Packing Generator vs Packaholic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Packing Generator
This app simplifies packing for any trip by generating personalized lists based on your activities, trip duration, and travel details. It considers factors like laundry access and international travel to ensure you pack efficiently.
- Customizable packing lists
- Activity-based suggestions
- Trip length consideration
- Laundry access factor
- International travel support
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Packing Generator helps you with the boring task to pack your bags for any trip. You chose different activities, gender, the length of your trip, access to laundry, if you are going abroad and the Packing Generator will tell you what to pack!
Packaholic
This app helps you create and manage packing lists for any trip, ensuring you never forget essential items. It offers pre-built templates, customizable lists, and an emergency mode for quick recall of important belongings.
- Pre-built packing lists
- Customizable trip lists
- Item check-off functionality
- Clone existing lists
- Emergency mode for important items
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Forget the days of standing in your hotel room thinking "I swear I packed that..." Packaholic is here to make sure you never leave the important stuff behind! SAVE TIME + TRAVEL WITH CONFIDENCE • Pre-built packing lists with every item you could possibly need • Easily create lists for different types of trips - weekend getaways, camping adventures, weddings • Check off items with a satisfying tap PACK WITH ZERO MENTAL EFFORT • Clone your perfect packing list - why reinvent the wheel? • Clean, no-nonsense design (we know you've got places to be) YOUR FRIEND IN AN EMERGENCY • Emergency mode helps you remember your important and sentimental items during an emergency or evacuation This application is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Packaholic at 100% against Packing Generator's 50%. Packaholic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). Packing Generator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Packaholic sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Packing Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Packaholic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Packing Generator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Packaholic's.
Packing Generator ships an update every 8 months, Packaholic weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Packing Generator | Packaholic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appipe | Daniel McLean |
Customer experience
Packing Generator
Packaholic
In-app purchases
Packing Generator
No in-app purchases
Packaholic
- Packaholic Weekly$0.997 Days
- Packaholic Annual$24.991 Year
- TripReady Coffee$1.00
- Tip$1.99
- PackMan Basic Support Pass$1.99
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- PackMan Premium Support Pass$3.99
- Tip$4.99
Questions
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Other comparisons
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