Comparison

LiquidText vs PCLaw Go

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LiquidText

This app provides a dynamic workspace for reviewing and organizing information from documents and webpages. It allows users to extract key facts, connect ideas across different sources, and annotate content for research, writing, or study.

Highlights
  • Import documents and webpages
  • Extract and organize excerpts
  • Connect ideas with ink links
  • Compare document sections
  • Annotate PDFs, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Search across all documents
Features
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*** Named “Most Innovative iPad App of the Year” by Apple App Store *** LiquidText offers a fast, natural way to review, gather, and organize information across all your documents and webpages—then apply the results to writing reports, meeting prep, or simply studying. Pull out key facts and connect them together, squeeze a document to compare sections, draw a line to connect ideas in different documents, comment on multiple pages at once, build upon your thoughts, and much more. ► WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: * "If you want to experience the power of going beyond paper, you can download LiquidText" – Cult of Mac * One of Macworld’s Top 24 Apps for iPad Pro * One of Time Magazine's Ten Best apps for iPad Pro * * "There's a better way to organize your research, and the app is it." – iMore, Serenity Caldwell * “All you need for deep research projects.” – Macworld, Jackie Dove * "The world changed with...LiquidText" – Law360, Paul Kiesel * "LiquidText may just be *the* app for reviewing and annotating PDFs using Apple's tablet and stylus." – CIO Magazine, James Martin * “One of the most powerful, original iPad apps I've tried in years” – Federico Viticci, MacStories.net ► LIQUIDTEXT’S COMPLETE FEATURE SET INCLUDES: (Features with * require a paid upgrade.) Import • Create a workspace and import all the documents and web pages you need • Compatible with PDF, Word, and PowerPoint document types • Import from Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Box, email, and more • Import content from webpage or send to LiquidText directly from Safari • Instant OCR to select text in scanned documents; do a full document-OCR to search as well!* • Import documents & metadata directly from reference managers (supports Zotero and Mendeley)* Interact • Pull excerpts from all the documents in your project into the Workspace area • Add your own notes (typed or written) to the Workspace area • Freely draw on your notes, or on the workspace itself* • Organize excerpts and notes into groups • Connect anything - draw live “ink links” that span pages, documents, notes, and more* • Create mind-maps by drawing “ink links” connecting your excerpts/notes to one another * • Get context - tap notes and excerpts to find original source Compare • Pinch a document to compare different distant pages side by side • Collapse text to see annotated parts side-by-side • Collapse text to view search results(s) side-by-side • Import unlimited number of documents into a project, view up to 3 at once* Annotate • Freely draw* or highlight on your document, notes, or the workspace itself • Add margin notes/comments to text, images, notes, and excerpts • Comment on two or more selections simultaneously • Replace document with a newer version (and annotations are brought to new doc)* Search • Search for keywords across all your LiquidText documents • Find keywords in title or text of your documents* • Bulk highlight, tag, or link to your search results* Realtime Collaboration • Invite colleagues into your shared projects and work together in near realtime* • Leave comments and notifications for your collaborators* • Privacy controls: set whether each workspace & document in your project is shared or private* Easy Export • Export your project as a PDF (includes your Workspace and documents) • Export your project as a Word file (converts your notes/excerpts into a linear document) • Send a full LiquidText file for those with the app. • Send files by email or to Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Zotero, and more* Sync & Backup* • Real-time, cross-platform sync • Continuous cloud backup • Multi-device display: • Use your desktop or tablet as additional display for your other device • Use your tablet for freehand inking while viewing and keyboarding on your desktop See our terms of use at https://www.liquidtext.net/terms-of-use Learn more at LiquidText.net | Better Than Paper

About

PCLaw Go

Track billable hours, manage appointments, and access client and matter details in real-time from your mobile device. Record activities, use a timer for precise time tracking, and view entry history. Easily manage contacts and get directions to client locations.

Highlights
  • Record billable activities
  • Time tracking timer
  • View time entry history
  • Manage appointments
  • Access contact details
  • Get driving directions
  • View matter details
Features
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PCLaw® Go allows you to track billable hours, manage appointments and access key contact and matter details on your mobile device in real-time. Start working on the go today. PCLaw® Go includes the ability to: • Record billable activities from your mobile device • Use a timer to precisely measure time spent on billable activities • View a history of Time Entries • View, Add and Edit appointments on your Calendar • Look up Contact details • Call, text or email a contact directly from the App • Get driving directions to a client’s location with the Map address feature • Look up key matter details, including Account Receivable, Trust and Work in Progress balances and more • Sign in with devices that provide Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint authentication

Screenshots

LiquidText4 screens
PCLaw Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LiquidText at 50% against PCLaw Go's 0%. LiquidText also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). PCLaw Go's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LiquidText sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. PCLaw Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiquidText holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiquidText has 6.4K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LiquidText's written reviews are positive against 0% of PCLaw Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, PCLaw Go every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LiquidText versus PCLaw Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquidTextPCLaw Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.4K ratings) — better3.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6.4K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLiquidText, Inc.PCLaw Time Matters LLC

Customer experience

LiquidText

All ratings6,376 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews1,466 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative36.8%

PCLaw Go

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

LiquidText

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and data loss issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with Apple Pencil
  • Text selection and highlighting problems
  • Sync issues between iPad and Mac versions
  • Unexpected changes to existing annotations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved palm rejection and writing experience
  • Better export and sharing options
  • Thumbnail/outline view for easier navigation
  • Ability to rotate and resize text/image annotations

PCLaw Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

LiquidText

Subscriptions10
  • LiquidText Live, Monthly, Stu7 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • LiquidText Live, Monthly, StPr7 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • LiquidText Unlimited, Mo, Stu7 Days trial$10.901 Month
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  • LiquidText Live, Monthly7 Days trial$10.901 Month
  • LiquidText Live, Monthly, Upg7 Days trial$10.901 Month
  • LiquidText Unlimited, Yr, Stu7 Days trial$19.001 Month
  • LiquidText Live, Yearly, Stu7 Days trial$54.901 Year
  • LiquidText Live, Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • LiquidText Live, Yearly, Upg7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • LiquidText Unlimited, Yr7 Days trial$189.991 Year
One-time3
  • LT Pro - For Students$19.99
  • LiquidText Pro$29.99
  • LiquidText Pro II$89.99
None

PCLaw Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiquidText free?
LiquidText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PCLaw Go free?
PCLaw Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LiquidText or PCLaw Go?
LiquidText is rated higher. LiquidText averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while PCLaw Go averages 3.1 from 10 ratings.
Do LiquidText or PCLaw Go have ads?
Neither LiquidText nor PCLaw Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiquidText or PCLaw Go?
LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, and PCLaw Go every 7 months. Most recently, LiquidText was updated on October 19, 2026 and PCLaw Go on October 10, 2026.

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