Comparison

Lecsium vs Magic Books

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

Head to head
About

Lecsium

Features
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Choose the language you're learning, your level, genre, characters, and ideas. Lecsium creates a personalized novel that unfolds chapter by chapter, with language-learning tools built directly into the reading experience. READ AT YOUR LEVEL Your story adapts to your language level, helping you spend more time reading and less time decoding text that's out of reach. UNDERSTAND WITHOUT LEAVING THE STORY Tap a word for an instant translation and contextual help, then keep reading without breaking immersion. READ AND LISTEN Listen to your chapters directly in the Reader and experience the story through both text and audio. BUILD VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT Save words you discover while reading and review them progressively in your vocabulary notebook. CREATE THE STORY YOU WANT Pick a genre and an idea, or use Author mode to shape characters, plot, and your fictional world. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Your novels, covers, vocabulary, and reading progress stay organized in your personal library. Learn through reading in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and Korean. No endless stream of isolated sentences. Read because you want to know what happens next. Read. Understand. Progress. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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 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 โ€ข Pick a book. Every chapter is rewritten for your exact level. โ€ข Learn โ‡„ Flow. Start with your own language woven through the page, and end up reading the real thing. โ€ข 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. โ€ข Too hard? Too easy? Move the blend a step, mid-chapter. โ€ข 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

Screenshots

Lecsium4 screens
Magic Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lecsium at every 8 days against Magic Books's monthly. Lecsium also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lecsium sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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

Lecsium ships an update every 8 days, Magic Books monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Lecsium versus Magic Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLecsiumMagic Books
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size62 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNathan GrondinED AI LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lecsium

Subscriptions3
  • Reader$3.991 Month
  • Author$5.991 Month
  • Ultra$12.991 Month
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 Lecsium free?
Lecsium 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 Lecsium or Magic Books have ads?
Neither Lecsium nor Magic Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lecsium or Magic Books?
Lecsium ships an update every 8 days, and Magic Books monthly. Most recently, Lecsium was updated on November 6, 2026 and Magic Books on November 6, 2026.

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