Hipling vs Magical Tale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hipling
Easily document and organize your homeschool journey. Capture photos, scan documents, track progress, and generate reports for multiple students. Your homeschool data is securely stored and accessible across devices.
- Capture photos and videos of activities
- Scan worksheets and documents
- Track student progress and attendance
- Generate PDF reports
- Digital student portfolios
- Offline functionality
- Cloud backup
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Free homeschool tools, for every family in the world. You already teach your kids every day. The hard part is proving it, and remembering it. We built Hipling so you don't have to. Every photo of a science experiment. Every scanned worksheet. Every book your kid devoured. Every field trip. Every note you jotted down at the kitchen table. Captured in seconds, organized automatically, kept forever. WHAT YOU CAN CAPTURE • Photos and videos of any activity • Scanned worksheets and documents • Books from a library of millions of titles • PDF imports of certificates and test results • Written notes and reflections • Curriculum lesson progress Everything lives on one shelf. Organized by subject, by student, by date. WHAT HIPLING TRACKS, AUTOMATICALLY Attendance days, calculated from the moments you capture. Subject hours, tallied across every entry. Schoolwork and progress, organized by subject and student. Curriculum lessons, checked off as you complete them. Every dashboard updates in real time. WHAT YOU CAN SHARE One-tap PDF reports with attendance heatmaps, subject breakdowns, and grade transcripts. Shareable moment pages, link-only. Digital portfolios for each student, ready for evaluators, family, or co-ops. BUILT FOR EVERY FAMILY Unlimited students. Each one gets their own records and dashboard. See everyone's year on a single screen. THE DETAILS • Works offline, syncs when you're back online • Cloud backup across all your devices • Built-in document scanner with edge detection • Book search with auto-filled covers, authors, and page counts • Scan a textbook to build a full curriculum plan in minutes • Custom subjects, collections, and smart folders • Dark mode YOUR DATA IS YOURS No ads. No data selling. No tracking. Delete your account and everything goes with it. SIMPLE PRICING The Hipling app is free for every family. Every feature, every country, every device. On principle. Every account comes with 3 GB of Hipling Cloud storage. For families who need more room as the years stack up, Hipling+ adds 50 GB: • $4.99 a month • $49.99 a year (saves 17%) The features stay free. Cancel any time. Terms of Use: https://hipling.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hipling.com/privacy
Magical Tale
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Magical Tale is an interactive storytelling app that turns conversations into imaginative audio adventures. Children and families can talk with story characters, make choices, and guide each story as it unfolds. The app supports voice interaction, character-based stories, multi-character dialogue, and personalized story sessions designed to encourage creativity, listening, language expression, and curiosity. Key features: - Interactive voice-based storytelling - Character-driven story adventures - Multi-character dialogue scenes - Choice-based story progression - Family-friendly conversation experience - Optional conversation memory for more personalized interactions - Daily growth insights for parents and guardians Magical Tale is designed for families who want a more engaging way to create stories together. Each session is built around short story segments, interactive questions, and child-led choices, helping children practice imagination, communication, and decision-making through play. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.magicaltale.ai/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hipling at 15.1 against Magical Tale's 18.0. 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
Both are free to download. Hipling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Magical Tale sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.90 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Hipling | Magical Tale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | hipling, Inc. | 奕诺 卢 |
In-app purchases
Hipling
- Hipling Homeschool (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Hipling Homeschool (Annual)$49.991 Year
Magical Tale
- Magical Tale 600 Monthly$4.901 Month
- Magical Tale 1200 Monthly$9.991 Month
- Magical Tale Unlimited Monthly$19.991 Month
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- Magical Tale 600 Yearly$49.991 Year
- Magical Tale 1200 Yearly$99.991 Year
- Magical Tale Unlimited Yearly$199.991 Year
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