Comparison

Backroads vs Bagdrop

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

Head to head
About

Backroads

This app provides detailed information and daily route options for active travel adventures like biking and hiking. It offers helpful tips and regional information to enhance your journey. Your trip leaders are also available through the app for guidance.

Highlights
  • Daily route options
  • Trip schedules
  • Helpful tips
  • Regional information
  • Trip leader access
Read full description

Backroads is the leader in active travel, offering Biking, Hiking and Multi-Adventure Trips in 55+ countries worldwide. This Trip Companion app, and a unique log-in code, will be available to you just before your trip starts. You’ll find daily route options, schedules, helpful tips and other regional information. Of course, your incredible Trip Leaders are available every day of your trip to guide you through some of the most beautiful places in the world. We look forward to seeing you out there!

About

Bagdrop

Read full description

Bagdrop is a packing list app built around how you actually pack: trip by trip, bag by bag. Make a trip, add the bags you're bringing, and check items off as they go in. A ring on every trip and bag shows how packed you are at a glance, so you always know what's left. A LIST FOR EVERY BAG • Carry-on, checked bag, backpack, toiletries: each gets its own list • Quantities for the things you bring several of. Three pairs of socks? Tap once for each pair as it goes in. • All Items shows every bag's list together • Filter any list to hide what's packed, show only what you still need to buy, or both NEED TO BUY Swipe right on anything you don't have yet. It's marked Need to Buy, so your shopping list is always one filter away. WEATHER WHERE YOU'RE GOING Add a destination and dates to see the forecast for trips in the next 10 days, or the typical weather for trips further out. Bagdrop points out rain, snow, heat, freezing nights, wind and big temperature swings, so you know to pack the umbrella or the extra layer. TRIP NOTES A Before I Leave checklist for everything that isn't packing (take out the trash, set the thermostat, feed the cat), plus notes for door codes, confirmation numbers and phone numbers. HEADING HOME When the trip is underway, Bagdrop offers to uncheck everything so you can repack for the trip home without leaving anything behind. TRAVEL LOG See the trips you've taken, nights away, places and countries visited, your streak of trips fully packed by day one, and the things you always pack. MADE TO BE EASY TO USE • Large, clear text that works with every Dynamic Type size, including the largest accessibility sizes • Archive finished trips, or duplicate one to start the next trip with the same lists • Undo if you delete something by mistake • Works in light and dark mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no account and no sign-up. Bagdrop has no ads, no analytics and no tracking. Your trips are saved on your iPhone and included in your iPhone's backups. Export your trips to a file any time, and import them again on a new iPhone.

Screenshots

Backroads4 screens
Bagdrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Backroads at 16.4 against Bagdrop's 18.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Backroads versus Bagdrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackroadsBagdrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBackroadsLuke Scarpino

In-app purchases

None

Backroads

No in-app purchases

None

Bagdrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backroads free?
Backroads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bagdrop free?
Bagdrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backroads or Bagdrop have ads?
Neither Backroads nor Bagdrop shows ads.

Other comparisons