Comparison

DVC Planner vs DreamTable

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Calculate points required
  • Track reservation call dates
  • Track dining/event call dates
  • Manage multiple contracts
  • View resort maps
  • Save and email vacation plans
Features
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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!

About

DreamTable

This app simplifies securing hard-to-get reservations at Disney parks. It sends instant alerts when openings become available at your desired restaurants and experiences, allowing you to book quickly. Enjoy stress-free magical dining without constant refreshing.

Highlights
  • Instant reservation alerts
  • Supports all US Disney parks
  • Fast setup, no account needed
  • One-tap booking link
  • Unlimited alerts with Passholder
Features
Currently charting
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DreamTable helps make those hard-to-get Disney dining and experience reservations, easy! DreamTable sends instant alerts the moment a reservation becomes available at your favorite restaurants and experiences—giving you the chance to snag it! From dining with princesses to pirate feasts, tables vanish quickly. Instead of refreshing nonstop, let DreamTable keep watch and notify you the second an opening appears. Stress-free magical dining is just a tap away! DreamTable Features: • Fast & Easy: Download and setup your first dining alert in seconds—no account required! • Receive Instant Alerts: Get notified the moment we find availability! • One-Tap Booking: Jump straight to the official app or website to secure your table! • Start for Free: Create one alert on us, or become a Passholder for unlimited alerts and full-feature access! DreamTable currently supports all reservable dining and experiences at all US based parks—with even more international parks coming soon! Privacy Policy: https://www.dreamtable.co/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.dreamtable.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

DVC Planner4 screens
DreamTable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DreamTable at 95% against DVC Planner's 48%. DreamTable also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.9 vs 3.0). DVC Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DreamTable is free to download; DVC Planner costs $0.99 up front. DreamTable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. DVC Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DreamTable holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DreamTable has 305 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of DVC Planner's written reviews are positive against 95% of DreamTable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DVC Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, DreamTable weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
DVC Planner versus DreamTable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDVC PlannerDreamTable
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (305 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews95.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2305 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#104 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB351 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHollis AmbroseEvergreen Apps

Customer experience

DVC Planner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative35.7%

DreamTable

All ratings305 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%

Bugs and requests

DVC Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DreamTable

Requested features

1 request
  • Ability to select more specific reservation time windows

In-app purchases

None

DVC Planner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DreamTable

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pass$9.991 Month
  • Annual Pass$34.991 Year

Questions

Is DVC Planner free?
DVC Planner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DreamTable free?
DreamTable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DVC Planner or DreamTable?
DreamTable is rated higher. DVC Planner averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DreamTable averages 4.9 from 305 ratings.
Do DVC Planner or DreamTable have ads?
Neither DVC Planner nor DreamTable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DVC Planner or DreamTable?
DVC Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, and DreamTable weekly. Most recently, DVC Planner was updated on September 23, 2026 and DreamTable on September 22, 2026.

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