Comparison

DVC Planner vs My DVC Plan

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

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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

My DVC Plan

This app helps Disney Vacation Club members maximize their points and vacations with a personalized plan, smart trip search, and instant availability alerts. It provides a clear roadmap for banking, borrowing, and booking, ensuring members never miss an opportunity.

Highlights
  • Personalized DVC plan
  • Step-by-step booking roadmap
  • Smarter trip search
  • Instant availability alerts
  • Point calculator
  • Availability calendar
  • Reminders
Features
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The must-have app for Disney Vacation Club members. Replace spreadsheets with a personalized DVC plan. Manage points, search flexible dates and split stays, and get alerts when rooms become available. • Your personalized DVC plan - A step-by-step roadmap showing exactly when and what to bank, borrow, and book. - Clear actions and dates so you never miss an opportunity or waste points. - Fully customizable. Adjust your plan anytime to fit your goals. - Syncs to Apple, Google Calendars or anything that supports iCal. • Smarter trip search - Instantly see which trips actually fit your plan. - Wondering if that 2-Bedroom at Aulani is possible? We’ll show you. - Filter for real-time availability to find trips you can book right now. - Flexible date search... like “any 3-night stay in June”. - Split Stay search. Find hidden gems by splitting your stay across 2 rooms. • Instant availability alerts - Get notified the moment rooms open up. - Grab hard-to-find reservations before they’re gone. • Tools DVC members rely on - Quick point calculator for any trip - Availability calendar to spot openings at a glance - Reminders via push, text, and email so nothing slips through the cracks Try it free with no obligation for 7-days. Then a monthly or yearly subscription is required to continue. Having issues? Reach out at mydvcplan@wildcardsoftware.net. By downloading and installing, you agree to the End User License Agreement (https://www.wildcardsoftware.net/eula_dvc) and Privacy Policy (https://www.wildcardsoftware.net/privacy_dvc) Please note: My DVC Plan and Wildcard Software LLC are in no way affiliated with or officially connected to The Walt Disney Company.

Screenshots

DVC Planner4 screens
My DVC Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My DVC Plan at 100% against DVC Planner's 48%. My DVC Plan also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). DVC Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

My DVC Plan is free to download; DVC Planner costs $0.99 up front. My DVC Plan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. DVC Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My DVC Plan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My DVC Plan has 15 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 100% of My DVC Plan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DVC Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, My DVC Plan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
DVC Planner versus My DVC Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDVC PlannerMy DVC Plan
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#128 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHollis AmbroseWildcard Software LLC

Customer experience

DVC Planner

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

My DVC Plan

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DVC Planner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

My DVC Plan

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual (Best Value!)7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is DVC Planner free?
DVC Planner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My DVC Plan free?
My DVC Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DVC Planner or My DVC Plan?
My DVC Plan is rated higher. DVC Planner averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while My DVC Plan averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do DVC Planner or My DVC Plan have ads?
Neither DVC Planner nor My DVC Plan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DVC Planner or My DVC Plan?
DVC Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, and My DVC Plan every 3 weeks. Most recently, DVC Planner was updated on September 28, 2026 and My DVC Plan on September 21, 2026.

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