Comparison

PackLight for Backpacking vs Wainwrights Baggers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PackLight for Backpacking

This app helps backpackers create lightweight packing lists by organizing gear, tracking weights, and visualizing their impact. It allows users to build custom lists, share them, and even import from other services. An optional supporter edition unlocks advanced features for a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Organize gear by name, weight, and category
  • Build weight-aware packing lists
  • Visualize pack weight impact
  • Packing checklist functionality
  • Share packing lists via link or CSV
  • Import lists from LighterPack
  • Offline access to data
Features
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Keep your pack weight down and never forget crucial gear with PackLight, the packing list app for backpackers. Get PackLight today and be confident that you have exactly what you need - and only what you need - on your next adventure. CORE FEATURES (100% free / no sign up / no ads) - Organize Your Gear -- Inventory your gear by name, weight, and category. - Build Packing Lists -- Use your gear to build weight-aware packing lists. - Keep Your Backpack Light -- Instantly see how your gear choices impact pack weight. - Packing Checklist -- Check off items as you pack to ensure nothing is forgotten. - Share Packing Lists -- Post your list on packlightapp.com and share a link or send a CSV of your list to anyone. - Visualize Weight Distribution -- Use the bar graph to compare gear categories. - Custom Categories -- Organize items your way with your own categories. - Import From LighterPack -- Don't start from scratch - import your LighterPack lists (unaffiliated). - Offline Access -- Access your data even off the grid. Works without internet. ADVANCED FEATURES (Supporter Edition) Supporter Edition is a one-time purchase that supports ongoing maintenance and improvements to PackLight and grants permanent access to these advanced features: - Kits for Quick Packing -- Create kits to group items that you normally pack together, like a first aid kit or cooking gear, so you can add them all to a list at once. - Unlimited Base Lists -- Create new packing lists based on any combination of your other lists and kits. - Inventory Search -- Quickly find gear in your inventory. ABOUT PACKLIGHT PackLight was originally built for my own use and published free on the App Store to share with other backpackers. All of the core features are still free and always will be and it's been great to see PackLight become a favorite for so many! Thank you! If you think PackLight has earned it, I'd really appreciate your honest rating and review. They help a lot and I read every last one. Got an idea for improvement? Email me any time with feedback or feature requests at packlightapp@gmail.com.

About

Wainwrights Baggers

Features
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Wainwrights Baggers is a quiet tracker for the 214 fells in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. Every Wainwright sits on a full-screen 3D map of the Lake District, with terrain, contour lines and light that follows the time of day. Map and Routes sit at the bottom, Search and Settings at the top. Tap a fell and the map flies you there. Pick the date you walked it, tap Bag it, and watch your round fill in, book by book. Tap your count to see every fell you've bagged, newest first, and change the day of any bag for free. ROUTES Horseshoes and rounds that bag several Wainwrights in a day, starting with the Fairfield Horseshoe, the Newlands Round, the Kentmere Horseshoe and the Coledale Horseshoe. The ones with the most fells you still need come first. Each route shows its line on the map, where to start, the distance, climbing and time, and every fell on it, with the ones you have bagged marked. Walked it? Bag the whole round at once, with the day you walked it. WALK IT IN 3D Stand on any of the 214 summits before you go. Real terrain from Environment Agency LIDAR, with the lakes, the woods and the fells around you. Walk the ridge, look round, and bag the fell from the top. Free accounts get 5 walks in 3D. Pro walks every fell, as often as you like. A SHORT GUIDE FOR 197 FELLS The walk in one line: distance, climbing, time and grade. The way up, drawn on the map, with parking, the bus where one runs and a height profile, plus a free GPX for 120 fells. The Wainwrights you can see from the summit, with the ones you have bagged marked. The nearest tops. Links to the mountain forecasts. A summit photo for each fell. FREE, FOR GOOD - All 214 fells on the 3D map - Bag each fell with the date you walked it, and change the day any time - Routes, and bagging a whole round at once - Every fell you've bagged, newest first - Progress for each of the seven books - The short fell guide - Search and filters for what is still to go - Your location on the map - Share any fell - Your round in sync between iPhone and wainwrightsbaggers.com WAINWRIGHTS BAGGERS PRO - Walk it in 3D without limit, on every fell - Photo journal: a note and two photos for every fell - Yearly albums, ready to export and print - Satellite imagery and detailed contour layers - Stats: fells per year, books, highest and lowest Pro is £1.99 a month or £14.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://wainwrightsbaggers.com/privacy

Screenshots

PackLight for Backpacking4 screens
Wainwrights Baggers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wainwrights Baggers at every 3 days against PackLight for Backpacking's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PackLight for Backpacking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wainwrights Baggers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PackLight for Backpacking ships an update every 2 months, Wainwrights Baggers every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PackLight for Backpacking versus Wainwrights Baggers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPackLight for BackpackingWainwrights Baggers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark OliveiraANDESPHERE LTD

Bugs and requests

PackLight for Backpacking

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional issues with alphabetical sorting of lists
  • Reported bug with displaying the correct list when selected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track purchase price and date for gear items
  • Implement custom category creation
  • Include option to add notes and details to gear items
  • Implement cloud sync and backup functionality
  • Add sharing capabilities to easily collaborate with others

Wainwrights Baggers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PackLight for Backpacking

One-time1
  • Supporter Edition$19.99
3 purchases

Wainwrights Baggers

Subscriptions2
  • Pro, monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro, yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99

Questions

Is PackLight for Backpacking free?
PackLight for Backpacking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wainwrights Baggers free?
Wainwrights Baggers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PackLight for Backpacking or Wainwrights Baggers have ads?
Neither PackLight for Backpacking nor Wainwrights Baggers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PackLight for Backpacking or Wainwrights Baggers?
PackLight for Backpacking ships an update every 2 months, and Wainwrights Baggers every 3 days. Most recently, PackLight for Backpacking was updated on November 11, 2026 and Wainwrights Baggers on October 31, 2026.

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