DLV Guide by A J Lake vs Playa Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DLV Guide by A J Lake
This fan-made app serves as a comprehensive guide for a popular game, offering detailed tracking for collections like characters, fish, and crafting items. Users can monitor daily interactions with characters, track rare creature sightings, and access quick collection lookups.
- Track game collections (characters, fish, crafting, etc.)
- Mark and track collected items
- Monitor daily character discussions and gifts
- Track rare critter sightings and feeding
- Quick collection information lookup
- Stay updated with latest features
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Welcome to DLV Guide by A J Lake! Our fan-made app is your ultimate guide to all things DLV. With our app, you can easily record and view tons of information about the game's collections, including characters, fish, crafting, foraging, ingredients, meals, gems, clothing sets, and furniture sets. You can even mark and track what you have collected. But that's not all! Our app also lets you track your daily discussions with characters and their favourite things. You can mark characters you've gifted/discussed with, and even see when rare critters are about and note when you've fed them. Need to quickly look up collections information? No problem! Our app lets you do that too. And if you want to stay updated with the latest features, join our Discord server 4kb4PRq7z8. Please note that the information provided within our app is unofficial and for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended for commercial use. All trademarks and copyrights associated with DLV are the property of their respective owners. Crocodile icons were created by Chanut-is-Industries - Flaticon, and raccoon icons were created by Victoruler - Flaticon.
Playa Magic
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Burning Man's event guide has thousands of listings and no good way to sort through them at 2am from a dusty bike seat. Playa Magic turns that list into something spontaneous and playful - helping you discover the right event at the right moment, whether it's nearby, needed, or by chance. Start wandering and find the playa magic! FIVE WAYS TO EXPLORE - Near Me: See what's happening right now, sorted by distance from wherever you're standing. Set your location by GPS, drop a pin at your camp, or search anywhere on the playa. - Match: Tell it what you're in the mood for — dancing, quiet, sweaty, weird, whatever — and it finds events that actually fit, not just ones with matching keywords. - Fate: Can't decide? Give your phone a shake and let a crystal ball pick your next adventure for you. Sometimes the best plans aren't planned at all. - Crawl: Build a multi-stop route for the day or night, with travel time between stops worked out for you. - Browse: Search through all camps & events, and see your saved events and crawls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playa Magic at none against DLV Guide by A J Lake's 1. Playa Magic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. DLV Guide by A J Lake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Playa Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.
DLV Guide by A J Lake ships an update fortnightly, Playa Magic every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DLV Guide by A J Lake | Playa Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (309 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 309 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | A J Lake | Maja Stojiljkovic |
Bugs and requests
DLV Guide by A J Lake
Reported bugs
3 issues- Critter information not always accurate
- Counting/tracking of items sometimes glitchy
- App crashes or closes unexpectedly for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to track player houses and collections
- Sort recipes by value, energy, or ingredient type
- Add crop timers and notifications
- Include a map feature
- Add a daily task list that can be customized
Playa Magic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DLV Guide by A J Lake
- Ad Free$3.99
Playa Magic
No in-app purchases
