MoBoo vs MagicReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoBoo
This app uses AI to find books your child will love, matching their interests and reading level. It helps children improve their reading skills with personalized suggestions and progress tracking. Parents can customize recommendations and monitor their child's development.
- AI-powered book recommendations
- Personalized reading level adjustments
- Parental controls for topic selection
- Progress tracking and milestone celebration
- Wide range of book options
- Data-backed suggestions from educators
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MoBoo - Smart Reading for Children, Families, and Readers MoBoo helps children, parents, and readers find books they are more likely to enjoy, understand, and keep reading. MoBoo was first designed to help parents support their children’s reading. Over time, we learned that many users were also readers themselves, especially older children, teens, and young adults looking for books on their own. That helped us improve MoBoo for both families and independent readers. Whether you are helping a child read or looking for books for yourself, MoBoo makes book discovery easier and more personal. WHY CHOOSE MoBoo? • Personalized recommendations: MoBoo suggests books based on age, interests, and reading level. • For parents and readers: Support a child’s reading journey or discover books for yourself. • Build confidence: Find books that match current ability and support reading growth over time. • Parental guidance: Parents can guide recommendations and opt out of selected topics. • Thousands of free classics: Enjoy a wide selection of free classic books. • Progress and rewards: Track reading progress, build habits, and stay motivated. HOW IT WORKS • Set up as a parent or as a reader. • Share age, interests, and reading level. • Receive book recommendations. • Start reading and track progress. WHY MOBOO HELPS The right book can make reading easier, more enjoyable, and more rewarding. MoBoo combines AI-powered recommendations with strong experience in children’s literature to help readers discover books that fit them better. Wherever you are, MoBoo helps make reading more accessible, more personal, and more enjoyable. Download MoBoo today!
MagicReader
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Read without touching the screen. MagicReader is a hands-free reader for EPUB, PDF and comics: turn your head, wave a hand, wink, or just say "next page" — and the page turns. Or sit back and let a natural voice read to you. Whether your hands are busy, wet, full, or simply resting — or touching the screen is difficult for you — MagicReader keeps the story going. NEW: OPENS LIKE A REAL BOOK • Ready for iPhone Duo — unfold it and your book becomes a two-page spread, with the spine right on the fold • Landscape reading — two pages side by side on iPad and most iPhones, for EPUB, PDF and comics, including vertical Japanese books • Flip page turns — pages turn over like paper and follow your finger • Split View on iPad and iPhone Duo TOUCH-FREE READING • Head control — turn your head left or right to flip pages; look up to open or close a book • Wink control — wink your right eye to go forward, your left to go back (Face ID devices) • Hand control — a cursor follows your hand; close your hand to grab a book, swipe from the screen edge to flip • Voice control — say "next", "back", "open", "read aloud" and more, in English, Japanese, Spanish, French or German • A guided tour teaches every gesture with live practice NATURAL READ-ALOUD • Natural, expressive voices read your EPUB books aloud — in English and Japanese • The sentence being spoken is highlighted, and pages turn in step with the narration • English narration powered by Kokoro; Japanese voices powered by VOICEVOX (VOICEVOX:No.7, VOICEVOX:四国めたん, VOICEVOX:青山龍星, VOICEVOX Nemo) • Books in Spanish, French and German are read by your device's system voice for that language, with nothing to download • Natural voices are downloaded once, then work fully offline — all speech is generated on your device YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • EPUB and PDF books, plus CBZ/CBR comics and manga • Beautiful animated bookshelf themes — drifting watercolour clouds, a starry cosmos, and story worlds that come alive behind special books • Japanese vertical text (縦書き) done right, with optional automatic furigana (ふりがな) above kanji • Comfortable reading themes, adjustable fonts (including OpenDyslexic for dyslexia-friendly reading), and remembered positions THOUSANDS OF FREE CLASSICS • Browse and download public-domain classics from Project Gutenberg and Aozora Bunko (青空文庫) — from Alice in Wonderland to 銀河鉄道の夜 — right inside the app PRIVATE BY DESIGN • The camera and microphone are used only to recognize your gestures and commands, entirely on your device • Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded, and there are no accounts, no ads, and no tracking — ever MagicReader began in 2012 as one of the first face-controlled book readers on the App Store. It has been rebuilt from the ground up for today's devices — same magic, new tricks. Reading is best when nothing comes between you and the story. Not even your hands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MagicReader at none against MoBoo's 10. MagicReader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). MoBoo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. MoBoo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. MagicReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
MoBoo ships an update every 3 months, MagicReader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoBoo | MagicReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MoBoo, LLC | Leo Rivas-Micoud |
In-app purchases
MoBoo
- MoBoo Yearly Base Fee$19.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 2 Children$39.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 3 Children$49.991 Year
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- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 4 Children$59.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 5 Children$69.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 6 Children$79.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 7 Children$89.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 8 Children$99.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 9 Children$109.991 Year
- MoBoo Yearly Rec. 10 Children$119.991 Year
MagicReader
No in-app purchases









