Queue Times (Theme Parks) vs ParkBeast Wait Times
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Queue Times (Theme Parks)
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Skip the longest lines at your favorite theme park. Queue Times shows live wait times for rides and attractions right on your Apple Watch. Just raise your wrist to see which rides have the shortest queues, so you can spend more time on rides and less time waiting. Queue Times is a fully standalone Apple Watch app. Key Features: • Live Wait Times — See current queue times for all rides at a glance. • Crowd Levels — Check how busy the park is via the watch face widget. • Global Coverage — Support for dozens of theme parks worldwide. Popular Supported Parks: Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Efteling, Europa-Park, Phantasialand, Toverland, Walibi, and many more. Spend less time in line, more time having fun! *This app is an independent project and is not affiliated with any theme park.
ParkBeast Wait Times
This app provides real-time wait times and ride status updates for theme parks. Get helpful alerts for attraction downtime, reopenings, and wait time changes to optimize your park day. Enjoy a fun, user-friendly design that helps you spend less time refreshing and more time riding.
- Real-time attraction wait times
- Up-to-date ride status info
- Attraction downtime and reopening alerts
- Wait time change notifications
- Favorites list for must-do rides
- Pinned attractions for quick access
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ParkBeast Wait Times helps you make smarter moves during your park day with real-time attraction wait times, ride status updates, and helpful alerts when things change. See current wait times at a glance, favorite your must-do attractions, pin rides to the top of your list, and get notified when attractions go down, come back up, or when wait times change. With a fun, colorful design built for theme park fans, ParkBeast Wait Times makes it easy to keep up with the parks without constantly refreshing your phone or digging through countless menus just to find a wait time. Features include: * Real-time attraction wait times * Up-to-date ride status info * Attraction downtime and reopening alerts * Wait time change notifications * Favorites list for your must-do rides * Pinned attractions for quick access * Free to use * No account required Whether you’re chasing a shorter wait, keeping an eye on your favorite attractions, or deciding where to go next, ParkBeast Wait Times helps you stay ready for whatever the park day throws at you. Less refreshing. More riding. ParkBeast Wait Times is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company, Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World Resort. The app is free to use with ads. Optional Premium removes ads with a non-renewing 10-day pass or an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Pricing appears in the app before purchase. Wait times come from ThemeParks.wiki and may be delayed. Terms of Use: https://parkbeast-wait-times.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://parkbeast-wait-times.web.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Queue Times (Theme Parks) at none against ParkBeast Wait Times's 3. Queue Times (Theme Parks) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. ParkBeast Wait Times sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Queue Times (Theme Parks) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Queue Times (Theme Parks) ships an update every 4 days, ParkBeast Wait Times every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Queue Times (Theme Parks) | ParkBeast Wait Times |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias van den Berg | Michael Callanan |
In-app purchases
Queue Times (Theme Parks)
No in-app purchases
ParkBeast Wait Times
- No Ads Monthly$2.991 Month
- No Ads Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
- 10-Day Ad-Free Pass$1.99
Questions
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