Comparison
BobbyBrowser vs MagicSchool
MagicSchool is excellent at teacher-side AI productivity (lesson planning, rubrics, IEPs). BobbyBrowser solves a different problem: making student work visible. Most schools that adopt MagicSchool still need a browser layer. BobbyBrowser is that layer plus a Socratic AI tutor — so you don't end up paying for two SaaS that don't talk to each other.
| Feature | BobbyBrowser | MagicSchool |
|---|---|---|
| AI tools for teachers (lesson planning, rubrics) | Yes | Yes |
| Managed student browser | Yes | No |
| Per-assignment AI policy enforced at the browser layer | Yes | No |
| Real-time monitoring of student work in progress | Yes | No |
| AI-writing detection on submissions | Yes | No |
| AI tool firewall (block ChatGPT/Gemini/etc. + proxies) | Yes | No |
| Live writing feedback inside Google Docs | Yes | No |
| CIPA filter with auth-domain bypass | Yes | No |
| Cross-OS native (Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS) | Yes | Web app only |
| School & district pricing transparent | Free pilot | Tiered |
MagicSchool details reflect publicly available information as of May 2026 and may change. Found something out of date? Email [email protected].
Why teachers switch
- MagicSchool helps teachers plan; BobbyBrowser helps teachers see what students actually did during the assignment.
- BobbyBrowser enforces AI policy at the browser layer — students literally cannot navigate to ChatGPT during the lockdown window.
- You get real-time writing feedback inside Google Docs (every 10 minutes), not just an AI rewriter teachers paste into.
- MagicSchool makes assignments harder to cheat with its AI-resistant assignment generator; BobbyBrowser actually detects AI-written work and shows the writing process behind it.
- Districts buying MagicSchool typically still need a separate browser monitor (GoGuardian, Securly). BobbyBrowser replaces both.