DreamHack vs MagicCon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DreamHack
Navigate events with a personalized schedule, notifications for favorite activities, and venue maps. Manage tickets, check-in digitally, and complete challenges to compete with friends on leaderboards.
- Personalized event schedule
- Activity notifications
- Digital ticket management
- Venue overview
- In-app challenges and leaderboards
- Digital check-in
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With the DreamHack app, you can: · See everything happening during the event, add notifications for your favourite activities, and create your own personalized schedule · Complete challenges, gather achievements, and compete against your friends on the leaderboards · See all your tickets, and your seat information if you have a BYOC ticket, and check-in without a physical ticket · Get an overview of the venue and the different areas of the event We'll be continuously testing and releasing new features for DreamHack visitors and viewers with regular intervals. Welcome to DreamHack; World of Gamers – Community of Friends.
MagicCon
Navigate your convention experience with this official app. Access event schedules, detailed maps, guest information, and real-time updates. Activate your badge within the app to unlock exclusive features.
- Event schedule and programming
- Detailed convention center maps
- Guest and artist profiles
- Real-time push notifications
- Badge activation for immersive features
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The official MagicCon mobile app is your ultimate companion for navigating through the entire event. Designed to enhance your weekend experience, this app delivers the event information you need right at your fingertips. What else can I use the app for? 1.) Event Schedule and Programming Plan your weekend by viewing all up-to-date schedules of events, including Panels, Ticketed Play Events, Meet and Greets, and many other show feature activities. Browse different stages, event types, and do not forget to select your favorites and set reminders, so you never miss a moment. 2.) Maps Easily find your way around the convention center and event spaces with our detailed show maps! Our maps include close details of important locations and show features like Magic Marketplace, Art of Magic, Free Play areas, and more! 3.) Guest and Artist information Check out profiles for all our guests and get more information on signing schedules, panel appearances, and meet and greet opportunities. 4.) Push Notifications and Updates Stay informed with real-time alerts about schedule changes, exhibitor exclusive announcements, and show updates throughout the weekend. 5.) Badge Activation and Gaming Easily activate your badge directly in the mobile app to unlock immersive features and exclusive show floor activities, and to play in the Game Hub, which includes the find Fblthp Scavenger Hunt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DreamHack at every 2 weeks against MagicCon's every 4 months. DreamHack also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). MagicCon's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 17). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for DreamHack against 2.3 for MagicCon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicCon has 131 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 13% and 13% positive.
DreamHack ships an update every 2 weeks, MagicCon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DreamHack | MagicCon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (17 ratings) — better | 2.3 (131 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 13.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 131 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EFG Sweden AB | Reed Elsevier Inc. |
Customer experience
DreamHack
MagicCon
In-app purchases
DreamHack
No in-app purchases
MagicCon
No in-app purchases
