Comparison

LiquidText vs Y PHLOW

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

Y PHLOW

Features
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Y Phlow transforms forms, surveys and workflows into adaptive experiences. Traditional tools assume every participant follows the same path. Real people don't. With Y Phlow, every participant experiences a personalized journey that adapts in real time based on decisions, responses and context. Create adaptive journeys Build interactive Phlows using a visual graph builder that supports: • Branching and merging paths • Dynamic participant journeys • Forms, checklists, documents and media nodes • Conditional navigation and decision logic • AI-assisted content creation and optimization Experience personalized interactions Each participant receives a unique experience tailored to their answers and decisions. Whether you're onboarding employees, collecting feedback, running assessments or guiding customers through complex processes, Y Phlow adapts the journey automatically. Understand how people think Go beyond responses and analyze journeys: • Which paths participants followed • Where they stopped or disengaged • Which decisions led to which outcomes • Behavioral insights and segmentation opportunities Endless possibilities Y Phlow can power: • Surveys and questionnaires • Employee onboarding • Recruitment processes • Customer journeys • Training and education • Assessments and diagnostics • Events and registrations • Business workflows and decision trees Stop building forms. Start building journeys. Welcome to Y Phlow.

Screenshots

LiquidText4 screens
Y PHLOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Y PHLOW at every 4 days against LiquidText's every 2 weeks. Y PHLOW also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Y PHLOW sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, Y PHLOW every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LiquidText versus Y PHLOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquidTextY PHLOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB68 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLiquidText, Inc.Guy Maimon

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

Y PHLOW

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
8 purchases

Y PHLOW

Subscriptions8
  • Junior Monthly subscription$1.001 Month
  • Starter Monthly subscription$9.001 Month
  • Junior Yearly subscription$10.001 Year
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  • Pro monthly subscription$19.001 Month
  • Ultimate monthly subscription$39.001 Month
  • Starter Yearly subscription$90.001 Year
  • Pro yearly subscription$190.001 Year
  • Ultimate yearly subscription$390.001 Year

Questions

Is LiquidText free?
LiquidText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Y PHLOW free?
Y PHLOW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LiquidText or Y PHLOW have ads?
Neither LiquidText nor Y PHLOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiquidText or Y PHLOW?
LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, and Y PHLOW every 4 days. Most recently, LiquidText was updated on September 25, 2026 and Y PHLOW on September 15, 2026.

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