Comparison

Liquid Apollo vs Minsoo

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

Minsoo

Features
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Use this AI tool that operates on the local Apple LLM in offline mode. When online, you can use the LLM with a registered MCP namespace on https://smithery.ai/ to extend the capabilities of the Apple AI LLM. This app can only be used on iPhone iOS 26.x because it requires the latest Core ML, Apple's Intelligence LLM. Smithery.ai is a MCP service that has a free tier and a premium tier. Sign up for your own MCP account, and use some of the services that are registered there, and create your own. Specify your namespace and API key from https://smithery.ai/account/api-keys

Screenshots

Liquid Apollo4 screens
Minsoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Liquid Apollo at 3 against Minsoo's 1. Liquid Apollo also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Liquid Apollo versus Minsoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquid ApolloMinsoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (653 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings653 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB13 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperLiquid AI, Inc.Kang Engineering Systems LLC

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

Minsoo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Liquid Apollo

No in-app purchases

None

Minsoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liquid Apollo free?
Liquid Apollo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minsoo free?
Minsoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Liquid Apollo or Minsoo have ads?
Neither Liquid Apollo nor Minsoo shows ads.

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