Somain Magic vs Nook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Somain Magic
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Doodle Freely, It Is a Masterpiece. Be brave and draw. Every stroke is your expression — and we turn it into art. Sketch anything you like, choose a style, tap the magic button. Your simple doodle transforms into pixel art, watercolor, anime, and more. No art skills needed. No account required. Just you and your imagination. FEATURES • 16 art styles to choose from • Simple, intuitive drawing canvas • Works with finger or Apple Pencil • Save and share your masterpieces • Free daily credits Every doodle deserves to be a masterpiece.
Nook
Curate personalized video collections from nostalgic films, cartoons, and games. Create dedicated spaces for loved ones, free from algorithms and endless feeds. Watch your chosen content intentionally across all your devices.
- Create personalized video collections
- Curate content into dedicated spaces
- Discover forgotten gems
- Save and organize favorite media
- Follow users with good taste
- Watch across multiple devices
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Nook helps you create a quieter kind of screen time, created from from the films, cartoons, and games you grew up on. Find the ones you love, save them, and set them in small, handmade spaces for the people you love. No endless feed. No autoplay. No algorithm picking what's next. Everything that plays was put there by you. Discover Rummage through public archives full of half-forgotten gems, from the ones everybody loved to the ones you forgot existed. Collect Find something good? Save it. Curate Wonder Arrange your saves into nooks: small, finite spaces, one for each person in your family. Fill each one with things that feel just right. Now everything they watch is intentional, placed there by someone who loves them, rather than a tech company's algorithm. Connect Follow the people with good taste. Show your finds on your own profile. Watch anywhere Your nooks come with you: phone, iPad, TV, and computer. Wherever you go, you nooks are right there. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Somain Magic at none against Nook's 1. Somain Magic also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Nook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price 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. Nook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Somain Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Somain Magic ships an update weekly, Nook daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Somain Magic | Nook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARCOBY, LLC | NookTime, LLC |
In-app purchases
Somain Magic
No in-app purchases
Nook
- Nook Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
