Comparison

LiquidText vs Rackometry

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

Rackometry

Features
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Rackometry is an offline-first rack planning, field-audit and equipment documentation tool for data-centre engineers, infrastructure teams and IT professionals. Create and manage equipment racks from your iPhone, record installed assets, plan rack power and check available space while working on-site. Your inventory stays on your device, so manual rack work remains available when network access is limited or unavailable. PLAN AND DOCUMENT RACKS • Visual front and rear rack elevations • Rack-unit placement, overlap and free-space checks • Manufacturer, model, hostname, serial number and asset-tag records • Dimensions, weight and power information • Blade and modular chassis with child blade records • A-feed and B-feed PDU planning • Outlet numbering, phases, cable labels and upstream supply references BUILD A RACK FROM PHOTOS OR CSV Use two overlapping rack photographs to create a provisional elevation. The full-screen camera includes automatic or manual capture, compatible lens choices and a translucent overlap guide for the upper photo. Review every detected device, move it to the correct U when needed, and complete its identity with a focused label scan or manual entry. You can also import a Rackometry CSV and work through the same visual checking process. Nothing is added to an existing rack automatically. AUDIT AND RECONCILE Start from a saved or imported rack, confirm each expected device and record serial, asset, position, PDU and cable discrepancies. Record missing or unexpected equipment, export an Excel-compatible reconciliation CSV, or create a separate corrected rack revision while preserving the original inventory. DEVICE CATALOGUE Search the shared Rackometry equipment catalogue by manufacturer and model, review matching variants and source information, then choose whether to apply a result. Missing public models can be submitted to the catalogue research queue. IMPORT, EXPORT AND OFFLINE WORK • Excel-compatible CSV import and export • Blank import template and in-app guidance • Locally saved equipment specifications • Manual data entry at all times ACCESS Rackometry includes manual rack, device, power and CSV tools. A 14-day free trial unlocks assisted photo rack building, assisted audits, online catalogue search and research requests. The trial does not renew or charge automatically. A separate one-off purchase permanently unlocks the same assisted features. There is no subscription, and saved racks are never deleted when access ends. Apple displays the price in your local storefront currency. PRIVACY Rack photographs and close-up label images are processed on the device and are not uploaded automatically. Catalogue searches send only the public equipment category, manufacturer and model—not rack inventory, asset tags, serial numbers, hostnames or photographs. Rackometry assists with planning and documentation. Always confirm equipment specifications, electrical loads, suitability and installation requirements against manufacturer documentation and site-engineering rules. Feedback is welcome. If you find a problem, need a device added or have an idea that would make Rackometry more useful in the field, please contact KMB IT Solutions Ltd through the support page.

Screenshots

LiquidText4 screens
Rackometry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rackometry at none against LiquidText's 13. Rackometry also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rackometry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, Rackometry every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LiquidText versus Rackometry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquidTextRackometry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLiquidText, Inc.KMB IT Solutions Ltd

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

Rackometry

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

Rackometry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiquidText free?
LiquidText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rackometry free?
Rackometry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LiquidText or Rackometry have ads?
Neither LiquidText nor Rackometry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiquidText or Rackometry?
LiquidText ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rackometry every 5 days. Most recently, LiquidText was updated on October 14, 2026 and Rackometry on September 29, 2026.

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