Compare · SupaPark vs MagiPulse · checked Nov 4, 2026

SupaPark vs MagiPulse

MagiPulse focuses on wait times, ride alerts and a day planner; its page does not list dining reservation alerts and an AI planner to ask questions. SupaPark puts live waits, a crowd calendar, dining and Lightning Lane alerts and the Merlin AI planner in one Walt Disney World app: free with email alerts, or $19/month for Silver with push.

Wait-time and planner app
MagiPulse: $4.99
SupaPark: free to start

Start free iPhone app Android app

Live waits, sorted into go now and go later

5 minbetween posted-wait readings for each ride (288 a day per ride, last 24 hours)
$0Free: live waits, crowd calendar, Real Wait and email alerts
10free alert emails a day, one live watch at a time
3free Merlin AI questions a day

Insider guides and tips included: SupaPark's Insider Guides come free with an account, the 750+ planning guides are free to read, and the best insider tips are free, with more on Silver and Gold. Similar guides and planning kits sell for $220+ bought separately (sources).

Feature by feature

MagiPulse as its own page describes it (checked Nov 4, 2026)

MagiPulse as stated on its own page (checked Nov 4, 2026); SupaPark as of today
Feature	MagiPulse	SupaPark
Live wait times	YesStandby waits at all four parks, refreshed every 2 minutes	YesFree: live posted waits for every ride at all four parks, plus a Real Wait estimate of the actual wait
Crowd calendar	PartlyA crowd index per land on its park maps	YesFree: per-park crowd level; a detailed forecast for about a month, then a labelled seasonal outlook; forecast error published at /accuracy
Touring plan / itinerary	YesDay planner and itinerary wizard; multi-day trip planning on Pro	PartlyFree Smart Day Plan: each must-do ride placed near its quietest forecast hour (no route optimizer); Park-Day Builder on Silver
Dining reservation alerts	Not listed	YesDrop Watch on every plan. Free: one live watch at a time, by push or email (10 alert emails a day); unlimited watches and push on Silver and Gold
Ride wait alerts	YesWait-drop and ride-reopen alerts; unlimited on Pro	YesWait-drop watches, delivered the same way as dining alerts
Lightning Lane availability	YesLightning Lane tracker: sell-out status and return windows (Pro)	YesFree: live availability and sold-out status, measured sellout times per ride; Lightning Lane refill watches
Lightning Lane prices	YesSingle Pass and Multi Pass pricing in its Lightning Lane tracker (Pro)	YesFree: Multi Pass prices by park, Single Pass prices for the five Single Pass headliners we track, and "worth it" verdicts; Merlin's Lightning Lane booking order and sellout clock on every plan
Text (SMS) alerts	Not listed	YesOn Gold
AI questions	Not listed	YesMerlin: 3 questions a day on Free, 10 questions a day on Silver, unlimited on Gold
Wait-time history	Not listed	PartlyPosted waits archived every few minutes since July 2026
Destinations	YesWalt Disney World	YesWalt Disney World only

Yes listed on its own page
Partly
Not listed the page we checked doesn’t mention it

MagiPulse: An iPhone and Apple Watch app for Walt Disney World with live standby waits, wait-drop and ride-reopen alerts, wait predictions that use the weather, a day planner and itinerary wizard, a Lightning Lane tracker and interactive maps. Source: App Store: MagiPulse. Its page does not list dining reservation alerts and an AI planner to ask questions; families who want those usually add another app for each.

Who should pick which

Pick MagiPulse if…

Where MagiPulse is the better fit

An Apple Watch app, Home Screen widgets and Siri shortcuts ("What's the wait at Tron?").
A planner that works around storms and heat, and suggests what to do instead when a ride in your plan breaks down.
Share one day's plan with up to 7 people using a code (hosting needs Pro; joining is free).
A $4.99 2-week pass for a single vacation.

iPhone and Apple Watch users who want waits, ride alerts and a weather-aware day plan in one place.

Pick SupaPark if…

Where SupaPark is the better fit

One app for the whole job: live waits, the crowd calendar, dining alerts, Lightning Lane sellout times and Merlin.
Free alerts: one live watch at a time (dining, wait or Lightning Lane), by push or email.
Numbers you can check: the crowd forecast is graded against what happened at /accuracy.

Walt Disney World families who want the live data, the alerts and an AI planner in one app.

Measured by SupaPark

The live data behind SupaPark’s alerts, refreshed every bake

Each column counts the rides whose Lightning Lane sold out that day, out of the 53 rides SupaPark tracked on at least 14 days; 13 of them sold out on every measured day. From SupaPark’s own Lightning Lane tracking. Every ride’s sellout times.

Lightning Lane Single Pass prices, day by day

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance$25$24–$25 · Oct 23–Nov 5
TRON Lightcycle / Run$24$21–$25 · Oct 23–Nov 5
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind$23$21–$25 · Oct 23–Nov 5
Avatar Flight of Passage$18$17–$20 · Oct 23–Nov 5
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train$16$13–$18 · Oct 23–Nov 5

Disney’s posted price per person, collected by SupaPark. Big number = the latest posted price; the line is each day in the window. Is Lightning Lane worth it?

Inside SupaPark

Real screens from the app

SupaPark Rides board for Magic Kingdom: each ride’s posted wait, Lightning Lane return time and best time to ride, sorted into Go now and Go later — Live waits, sorted into go now and go later

SupaPark Today screen for Magic Kingdom: crowd level, predicted average wait hour by hour, and rides to skip right now with a better time — Today’s crowds, hour by hour

SupaPark Dining tab: tables at The Plaza Restaurant and The Crystal Palace that came back available, with how long ago SupaPark saw each one — Dining tables the moment they reopen

SupaPark Merlin screen: the AI planner introduction with live Lightning Lane openings from the parks — Merlin, the AI planner, on live data

Price

MagiPulse prices as published, checked Nov 4, 2026

MagiPulse

Free: Live wait times, a basic itinerary and location-based notifications
Pro 2-Week Pass: $4.99, all Pro features for one vacation
Pro Annual: $24.99 a year, auto-renewing

Source: App Store: MagiPulse · Last verified Nov 4, 2026

SupaPark

Free: $0
Silver: $19/month
Gold: $29/month or $199/year

Free: one live alert at a time, by push in the app or by email (10 alert emails a day). Silver: unlimited alerts, push (unlimited push alerts) and unlimited email. Gold: unlimited push, plus SMS. Full pricing.

MagiPulse’s published annual price (checked Nov 4, 2026) next to each SupaPark plan for a year. Prices change; each page is the authority.

The bundle: one app instead of a stack

MagiPulse does one part of the job. Many families end up paying for several apps: one for dining alerts, one for ride and Lightning Lane alerts, one for a crowd calendar and AI questions. Using published prices we checked on Oct 28, 2026, the cheapest option for each of those jobs adds up to $12.99 for one trip or $114.99 a year. SupaPark does those jobs in one app: free with email alerts, or $19/month for Silver with push alerts. See the whole stack, priced and sourced.

Frequently asked questions

Is SupaPark a good MagiPulse alternative?

How much does MagiPulse cost?

As listed on its own page (last verified Nov 4, 2026): Free: Live wait times, a basic itinerary and location-based notifications; Pro 2-Week Pass: $4.99, all Pro features for one vacation; Pro Annual: $24.99 a year, auto-renewing. Prices change; MagiPulse's page is the authority.

How much does SupaPark cost?

Free $0; Silver $19/month (one resort); Gold $29/month or $199/year (every resort). Free: one live alert at a time, by push in the app or by email (10 alert emails a day). Silver: unlimited alerts, push (unlimited push alerts) and unlimited email. Gold: unlimited push, plus SMS. Merlin: 3 questions a day on Free, 10 questions a day on Silver, unlimited on Gold.

Where is MagiPulse the better choice?

An Apple Watch app, Home Screen widgets and Siri shortcuts ("What's the wait at Tron?"). A planner that works around storms and heat, and suggests what to do instead when a ride in your plan breaks down. Share one day's plan with up to 7 people using a code (hosting needs Pro; joining is free). A $4.99 2-week pass for a single vacation.

Does SupaPark book reservations or Lightning Lane for me?

No. SupaPark watches dining reservations, Lightning Lane return times and waits and alerts you; you book in My Disney Experience.

Is SupaPark affiliated with MagiPulse or Disney?

No. SupaPark is an independent planning service, not affiliated with MagiPulse or The Walt Disney Company.

How we wrote this comparison

MagiPulse facts and prices come only from App Store: MagiPulse, read on Nov 4, 2026. Anything its page does not mention is marked "Not listed", not "No". We make no claims about its accuracy, speed or data. SupaPark prices come from our live pricing page. MagiPulse is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify the product. If something is out of date, tell us at our contact page (support@help.supapark.com) and we will fix it.