IC PackingList vs dear.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IC PackingList
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A handy application helps to track your packing list. It helps you make sure that everything is packed and nothing is forgotten. The app allows you take a photo of each item in the packing list. So you can show to someone how the item looks like, which makes easier to find it. Also the app can, on your wish, send an email with the backup of your packing list to the address pointed by you. It may very helpful in case the device or packing list was lost. The app is able to restore the packing list from the email. We respect your privacy, so the app keeps your privacy at the highest level. It: * doesn’t contain any API for gathering an usage statistics * doesn’t send anything to any developer’s servers. Exclusively for You.
dear.
Digitally preserve and organize your cherished cards. Scan them to create a digital collection, sort by various criteria, and even generate PDFs. Never lose a memory again, even if you decide to discard the physical card.
- Scan and store cards digitally
- Organize cards by year, event, or category
- Create and share PDF collections
- Edit card details and images
- Create user profiles and card collections
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Open a sweet birthday card and don’t know what to do with it? Throw it away? Keep it in a box under your bed where it’s never to be seen again? Organize and preserve those memories with dear. Scan and keep all your cards in one place. Organize cards by year, event, holiday, category, person, or any other way you can think of. Create and share PDFs for your scans. Now you don’t have to feel bad about tossing that birthday card from Aunt Sally. To get started begin with the following steps: • Create a user profile • Create your first card collection • Create and scan your first cards • Upload a collection image • Edit a Card in the following ways: • Scan new images • Update the "from" field • Update the description field Thank you for using dear. Please email support@thedearapp.com with feedback or any questions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: dear. at every 2 months against IC PackingList's every 38 months. dear. also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IC PackingList ships an update every 38 months, dear. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IC PackingList | dear. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igor Chesnokov | dearly LLC |
In-app purchases
IC PackingList
No in-app purchases
dear.
No in-app purchases
