DVC Planner vs Keyholder Vacations
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DVC Planner
Easily plan your Disney Vacation Club trips. Calculate required points, track reservation and dining call dates, and manage your points across multiple contracts. View resort maps and save vacation details.
- Calculate points required
- Track reservation call dates
- Track dining/event call dates
- Manage multiple contracts
- View resort maps
- Save and email vacation plans
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Vacation Club Planning At Your Fingertips! DVC Planner is the fast and easy way to plan your upcoming DVC vacations! Using the easy, intuitive interface, enter in your vacation information. The DVC Planner then provides you with the following: 1. Number of points required. 2. 11 month and 7 month reservation call dates 3. 180 day, 90 day and 60 day call dates for dining and events 4. Holding day date (30 day date). If you must cancel your reservation, cancel BEFORE the Holding Day Date in order to avoid having your points go into the holding account. 5. Days until vacation. 6. Reminders that you have added 7. Vacation points details (seasons, points) for each night of your stay. The DVC Planner also allows the user to save and even email their vacations for later recall and comparison. Plan multiple vacation options and save them all for later reference! Email them to a friend or loved one for planning! Planners Section The DVC Planner is the same rock solid planner. The manual planner is for those with set-week contracts. Saved Vacations Section Within the saved vacations section, you are able to view your saved vacations. View Points / Seasons details for each night of your stay. Add points that you will use for the vacation. The points manager will track your points usage. Create and edit reminders for your vacation. Points Manager Section Manage multiple contracts over multiple use years Combine points from multiple home resorts to make vacations; track points individually using the points manager Use points for vacations that span two use years. The points manager will intelligently display results in the summary. Points manager summary knows the vacations which uses your points and displays the results in an easy-to-read manner Transferring points out? No problem. The Points Manager will show those transfers in the summary in logical order. Transferring points in? No problem. The Points Manager will show the status of those points in the summary. DVC Resorts Section View resort information - wonderful descriptions, addresses and phone numbers. iPhones may dial resorts by using the touch-to-dial feature. Guide Section Enter in your guide's name and phone number for easy reference. Enter in DVC's 800 number for vacation reservations. Touch-to-dial feature allows iPhone users to quickly and easily dial your guide or DVC. Map Section View maps of every DVC Resort. Settings and Things Section Calendars, About, Messages, Apple Watch, Backup and Restore About the Apple Watch App View saved vacations and member number, handy when you are calling DVC Member Services. View added to conveniently view member number. Follow @CodeSpyder on Threads!
Keyholder Vacations
Earn loyalty points by engaging with partner brands and redeem them for exclusive rewards. Track your progress, discover special deals, and receive personalized updates to maximize your benefits.
- Earn loyalty points
- Redeem points for rewards
- Track point balance and history
- Discover exclusive deals
- Receive personalized updates
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With the Keyholder Loyalty App, you can: Earn Points: Collect keys every time you work with one of our brands. Redeem Rewards: Use your points for special rewards Track Your Progress: Keep an eye on your keys balance and reward history at any time. Discover Exclusive Deals: Get early access to promotions, member-only offers, and specials. Stay Connected: Receive personalized updates and never miss a chance to maximize your rewards. Download today and start earning rewards with every purchase!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keyholder Vacations at 100% against DVC Planner's 48%. Keyholder Vacations also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Keyholder Vacations is free to download; DVC Planner costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Keyholder Vacations holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of DVC Planner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Keyholder Vacations's.
DVC Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, Keyholder Vacations every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DVC Planner | Keyholder Vacations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hollis Ambrose | DVC Acquisition, LLC |
Customer experience
DVC Planner
Keyholder Vacations
In-app purchases
DVC Planner
No in-app purchases
Keyholder Vacations
No in-app purchases
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