Comparison

Holidays Countdown vs MagicWait for Disney World

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

Head to head
About

Holidays Countdown

Track upcoming and current holidays with detailed countdowns for various countries. Easily add events to your calendar, share them with others, and access information offline. Optimized for a range of Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Holiday countdowns
  • Add events to calendar
  • Share holidays
  • Offline access
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Get countdowns for the upcoming and current holidays in different countries. Features: - add holiday events to calendar - share holidays - works offline with cached calendar data - support for the iPhone 6 and 6+ - support for the iPad multitasking (split view..) Apple Watch Features: - upcoming and current holidays in different countries - watch app and glance interface for a quick lookup

About

MagicWait for Disney World

Get real-time wait times, park hours, and show schedules for Disney parks. Plan your day with interactive maps, food finders, and customizable alerts. Offers offline access and voice-activated planning.

Highlights
  • Real-time wait times
  • Park hours and event schedules
  • Interactive park maps
  • Food and menu finder
  • Customizable wait alerts
  • Offline access
  • Trip planning tools
Features
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Real-time wait times for all six theme parks across Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, plus a trip planner and every park menu for the days you want to plan ahead. Built for the moment you are standing in the park, deciding what to do next. FREE AND STAYING FREE • Live wait times for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, refreshed every minute during park hours • Lightning Lane Multi Pass return times and Single Pass pricing at a glance • Park hours, including Early Entry, Extended Evening and special events • Show and parade times, with reminders before they start • Wait alerts: get a notification the moment a ride drops below your number • Ride history with trip grouping, personal stats and manual entry • Favorites grouped by park for a fast morning check • Crowd levels and current weather at each park • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that keep wait times fresh, and a full Apple Watch app • Side by side on iPad and iPhone Duo: wait times next to the map, Today next to the list • Works offline with cached data when the network does not ASK MAGICWAIT Ask a question the way you would ask a friend: "what's worth doing right now?", "is this wait actually dropping?", "what should we do before the parade?" Answers come from live wait times, today's schedule and real trends. Included free, with a daily allowance. THE MAP Every attraction on a real park map, with wait times color coded so you can read a whole land at a glance. Tap any pin for details. Parade routes animate along their actual path. MAGICWAIT+ An optional subscription for people who are in the parks often. Plan your trip • Plan one day or a whole trip, the night before or months ahead • Say what you want in your own words and each day starts with those rides plus a few good picks • Early entry and party nights get their own sections, with each day's park hours and event times • Keep several trips and add days as plans change • Reminders before reservations, shows and Lightning Lane windows, and a heads-up when a ride on your list goes down • Ask MagicWait to change a day; you see every change first and can undo it Food Finder • Search every menu at both resorts by dish, restaurant or craving • Festival booths and party-only treats are labeled • Keep a list of restaurants and a list of snacks to try, and check them off as you go • Add a place to eat to your plan in one tap Also with MagicWait+ • Walk there: turn-by-turn walking directions to any attraction • Extended wait history: the full day's pattern, not just the last hour • Up to 20 active wait alerts instead of 3 • Seasonal themes and app icons • No ads • A much higher daily allowance for Ask MagicWait $3.99/month or $24.99/year. Cancel anytime in Settings. WHY MAGICWAIT No account and no sign-up screen. Open it and it works. Wait times come from ThemeParks.wiki, a free public community API, and the app is built to be fast on park Wi-Fi, which is to say on bad Wi-Fi. MagicWait is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company or any theme park operator. Disney, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, park, and attraction names are used solely as factual identifiers for the real-world destinations the app supports. All MagicWait branding, icons, screenshots, and graphics are original. Weather data provided by Apple Weather. Privacy Policy: https://magicwait.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://magicwait.com/terms

Screenshots

Holidays Countdown4 screens
MagicWait for Disney World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MagicWait for Disney World at Free against Holidays Countdown's $0.99. MagicWait for Disney World also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 13 months). Holidays Countdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MagicWait for Disney World is free to download; Holidays Countdown costs $0.99 up front. MagicWait for Disney World sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Holidays Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Holidays Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicWait for Disney World has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Holidays Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of MagicWait for Disney World's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Holidays Countdown ships an update every 13 months, MagicWait for Disney World every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Holidays Countdown versus MagicWait for Disney World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHolidays CountdownMagicWait for Disney World
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasCasey Scull

Customer experience

Holidays Countdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

MagicWait for Disney World

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Holidays Countdown

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MagicWait for Disney World

Subscriptions2
  • MagicWait+ Monthly$3.991 Month
  • MagicWait+ Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Holidays Countdown free?
Holidays Countdown costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MagicWait for Disney World free?
MagicWait for Disney World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Holidays Countdown or MagicWait for Disney World?
Holidays Countdown is rated higher. Holidays Countdown averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MagicWait for Disney World averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Holidays Countdown or MagicWait for Disney World have ads?
MagicWait for Disney World shows ads; Holidays Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Holidays Countdown or MagicWait for Disney World?
Holidays Countdown ships an update every 13 months, and MagicWait for Disney World every 10 days. Most recently, Holidays Countdown was updated on November 13, 2026 and MagicWait for Disney World on November 14, 2026.

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