Comparison

LiquidText vs Smart Reminder

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

Smart Reminder

Features
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Smart Reminder – To Do List & Daily Planner Stay organized and boost your productivity with Smart Reminder, the all-in-one daily planner, task manager, and reminder app. Never miss a deadline, meeting, or hydration goal again. Manage your to-do list, schedule events, set alarms, and track water intake—all from one intuitive app. Smart Task Manager & To-Do List Turn plans into completed tasks. Build your daily to-do list, set due dates, and assign priority levels. Create recurring tasks for work, school, or personal goals. Mark items complete with one tap and use search & filter to manage your schedule efficiently. Perfect for shopping lists, fitness, and bill reminders. Daily Planner & Schedule Plan your day, week, or month with ease. Use the daily planner to organize deadlines, manage priorities, and create tasks quickly. Smart notifications keep you on track, ensuring you always know what needs to be done next in your calendar. Event Planner & Calendar Never forget important occasions. Use the event planner to manage meetings, appointments, birthdays, and anniversaries. Add dates, notes, locations, and reminders. The calendar view keeps your work and personal events perfectly organized. Smart Reminder & Alarms Create one-time or recurring reminders for anything that matters. Set custom repeat schedules to ensure important tasks don't slip through the cracks. Use the alarm feature for morning routines, workouts, and appointments with flexible scheduling, snooze, and vibration. AI & Voice Input Create reminders faster with voice and audio input. When you're busy, driving, or cooking, simply speak your task to save it instantly. Service & Warranty Reminders Keep your home and vehicle organized. Set service reminders for AC, refrigerators, washing machines, and car maintenance. Track product warranties and insurance renewals to stay ahead of important deadlines. Water Reminder & Hydration Tracker Build better habits. Set daily water goals, track your intake, and receive drink water reminders. Monitor your progress and view history to stay consistently hydrated. Built for Everyday Productivity This app combines essential tools: to-do list, task manager, reminder app, daily planner, calendar, alarm, and hydration tracker. Features include Light & Dark Mode, haptic feedback, and a simple interface. Perfect For: Daily planning, work tasks, school assignments, meetings, shopping, birthdays, fitness routines, bill reminders, appliance service, and vehicle maintenance. Privacy First Your data belongs to you. No account required, secure local storage, and a fast, private experience. Remember Less. Do More. Download Smart Reminder today and take control of your schedule.

Screenshots

LiquidText4 screens
Smart Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Reminder at none against LiquidText's 13. Smart Reminder also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). LiquidText's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Smart Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, Smart Reminder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LiquidText versus Smart Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquidTextSmart Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLiquidText, Inc.Apexa Bambharoliya

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

Smart Reminder

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

Smart Reminder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiquidText free?
LiquidText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Reminder free?
Smart Reminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LiquidText or Smart Reminder have ads?
Smart Reminder shows ads; LiquidText does not.
Which is updated more often, LiquidText or Smart Reminder?
LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, and Smart Reminder fortnightly. Most recently, LiquidText was updated on September 25, 2026 and Smart Reminder on September 10, 2026.

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