Comparison

DVC Calculator vs Magic Reserve

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

Head to head
About

DVC Calculator

Easily calculate Disney Vacation Club (DVC) points for your desired travel dates. Input resort, room type, and view to get accurate point estimations. Contact the developer with suggestions or issues.

Highlights
  • DVC point calculation
  • Resort selection
  • Room type selection
  • View selection
  • Date-based calculations
Features
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Calculate DVC points for specific dates based on the resort, room, and view. Please contact us with any suggestions or issues directly.

About

Magic Reserve

Manage your Disney Vacation Club membership with ease. Track points, plan resort stays with accurate calculations, and never miss booking deadlines. Optimize your point usage across multiple contracts.

Highlights
  • Track available, banked, borrowed, and used points
  • Automatic use year, banking, and expiration date calculations
  • Calculate resort stays with night-by-night point totals
  • Set booking window reminders
  • Save and plan trips with point allocation
  • Manage multiple DVC contracts simultaneously
Features
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Magic Reserve is the essential companion for Disney Vacation Club members. Stop juggling spreadsheets and the DVC website. Everything you need to manage your membership is now in one beautifully designed app. TRACK YOUR POINTS See your total available, banked, borrowed, and used points across all your contracts at a glance. Magic Reserve automatically calculates your use year windows, banking deadlines, and expiration dates, color-coded so you always know what needs attention first. CALCULATE RESORT STAYS Browse all 18 DVC resorts and get accurate, night-by-night point totals using the latest 2026 and 2027 point charts. See weekday vs. weekend rates, travel period breakdowns, and nightly tax estimates for Aulani stays, all before you ever call Member Services. NEVER MISS A DEADLINE Set booking window reminders for your upcoming trips: 11-month home resort priority or 7-month open enrollment. Get notified at exactly the right moment so you never lose a coveted reservation. SAVE AND PLAN TRIPS Save resort stays and link them to your contracts. Magic Reserve automatically allocates points from the right use year using First-Expiring-First-Out logic, so your points are always used in the smartest order. MANAGE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS Whether you own one contract or ten, Magic Reserve handles the complexity. Track banking, borrowing, and One-Time-Use (OTU) points across all your ownerships simultaneously.

Screenshots

DVC Calculator2 screens
Magic Reserve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic Reserve at 5.0 against DVC Calculator's 3.9. Magic Reserve also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). DVC Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (18 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. Magic Reserve sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DVC Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Reserve holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DVC Calculator has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DVC Calculator ships an update every 3 months, Magic Reserve every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DVC Calculator versus Magic Reserve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDVC CalculatorMagic Reserve
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeamSoftware SolutionsFrancisco Diarte

In-app purchases

None

DVC Calculator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Magic Reserve

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Magic Reserve Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Year Magic Reserve Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DVC Calculator free?
DVC Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Reserve free?
Magic Reserve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DVC Calculator or Magic Reserve?
Magic Reserve is rated higher. DVC Calculator averages 3.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Magic Reserve averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DVC Calculator or Magic Reserve have ads?
DVC Calculator shows ads; Magic Reserve does not.
Which is updated more often, DVC Calculator or Magic Reserve?
DVC Calculator ships an update every 3 months, and Magic Reserve every 9 days. Most recently, DVC Calculator was updated on October 13, 2026 and Magic Reserve on October 4, 2026.

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