Comparison

Suunto vs Packstack

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

Head to head
About

Suunto

Track your training, activity, and sleep with detailed summaries and trends. Customize your sports watch displays, discover popular routes with heatmaps, and sync your adventures. Connect with friends and favorite sports services to share your progress.

Highlights
  • Activity and sleep summaries
  • Customizable sport modes
  • Activity-specific heatmaps
  • Connected GPS for speed and distance
  • Dive log transfer
  • Partner service integration
  • Route planning and syncing
Features
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Enable your active life with Suunto app. KEY HIGHLIGHTS View key training, activity and sleep summaries as well as overall trends to help keep your life in balance. Stay connected with notifications Customize what you want to see on your sports watch during training and adventures by creating your own sport modes Activity-specific heatmaps in Suunto app show you where the most popular routes are, all around the world. For Suunto 3 Fitness, see your speed and distance as well as your track in the map by using the Suunto app to enable ‘connected’ GPS from your mobile phone. Suunto D5, Suunto EON Steel, Suunto EON Core: Transfer your dive logs easily over Bluetooth to your mobile phone after diving. Connect to your favorite sports services, such as Strava, Endomondo, TrainingPeaks, Relive and more. GET THE BASICS Suunto app keeps you on top of life and your sports or dives. Keep track of key activity details in your workout summaries and trends in your activity, daily steps, calories and sleep. With Suunto D5, Suunto EON Steel, Suunto EON Core transfer your dive logs to your mobile phone after diving. Stay connected with notifications on your sports watch from your mobile phone. For Suunto 3 Fitness, see your speed and distance as well as your track in the map by using the Suunto app to enable ‘connected’ GPS from your mobile phone. Ambit3 and Traverse family watches can now sync activities optimize GPS and connect to partner services from the Suunto app. ADVENTURE ON THE GO When you are going for run or ride and want to change the data you see your sports watch during training, you can customize it directly on Suunto app and it will update automatically to your watch. Whether you be in a new city or just a new trail, you can plan your new favorite route with Suunto app, sync it to your watch, and Go! You can even import a .gpx for your next race or adventure (Suunto 9 and Suunto Spartan). SHARE AND CONNECT HOW YOU WANT The Suunto community is a vibrant and diverse group, sharing inspiring stories and experiences every day. Social sharing on Suunto app is personalizable - select whether you want to share distance, calories, speed, pace, duration, heart rate, ascent, even max speed! It’s up to you! You can get additional unique benefits by connecting to our partner sport services such as Strava, TrainingPeaks, Endomondo, and Relive. The Suunto app connects with Apple Health. Go to app settings to start sharing your data. Learn more about Suunto and our heritage deeply rooted in exploration and adventure since 1936. suunto.com/testedforadventure Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life

About

Packstack

This app helps backpackers and hikers meticulously track gear, organize packing lists, and calculate essential trip details like base weight and calorie needs. It offers a comprehensive gear inventory, reusable kits, and detailed trip planning features. Syncs across devices and allows sharing of setups.

Highlights
  • Gear inventory management
  • Trip-specific packing lists
  • Reusable gear kits
  • Base weight and calorie calculation
  • Hiker profile creation
  • Trip planning tools
  • Gear catalog search
Features
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PACKSTACK: GEAR LISTS & PACK WEIGHT TRACKING FOR BACKPACKERS Packstack is the gear list and pack weight app built for backpackers, hikers, and ultralight gram-counters. Build your gear closet once, spin up a packing list for any trip in minutes, and know your base weight before you hit the trail. Looking for a LighterPack alternative with a real mobile app? This is it. GEAR CLOSET All your gear in one searchable place. Log brand, product, weight, price, and category for every item — or skip the typing and pull verified specs from the gear catalog. Wishlist the gear you want but don't own yet. GEAR RESEARCH Browse thousands of outdoor products by category, sorted lightest to heaviest. Compare any product against the category median, dig into full specs, and add it to your gear closet in one tap. PACKING LISTS Build a list for each trip by pulling from your gear closet. Everything stays organized by category — shelter, sleep system, cookware, clothing — with total, base, and worn weight at a glance. Build multiple packs per trip to compare loadouts. CHECKLIST MODE When it's time to pack, flip any list into a checklist and tick items off as they go into the pack. Nothing gets left behind. WEIGHT TRACKING Automatic totals for pack weight, base weight (everything minus consumables), and worn weight. Switch between imperial (oz/lb) and metric (g/kg) anytime — every number updates instantly. SMART TRIP DETAILS Type a trail name and Packstack researches the rest: distance, elevation gain, terrain, and expected temperatures for your dates. It only fills in what you haven't set yourself — your local knowledge always wins. CALORIE CALCULATOR (PACKSTACK PRO) Estimate daily calories from your trip's distance, elevation, terrain, pace, and temperature — combined with your hiker profile. Take the guesswork out of food planning and know exactly how much to carry. HIKER PROFILES Set up profiles with height, weight, age, sex, and body type. Assign a profile to any pack for personalized calorie estimates — perfect for couples, families, or group trips. REUSABLE KITS Group the gear you always pack together — cook kit, first aid, camera setup — and drop the whole bundle into any list in one tap. Your first kit is free; Packstack Pro unlocks unlimited kits. SHARE YOUR SETUP Every packing list gets a public link anyone can view on the web, no account required — perfect for shakedown feedback. Or export a trip summary card with your weight breakdown, sized for Instagram Stories. IMPORT & EXPORT Switching tools? Import from LighterPack or any CSV in seconds. Export your gear back out anytime. Your data is never locked in. CROSS-PLATFORM SYNC Plan on your laptop, pack from your phone. Your gear closet, packing lists, and trips stay in sync across web and iOS. FREE TO START An unlimited gear closet, three packing lists, your first kit, imports, and sharing — free, with no credit card and no ads, ever. Packstack Pro unlocks unlimited packing lists, unlimited kits, and the calorie calculator. Sign up with email, Google, or Apple and start in minutes. Whether you're an ultralight gram-counter or a weekend camper, Packstack is the modern LighterPack alternative. Questions or feedback? Reach me at jerad@packstack.io — I'd love to hear from you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.packstack.io/privacy

Screenshots

Suunto4 screens
Packstack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Packstack at 100% against Suunto's 25%. Packstack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Suunto's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Packstack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Suunto has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Suunto's written reviews are positive against 100% of Packstack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Suunto ships an update every 2 weeks, Packstack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Suunto versus Packstack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuuntoPackstack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size800 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSuuntoJerad Maplethorpe

Customer experience

Suunto

All ratings2,132 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative20.2%
Written reviews1,464 reviews
Positive24.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative60.0%

Packstack

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Suunto

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Inconsistent syncing and data loss
  • Issues with pairing and connecting to watches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import/create custom routes
  • Option to change activity data units (e.g. miles vs. km)
  • Seamless integration with Strava and other fitness apps
  • Offline map support and POI management
  • Desktop/web interface for advanced functionality

Packstack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Suunto

No in-app purchases

None

Packstack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Suunto free?
Suunto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Packstack free?
Packstack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Suunto or Packstack?
Packstack is rated higher. Suunto averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Packstack averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Suunto or Packstack have ads?
Neither Suunto nor Packstack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Suunto or Packstack?
Suunto ships an update every 2 weeks, and Packstack fortnightly. Most recently, Suunto was updated on October 13, 2026 and Packstack on October 2, 2026.

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