Comparison

DVC Planner vs Magic Reserve

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 our intuitive interface, simply enter your vacation details to instantly calculate required points, track key reservation dates (11-month, 7-month), and monitor dining and event windows. Key Features: • Comprehensive Planning: View point requirements, season details, and days remaining until your trip. • Points Manager: Seamlessly manage multiple contracts across use years, combine points from different home resorts, and track transfers with an easy-to-read summary. • Saved Vacations: Save multiple vacation options for easy comparison and email them directly to friends and family. • Resort Information: Access detailed descriptions, maps, and touch-to-dial phone numbers for every DVC resort. • Apple Watch Support: Conveniently view your saved vacations and member number right from your wrist. Whether you are planning a single getaway or managing multiple set-week contracts, DVC Planner has everything you need to make the most of your membership. Follow @CodeSpyder on Threads!

About

Magic Reserve

Manage your Disney Vacation Club membership with ease. Track points, plan resort stays with accurate calculations, and never miss booking deadlines. Optimize your point usage across multiple contracts.

Highlights
  • Track available, banked, borrowed, and used points
  • Automatic use year, banking, and expiration date calculations
  • Calculate resort stays with night-by-night point totals
  • Set booking window reminders
  • Save and plan trips with point allocation
  • Manage multiple DVC contracts simultaneously
Features
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Magic Reserve is the essential companion for Disney Vacation Club members. Stop juggling spreadsheets and the DVC website. Everything you need to manage your membership is now in one beautifully designed app. TRACK YOUR POINTS See your total available, banked, borrowed, and used points across all your contracts at a glance. Magic Reserve automatically calculates your use year windows, banking deadlines, and expiration dates, color-coded so you always know what needs attention first. CALCULATE RESORT STAYS Browse all 18 DVC resorts and get accurate, night-by-night point totals using the latest 2026 and 2027 point charts. See weekday vs. weekend rates, travel period breakdowns, and nightly tax estimates for Aulani stays, all before you ever call Member Services. NEVER MISS A DEADLINE Set booking window reminders for your upcoming trips: 11-month home resort priority or 7-month open enrollment. Get notified at exactly the right moment so you never lose a coveted reservation. SAVE AND PLAN TRIPS Save resort stays and link them to your contracts. Magic Reserve automatically allocates points from the right use year using First-Expiring-First-Out logic, so your points are always used in the smartest order. MANAGE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS Whether you own one contract or ten, Magic Reserve handles the complexity. Track banking, borrowing, and One-Time-Use (OTU) points across all your ownerships simultaneously.

Screenshots

DVC Planner4 screens
Magic Reserve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magic Reserve at Free against DVC Planner's $0.99. Magic Reserve also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). DVC Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume 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

Magic Reserve is free to download; DVC Planner costs $0.99 up front. Magic Reserve sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DVC Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Reserve holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DVC Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, Magic Reserve every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DVC Planner versus Magic Reserve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDVC PlannerMagic Reserve
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHollis AmbroseFrancisco Diarte

In-app purchases

None

DVC Planner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Magic Reserve

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Magic Reserve Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Year Magic Reserve Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DVC Planner free?
DVC Planner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Reserve free?
Magic Reserve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DVC Planner or Magic Reserve?
Magic Reserve is rated higher. DVC Planner averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Magic Reserve averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DVC Planner or Magic Reserve have ads?
Neither DVC Planner nor Magic Reserve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DVC Planner or Magic Reserve?
DVC Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, and Magic Reserve every 9 days. Most recently, DVC Planner was updated on October 19, 2026 and Magic Reserve on October 4, 2026.

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