Liquid Apollo vs BeardRanks
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.
BeardRanks
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BeardRanks makes it simple to rank what matters to you: movies, games, music, books, and more! Ranking is fun and effortless with smart head-to-head, tier lists, and blind rankings. Getting started takes just minutes, and we'll walk you through the features step by step. Your privacy comes first. All data stays secure on your device, fully under your control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Liquid Apollo at none against BeardRanks's 3. Liquid Apollo also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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. BeardRanks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Liquid Apollo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Liquid Apollo ships an update every 10 days, BeardRanks monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Apollo | BeardRanks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (664 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 664 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liquid AI, Inc. | Ben Beard |
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
BeardRanks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liquid Apollo
No in-app purchases
BeardRanks
- Small Tip$1.00
- Big Tip$5.00
- Huge Tip$20.00
Questions
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