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MagicSchool offers 80+ AI tools for US classrooms. Adaptify adapts your existing resources and generates new ones — with per-pupil accessibility profiles, batch learning packs, and print-ready output — built for UK schools.
MagicSchool AI offers 80+ tools covering everything from lesson planning to student-facing AI tutors, primarily designed for US classrooms and Common Core standards. It's a strong all-in-one platform for American educators. But UK teachers often need something different: the ability to upload their own existing worksheets and adapt them with per-pupil accessibility formatting — dyslexia-friendly fonts, custom spacing, reading level adjustments — and generate print-ready PDF packs for a whole class in one click. Teachers looking for UK curriculum alignment, GDPR compliance with UK data residency, and deep personalisation rather than broad AI tooling often look for a more focused alternative.
Key differences
Both tools help teachers create resources with AI. They take different approaches.
MagicSchool generates new content from prompts. Adaptify lets you upload your existing worksheets, WAGOLLs, and resources — PDFs, Word documents, or photos — then creates personalised versions for every pupil in your class.
Adaptify stores accessibility preferences for each learner — font choice, spacing, colour overlays, reading level — and applies them automatically. MagicSchool has no per-pupil formatting or accessibility profiles.
Adaptify is designed for UK educators, aligned with the National Curriculum, and stores data in the UK under GDPR. MagicSchool is US-based, aligned with Common Core standards, and stores data in the United States.
Select a class, tick the lessons, and download personalised PDF packs for every pupil — formatted and ready for the photocopier. MagicSchool offers basic PDF export but no batch generation or professional formatting.
Compare features
| Feature | Adaptify | MagicSchool | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adapt existing resources | Text-only levelling (paste and relevel) | Upload your own PDFs and documents to personalise them | |
| Generate from a prompt | Create worksheets, quizzes, and resources from a topic or prompt | ||
| Per-pupil accessibility profiles | Font, spacing, colour, and reading level preferences per learner | ||
| Dyslexia-friendly formatting | OpenDyslexic font, increased spacing, coloured overlays | ||
| Reading level adaptation | Text Leveler (US grade levels) | Adjust content to match each pupil's reading age | |
| Batch learning packs | Generate personalised versions for a whole class in one click | ||
| Print-ready PDF output | Basic PDF export | Download formatted PDFs ready for the photocopier | |
| Number of generators | 20+ | 80+ tools | Range of AI resource generators available |
| Student-facing AI tools | AI tutor, study bot, and supervised AI spaces for pupils | ||
| UK curriculum alignment | US Common Core standards | Content aligned with the National Curriculum for England | |
| UK data residency & GDPR | GDPR-aware, US data residency | Student data stored in the UK, fully GDPR compliant | |
| Google Drive & OneDrive import | Import directly from your school's cloud storage | ||
| Camera capture | Photograph a worksheet and import it directly | ||
| Block editor | Studio Mode (basic rich text) | Edit generated content before printing |
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