Comparison

Liquid Apollo vs Comet

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Local LLM support
  • OpenRouter integration
  • Custom backend connections
  • Private AI chat
  • Access to open-source models
  • Connect to hosted LLMs
Features
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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.

About

Comet

This AI-powered browser acts as a personal assistant, streamlining workflows and boosting focus. It offers unified AI search, instant context, and automation across websites for tasks like summarizing, shopping, and research. The assistant learns your habits to keep you organized and prevent lost tabs or inspiration.

Highlights
  • Unified AI search
  • Instant context and automation
  • Summarize, shop, schedule, research
  • Personalized AI assistant
  • Tab and inspiration organization
  • Workflow streamlining
Features
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Comet is an AI-powered browser that acts as a personal assistant and thinking partner. Boost your focus, streamline your workflow, and turn curiosity into momentum. · Unified AI search, instant context, and automation across every site. Summarize, shop, schedule, and research—directly in the browser. · Enjoy the web and let the AI assistant handle your chores · Do everything on your to-do list faster with Comet · Comet adapts to how you think and work, learning your habits to keep you organized. Never lose track of tabs or inspiration. Terms of Service: https://www.perplexity.ai/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.perplexity.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Liquid Apollo4 screens
Comet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Liquid Apollo at none against Comet's 3. Comet's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 653). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Comet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. Liquid Apollo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comet has 7.8K ratings behind it against 653, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Liquid Apollo's written reviews are positive against 65% of Comet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liquid Apollo ships an update every 10 days, Comet weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Liquid Apollo versus Comet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquid ApolloComet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (653 ratings)4.8 (7.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better65.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6537.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB285 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperLiquid AI, Inc.Perplexity AI, Inc.

Customer experience

Liquid Apollo

All ratings653 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.5%

Comet

All ratings7,804 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews471 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative23.4%

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

Comet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Liquid Apollo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Comet

Subscriptions3
  • Perplexity Pro$20.001 Month
  • Perplexity Pro$200.001 Year
  • Perplexity Max$200.001 Month

Questions

Is Liquid Apollo free?
Liquid Apollo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Comet free?
Comet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Liquid Apollo or Comet?
Comet is rated higher. Liquid Apollo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 653 ratings, while Comet averages 4.8 from 7.8K ratings.
Do Liquid Apollo or Comet have ads?
Neither Liquid Apollo nor Comet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liquid Apollo or Comet?
Liquid Apollo ships an update every 10 days, and Comet weekly. Most recently, Liquid Apollo was updated on October 18, 2026 and Comet on October 20, 2026.

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