Comparison

Magic Personal Assistant vs Martin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Magic Personal Assistant

Access a team of live virtual assistants 24/7 for tasks ranging from business projects to personal errands. Build a professional relationship with assistants who learn your preferences to deliver personalized results. Focus on what matters most while your dedicated team handles the details.

Highlights
  • 24/7 live virtual assistants
  • Dedicated assistant team
  • Personalized task execution
  • Project management support
  • Task delegation via chat
  • Preference learning
Features
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Get help whenever and however you need with Magic. Magic connects you with a live virtual assistant any time, anywhere, 24/7. Magic works on projects to improve your successes at work and at home. We free you up so that you can grow your business, accelerate your career, spend more time with loved ones, and focus on the important things in your life. When you sign up, you are assigned a team of remote assistants. Think of them as an extension of your company, scaling with you as you grow your business. Magic charges for the active time assistants work on your projects: web searches, calling vendors, creating spreadsheets, sending emails and more. We do not charge you time for project assessment, wait times or activity that do not relate to active work on your projects. While Magic is powered by software, it's not artificial intelligence. You're not chatting with a bot. You’re talking to a team of assistants who value a professional relationship with you over time. We will remember your preferences and tastes so that each task reflects your personal stamp. Using Magic is simple: 1. Chat with us about what you need to get done 2. Your team of assistants start working on your task 3. We update you along the way -- or change course based on your feedback 4. We get it done ---- Here are a few examples of how you can use Magic: - Find me engineering candidates with 3-5 years of experience. Look on LinkedIn and give me the first 5 results in a spreadsheet before continuing. - Add job title, company and contact information to this list of sales leads - Convert this PDF into a document and summarize the essential learnings - Give me a comparison of automatic sedan rentals for my upcoming travel Scotland. Call to make sure pick up and drop off from my hotel is ok. - Copy this intro pitch blurb and email it to the attached list of potential investors. Record positive, negative and no responses in a spreadsheet for me to review. - Book a haircut appointment with my stylist every 3 months. Look for an open slot on Fridays between 11am and 3pm.

About

Martin

This AI-powered assistant learns your preferences and workflows to proactively help with tasks. It can research, set reminders, manage your schedule, and communicate via various channels, building a personal relationship to become more useful over time.

Highlights
  • Voice and text interaction
  • Proactive task management
  • Research capabilities
  • Calendar and to-do management
  • Email and Slack integration
  • Personalized learning of preferences
Features
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Meet Martin, your AI personal assistant. Reachable by voice, SMS, WhatsApp, email, or phone, Martin builds a personal relationship with you, getting to know what matters most. Martin can do research for you, set reminders, manage your to-dos and calendar, check your email, and use Slack. As he becomes familiar with your preferences and workflows, Martin reaches out proactively to make himself as useful as possible. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Magic Personal Assistant4 screens
Martin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Personal Assistant at none against Martin's 4. Magic Personal Assistant also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Martin's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (39% vs 27%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Martin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per month. Magic Personal Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Magic Personal Assistant against 4.2 for Martin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 251 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Magic Personal Assistant's written reviews are positive against 39% of Martin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Personal Assistant ships an update monthly, Martin weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Personal Assistant versus Martin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Personal AssistantMartin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (141 ratings)4.2 (251 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.0% of reviews39.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings141251 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlus Labs, Inc.Martin AI

Customer experience

Magic Personal Assistant

All ratings141 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral0.7%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive27.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative67.6%

Martin

All ratings251 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral9.9%
Negative50.7%

User reviews

Magic Personal Assistant

From 141 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Great idea for delegation
  • 👍 Simple and easy app
  • 🚀 Saves a lot of time
  • 💯 Lifesaver for busy people
  • 🌟 Best virtual assistant tried

Room to improve

  • 💸 Overpriced for service
  • ⏱️ Inefficient task completion
  • 📉 Quality has fallen off
  • 👎 Terrible customer service
  • 💰 Scam, expensive bills

Martin

From 251 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💬 Can send texts and emails on your behalf
  • 📅 Manages calendar and reminders effectively
  • 🧠 Intelligent conversation and task understanding
  • 🔍 Searches and provides useful information with links
  • 👥 Collaborative team features and email management

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive pricing ($35/month or $250-400/year)
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔌 Unreliable core features (calling, texting, email)
  • 📞 Phone calling feature doesn't work reliably
  • ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive customer support

Bugs and requests

Magic Personal Assistant

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Image sending often not working
  • Account not cancelled despite requests
  • Emails not unsubscribable
  • Financial information still visible after cancellation
  • Login screen freezes
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  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow users to quit easily
  • Improve image sending functionality
  • Provide better task knowledge
  • Offer more transparent billing breakdowns
  • Allow direct communication with designers/freelancers
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  • Explore alternative monetization models (ads, sponsorships)

Martin

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Cannot login with correct credentials
  • SMS/texting feature not working
  • Email connection and sending failures
  • Calendar integration errors and unwanted event creation
  • Voice command/microphone not functioning
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  • App crashes when adding dates to calendar
  • Cannot connect Gmail or iCloud accounts
  • 6-digit code not being sent during signup
  • Conversation context lost between interactions
  • Reminders not arriving or arriving late
  • Badge notifications stuck and cannot be cleared
  • Integration status shows inactive despite being connected
  • Airpods microphone compatibility issues
  • Auto-renewal without proper notification
  • Internal service errors on account connection

Requested features

10 requests
  • Location-based reminders
  • Notion integration
  • Desktop/Mac application
  • Better speech recognition
  • More app integrations
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  • Lower pricing tier
  • Phone calling on behalf of users
  • Improved UI/UX design
  • Better voice mode functionality
  • More automation capabilities

In-app purchases

None

Magic Personal Assistant

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Martin

Subscriptions4
  • Martin Basic Monthly7 Days trial$35.001 Month
  • Martin Pro Monthly7 Days trial$49.001 Month
  • Martin Basic Yearly7 Days trial$250.001 Year
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  • Martin Pro Yearly7 Days trial$359.001 Year

Questions

Is Magic Personal Assistant free?
Magic Personal Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Martin free?
Martin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Personal Assistant or Martin?
Martin is rated higher. Magic Personal Assistant averages 4.2 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Martin averages 4.2 from 251 ratings.
Do Magic Personal Assistant or Martin have ads?
Neither Magic Personal Assistant nor Martin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Personal Assistant or Martin?
Magic Personal Assistant ships an update monthly, and Martin weekly. Most recently, Magic Personal Assistant was updated on October 24, 2026 and Martin on October 24, 2026.

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