Comparison

MagicWait for Disney World vs Potty Plotter

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

Head to head
About

MagicWait for Disney World

Get real-time theme park wait times, park hours, and show schedules for Disney parks. Plan your day with interactive maps, food finders, and personalized alerts. Offers offline access and a conversational AI assistant for planning.

Highlights
  • Real-time wait times
  • Park hours and event schedules
  • Interactive park maps
  • Food and menu finder
  • Customizable wait alerts
  • Offline access
  • Conversational AI assistant
Features
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Real-time wait times for all six theme parks across Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, plus a trip planner and every park menu for the days you want to plan ahead. Built for the moment you are standing in the park, deciding what to do next. FREE AND STAYING FREE • Live wait times for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, refreshed every minute during park hours • Lightning Lane Multi Pass return times and Single Pass pricing at a glance • Park hours, including Early Entry, Extended Evening and special events • Show and parade times, with reminders before they start • Wait alerts: get a notification the moment a ride drops below your number • Ride history with trip grouping, personal stats and manual entry • Favorites grouped by park for a fast morning check • Crowd levels and current weather at each park • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that keep wait times fresh, and a full Apple Watch app • Side by side on iPad and iPhone Duo: wait times next to the map, Today next to the list • Works offline with cached data when the network does not ASK MAGICWAIT Ask a question the way you would ask a friend: "what's worth doing right now?", "is this wait actually dropping?", "what should we do before the parade?" Answers come from live wait times, today's schedule and real trends. Included free, with a daily allowance. THE MAP Every attraction on a real park map, with wait times color coded so you can read a whole land at a glance. Tap any pin for details. Parade routes animate along their actual path. MAGICWAIT+ An optional subscription for people who are in the parks often. Plan your trip • Plan one day or a whole trip, the night before or months ahead • Say what you want in your own words and each day starts with those rides plus a few good picks • Early entry and party nights get their own sections, with each day's park hours and event times • Keep several trips and add days as plans change • Reminders before reservations, shows and Lightning Lane windows, and a heads-up when a ride on your list goes down • Ask MagicWait to change a day; you see every change first and can undo it Food Finder • Search every menu at both resorts by dish, restaurant or craving • Festival booths and party-only treats are labeled • Keep a list of restaurants and a list of snacks to try, and check them off as you go • Add a place to eat to your plan in one tap Also with MagicWait+ • Walk there: turn-by-turn walking directions to any attraction • Extended wait history: the full day's pattern, not just the last hour • Up to 20 active wait alerts instead of 3 • Seasonal themes and app icons • No ads • A much higher daily allowance for Ask MagicWait $3.99/month or $24.99/year. Cancel anytime in Settings. WHY MAGICWAIT No account and no sign-up screen. Open it and it works. Wait times come from ThemeParks.wiki, a free public community API, and the app is built to be fast on park Wi-Fi, which is to say on bad Wi-Fi. MagicWait is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company or any theme park operator. Disney, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, park, and attraction names are used solely as factual identifiers for the real-world destinations the app supports. All MagicWait branding, icons, screenshots, and graphics are original. Weather data provided by Apple Weather. Privacy Policy: https://magicwait.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://magicwait.com/terms

About

Potty Plotter

Find public restrooms, business bathrooms, and porta-potties using GPS. Users can add new locations, rate their cleanliness and quality, and upload photos to help the community. Essential for travelers and anyone needing a restroom in an unfamiliar area.

Highlights
  • GPS-powered bathroom finder
  • Locate public restrooms
  • Add new restroom locations
  • Rate restroom cleanliness
  • Upload restroom photos
  • Sort by distance
Features
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Potty Plotter is the GPS-powered bathroom finder built for travelers, festival goers, hikers, and anyone who has ever desperately needed a restroom in an unfamiliar place. Find the nearest public restrooms, business bathrooms, and porta-potties sorted by distance from your current location. Add new locations for others to find. Rate cleanliness and quality so the community knows what to expect. Add photos so there are no surprises. Simple. Useful. Necessary.

Screenshots

MagicWait for Disney World4 screens
Potty Plotter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Potty Plotter at none against MagicWait for Disney World's 3. Potty Plotter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MagicWait for Disney World's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price and device support 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. MagicWait for Disney World sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Potty Plotter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Potty Plotter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicWait for Disney World has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MagicWait for Disney World versus Potty Plotter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicWait for Disney WorldPotty Plotter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasey ScullMICHAEL J CHAVEZ

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MagicWait for Disney World

Subscriptions2
  • MagicWait+ Monthly$3.991 Month
  • MagicWait+ Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Potty Plotter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicWait for Disney World free?
MagicWait for Disney World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Potty Plotter free?
Potty Plotter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MagicWait for Disney World or Potty Plotter?
Potty Plotter is rated higher. MagicWait for Disney World averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Potty Plotter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MagicWait for Disney World or Potty Plotter have ads?
MagicWait for Disney World shows ads; Potty Plotter does not.

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