DreamTable vs Magic Planning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DreamTable
This app simplifies securing hard-to-get reservations at Disney parks. It sends instant alerts when openings become available at your desired restaurants and experiences, allowing you to book quickly. Enjoy stress-free magical dining without constant refreshing.
- Instant reservation alerts
- Supports all US Disney parks
- Fast setup, no account needed
- One-tap booking link
- Unlimited alerts with Passholder
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DreamTable helps make those hard-to-get Disney dining and experience reservations, easy! DreamTable sends instant alerts the moment a reservation becomes available at your favorite restaurants and experiences—giving you the chance to snag it! From dining with princesses to pirate feasts, tables vanish quickly. Instead of refreshing nonstop, let DreamTable keep watch and notify you the second an opening appears. Stress-free magical dining is just a tap away! DreamTable Features: • Fast & Easy: Download and setup your first dining alert in seconds—no account required! • Receive Instant Alerts: Get notified the moment we find availability! • One-Tap Booking: Jump straight to the official app or website to secure your table! • Start for Free: Create one alert on us, or become a Passholder for unlimited alerts and full-feature access! DreamTable currently supports all reservable dining and experiences at all US based parks—with even more international parks coming soon! Privacy Policy: https://www.dreamtable.co/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.dreamtable.co/terms-of-service
Magic Planning
This app simplifies group vacation planning, especially for Disney trips. It allows real-time collaboration on park days, dining reservations, and travel details, with timely notifications for important windows. It also includes features for tracking attractions, packing, and even playing games together.
- Group trip planning
- Real-time collaboration
- Dining reservation tracking
- Lightning Lane alerts
- Shared trip calendar
- Packing list management
- Trip and queue games
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Planning a Disney World trip with your group has never been easier. Magic Planning keeps everyone on the same page — from park days and dining reservations to flights, tickets, and Lightning Lane purchases. Built for groups. Invite your travel party and plan together in real time. Chat with your group, share your location at the parks, and make sure nobody misses a reservation. Assign roles — owners, members, guests, viewers, travel agents, and kids — to keep the whole party organized. Child accounts include guardian attribution and age-appropriate safety settings so the whole family can participate safely. Friends & Family. Connect with fellow Disney fans using your unique friend code or QR code. Add friends to trips directly from your friends list, and optionally share a read-only trip summary so your group can stay in the loop — even those who aren't on the trip. Friend requests are push-notified the moment they arrive. Community Stories. Share your Disney trip experiences with the Magic Planning community. Write a trip story, add a cover photo, and inspire others planning their own adventure. All stories are reviewed for safety before going live. Never miss a window. Get push notifications the moment your dining reservation or Lightning Lane purchase window opens — down to the second. Magic Planning does the math so you don't have to. Everything in one place. • Organize park days with a shared trip calendar • Track dining reservations with countdown reminders • Add flights and open FlightAware with one tap • Manage park tickets and annual passes for every traveler • Log hotels, activities, and anything else your group has planned • Track your snacks and attractions, including for special park events • Browse Magic Planning merchandise in the in-app shop • Play queue games: Trivia, Timelines, and Word Search • Manage your packing list and wellness goals for each trip • And much more! Premium features unlock even more. • Day Planner: AI-powered park planning that builds an optimized itinerary for each day of your trip and helps you rethink on the fly when plans change. • World Traveller: Explore EPCOT's World Showcase pavilions, log your meals and drinks, attach photos, and challenge your friends to see who has explored more of the world. Complete with a cinematic photo slideshow with music. • Budget Tracking: Split trip expenses with your group, track who paid what, and settle up without the awkward conversations. Try it free for 48 hours. • Games: Play premium trip games — Park Hopper (navigate the parks and earn achievements) and Trip Magic (customizable scavenger hunts for your trip). All future games included with subscription! Premium is available as a 1-month or annual subscription. Individual features are also available as standalone purchases (budget now has a 48-hour trial!). No auto-renewal. Pay once for the period you need. Reminders that work for you. Choose exactly which notifications you want: dining windows, Lightning Lane alerts, reservation reminders, payment due dates, trip countdowns, friend requests, and more. Control everything from Settings. Magic Planning is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: DreamTable at 305 against Magic Planning's 1. DreamTable also leads on chart position (#125 vs unranked). Magic Planning's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. DreamTable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Magic Planning sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DreamTable against 5.0 for Magic Planning. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DreamTable has 305 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DreamTable ships an update weekly, Magic Planning every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DreamTable | Magic Planning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (305 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 305 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #125 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 351 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evergreen Apps | Chris St Pierre |
Customer experience
DreamTable
Magic Planning
Bugs and requests
DreamTable
Requested features
1 request- Ability to select more specific reservation time windows
Magic Planning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DreamTable
- Monthly Pass$9.991 Month
- Annual Pass$34.991 Year
Magic Planning
- Magic Planning Magic is Out There$1.99
- Magic Planning Park Hopper$1.99
- Magic Planning Budget$4.99
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- Magic Planning World Traveller Game$4.99
- Magic Planning One-Month$9.99
- Magic Planning Annual$49.99
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