Packaroo vs Travel Checklist Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Packaroo
Create custom travel packing checklists for any trip. Organize items, track tasks, and manage shopping lists. Share your lists with others or import from a catalog.
- Unlimited trip and item creation
- Item bundling for quick additions
- Task and shopping list tracking
- Trip organization by date or container
- List sharing and importing
- Hide packed items
- Order from Amazon directly
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“Best packing app for photographers” FStoppers - Nerdy and artistic WHAT’S FREE • No ads • Requires no sign-ups or personal info • Create unlimited trips • Create unlimited items • Bundle up items that you always bring for quick addition on future trips • Share / import collections of items in the Packaroo catalog • Hide packed items from display • Keep track of related tasks for each trip • Keep track of items you need to buy before travel • Order from Amazon directly from shopping list • Organize trips by date • Reuse and duplicate trips • Share copies of your pack list WHAT’S PRO • Create custom collections in the Packaroo catalog • Share / import custom collections • Hide default collections • Create unlimited bundles for better organization • Bulk add new items to catalog • Change the order in which collections, bundles and items within bundles are displayed • Organize your trip by bag, box or container • Create a separate list for each of your traveling companions • Manage the order of pack lists on a trip • Choose your own app icon • Supports a small dedicated team at the Packaroo workshop
Travel Checklist Plus
Simplify your packing process with this travel companion. It offers over 200 item suggestions and helps you track what's packed and what's still needed. Save time by reusing lists for return trips or future destinations.
- 200+ packing suggestions
- Tracks packed items
- Reusable packing lists
- Multiple destination lists
- Item packing history
- Easy-to-use interface
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Packing for a vacation or trip sucks. Travel Checklist Plus makes it easier. • 200+ suggestions for items you don't want to forget to pack • Keeps track of what you've packed, and tells you what you need to pack • You can re-use a list to pack for your return trip or if you're going to the same place again • You can maintain multiple lists for different destinations • Travel Checklist Plus suggests items you've packed for other trips. Add an item once and Travel Checklist Plus will remind you to pack it forever • A streamlined and easy-to-use user interface makes it even easier to pack for your vacations and trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Packaroo at none against Travel Checklist Plus's shown. Packaroo also leads on ratings volume (129 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Travel Checklist Plus's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Packaroo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Travel Checklist Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Travel Checklist Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Packaroo has 129 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Packaroo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Travel Checklist Plus's.
Packaroo ships an update every 6 days, Travel Checklist Plus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Packaroo | Travel Checklist Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (129 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matic LLC | Roy Sianez |
Customer experience
Packaroo
Travel Checklist Plus
Bugs and requests
Packaroo
Reported bugs
6 issues- Lists not shareable in desired formats (email, print)
- Custom bundles not syncing between devices
- Cannot edit individual items without deleting and re-entering
- App automatically changes capitalization of items
- Lag and items remaining checked after unchecking
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- Sharing with other Packaroo users not working
Requested features
6 requests- True iCloud style live collaborative lists
- iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad
- Undo button for accidental checks
- Add pictures to checklists
- iPad version of the app
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- Full German translation
Travel Checklist Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Packaroo
- Packaroo Pro$5.99
Travel Checklist Plus
- Remove Ads$3.00
Questions
Is Packaroo free?
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