Comparison

LiquidText vs Legacy App

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

Legacy App

This app helps students take effective notes during class by recording audio, adding time-stamped notes, and transcribing recordings. It facilitates reviewing and organizing information for better learning and knowledge building.

Highlights
  • Record class audio
  • Add time-stamped notes
  • Import slides
  • Transcribe recordings
  • Review key moments
  • Organize notes into collections
Features
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Legacy App - Genio Notes Please do not download this app. To use Genio Notes on mobile, please download the new and improved app, also available on the App Store. Effective note taking for learning Note taking in class is hard. It’s impossible to choose whether to write everything down or pay attention and contribute. With Genio Notes, you no longer have to choose. Genio Notes boosts your ability to learn and build knowledge from class. Follow our note taking process to record audio notes and then identify and summarise key information more effectively. Note taking for learning on the go Use our step-by-step process to take brief notes and review on-the-go, then sync with our web app to make your notes even more meaningful. On our mobile app you can: Capture information - Record your class so nothing is missed - Add handwritten or typed time stamped notes - Import slides Refine the important parts - Transcribe your recording - Listen back to key moments and improve your notes - Track tasks Apply information to your studies - Regularly revisit to absorb information - Download your notes to review them anywhere - Organise into collections of useful information You need an account to get going with Genio Notes The Genio Notes mobile app works alongside our web app so you can take notes from any device. If you haven't signed up to Genio Notes yet, follow these simple steps: 1. Go to app.genio.co/notes/try to sign up for your free trial 2. Get started in just 5 minutes 3. Download Genio Notes for on-the-go note taking If you already have Genio Notes, then you can get started with Genio Notes Notes right away. We're continually adding new features to help improve your learning, so keep checking in for updates.

Screenshots

LiquidText4 screens
Legacy App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LiquidText at 4.6 against Legacy App's 3.1. LiquidText also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 107). Legacy App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. LiquidText sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. Legacy App 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 107, 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 25% of Legacy App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, Legacy App every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LiquidText versus Legacy App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquidTextLegacy App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.4K ratings) — better3.1 (107 ratings)
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews — better25.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6.4K — better107
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB143 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLiquidText, Inc.Sonocent Ltd

Customer experience

LiquidText

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

Legacy App

All ratings107 ratings
Positive45.8%
Neutral15.0%
Negative39.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive25.4%
Neutral19.7%
Negative54.9%

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

Legacy App

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

Legacy App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiquidText free?
LiquidText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Legacy App free?
Legacy App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LiquidText or Legacy App?
LiquidText is rated higher. LiquidText averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while Legacy App averages 3.1 from 107 ratings.
Do LiquidText or Legacy App have ads?
Neither LiquidText nor Legacy App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiquidText or Legacy App?
LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, and Legacy App every 9 days. Most recently, LiquidText was updated on September 29, 2026 and Legacy App on September 27, 2026.

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