Comparison

Liquid Apollo vs NTFY me

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, including local, open-source, and self-hosted options. This app provides a customizable client to connect with various AI services and run models privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Local AI model support
  • Connect to OpenRouter API
  • Integrate with custom backends
  • Private, on-device LLM execution
  • Access to diverse AI models
  • Customizable AI client
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

NTFY me

Send push notifications to your device from any HTTP-enabled source, like scripts or smart home devices. No account setup is required for basic use, and you can even encrypt messages for added privacy. Supports custom topics, attachments, and time-sensitive alerts.

Highlights
  • Send notifications via HTTP requests
  • Subscribe to multiple topics
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Customizable topic names
  • Receive messages with titles and priorities
  • Open attachments
  • Time Sensitive delivery
Features
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NTFY me sends a push notification to your iPhone from a single HTTP request - a shell script, a cron job, a CI pipeline, a NAS, a smart-home rule, anything that can make an HTTP call. No account and no setup: it works out of the box with ntfy-me.com, a free public ntfy server run by Legitimate LLC, the app's publisher. QUICK START 1. Open the app and tap + to subscribe to a topic. Pick a hard-to-guess name (or tap Random): anyone who knows it can post to it. 2. From any computer, run: curl -d "Backup finished" https://ntfy-me.com/your-topic-name 3. The notification arrives on your iPhone. Already run your own ntfy server? Point a topic or the whole app at it. Add upstream-base-url: "https://ntfy-me.com" to your server config to get instant push in this app. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Subscribe to any number of topics, on any number of servers - Copy ready-made curl commands and the full publish URL for each topic - Encrypt a topic end to end with a password, so the server only sees ciphertext - Give a topic your own name, so "server-alerts" can read "Home server" - See each topic's name, full address, and notification count at a glance - Receive messages with titles, priorities, emoji tags, and click actions - Open attachments, and choose whether they download automatically or on a size limit - Make priority 4 and 5 messages Time Sensitive, so they break through Focus and the Notification Summary when you allow it - See why a topic isn't getting notifications, and check this phone's push setup in Settings - Choose how long notifications are kept, and search a topic's whole history - Reach read-protected topics with per-server username and password - Works on iPhone and iPad ABOUT THIS CLIENT This is a community-maintained fork of the official ntfy iOS app, focused on fixing iOS bugs and keeping the client current. Recent work includes telling you when and why notifications can't arrive, Time Sensitive delivery for urgent messages, notification buttons that work from a Mac's banner, and paged history with search for long topics. Bug reports and feature requests are welcome and get read - see the support link below. ntfy itself is created and maintained by Philipp C. Heckel. The original iOS app was written by Copephobia. This client is MIT-licensed, like its upstream, and remains open source. NTFY me and ntfy-me.com are not affiliated with or endorsed by the ntfy project or ntfy.sh. PRIVACY AND TERMS The app has no accounts, no advertising, no tracking, and no in-app purchases. Push delivery uses Firebase Cloud Messaging, which needs a device token. Messages sent through ntfy-me.com stay on the server for 12 hours so the app can fetch them. Privacy policy: https://ntfy-me.com/docs/privacy License agreement (EULA): https://ntfy-me.com/docs/eula Use of this app is also governed by Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Liquid Apollo4 screens
NTFY me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Liquid Apollo at 68% against NTFY me's 0%. Liquid Apollo also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (674 vs 4). NTFY me's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Liquid Apollo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liquid Apollo has 674 ratings behind it against 4, 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 0% of NTFY me's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liquid Apollo ships an update every 10 days, NTFY me every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Liquid Apollo versus NTFY me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquid ApolloNTFY me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (674 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings674 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLiquid AI, Inc.Legitimate Apps LLC

Customer experience

Liquid Apollo

All ratings667 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.5%

NTFY me

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

NTFY me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Liquid Apollo

No in-app purchases

None

NTFY me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liquid Apollo free?
Liquid Apollo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NTFY me free?
NTFY me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Liquid Apollo or NTFY me?
Liquid Apollo is rated higher. Liquid Apollo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 674 ratings, while NTFY me averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Liquid Apollo or NTFY me have ads?
Neither Liquid Apollo nor NTFY me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liquid Apollo or NTFY me?
Liquid Apollo ships an update every 10 days, and NTFY me every 2 days. Most recently, Liquid Apollo was updated on November 7, 2026 and NTFY me on November 5, 2026.

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