# LiquidText vs CRUMB

The clearest difference is price: LiquidText at Free against CRUMB's $7.99. LiquidText also leads on ratings volume (6.4K vs 138). CRUMB's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

LiquidText is free to download; CRUMB costs $7.99 up front. LiquidText sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. CRUMB asks for nothing beyond the download.

LiquidText holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiquidText has 6.4K ratings behind it against 138, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of LiquidText's written reviews are positive against 56% of CRUMB'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, CRUMB weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | LiquidText | CRUMB |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $7.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (6.4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liquidtext/id922765270/reviews)** | [4.4 (138 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crumb/id1639868071/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **6.4K** | 138 |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | **55.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 317 MB | 496 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) | [Vital Group Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1355662516) |

## 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


### CRUMB

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crumb/id1639868071)

Explore and build electronic circuits in an interactive 3D environment. Learn circuit basics, experiment with components, and analyze performance with built-in tools without the risk of damaging real parts.

**Highlights:** Interactive 3D circuit construction, Wide selection of electronic components, Study transistors and audio filtering, Program EEPROMs, Built-in oscilloscope and analysis views, Prototype analysis before real-world construction

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great for beginners
- 💡 Good for learning new skills
- ✨ Simple to put things together
- 🎨 Great graphics
- 🧩 Plenty of components

**What reviewers complain about**

- ❌ Very limited components
- ❌ Lacks modern components
- 🐛 Crashing frequently
- 🐛 App crashes when using corners
- 🐛 Crashing on Mac

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when using the “corners” option on jumper wires
- Experienced some crashing on Mac
- Component images do not rotate
- Power rails are backwards related to real life breadboards
- Program counters (74HC161) do not reset to 0 on a reset signal

**Requested features**

- Implement modern components (TI IC, LTC series)
- Add 12 segment display
- Add Arduino and other microcontrollers
- Add a spot to code Arduino/microcontrollers
- Allow custom wire colors


## Frequently asked questions

### Is LiquidText free?

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

### Is CRUMB free?

CRUMB costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, LiquidText or CRUMB?

LiquidText is rated higher. LiquidText averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while CRUMB averages 4.4 from 138 ratings.

### Do LiquidText or CRUMB have ads?

Neither LiquidText nor CRUMB shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, LiquidText or CRUMB?

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, and CRUMB weekly. Most recently, LiquidText was updated on October 15, 2026 and CRUMB on October 14, 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.*