flip education
Active Learning for Every Classroom
MagicSchool AI
AI Teacher Toolkit
Flip Education vs MagicSchool AI
Both use AI to help teachers plan better lessons. The difference is in what kind of lessons, for which classrooms, and how deep the pedagogy goes.
The Bottom Line
Which one is right for you?
Choose Flip Education if…
Your priority is curriculum-aligned active learning, Social and Emotional Learning integration, international standards across 10 countries, or the ability to work offline.
Choose MagicSchool AI if…
You need a broad all-in-one toolkit of 80+ AI tools, a student-facing platform, or the weight of a 5-million-strong teacher community behind you.
Feature by Feature
How we compare
| Feature | Flip Education | MagicSchool AI |
|---|---|---|
| Core Planning | ||
| AI lesson generation | ||
| No account required to start | ||
| Designed for offline delivery | ||
| Print-ready classroom materials | Partial | |
| Curriculum Depth | ||
| Curriculum standards (10 countries) | US only | |
| 48 active learning methodologies | ||
| Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) built in | ||
| Native multilingual content (EN / PT / ES) | Machine-translated | |
| Visual lesson missions | ||
| Scale & Tools | ||
| Student platform | MagicStudent | |
| 80+ AI teacher tools | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No account needed | Free (account required) |
| Paid plan | ||
Where Flip Leads
What Flip does better
Active learning, not just AI output
Flip structures every lesson around one of 48 research-backed pedagogies: mock trials, Socratic seminars, design challenges, gallery walks. MagicSchool generates text. Flip generates experiences.
Social and Emotional Learning built in
Every lesson maps to SEL competencies automatically: self-awareness, responsible decision-making, relationship skills. Not a separate module, not an add-on. Built into the lesson from the start.
Designed for offline delivery
Flip lessons are built around physical, hands-on classroom activities from the start. Students move, debate, build, and discuss. Print-ready materials are part of the design, not a fallback.
Standards across 10 countries
US, UK, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Colombia, Chile, India, and Singapore. Standards alignment is built into every generation step, not appended after the fact.
Start in 60 seconds, no account required
Generate and preview a full lesson plan before deciding whether to sign up. No registration barrier, no credit card, no friction.
Genuinely multilingual content
Portuguese and Spanish content is written natively, not machine-translated. Lessons for Brazilian and Latin American classrooms read like they were written for those classrooms, because they were.
Honest Acknowledgement
Where MagicSchool AI wins
We think Flip is the better lesson planning tool. We also think you should know what it doesn't do yet.
80+ AI tools in one place
MagicSchool offers rubric generators, IEP assistants, parent communication drafts, differentiation helpers, and more. If you need a broad all-in-one toolkit, it covers ground Flip does not.
MagicStudent platform
A student-facing AI experience lets teachers extend AI assistance directly to learners. Flip has no student platform.
5 million teachers
A large community means more shared templates, faster feature iteration, and plenty of peer-tested lesson plans to browse for inspiration.
Common Questions
Frequently asked
Is Flip Education free?
Does MagicSchool support international curricula?
Which tool is better for active learning?
Does Flip Education support Social and Emotional Learning?
See it for yourself
Generate a complete lesson plan in under 60 seconds. No account required.