Comparison

Awesome Orlando vs Magic Planning

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

Head to head
About

Awesome Orlando

Discover Orlando's attractions, theme parks, dining, and hotels with this comprehensive guide. Explore unique local spots, live events, and vibrant neighborhoods beyond the tourist hotspots.

Highlights
  • Theme park and attraction information
  • Hotel research tool
  • Dining and restaurant guide
  • Shopping destination previews
  • Live venue and event calendars
  • Local bar and brewery finder
  • Golf course directory
  • Spa research tool
Features
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Your complete resource for exploring Orlando: All the Big Attractions and Theme Parks. Easy to Navigate links to the direct websites and descriptions. Explore Other unique attractions, Outdoor attractions, cultural attractions, and Dinner Shows. Hotels: Easy research tool to find descriptions and direct links to each hotel. Dining Information: Easy research tool to find fine dining, theme park, international, and local favorite restaurants and their websites. Shopping Destinations: Preview the many shopping malls Orlando has to offer. Live Venues and Event Calendars: Orlando has many Event Venues that all have their separate event calendars. Use to plan ahead and research live shows, comedy, sports events and more. Locals Bar Scene: Find secret cocktail lounges to local breweries with the coolest vibes in town - perfect for your next night out with friends! Golf Courses: From PGA Tour venues to hidden gems, discover the perfect course for your next Orlando golf adventure. Spas: Research tool for descriptions and direct website links. Research Orlando's Neighborhoods: Orlando is more than just theme parks. The city boasts diverse neighborhoods each with unique character, from historic Winter Park's brick streets to Mills 50's vibrant cultural scene. Discover these authentic communities where locals actually live, dine, shop, and enjoy the real Florida.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Group trip planning
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Dining reservation tracking
  • Lightning Lane alerts
  • Shared trip calendar
  • Packing list management
  • Trip and queue games
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Awesome Orlando4 screens
Magic Planning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Awesome Orlando at none against Magic Planning's 10. Awesome Orlando also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Planning sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Awesome Orlando asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Awesome Orlando against 5.0 for Magic Planning. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awesome Orlando ships an update every 4 days, Magic Planning weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Awesome Orlando versus Magic Planning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwesome OrlandoMagic Planning
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAwesome Development LLCChris St Pierre

Customer experience

Awesome Orlando

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Magic Planning

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Awesome Orlando

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Planning

One-time10
  • Showcase Snackathon - Per Trip$0.99
  • Park Hopper - Per Trip$0.99
  • Magic Guesser Pack$0.99
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  • Magic Credits Top Up$0.99
  • Magic Planning Budget - Per Trip$1.99
  • Magic Planning Park Hopper$1.99
  • Magic Credits Initial Purchase$4.99
  • Magic Planning Tip Develoeprs$5.00
  • Magic Planning Premium - Life$14.99
  • Magic Planning Annual$49.99

Questions

Is Awesome Orlando free?
Awesome Orlando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Planning free?
Magic Planning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Awesome Orlando or Magic Planning?
Awesome Orlando and Magic Planning are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Awesome Orlando or Magic Planning have ads?
Neither Awesome Orlando nor Magic Planning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awesome Orlando or Magic Planning?
Awesome Orlando ships an update every 4 days, and Magic Planning weekly. Most recently, Awesome Orlando was updated on November 5, 2026 and Magic Planning on November 5, 2026.

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