LearnReader vs Magic Books
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
LearnReader
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Learn languages through the content you already enjoy. Read books and comics, browse websites, and watch videos while translating words and phrases in context. LearnReader combines an EPUB reader, contextual AI translation, vocabulary flashcards, and spaced repetition. Explore 1,000 free books or import your own EPUB files, ZIP/CBZ comics, and videos. A FREE LIBRARY OF 1,000 BOOKS Explore 1,000 EPUB books in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Find your next read with search, language filters, popular titles, and a Top 100 collection, or import your own EPUB files. READ YOUR WAY Choose continuous scrolling or paginated reading with page-curl and slide transitions. Adjust the theme and text, add bookmarks, and continue from your saved position. On iPad, enjoy two-page spreads in landscape. QUICK TRANSLATION OR DEEP UNDERSTANDING Use Apple on-device translation for quick lookups. Supported languages can work offline after the required language packs have been downloaded. For a deeper understanding, use AI contextual translation with pronunciation, usage explanations, alternative meanings, and natural expressions. Explanations adapt to your learning level. AI features require an internet connection. LEARN FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTENT โข Read EPUB books and ZIP/CBZ comics and manga. โข Browse websites with bookmarks, history, and Find on Page. โข Watch imported videos and compatible web videos. โข Recognize and select text in images, comic pages, and video frames. โข Translate individual words, phrases, or full sentences without leaving your content. REMEMBER WHAT YOU LEARN Save useful translations as flashcards with the original sentence, pronunciation, and contextual explanation. Smart spaced repetition schedules your reviews to help you remember vocabulary over time. Review cards directly from interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: reveal an answer, rate your recall, and see your progress. KEEP YOUR VOCABULARY ORGANIZED Search your flashcard library, see what is due, and manage your saved words and phrases. Optional Sign in with Apple enables cloud flashcard synchronization across your devices. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Premium analytics show review workload, difficult cards, learning success, and vocabulary progress. Open an individual card to explore its review history, difficulty, stability, and next review date. MADE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS Choose English or Russian for the interface from the first launch. Set your source language, translation language, and learning level to make the experience your own. LearnReader offers optional Premium subscriptions for premium features. Sign in with Apple is not required to purchase or restore a subscription. Learn from what you love. Understand words in context. Remember them for longer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://legal.learnreaderapp.com/privacy.html
Magic Books
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Most language apps give you sentences about a red apple. Magic Books gives you Alice, Pinocchio and the Brothers Grimm โ 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 โข Pick a book. Every chapter is rewritten for your exact level. โข Learn โ Flow. Start with your own language woven through the page, and end up reading the real thing. โข Tap any word for an instant explanation โ meaning, pronunciation, and an example sentence. Then it comes back tomorrow, when you're about to forget it. โข Too hard? Too easy? Move the blend a step, mid-chapter. โข Call Maya, your tutor, and talk about what you just read. THE LIBRARY 61 books across German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English โ 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 โ 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 โ 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
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Verdict
LearnReader and Magic Books are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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Both are free to download. LearnReader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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.
LearnReader ships an update every 3 weeks, Magic Books monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LearnReader | Magic Books |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks โ better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Chernyshov | ED AI LTD |
In-app purchases
LearnReader
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Magic Books
- 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









