Comparison

Magic Guide vs Coaster Logger

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

Head to head
About

Magic Guide

Navigate Universal Orlando with real-time wait times, interactive park maps, and dining guides. Plan your day with park schedules and event information. Premium features offer advanced search and alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time wait times
  • Interactive park maps
  • Comprehensive dining guide
  • GPS navigation
  • Park schedules and events
  • Wait time notification alerts
Features
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Magic Guide® – Your Essential Universal Orlando Companion Experience Universal Orlando like never before with real-time wait times, interactive park maps, comprehensive dining guides, and GPS navigation. INTERACTIVE PARK MAPS Navigate all Universal Orlando parks with stunning high quality maps for Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, and Epic Universe. See live wait times and next show times directly on the map, pinpoint your exact location with GPS and compass, and quickly find attractions, restaurants, and restrooms with intuitive search and zoom controls. COMPLETE DINING GUIDE Browse menus and details for all dining locations, from table-service restaurants to quick-service stands. Discover options by location, meal offerings, GPS proximity, or your saved favorites. Premium users can search across all menus to find specific foods and dietary options. REAL-TIME WAIT TIMES Stay informed with crowd-sourced wait times updated by park guests throughout the day. View wait times organized by park, proximity, or favorites. Set up notification alerts for your must-do attractions and contribute your own wait time reports when you're in the parks. PARK SCHEDULES & EVENTS Plan your perfect day with up-to-date operating hours for all Universal Orlando parks, plus showtimes for parades, fireworks, and special events. PLANS Build your own Calendar Plans and share them with friends and family. WEATHER Park specific weather including per minute rain forecasts. PREMIUM MAGIC GUIDE+ FEATURES * Wait Time Forecasts per ride * Daily Crowds Forecasts for the next year * Looking Glass augmented reality viewer * VIP Tour ride recommendations * Wait Time Notification Alerts * Wait Times and Park Hours on Apple Watch * Ad-free experience * Apple Family Sharing Whether you're planning your first visit or you're a seasoned passholder, this app puts everything you need right at your fingertips.

About

Coaster Logger

Log and analyze your roller coaster rides with detailed 3D track recreations and advanced statistics. Track metrics like speed, g-forces, and inversions, and earn achievements as you explore your coaster journey.

Highlights
  • 3D roller coaster ride tracking
  • Detailed ride statistics and analysis
  • Catalogue, sort, and compare rides
  • Lifetime trends and highlight tracking
  • Earn badges and achievements
  • Share roller coaster journeys
  • Heart rate and scream intensity tracking
Features
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Coaster Logger is your ultimate companion for tracking and analyzing your roller coaster adventures effortlessly. Place your phone securely in your pocket before boarding, and let the app do the rest. Once your ride is over, dive into intricate 3D track recreations, detailed ride statistics, and comprehensive analyses of your experience. - Track each roller coaster ride in 3D - Detailed analysis of each ride experience with advanced visualisation - Catalogue, sort and compare all your rides - Lifetime trends and statistics - Earn badges and achievements - Share your roller coaster journey Advanced Tracking & Analysis Powered by a proprietary sensor fusion algorithm, Coaster Logger leverages data from your phone’s GPS, accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, and microphone to capture every twist, turn, and scream. If you’re wearing a compatible smartwatch, the app can also track your heart rate, providing an even deeper insight into your thrill levels. The automatically generated analysis includes: - 3D animated models of your ride with key coaster metrics, explorable in AR. - Estimations for track length, ride duration, speed, and g-forces (laterals and verticals) - Counts and durations for drops and airtime moments. - Height estimations - Inversion counts, by angle and duration. - Heart rate from companion watch app. - Scream intensity based on decibels captured by the microphone. - Location details from reverse-geocoding, including maps Achievements As you log more rides, you’ll earn badges and track your lifetime highlights, from the fastest and tallest to the most inverted coasters. You can also organise your roller coaster adventures by park or by season, and build personalised lists. Achievements you can earn includes: - Coaster Credit badges, for counting achievements. - Hyper, Giga, and Strata badges for coasters based on height. - Tourist, Traveller, Explorer badges for international rides. - Centrifuge, Cheetah, Jet Pilot badges for unique ride experiences. - And many more A calendar heat map visually tracks your roller coaster journey, and you can view your fastest, highest, or most thrilling rides at a glance. Tiers Coaster Logger is free to use and is intended for both roller coaster enthusiasts and any amusement park / theme park goers alike. You can subscribe to one of the tiers to support the development and R&D of the underlying coaster fusion algorithm. - Free: Unlimited analyses, but store up to 20 coasters. - Plus: Store unlimited coasters, priority processing, export of processed data and 3D models, and additional customization options. - Pro: For commercial use with dedicated support. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Magic Guide4 screens
Coaster Logger4 screens

Verdict

The call

Magic Guide and Coaster Logger both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Coaster Logger's written reviews are positive against 59% of Magic Guide's. Coaster Logger also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Magic Guide's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 11). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Guide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Coaster Logger sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Guide has 1.8K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Magic Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coaster Logger's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, Coaster Logger weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Guide versus Coaster Logger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic GuideCoaster Logger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better4.4 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVersaEdge Software, LLCLogger Labs LTD

Customer experience

Magic Guide

All ratings1,808 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative36.8%

Coaster Logger

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Magic Guide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Apple Watch app not working
  • Inability to update wait times manually
  • Incorrect or missing attraction and dining information

Requested features

5 requests
  • GPS-enabled navigation within parks
  • Real-time crowd and wait time updates
  • Ability to log visited rides and attractions
  • Integration with park ticketing and FastPass systems
  • More comprehensive dining and menu information

Coaster Logger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Magic Guide

One-time4
  • Premium for Prior Paid UserFree
  • Magic Guide+$12.49
  • Premium Pass Wait Times & More$19.99
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  • Magic Guide+$24.99
4 purchases

Coaster Logger

Subscriptions4
  • Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Magic Guide free?
Magic Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coaster Logger free?
Coaster Logger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Guide or Coaster Logger?
Magic Guide is rated higher. Magic Guide averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Coaster Logger averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do Magic Guide or Coaster Logger have ads?
Magic Guide shows ads; Coaster Logger does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Guide or Coaster Logger?
Magic Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, and Coaster Logger weekly. Most recently, Magic Guide was updated on October 16, 2026 and Coaster Logger on October 6, 2026.

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