Champak vs The Spell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Champak
This app offers a popular children's magazine filled with stories, comics, puzzles, and jokes designed to spark imagination and impart knowledge. It provides a variety of subscription options for access to engaging content for young readers.
- Children's magazine content
- Short stories
- Comics
- Puzzles and brainteasers
- Jokes
- Subscription options
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Champak is India's popular children's magazine that is dedicated to the formative years of a child. The fascinating tales in it not only leave a deep imprint on the mind of its young readers but also impart them with knowledge that they will treasure for years to come. The most popular children’s magazine in the country, Champak has been a part of everyone’s childhood. It is published in 8 languages, and carries an exciting bouquet of short stories, comics, puzzles, brainteasers and jokes that sets the child's imagination free. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One year subscription - $3.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $2.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Three months subscription - $1.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions
The Spell
Engage in an exciting word game that combines running, jumping, and collecting letters to form words. This app makes learning new vocabulary an enjoyable experience through interactive gameplay.
- Run and jump gameplay
- Collect letters
- Complete words
- Learn new vocabulary
- Interactive learning
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Run, jump, collect letter, complete word and learn!! With The Spell you will learn new words while you play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Spell at none against Champak's 10. The Spell also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Champak's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating 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. Champak sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. The Spell asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Champak against 5.0 for The Spell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Champak ships an update every 8 months, The Spell every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Champak | The Spell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | On the Land of Games |
Customer experience
Champak
The Spell
In-app purchases
Champak
- 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Champak - Tamil - October 2026$0.99
- Champak - Tamil - Nov 2026$0.99
- Champak - Tamil - April 2026$0.99
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- Champak - Tamil - May 2026$0.99
- Champak - Tamil - June 2026$0.99
- Champak - Tamil - July 2026$0.99
- Champak - Tamil - March 2026$0.99
- Champak - Tamil - January 2026$0.99
- Champak - Tamil - February 2026$0.99
The Spell
No in-app purchases
Questions
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