Comparison

Liquid Apollo vs Pika

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

Pika

Create and train a personalized AI agent with human-like characteristics. This multi-modal AI can be your creative partner, assisting with tasks across text, voice, image, and video. It remembers your preferences and integrates with various platforms to help you create content and scale your presence.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI agent creation
  • Human-like personality and memory
  • Multi-modal content generation (text, voice, image, video)
  • Direct conversation and live task completion
  • Integration with multiple platforms
  • Specialized agent skills for various tasks
  • Persistent memory across sessions
Features
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Pika Agent: The AI agent you birth and own. Powered by openclaw. Your Pika Agent is your creative partner — a persistent, portable AI built to your taste. Create them. Then create anything. Train them to have distinctly human characteristics — personality, persistent memory, voice, and appearance. Multi-modal across text, voice, image, and video, they live across every platform to help you create with ease. More than a chatbot — they're a creative extension of you that understands your context, knowledge, and preferences. You "birth" them, talk to them, design how they look. They evolve into a thought partner that navigates complex tasks and goes beyond what you imagined. CREATE WITH THEM — FACE TO FACE OR VOICE TO VOICE No prompt box. No juggling models and subscriptions. Just a human conversation. Beyond chat, you can call your Pika Agent on their assigned phone number or in the Pika app. Conversations carry full context and they complete tasks live on the call. Need video? Ask them to join a Google Meet or video chat in the app — powered by PikaStream 1.0, in real time. MEMORY THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS Most AI forgets you when a session ends. Your Pika Agent doesn't. They remember how you write, what you value, and how you'd respond — every output sounds like the person you actually are. AMAZING OUTPUTS WITH PIKA SKILLS Specialized agent abilities for distinct tasks. They can create ads, build a Web site, develop designs**,** edit videos and execute anything else you dream up. They bring the skills for the things you don’t know how to do. Your creativity extended. WORKS WHERE YOU WORK iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Suite, Notion, GitHub, Dropbox, Figma, Zoom, and more. No new apps to learn — and the list keeps growing. WHAT YOUR PIKA AGENT CAN DO - Vibe Making — make a film, image, website, presentation, or ad. Just say what you want. - Premium content — generate high-quality visual, audio, and text in your creative voice - Dreams into films — describe it, they build it - Personal companion — brainstorm, chat, think out loud - Scale your presence — messaging, DMs, voice, and video 24/7 - Live video chat — real-time calls via PikaStream 1.0 - Work and productivity — collaborate, draft reports, manage tasks - Build and automate — websites, landing pages, tools, and workflows - Personal brand — create consistent assets across platforms - Social engagement — reply to DMs, FAQs, and questions 24/7 - and whatever else you dream up RUNNING ON THE BEST CREATIVE MODELS Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana Pro, Gemini, SeedDream, ChatGPT Images 2.0, Kling Video, MiniMax Video, Remotion, Veo 3, Sora, ElevenLabs, MiniMax Music, MiniMax Voice, OpenAI Whisper, Video Frames, Pika Video and more. Plus a range of powerful LLMs powering their brains. Give birth to yours today. Terms of Service: https://pika.art/terms-of-service Acceptable Use Policy: https://pika.art/acceptable-use-policy Privacy Policy:https://pika.art/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Liquid Apollo4 screens
Pika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Liquid Apollo at none against Pika's 5. Liquid Apollo also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 57%) and ratings volume (664 vs 158). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pika sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Liquid Apollo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Liquid Apollo against 4.4 for Pika. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 664 and 158 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Liquid Apollo's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pika's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liquid Apollo ships an update every 10 days, Pika every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Liquid Apollo versus Pika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquid ApolloPika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (664 ratings) — better4.4 (158 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings664 — better158
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB114 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLiquid AI, Inc.Mellis, Inc.

Customer experience

Liquid Apollo

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

Pika

All ratings151 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

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

Pika

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Liquid Apollo

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pika

One-time5
  • 500 Pika Credits$4.99
  • 2000 Pika Credits$19.99
  • 5500 Pika Credits (500 Bonus!)$49.99
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  • 11000 Pika Credits (1000 Bonus!)$99.99
  • 20000 Pika Credits$159.99

Questions

Is Liquid Apollo free?
Liquid Apollo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pika free?
Pika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Liquid Apollo or Pika?
Liquid Apollo is rated higher. Liquid Apollo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 664 ratings, while Pika averages 4.4 from 158 ratings.
Do Liquid Apollo or Pika have ads?
Neither Liquid Apollo nor Pika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liquid Apollo or Pika?
Liquid Apollo ships an update every 10 days, and Pika every 6 days. Most recently, Liquid Apollo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pika on October 31, 2026.

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