LessonTally vs 魔法笔记本 MagicBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LessonTally
Manage class schedules and track session hours automatically. This tool helps individuals and instructors organize lessons, handle check-ins, and analyze progress. Supports various class types and subscription plans.
- Automatic session deduction
- Learning and Teaching Modes
- Student course creation
- Check-in and cancellation handling
- Timetable and analytics
- Notifications and widgets
- iCloud sync and calendar integration
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Schedule lessons, check in, track credits, and understand course costs in one app. LessonTally is built for families, learners, teachers, tutors, and coaches managing piano, swimming, dance, personal training, language lessons, tutoring, and other recurring courses. Regular courses for Learning Mode and Teaching Mode • Learning Mode is for managing lessons for yourself or your family, with schedules and conflicts easy to review by person. Teaching Mode is for teachers, tutors, and coaches managing multiple students. • Use session packs or unlimited plans for weekly, daily, monthly, or custom schedules. • Add multiple schedule rules to one course, each with its own name, teacher, location, fee, class time, start date, and end date. • Choose Concise in Editing Mode for everyday courses, or Complete for multiple rules, advanced fees, and rule-specific details. • Set pause periods, expiration dates, bonus-session rules, reminders, and conflict handling. Teaching Mode also includes Flexible Scheduling • Designed for private lessons, coaching, tutoring, and other sessions whose times change from person to person. • Choose a person, then set each session's date, start time, and duration independently. Add several sessions in one batch without creating a repeating schedule first. • Check the selected day's full schedule and conflicts, choose from Common Times, set another time manually, or add a missed session on a past date. • Every flexible course has dedicated Course Details, Edit Course, and All Sessions screens. Sort by time, edit or delete upcoming sessions, and correct a checked-in session after using Cancel Check-in. • Flexible courses use actual duration for session totals, Teaching Time, and Units Used, and can sync to System Calendar. Keep every session accounted for • Check in manually or let Echo Phase handle automatic check-ins and credit deductions. • Cancel a lesson and choose whether to deduct or roll over the credit. • Add a make-up lesson or extra session, change a session's time, remove one occurrence, or move a lesson to the end of its schedule. • Add notes, choose a different teacher for a session, and keep renewal payment details. • Pause, resume, renew, end, reopen, or restore courses from Trash. See the whole schedule clearly • View today's sessions, what's next, and anything still needing attention from Home. • Open Timetable in Calendar View or Timeline View, with an entry point suited to your device size. • Filter by person, review notes, check scheduling conflicts, and use notifications, Home Screen widgets, and System Calendar sync. Understand progress and costs Track total fees, per-session prices, average costs, renewal payments, and different prices across schedule rules. Filter Stats by person, course, or date range to review completion, cancellations, estimated finish dates, session activity, and income or spending. Export reports as CSV or PDF files. Import, back up, and personalize Download a CSV template to import courses in batches, preview changes, and review previous imports. Export complete JSON backups, merge or replace restored data, and keep records in sync through iCloud. Choose English or Simplified Chinese, use Light or Dark Mode, and customize course colors, common durations, Common Class Times, card details, and Timetable layouts. Echo Phase does not collect your course data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://icancan.cc/apps/lessontally/terms
魔法笔记本 MagicBook
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一本会回信的魔法笔记本。 用手指或 Apple Pencil 在羊皮纸上写下任何话,停笔片刻,墨迹会被纸页轻轻吸收——住在笔记本里的小精灵"墨墨"读到了,便用手写体一笔一画地回信给你。 · 真实笔触:笔压感应、墨迹晕染,像在真的纸上书写 · 会记得你:墨墨记得最近聊过的话题,像老朋友一样接着聊 · 亲子共用:家长专区可随时开关云端回信、清除全部记忆 · 简单纯粹:无账号、无广告、无内购 回信由 AI 生成(阿里云通义千问),需家长在应用内同意后才会开启;也可选择纯本地模式,不发送任何数据。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 魔法笔记本 MagicBook at none against LessonTally's 3. 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. LessonTally sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 魔法笔记本 MagicBook asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LessonTally | 魔法笔记本 MagicBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 灿灿 李 | 士沛 王 |
In-app purchases
LessonTally
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$3.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$19.99
魔法笔记本 MagicBook
No in-app purchases









