# LiquidText vs Dev Calc

The clearest difference is rating: LiquidText at 4.6 against Dev Calc's 2.0. LiquidText also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 2). Dev Calc's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. LiquidText sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and Dev Calc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

LiquidText holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiquidText has 6.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of LiquidText's written reviews are positive against 60% of Dev Calc's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, Dev Calc every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | LiquidText | Dev Calc |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (6.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liquidtext/id922765270/reviews)** | [2.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dev-calc-developer-calculator/id1576503219/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **6.4K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | **60.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 312 MB | 51 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [LiquidText, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/922765269) | [Toshiya Hondo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1571875732) |

## What reviewers say

### LiquidText

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liquidtext/id922765270)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (13)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LiquidText Live, Monthly, Stu | $5.49 | per month |
| LiquidText Live, Monthly, StPr | $5.49 | per month |
| LiquidText Unlimited, Mo, Stu | $10.90 | per month |
| LiquidText Live, Monthly | $10.90 | per month |
| LiquidText Live, Monthly, Upg | $10.90 | per month |
| LiquidText Unlimited, Yr, Stu | $19.00 | per month |
| LiquidText Live, Yearly, Stu | $54.90 | per year |
| LiquidText Live, Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| LiquidText Live, Yearly, Upg | $99.99 | per year |
| LiquidText Unlimited, Yr | $189.99 | per year |
| LT Pro - For Students | $19.99 | one-time |
| LiquidText Pro | $29.99 | one-time |
| LiquidText Pro II | $89.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Powerful annotation and organization features
- 📚 Excellent for academic and research work
- 💡 Innovative concept and workflow
- 🤖 Responsive and helpful customer support
- 🖼️ Smooth integration with Apple Pencil

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive, especially for the subscription model
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable at times
- 🤯 Steep learning curve and unintuitive interface
- 🔗 Lack of seamless cross-device sync and integration
- 🔍 Navigation and file management issues

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### Dev Calc

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dev-calc-developer-calculator/id1576503219)

This app assists developers and programmers with immediate numeric conversions between binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal formats. It also provides tools for generating color codes from RGB, HSL, and HSV values, with a color picker and preset options.

**Highlights:** Numeric conversion (Bin, Oct, Dec, Hex), Signed/Unsigned options, Adjustable bit sizes (8, 16, 32, 64), RGB, HSL, HSV color code generation, Color picker, Preset color options

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads (Monthly) | $1.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is LiquidText free?

LiquidText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Dev Calc free?

Dev Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, LiquidText or Dev Calc?

LiquidText is rated higher. LiquidText averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while Dev Calc averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do LiquidText or Dev Calc have ads?

Dev Calc shows ads; LiquidText does not.

### Which is updated more often, LiquidText or Dev Calc?

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dev Calc every 2 months. Most recently, LiquidText was updated on September 23, 2026 and Dev Calc on June 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*