Martin vs Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Voice and text interaction
- Proactive task management
- Research capabilities
- Calendar and to-do management
- Email and Slack integration
- Personalized learning of preferences
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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/
Magic
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Get a team of human assistants. Chat with Magic 24/7 Assistant just like any other Al app. Magic has real human assistants always online, 24/7, 365 to actually get work done for you, even when you go offline. Starts with Al. Humans finish the work. Magic Al detects when a human is needed. Instead of telling you “I can’t do that,” it has a human assistant get the job done. Powerful for personal tasks. Perfect for travel, phone calls, errands, reservations, and anything else that needs a person to get it done. Even better for business. Get work done for your business that Al alone can’t handle. Use Magic 24/7 Assistant for lead gen, outbounding, marketing support, or anything else that helps grow your business.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic at none against Martin's 4. Martin's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Martin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per month. Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Martin ships an update weekly, Magic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Martin | Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (251 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Martin AI | Plus Labs, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
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
Magic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Martin
- 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
Magic
No in-app purchases
