Comparison

Trip Kitlist vs Back In Pack

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multi-category item management
  • Item changes reflected across all categories
  • iCloud synchronization across Apple devices
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable lists for any purpose
Features
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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.

About

Back In Pack

Features
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Do you own a lot of backpacking gear? Do you take trips frequently in differing terrains and conditions? Do you plan and change-up your gear lists regularly based on conditions, risks, weather? Do you want to store and manage your gear on your devices? If yes, then Back in Pack is for you.   The app includes: - Packs with category analysis to help you assess your pack weight - Systems or 'pack in packs': reusable groupings to include in multiple packs - Publish your pack to the web for virtual shakedowns - Generate PDF documents of your pack lists and systems, to share with others (shakedowns), publish on your website or use as pack lists for travelling. - Gear locker - store all your gear in one place: see just how much stuff you own! - Build a Wishlist of items, that can be included in your packs to see the impact. - Extended gear attributes to record prices, dates, affiliate links - Themes / Color schemes - Own your data. All your data is stored in your iCloud account and synchronises across devices: iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple Silicon) If you have any feedback, requests for enhancements or bugs, then please use the forum on our website.

Screenshots

Trip Kitlist4 screens
Back In Pack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Back In Pack at every 2 weeks against Trip Kitlist's every 6 weeks. Trip Kitlist's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trip Kitlist ships an update every 6 weeks, Back In Pack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Trip Kitlist versus Back In Pack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip KitlistBack In Pack
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank DeanMark Goodlad

In-app purchases

None

Trip Kitlist

No in-app purchases

None

Back In Pack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trip Kitlist free?
Trip Kitlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Back In Pack free?
Back In Pack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trip Kitlist or Back In Pack have ads?
Neither Trip Kitlist nor Back In Pack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trip Kitlist or Back In Pack?
Trip Kitlist ships an update every 6 weeks, and Back In Pack every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trip Kitlist was updated on October 4, 2026 and Back In Pack on October 6, 2026.

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