Comparison

Kotoba Dōjō 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

Kotoba Dōjō

Features
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Learn a language. Shape your story. Build your dojo. Kotoba Dōjō brings vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension, reading and writing into one learning journey. Practice adapts as you learn, your choices influence the story, and your dojo grows with your progress. REMEMBER WORDS AND PUT THEM TO USE Build your vocabulary with flashcards, example sentences and varied exercises. Spaced repetition brings words back for review, while adaptive sessions help you work on what needs more practice. MAKE GRAMMAR CLICK Explore grammar explanations and put the rules into practice. Work through focused exercises and return for adaptive review as you build confidence with sentences. TRAIN YOUR EAR Practice listening comprehension with audio scenarios and questions that help you check what you understood. Connect the words you recognize on the page with the language you hear. FIND YOUR WORDS IN WRITING Write in the language you are learning and get feedback on your work. Use writing practice to bring vocabulary and grammar together and see what to improve next. A STORY YOU HELP SHAPE Follow Takeshi's Tale alongside your training. Make choices that influence the story and discover what comes next as you progress. A DOJO THAT GROWS WITH YOU Build and personalize your dojo, equip your character and make your progress visible. Each return is a chance to develop your skills and the place you call your own. KEEP LEARNING THROUGH WHAT YOU ENJOY Read books and graded stories, tap unfamiliar words and save them for practice. Bring your own study material and make it part of your learning routine. LEARN YOUR NEXT LANGUAGE Study Spanish, Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Polish or Russian. Choose your language and start your first practice session. Your dojo is waiting. Free access is available. Some features require Kotoba Dōjō Pro. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Kotoba Dōjō Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://kotobadojo.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://kotobadojo.com/terms Support: support@kotobadojo.com

About

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 — 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

Kotoba Dōjō4 screens
Magic Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kotoba Dōjō at every 3 days against Magic Books's monthly. Kotoba Dōjō also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kotoba Dōjō sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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

Kotoba Dōjō ships an update every 3 days, Magic Books monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Kotoba Dōjō versus Magic Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKotoba DōjōMagic Books
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtsiom ChtrykovED AI LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kotoba Dōjō

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$50.991 Year
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 Kotoba Dōjō free?
Kotoba Dōjō 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 Kotoba Dōjō or Magic Books have ads?
Neither Kotoba Dōjō nor Magic Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kotoba Dōjō or Magic Books?
Kotoba Dōjō ships an update every 3 days, and Magic Books monthly. Most recently, Kotoba Dōjō was updated on October 31, 2026 and Magic Books on October 25, 2026.

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