Comparison

Magic Read vs Read Easy

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

Head to head
About

Magic Read

Features
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Read, listen and speak any text in a new language. Magic Read turns any text into a lesson: paste an article, a dialogue, song lyrics or your homework, or scan a page from a book. You get pinyin over every word, natural audio and instant translations, then say each sentence out loud and see how you really sound. READ • Pinyin over every word, with one tap • Natural voices, sentence by sentence, with a slow mode • Tap any word for its meaning and save it to a deck • Stories for every level, from A1 to B2 SCAN • Point your camera at a book or worksheet and the text appears, ready to practise • Chinese copied from PDFs is cleaned up automatically SPEAK • Say every sentence out loud and get a score for each word • See accuracy, fluency and completeness • Practise the same text you just read REMEMBER • Review saved words at the right moment, before you forget them • A gentle daily reminder tells you how many words are waiting • Learn and Check modes, plus speaking practice with your cards WATCH • Learn from YouTube videos with interactive subtitles FOR TEACHERS • Share texts and decks with your students through a link PLANS Every new account starts with a 3-day trial of everything. • Free: 1 reading text per day • Pro: unlimited reading, pronunciation scoring, saved texts, decks, review and video Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://magicread.app/terms Privacy: https://magicread.app/privacy

About

Read Easy

This reader app offers a customizable and comfortable reading experience with adjustable fonts, spacing, and backgrounds. It includes text-to-speech functionality, a focus ruler, and supports various import formats, all while prioritizing user privacy with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable font, size, and spacing
  • Soft background options
  • Text-to-speech with word highlighting
  • Focus ruler for line-by-line reading
  • Import various document formats
  • On-device text recognition from images
Features
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Read Easy is a calm, distraction-free reader that makes text easier and more comfortable to read — especially helpful for anyone who finds dense text tiring. • Adjust the font, size, letter spacing, line spacing, and a soft background — no harsh black-on-white. • Listen: the app reads aloud and highlights each word, and the focus follows the voice, line by line. • Focus ruler dims everything except the line you're on. • Add your own text: paste, import TXT, Markdown, RTF, HTML, PDF, or Word (DOCX), scan a page with the camera, or pick a photo — with on-device text recognition. Private by design: no accounts, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Magic Read4 screens
Read Easy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read Easy at none against Magic Read's 2. Magic Read's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Magic Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Read Easy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Magic Read versus Read Easy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic ReadRead Easy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeorgy KikvidzeAndrei Rozin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Magic Read

Subscriptions2
  • Magic Read Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Magic Read Pro (Annual)$49.991 Year
None

Read Easy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Read free?
Magic Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read Easy free?
Read Easy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Read or Read Easy have ads?
Neither Magic Read nor Read Easy shows ads.

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