PixieWire vs Stakeout

Stakeout is an app-first Disney dining 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 Stakeout 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
Stakeout single alert: None listed; free account, memberships or a 60-day pass

All PixieWire prices →

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 Stakeout renew?: Depends on the in-app option

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; Stakeout: Free app; in-app memberships $9.99–$19.99, or a 60-day vacation pass for $24.99
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; Stakeout: None listed; free account, memberships or a 60-day pass
Renews?: PixieWire: Never. Every pass is one charge with nothing to cancel, and no more charges after it; Stakeout: Depends on the in-app option
Free option: PixieWire: 60-day availability calendar and 30-day history on every restaurant page, no account needed. No free alerts; Stakeout: Yes: a free account
Alerts by: PixieWire: Email and iPhone app push; texts from $9.99; Stakeout: App push; texts on upgraded plans (up to 3 numbers)
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); Stakeout: No check interval published; its app listing promises immediate alerts
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; Stakeout: Walt Disney World and Disneyland dining and bookable experiences
App: PixieWire: Works in any browser, nothing to download; the free iPhone app adds push alerts. No Android app yet; Stakeout: iPhone (4.9★ from 6,956 App Store ratings) and Android

An app with thousands of ratings

Stakeout lives in its app, on iPhone and Android, with 4.9★ from 6,956 App Store ratings, and its alerts arrive as push notifications. PixieWire works in any browser and in a free iPhone app with push alerts, and emails you on every pass. We don't have an Android app yet, and we don't have that many ratings.

A membership vs one payment

Stakeout's free account is the place to start; its upgraded options are in-app memberships from $9.99 to $19.99, or a 60-day vacation pass for $24.99. PixieWire's passes are one payment each and never renew: $9.99 with texts for one table for 12 months, or the Trip Pass at $24.99 for 90 days with 25 alerts, texts and Ride Alerts.

Texts

Stakeout sends texts on upgraded plans, to up to 3 numbers. PixieWire 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

Stakeout's app listing promises immediate alerts but publishes no check interval. PixieWire publishes a measured one: each watched Walt Disney World table is checked about every 18 seconds on every pass, with the method on our alert speed page.

What you can see before you pay

Both cover Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Every PixieWire restaurant page shows a free 60-day availability calendar and 30 days of history across 155 dining venues, so you can see how hard a table is before you pay anyone.

What it costs

Push alerts, free: PixieWire: No free alerts; Single Watch $4.99 by email and app; Stakeout: Free account
One restaurant, by text: PixieWire: $9.99, one payment, 12 months; Stakeout: An upgraded in-app plan ($9.99–$19.99)
A whole trip, many restaurants: PixieWire: $24.99 Trip Pass: 90 days, 25 alerts, texts and Ride Alerts; Stakeout: 60-day vacation pass, $24.99 in the app

Pick Stakeout if

You want push alerts on a free account.
You're on Android.
You want an app thousands of people have rated.

Pick PixieWire if

You want texts without a membership: $9.99 once for a year on one table.
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

Is Stakeout free?

Stakeout has a free account with push alerts in its app; texts need an upgraded plan. PixieWire has no free alerts, but every restaurant's 60-day availability calendar and 30-day history are free.

How much does Stakeout cost?

Its App Store listing shows in-app memberships from $9.99 to $19.99 and a 60-day vacation pass for $24.99. 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 Stakeout work for Disneyland?

Yes. Stakeout covers Walt Disney World and Disneyland dining and bookable experiences, and so does PixieWire.

Is there a Stakeout app for Android?

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

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Sources

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