Mouse Times vs Dapper Dads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mouse Times
This app provides real-time wait times for attractions at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. It offers a clean interface with options to sort rides and share wait times. The data is updated frequently to ensure accuracy.
- Real-time wait times for Disney parks
- Light/Dark mode options
- Sort rides by wait time or alphabetically
- Share ride wait times
- Minimalist interface
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Mouse Times is a minimalist live wait times tracker for Walt Disney World and Disneyland attractions. Attractions without current data (closed, refurbishment, or no info) are hidden to keep the list focused on available attractions. Set personal Wait Time Alerts to get a push notification when an attraction drops to your desired wait time. Features: • Live wait times for Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disneyland, and California Adventure • Wait Time Alerts — get notified when an attraction reaches an acceptable wait time • Light and Dark Mode • Sort by wait time or alphabetically • Share a ride's wait time — great for messaging your party or journaling the day • Available in English and Portuguese
Dapper Dads
This unofficial fan app provides park weather, wait times, and ride alerts. It also features podcast episodes, news, and interactive games. Designed for park enthusiasts, it offers a comprehensive guide to enhancing your visit.
- Park weather and radar
- Wait times and ride alerts
- Podcast episodes
- Park news
- Interactive games
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The Dapper Dads Park Experience is from the hosts of the DWA podcast. Park weather and radar, wait times, ride and hours alerts, the podcast, Hype, 3 Questions, trips, park news, and Contact the Dads. A few games. We’re not experts. We’re neighbors. This app is not directed at children under 13. Unofficial fan app. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company or Walt Disney World Resort. No harassment, sexual content, or illegal posts. We remove what breaks these rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dapper Dads at none against Mouse Times's 3. Dapper Dads also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). Mouse Times's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Mouse Times sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dapper Dads asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mouse Times against 5.0 for Dapper Dads. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mouse Times has 100 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Mouse Times ships an update every 2 weeks, Dapper Dads every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mouse Times | Dapper Dads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (100 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Roman Thompson | BENJAMIN MELVIN WILSON |
Customer experience
Mouse Times
Dapper Dads
In-app purchases
Mouse Times
- Buy Me a Coffee$2.99
- Buy Me a Donut$4.99
- Buy Me Breakfast$9.99
Dapper Dads
No in-app purchases
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