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Useful. Ugly. Arrogant?
This app can be useful, but it’s aesthetically challenged to the point of distraction. What’s worse, the developer has been completely unresponsive to polite suggestions on how it could easily be improved.
Example (one among many): A million years ago, it seems, it was pointed out that the home-brewed color-picker the app uses is effectively useless, and that incorporating one that conforms to Apple’s design guidelines would be a huge improvement. The developer gave some lame excuse about being too busy, and that besides, arrogantly, that the picker in the app was fine. It wasn’t, and still isn’t. It’s a clumsy mess.
People do get busy, but that was many years ago, and pre-pandemic, by far: there’s been plenty of time to just look up the guidelines and make a simple refinement. Looking at the app today, I see it’s the same as it was when it was first released. No effort. Embarrassing.Show lessJustCritic
Great app with one missing feature
I love the powerful feature set of this aapp. After trying six different packing apps I’ve yet to find one that comes close to being as useful as this one.
The one feature that I wish this app had is live per-item cross-iCloud account syncing, similar to the default Reminders app. I pack for trips with my wife and it would be great if we could both have this app open on our phones and check things off as we go. We are able to do this in the iOS reminders app which we use for grocery shopping, and it is a super handy feature.
As things stand now, we need to basically do all the editing from a single phone at a time because the iCloud feature is single account only.
But again! Love the app and can’t wait to see what cool features come next. Many thanks to the developer!Show lessDmarriner
Terrific app
I’ve used Packing Pro for years now and have really come to depend on it. To me, it’s the perfect balance of customizable and yet simple to use. You can really make it do whatever you’d like — they have their own comprehensive catalog but you can also set up your own or copy from trip to trip. That’s something I do often to give myself a head start. I’ve not had any crashes or problems over the years. I highly recommend it.Show lessAnother Book Lover
Great app!
I use this app for any list that I want to be able to re-use. Being able to check things off then un-check everything to start again is a big advantage. It is especially great for packing to travel. I go to my sister’s in a distant town at least once a month and I have found having a list makes my packing go much more quickly. I also don’t usually forget anything. The versatility and ease of adding, subtracting or changing my lists makes it a great asset! Highly recommend!!!Show lessMpeggy
Sigh. So close!
My wife and I do a fair amount of traveling, and in many different modes. We’re anal-retentive about our packing list, for years we’ve been cultivating a pretty powerful spreadsheet that can quickly set us up with lists for various types of trips. That said, there’s a bit of “jank” involved in using a spreadsheet for this purpose, especially on iOS devices, so I thought maybe an app might cover the same features in a more elegant manner.
I got excited when I discovered Packing Pro, but after spending some time with it, I’m realizing that it’s failing to meet our requirements because it just doesn’t seem to be designed with multiple users in mind:
- Every item can be assigned to ONE person, even though ~2/3 of our travel items are shared between us.
- The fact that it can sync with an iCloud account but not be *shared* with another iOS user is just a non-starter for us, it’s too much effort and it isn’t great for us to wind up with totally separate representations of the same list.
It’s a great app overall, I appreciate how evolved it is, but for now it just isn’t a spreadsheet replacement for us. :/Show lessWhit G
Perfect
Been using Packing Pro for years and have multiple saved packing/task lists for work travel, camping, and international trips. Very flexible and easy to use, it has saved me on numerous trips.WakkyJ
Brilliant App!
I’ve been using this app since 2014 and I love it. Functionally, it contains way more than I need but it’s still straightforward to use the basics.keithmt
Extremely useful; flexible and customizable
I’ve used this app for several years now, after frustration with always forgetting at least one important item on my trips. The master list can be customized to include items important to you, and from there each trip list can also be individualized. Once you have a few lists for different kinds of trips (weekend, winter vacation, summer vacation, etc.) you can add lists based on lists for similar trips that you’ve already created, so you don’t have to start from scratch for each trip. I haven’t gone on a trip *without* creating a list in PackingPro in years, and I rarely forget to bring something I need on the trip.Show lessmmbelanger
Don’t know what I’d do without it
I found this app when I went to
Turkey in 2013 and I’ve been using it ever since! You can create different lists, add or edit, make categories etc that make packing sooooo much easier. My favorite part that you can duplicate old lists as a starting point for new ones so you aren’t starting from scratch. I’m getting ready to go to India so I’ve already made my list off of older trips and now I just have to make adjustments and start packing.Show lessMPWill
Great travel assisting app
Have used this app for years except the past 2 years. Very useful and great at keeping what you need to bring with you. From the great adventures around the world to the day trip around town. It is an awesome app.siudane
