Liqua vs Writers Hollow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liqua
Visually track important dates and events with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Create unlimited countdowns, personalize their appearance, and receive timely reminders for moments that matter.
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Unlimited countdowns
- Customizable colors and icons
- Event reminders
- Import from Apple Calendar
- Count down and count up
- Cloud Sync (Premium)
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Make every day count with Liqua. Liqua brings a smooth Liquid Glass countdown experience to your Home Screen and Lock Screen, helping you track birthdays, trips, launches, milestones, and memories with clarity and style. Create unlimited countdowns, customize colors and icons, and watch time flow toward—or away from—the moments that matter most. Whether it is a big event or a small joy, Liqua keeps it beautiful. FREE FEATURES • Lock Screen and single-event widgets • Unlimited countdowns • No ads and a clean, distraction-free experience • Sort upcoming, past, or alphabetical events • Reminders on the day (9 a.m. for all-day events) • Import from Apple Calendar • Liquid Glass design for iOS 26 with adjustable opacity • Custom colors and text contrast • All-day or timed events • Personal notes for every event • Custom emoji icons • Two free wallpapers • Count down and count up • Built-in feature requests PREMIUM FEATURES — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Extra widgets with 3- and 6-event lists • Reminders 24 hours before an event • Automatic daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly repeats • Built-in and custom tags • iCloud sync across all your devices Lifetime access with one simple payment. No subscriptions. Designed for iOS 26 with smooth glass effects. Liqua — countdown made beautiful. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Writers Hollow
This app helps writers stay motivated and focused by gamifying the writing process. Track your word count, complete writing sprints, and watch a virtual library grow as you progress. Receive daily reminders and use widgets to maintain momentum.
- Cosy visual writing project tracking
- Focus writing sprints
- Motivational ghosts
- Live Activities for sessions
- Daily reminders
- Cute writing widgets
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The abandoned library grows with every word you write. Complete focused writing sprints, build your word count, and watch the library come back to life as your manuscript grows. Features - Cosy visual writing project tracking - Focus writing sprints that reduce distractions - Encouraging ghosts that motivate you to keep going - Live Activities to track active writing sessions at a glance - Daily reminders to help maintain momentum - Cute writing widgets for your home screen to keep you motivated - Cosy productivity for writers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Writers Hollow at 5.0 against Liqua's 3.3. Writers Hollow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Liqua's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Liqua sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Writers Hollow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Writers Hollow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Liqua ships an update every 9 days, Writers Hollow every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liqua | Writers Hollow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Szymon Tadrzak | HANNAH BILLINGSLEY-DADD |
Customer experience
Liqua
Writers Hollow
In-app purchases
Liqua
- Lifetime Access$2.99
- Lifetime Access$4.99
- Lifetime Access$9.99
Writers Hollow
No in-app purchases









