Trip Kitlist vs Packing List*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trip Kitlist
Create and manage comprehensive lists for various activities like travel, work, or shopping. This app uniquely allows items to belong to multiple categories, ensuring changes are reflected everywhere. It synchronizes lists across your Apple devices via iCloud and offers Apple Watch integration.
- Multi-category item management
- Item changes reflected across all categories
- iCloud synchronization across Apple devices
- Apple Watch integration
- Customizable lists for any purpose
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Kitlist allows you to maintain lists of kit that you may require for various activities, such as a vacation or a business trip. Kitlist can also be used for other lists, such as a TODO or shopping list. Kitlist differs from many other list handlers in that it supports a many-to-many relationship between items and categories, i.e. an item may be in many categories and a category can contain many items. The concept is that you maintain a full list of all items you may require for any activity. Items can optionally be grouped into categories, which may relate to specific trips, or simply be used to group items, e.g. items for hiking, cycling or horse-riding. Each item may be in multiple categories, so any changes to an item are immediately reflected in all categories that it belongs to. Items can be individually selected and copied to other categories. If you are signed into iCloud, lists are synchronized between your other iOS devices that are also signed into the same iCloud account. Lists on an iPhone are synchronized with any paired Apple Watch. If you are not signed into iCloud, the app will work on the single device and also synchronize with an Apple Watch. It cannot synchronize with other devices without being signed into iCloud. Tha app is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and macOS. The app is free and without ads.
Packing List*
Easily create and manage travel checklists for vacations or business trips. Mark items as packed to ensure you don't forget anything. Features a simple interface to add, edit, and delete items.
- Create and manage packing lists
- Mark items as packed
- Add, edit, and delete items
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Never forget items
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A very easy to use and efficient app to list and track of all of the items you need for a vacation, business travel or any other traveling. It uses the newest and best UI interface and is very simple to help you list your items that you want to bring with you and mark them as packed once you add them to your luggage. Never miss any items again that you need for your traveling. * Simple & Easy To Use * Great To Help Your Traveling * Never Forget Items To Pack * Mark Each As Completed & Packed * Add, Edit Delete Items Easily * Improve Your Vacations or Business Travels
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Trip Kitlist at none against Packing List*'s shown. Trip Kitlist also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Trip Kitlist ships an update every 6 weeks, Packing List* every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Kitlist | Packing List* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frank Dean | Steve Veloudos |
Customer experience
Trip Kitlist
Packing List*
In-app purchases
Trip Kitlist
No in-app purchases
Packing List*
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trip Kitlist free?
Is Packing List* free?
Do Trip Kitlist or Packing List* have ads?
Which is updated more often, Trip Kitlist or Packing List*?
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