$199.001 Year
- Pro Access Mode$12.99
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