edgLink vs Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
edgLink
Easily connect your EDG IoT devices to Wi-Fi or cellular networks using your phone's Bluetooth. Once online, your device can send sensor data and receive commands remotely via the cloud.
- Wi-Fi network configuration
- Cellular connectivity enablement
- Bluetooth device pairing
- Remote data transmission
- Command reception from cloud
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The edgLink mobile app allows you to connect your EDG IoT devices to an active Wi-Fi Internet connection by applying your SSID network name and password through your phone's bluetooth. The app can also enable cellular connectivity if a cellular connection is supported by the device. Once connected to the Internet, your device will be able to transmit sensor data and receive commands from remote applications through EDG’s cloud infrastructure. This app is designed to be used only with devices designed and manufactured by Engineering Design Group, LLC.
Magic
This portable tool uses UV-VIS-NIR spectral analysis to capture substance fingerprints. It connects via Bluetooth to a mobile app, sending data to a cloud-based AI for composition detection. Easy to use, it's applicable in diverse settings.
- UV-VIS-NIR spectral analysis
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Cloud-based AI big data model
- Substance composition detection
- Portable design
- Easy to operate
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Vispek Magic Pencil is a portable spectral analysis tool. It utilizes UV-VIS-NIR spectral analysis technology to obtain spectral fingerprint data of substances. It connects to mobile APP through Bluetooth and submits data to cloud based AI big data model to detect the composition of various substances. It is easy to operate and can be applied in a variety of scenarios.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: edgLink at 5.0 against Magic's 4.0. Magic's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 46 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
edgLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
edgLink ships an update every 46 months, Magic every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | edgLink | Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Engineering Design Group, LLC | VISPEK |
In-app purchases
edgLink
No in-app purchases
Magic
No in-app purchases
