PixieWire vs MagicTable

MagicTable is an app-first Disney dining and activity alert service for iPhone and Android, with thousands of App Store ratings. Here is how it compares with PixieWire on what you pay, how alerts reach you and what you can see before you buy. We build PixieWire, so every MagicTable fact below links to the page it came from.

Checked October 24, 2026

One alert, over and over, for a full year

PixieWire's Single Watch is not a one-time alert. Watch one table at a time for 12 months; booked it or changed your mind, create a new watch for the next restaurant, as many times as you like, for no extra charge.

PixieWire single alert: One alert used over and over for a full year: $4.99, or $9.99 with texts. Booked it or changed your mind? Create a new watch, no extra charge
MagicTable single alert: Not listed on its website (in-app purchases from $4.99)

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Month and Trip Pass: one charge, nothing to cancel

A Trip Pass is 3 months for one charge ($24.99), and a Month Pass is $14.99 for 30 days. You get what you paid for and no more charges after it: when the pass ends, it ends. Don't worry about forgetting to cancel after your trip; there is nothing to cancel.

Does PixieWire renew?: Never. Every pass is one charge with nothing to cancel, and no more charges after it
Does MagicTable renew?: Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew until you cancel; the site doesn't say whether the Trip Pass does

At a glance

Price: PixieWire: $4.99 for 12 months of one watch at a time, moved to any table as often as you like ($9.99 with texts); $14.99 Month, $24.99 Trip, $69.99 Annual; MagicTable: No prices on its website; in-app purchases from $4.99 to $79.99, including a 90-day Trip Pass at $29.99
Single alert: PixieWire: One alert used over and over for a full year: $4.99, or $9.99 with texts. Booked it or changed your mind? Create a new watch, no extra charge; MagicTable: Not listed on its website (in-app purchases from $4.99)
Renews?: PixieWire: Never. Every pass is one charge with nothing to cancel, and no more charges after it; MagicTable: Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew until you cancel; the site doesn't say whether the Trip Pass does
Free option: PixieWire: 60-day availability calendar and 30-day history on every restaurant page, no account needed. No free alerts; MagicTable: Yes: a free alert (limits not stated)
Alerts by: PixieWire: Email and iPhone app push; texts from $9.99; MagicTable: App push and text; we found no email alerts
Speed (as published): PixieWire: Measured: each watched Walt Disney World table checked about every 18 seconds on every pass; email out about 0.5 s after a find (method at /dining-alerts/speed); MagicTable: No number published: its site says alerts arrive within seconds, its restaurant pages say it checks every few minutes, and its app listing says it is faster than any other service, with no test
Coverage: PixieWire: 155 dining venues (Walt Disney World 125, Disneyland 30), plus experiences Disney books online, such as Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and Savi's Workshop; MagicTable: Walt Disney World and Disneyland dining and activities (241 places in its directory)
App: PixieWire: Works in any browser, nothing to download; the free iPhone app adds push alerts. No Android app yet; MagicTable: iPhone: 4.8★ from 5,771 App Store ratings; Android: 4.7★, 10K+ downloads

A big app following

MagicTable lives in its app, with 4.8★ from 5,771 App Store ratings and 4.7★ on Google Play (10K+ downloads), and you set every alert there. PixieWire works in any browser and in a free iPhone app with push alerts. We don't have an Android app yet, and we don't have that many ratings.

A free alert vs free data

MagicTable starts you with a free alert, then premium tiers for unlimited alerts, and its place pages can rate how hard a table is to book. PixieWire has no free alerts. What we give away is data: every restaurant page shows a free 60-day availability calendar and 30 days of history, no account needed, so you can see how hard a table is before you pay anyone.

Prices on the website vs in the app

MagicTable's website lists no prices. Its App Store listing shows in-app purchases from $4.99 to $79.99, including a 90-day Trip Pass at $29.99, and its FAQ says subscriptions are cancelled in the app or your App Store or Google Play account. PixieWire's prices are on our site and every pass is one payment that never renews: the Trip Pass is $24.99 for 90 days with 25 alerts, texts and Ride Alerts.

Push, texts and email

MagicTable sends push notifications or texts; we found no email alerts. PixieWire sends email and iPhone app push on every pass, texts from $9.99, and every pass shares its alerts with up to 2 more people by email or phone number.

Speed you can check

MagicTable's home page says alerts arrive within seconds, its restaurant pages say it checks every few minutes, and its App Store listing says you'll be notified faster than any other dining alerts service, with no published test. PixieWire publishes a measured interval: each watched Walt Disney World table is checked about every 18 seconds on every pass, with the method on our alert speed page.

Restaurants and activities

Both cover Walt Disney World and Disneyland. MagicTable says it monitors over 300 restaurants, dining events, tours and activities, including Savi's Workshop and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. PixieWire watches 155 dining venues on both coasts, plus Walt Disney World experiences Disney books online, such as Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.

What it costs

Try it free: PixieWire: No free alerts; Single Watch $4.99 by email and app; MagicTable: One free alert in the app
One restaurant, by text: PixieWire: $9.99, one payment, 12 months; MagicTable: Prices are in the app (in-app purchases from $4.99)
A whole trip, many restaurants: PixieWire: $24.99 Trip Pass: 90 days, 25 alerts, texts and Ride Alerts; MagicTable: Trip Pass (90 days), $29.99 in the app
On Android: PixieWire: Email and text alerts; no Android app yet; MagicTable: Android app (4.7★, 10K+ downloads)

Pick MagicTable if

You want to start with a free alert.
You're on Android.
You want an app thousands of people have rated.
You want activities like Savi's Workshop watched on both coasts.

Pick PixieWire if

You want email alerts as well as app push and texts.
You want to see prices before you download anything, and one payment that never renews.
You want to see a restaurant's availability and history before you pay.
You want a measured check interval, published with the method.
You want Ride Alerts for the same trip (Month, Trip and Annual passes).

Start watching

Most people need one of these two passes. Both are one payment and never renew. You book the table yourself in My Disney Experience; we never ask for your Disney login.

A whole trip

Trip Pass · $24.99

One charge, nothing to cancel: 90 days, 25 alerts at once, email, app and text, Ride Alerts included, +2 friends or family.

Table after table, all year

Single Watch + SMS · $9.99

One alert you use over and over for a full year, by email, app and text. Change your mind, create a new watch.

Email and app only is $4.99. Want a month or a year instead? See all five passes →

Questions

How much does MagicTable cost?

Its website lists no prices. Its App Store listing shows in-app purchases from $4.99 to $79.99, including a 90-day Trip Pass at $29.99, and it starts you with a free alert. PixieWire passes are $4.99 or $9.99 with texts for one table for 12 months, $14.99 for 30 days, $24.99 for 90 days and $69.99 for a year, each one payment.

Does MagicTable send email alerts?

We found no email alerts: MagicTable says it sends push notifications or texts. PixieWire emails and pushes on every pass, and texts from $9.99.

Is MagicTable on Android?

Yes, MagicTable is on iPhone and Android. PixieWire's app is iPhone only for now; on Android, PixieWire alerts reach you by email and text.

Is either one affiliated with Disney?

No. PixieWire is not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company, and MagicTable says the same.

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Sources

MagicTable facts are from these pages, read on October 24, 2026. Prices change, so check their site before you buy.

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