Comparison

iBambini vs jMagic

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

Head to head
About

iBambini

This app offers a collection of educational games designed for young children. It features interactive activities that introduce letters, shapes, and animals, with customizable image options for different languages.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter and shape games
  • Animal picture matching
  • Customizable image library
  • Optimized for iPhone and iPad
  • Offline play
Features
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I originally developed Bambini for my daughter Chantal. When she was a baby, she liked to sit on my lap and type on the keyboard of my Macintosh. She was always happy when something changed on the screen. From this idea was the first version of Bambini. This showed different shapes - randomly with each keystroke. After Chantal was 3 years old, she had slightly higher demands on computer games. That's why I implemented various other games in addition. The simple forms were also replaced by more beautiful animal pictures by Marcel Möri. iBambini is the implementation for the iPhone and iPad. The operation for these devices has been optimized. In some games you have to assign letters to the pictures. Images are already included, but they are optimized for the German-speaking world. For other languages, you can choose images from the photo album.

About

jMagic

Perform impressive card magic tricks directly from your phone. Amaze friends and family with a simple yet captivating illusion using just six cards and a few taps.

Highlights
  • Perform card magic tricks
  • Simple interface
  • Impress friends and family
  • Uses six cards
  • Interactive illusion
Features
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When magic meets your phone! Surprise yourself, your friends and family with this little trick. 6 cards, a few clicks and a lot of magic!* Even if we try to make the use of jMagic as simple as possible, it is still a magic trick. Therefore, here are some tips: 1) Never perform a trick more than three times to the same audience. 2) Only show jMagic to one person at a time. 3) Talk to the people while performing the trick. 4) Never be arrogant, always remember how amazed you were the first time. 5) Don’t be disappointed if you find out how the trick works, but look forward to amaze others with it. 6) Keep the secret! Because ... to betray the secret is not sexy! Little story for the "secret keepers" in the App Store: A trumpet player says to the magician: "I've seen how you do the trick!" Says the magician: "I have also seen how you do it with a trumpet: You blow up in and then out comes the music down!" P.S .: For questions and suggestions for improvement please send an e-mail to support@j-apps.com. We try to answer them as quickly as possible. Jesse & Jo from j-apps

Screenshots

iBambini4 screens
jMagic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iBambini at 5.0 against jMagic's 3.0. iBambini also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 32 months). jMagic's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBambini holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBambini ships an update every 10 months, jMagic every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iBambini versus jMagic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBambinijMagic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.59.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMC Richter GbRj-apps GbR

Customer experience

iBambini

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

jMagic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

iBambini

No in-app purchases

None

jMagic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBambini free?
iBambini is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is jMagic free?
jMagic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBambini or jMagic?
iBambini is rated higher. iBambini averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while jMagic averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do iBambini or jMagic have ads?
Neither iBambini nor jMagic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBambini or jMagic?
iBambini ships an update every 10 months, and jMagic every 32 months. Most recently, iBambini was updated on October 3, 2026 and jMagic on October 2, 2026.

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