Comparison

Speakeasy vs Magic Books

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

Head to head
About

Speakeasy

This app transforms your favorite videos into a personalized language learning experience. Save phrases, practice speaking with AI, and immerse yourself in authentic content for effective language acquisition.

Highlights
  • Learn from real videos
  • Interactive transcripts and translations
  • Personalized phrasebook
  • AI-powered speaking practice
  • Instant pronunciation feedback
  • Supports over 10 languages
Features
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Speakeasy turns the content you already love into your best language learning tool. Watch real videos, save phrases that matter to you, and practice speaking with AI, completing the full loop from passive watching to active speaking. MADE FOR LEARNERS - BY LEARNERS Whether you're a beginner picking up your first phrases or an intermediate learner trying to break through a plateau, Speakeasy meets you where you are. Perfect for self-learners, travelers, heritage speakers, and anyone tired of boring textbook apps. WATCH REAL CONTENT Browse videos in over 10 Languages. Learn from authentic content with interactive transcripts and translations — not scripted textbook dialogues. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Tap any word or phrase to save it to your personal phrasebook. Every phrase comes with context, translations, and pronunciation so you remember where and how it was used. PRACTICE SPEAKING Have real conversations with AI language partners that adapt to your level. Voice chat lets you practice speaking and get instant feedback so you actually learn to talk, not just read. WHY SPEAKEASY? Most language apps teach you isolated words through repetitive drills. Speakeasy is different — you learn from content that actually interests you, save the phrases you'll actually use, and practice speaking until it sticks. It's the full immersion loop: Watch → Save → Speak. Privacy Policy: https://www.learnspeakeasy.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.learnspeakeasy.com/terms

About

Magic Books

Features
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Most language apps give you sentences about a red apple. Magic Books gives you Alice, Pinocchio and the Brothers Grimm — the actual books, rewritten to the level you can read today, and slowly handed back to you in the original as you improve. HOW IT WORKS • Pick a book. Every chapter is rewritten for your exact level. • Learn ⇄ Flow. Start with your own language woven through the page, and end up reading the real thing. • Tap any word for an instant explanation — meaning, pronunciation, and an example sentence. Then it comes back tomorrow, when you're about to forget it. • Too hard? Too easy? Move the blend a step, mid-chapter. • Call Maya, your tutor, and talk about what you just read. THE LIBRARY 61 books across German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English — fairy tales, adventure, mystery and classics, all free and public domain. A chapter is a sitting, not a slog: most take five to ten minutes. WHY READING WORKS You already know that reading is how you learned your first language. The problem was never motivation — it was that real books are too hard, and books written for learners are too boring to finish. MagicBooks fixes the first problem so the second one never comes up. SHARED WITH MAGICNEWS Your vocabulary follows you. A word you learn in MagicNews is a word MagicBooks already knows you know, and the other way round. FREE AND PRO Three chapters a day are free, forever. Pro removes the limit, unlocks unlimited level adjustments and Learn ⇄ Flow switching, and opens up tutor calls. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. EULA link: https://magicbooks.edai.uk/privacy

Screenshots

Speakeasy4 screens
Magic Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Speakeasy at every 10 days against Magic Books's monthly. Speakeasy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speakeasy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Magic Books sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speakeasy ships an update every 10 days, Magic Books monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Speakeasy versus Magic Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakeasyMagic Books
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMattheos DrivasED AI LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speakeasy

Subscriptions1
  • Speakeasy Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
8 purchases

Magic Books

Subscriptions8
  • Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly Access$6.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • 6 Months Pro$69.996 Months
  • 1 Year Pro2 Months trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro 1 Year3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • 1 Year Pro1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Speakeasy free?
Speakeasy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Books free?
Magic Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speakeasy or Magic Books have ads?
Neither Speakeasy nor Magic Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speakeasy or Magic Books?
Speakeasy ships an update every 10 days, and Magic Books monthly. Most recently, Speakeasy was updated on October 31, 2026 and Magic Books on November 6, 2026.

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