Comparison

MagicDay 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

MagicDay

This app helps families plan Disney park visits with live wait times, AI-powered route planning, and community crowd data. It offers pre-trip planning tools like reservation alerts and forecasts, supporting multiple Disney destinations.

Highlights
  • Live wait times for rides
  • AI-powered personalized route planner
  • Community crowd data and wait logging
  • Pre-trip planning hub
  • Supports Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris
  • Dining and Lightning Lane alerts
Features
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MagicDay is the Disney park companion you'll actually want to open: live waits, a day plan that fits around your bookings, and reminders the moment booking windows open. LIVE WAIT TIMES Every ride's posted wait, on a park map and a searchable list, colour-coded so the short lines jump out. Updated through the day, with when the data was last refreshed always shown. KNOW YOUR NEXT RIDE Today shows live waits next to your plan. Closed rides are skipped automatically, so you just keep moving. PLAN MY DAY Pick your rides or let Plan My Day build the day for you. Add the things you've already booked: a meal, a Lightning Lane return time, a campfire, a trail ride or dinner at another resort. MagicDay fits your rides around them and tells you when to leave and how to get there by bus, boat, monorail or Skyliner. Transport times are timetable estimates, not live tracking. YOUR DAY, SUMMED UP Tick off rides as you go. At the end of the day, see every ride you did, how long you were in the park and roughly how long you spent in line. NEVER MISS A BOOKING WINDOW Dining opens 60 days out; Lightning Lane 7 days out for resort guests, 3 for everyone else. MagicDay works out your dates, nudges you the evening before and pings you the minute each window opens, on park time, even if you're planning from home. A lock-screen countdown starts before it opens. EPCOT FESTIVALS: AROUND THE WORLD Pick your pavilions and a budget, add the crawl to your day, and track each stop and your spend as you go. PARK MENUS Over 10,000 dishes across Walt Disney World and Disneyland, searchable, with prices and dietary filters. SHARE YOUR PLAN A ready-to-post card with your route, times and map, plus a link anyone can open. FOR PASSHOLDERS "Worth going today?" gives a quick verdict for your home park, in the app and on a widget, with a weekly heads-up on the best day to go. WIDGETS, LIVE ACTIVITIES AND APPLE WATCH Live waits and your next ride on your Home Screen, your lock screen and your wrist. Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris. MAGICDAY PREMIUM MagicDay is free to use. Premium adds unlimited rides in your plan, Optimise My Day, short-wait ride alerts, crowd forecasts for your dates and resort transport times. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase; prices are shown in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://magicday.today/privacy Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company. Wait times come from publicly available park data and can change quickly.

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

MagicDay4 screens
Magic Planning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic Planning at 5.0 against MagicDay's 4.0. MagicDay's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MagicDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Magic Planning sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Planning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicDay ships an update every 2 days, Magic Planning every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MagicDay versus Magic Planning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicDayMagic Planning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThomas HallsChris St Pierre

Customer experience

MagicDay

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Magic Planning

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MagicDay

Subscriptions2
  • Magic Day Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • MagicDay Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • MagicDay Lifetime$39.99
9 purchases

Magic Planning

One-time9
  • Magic Credits Top Up$0.99
  • Magic Planning Magic is Out There$1.99
  • Magic Planning Park Hopper$1.99
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  • Magic Credits Initial Purchase$4.99
  • Magic Planning Budget$4.99
  • Magic Planning Tip Develoeprs$5.00
  • Magic Planning World Traveller Game$7.99
  • Magic Planning One-Month$9.99
  • Magic Planning Annual$49.99

Questions

Is MagicDay free?
MagicDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Planning free?
Magic Planning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MagicDay or Magic Planning?
Magic Planning is rated higher. MagicDay averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Magic Planning averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MagicDay or Magic Planning have ads?
Neither MagicDay nor Magic Planning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagicDay or Magic Planning?
MagicDay ships an update every 2 days, and Magic Planning every 10 days. Most recently, MagicDay was updated on October 31, 2026 and Magic Planning on October 31, 2026.

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