PixieWire vs RopeDrop Planner

RopeDrop Planner is a Disney trip planner for iPhone, Android and the web, with live wait times, a crowd calendar and a Reservation Monitor for dining alerts. Here is how it compares with PixieWire for Disney dining alerts. We build PixieWire, so every RopeDrop 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
RopeDrop Planner single alert: None; the free plan holds 10 alerts
Text alerts all year at PixieWire: $9.99 once: one alert at a time, used over and over for 12 months; never renews
Text alerts all year at RopeDrop Planner: No texts: alerts come by push and email only

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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 RopeDrop Planner renew?: Paid plans are monthly or yearly subscriptions; cancel any time in Settings
3 months: PixieWire Trip Pass: $24.99 once: 90 days, 25 alerts at once with texts, Ride Alerts and 2 more people; one charge, nothing to cancel
3 months: RopeDrop Planner: $17.97: $5.99 a month (25 alerts); push and email only, no texts

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; RopeDrop Planner: Free; $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year
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; RopeDrop Planner: None; the free plan holds 10 alerts
Renews?: PixieWire: Never. Every pass is one charge with nothing to cancel, and no more charges after it; RopeDrop Planner: Paid plans are monthly or yearly subscriptions; cancel any time in Settings
Free option: PixieWire: 60-day availability calendar and 30-day history on every restaurant page, no account needed. No free alerts; RopeDrop Planner: Yes: 10 dining alerts (push and email)
Alerts by: PixieWire: Email and iPhone app push; texts from $9.99; RopeDrop Planner: Push and email
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); RopeDrop Planner: Publishes checks about every 10 minutes, on every plan including free
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; RopeDrop Planner: Dining at Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Tokyo Disney; planner for all six Disney resorts
App: PixieWire: Works in any browser, nothing to download; the free iPhone app adds push alerts. No Android app yet; RopeDrop Planner: iPhone and Android

Free alerts vs free data

RopeDrop gives every account 10 dining alerts by push and email, free, with no card. PixieWire has no free alerts; passes start at $4.99. What we give away is data: a 60-day availability calendar and 30 days of history on every restaurant page. If 10 alerts by push and email cover your trip, RopeDrop's free plan is the better deal.

Texts

RopeDrop's dining alerts come by push and email on every plan; we found no texts listed. PixieWire texts from $9.99, every Month, Trip and Annual Pass includes texts, and every pass shares its alerts with up to 2 more people by email or phone number.

A subscription vs one payment

RopeDrop Individual is $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year for 25 dining alerts, a subscription you can cancel any time in Settings. PixieWire's Trip Pass is $24.99 once for 90 days with 25 alerts, and the Annual Pass $69.99 for 50. For a family that goes several times a year and is happy with push and email, RopeDrop's yearly plan costs less.

How often each one checks

RopeDrop publishes its interval: about every 10 minutes, around the clock, on every plan including free. PixieWire checks each watched Walt Disney World table about every 18 seconds on every pass, measured, with the method on our alert speed page.

Parks and planning

RopeDrop's dining alerts cover Walt Disney World, Disneyland and the restaurants in Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, and its free plan adds a trip planner and ride wait-drop alerts. PixieWire covers Walt Disney World and Disneyland dining (155 venues), with Ride Alerts in our iPhone app on Month, Trip and Annual passes.

What it costs

Up to 10 restaurants, push and email: PixieWire: $24.99 Trip Pass: 90 days, 25 alerts; RopeDrop Planner: Free
One restaurant, by text: PixieWire: $9.99, one payment, 12 months; RopeDrop Planner: No texts listed
A week-long trip, 25 restaurants, with texts: PixieWire: $24.99 Trip Pass: 90 days, 25 alerts, Ride Alerts included; RopeDrop Planner: Individual: 25 alerts by push and email, $5.99 a month
Several trips a year: PixieWire: $69.99 Annual Pass: 12 months, 50 alerts, texts; RopeDrop Planner: $29.99 a year, 25 alerts, push and email
Tokyo Disney dining: PixieWire: Not covered; RopeDrop Planner: Covered

Pick RopeDrop Planner if

You want free dining alerts and push or email is enough.
You go several times a year and want the lowest yearly price.
You're going to Tokyo Disney Resort.
You want a park-day planner and free ride wait-drop alerts in the same app.

Pick PixieWire if

You want texts, shared with up to 2 more people.
You want one payment with nothing to cancel after the trip.
You want each watched Walt Disney World table checked about every 18 seconds, measured and 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

Is RopeDrop Planner free?

Yes: every account gets 10 dining alerts by push and email, with no card. Individual, $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year, raises that to 25. PixieWire has no free alerts, but every restaurant's 60-day availability calendar and 30-day history are free.

Does RopeDrop send text alerts?

We found no texts on its pages: its dining alerts come by push and email on every plan. PixieWire texts from $9.99 for one table for 12 months, and on every Month, Trip and Annual Pass.

How often does RopeDrop check?

It publishes about every 10 minutes, around the clock, on every plan. PixieWire checks each watched Walt Disney World table about every 18 seconds on every pass, with the method on our alert speed page.

Do either of them book the table for me?

No. Both send you a link and you book it yourself in My Disney Experience. RopeDrop says it never logs in to your Disney account, and PixieWire never asks for your Disney login.

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Sources

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

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