uPackingList XL vs PackMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uPackingList XL
This app helps you create and manage packing lists for any trip. It offers a weather wizard to suggest items based on destination and activities, and allows you to reuse custom lists for future travels. Thousands of users rely on it for stress-free packing.
- Customizable packing lists
- Weather-based item suggestions
- Pre-populated item catalog
- Expandable/collapsible categories
- Reuse custom lists
- Trip purpose and activity adjustment
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uPackingList - Travel Packing List to Any Destination Pack and do things that matter before you leave. Stress-free packing for a vacation or a business trip now available with the brand new version of uPackingList app. Thousands of users packed their bags following their trip lists in the app. HOW IT WORKS Make a list and select items you will need in a trip. All categories can expand and collapse for a better focus. WEATHER WIZARD Point out the purpose of the trip, its dates and the destination. Wizard will do the job for you. It will adjust checklist according to the weather conditions and your activities during the travel. REUSE YOUR LISTS Come back to use your custom list again for the same destination or purpose. It already has information about you would like to take with you whether you go to a beach or hiking. ITEMS AND CATEGORIES All items live in an initial catalogue that you can customize as you like: add, edit, delete any of them. There are over 300 items in the catalogue from the start.
PackMate
Create personalized packing checklists for any journey. Organize items by trip, track your packing progress visually, and receive timely departure reminders. Access your lists offline and reuse past trips with ease.
- Trip-based packing checklists
- Smart item grouping
- Packing progress visualization
- Departure time reminders
- Offline functionality
- History and re-packing
- Home screen widget
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PackMate is the simplest way to pack for any trip — build a checklist, tick things off, and walk out the door knowing you forgot nothing. Organize every trip by type, group your items the way you think, and watch your packing progress fill up as you go. Set a departure time and let PackMate remind you before you leave. FEATURES • Trip-based packing lists — a fresh checklist for every trip • Smart grouping — organize items into categories that make sense to you • Progress at a glance — see how close you are to fully packed • Departure time & reminders — get nudged before you head out, with a default reminder you can tune • Sort your way — order trips by creation date or departure time • History — keep past trips and re-pack them in one tap • Home Screen widget — your packing progress, always visible • Fully offline — everything is stored on your device, no account, no tracking Pack smart, forget nothing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PackMate at 5.0 against uPackingList XL's 1.3. PackMate also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 21 months). uPackingList XL's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PackMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uPackingList XL has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
uPackingList XL ships an update every 21 months, PackMate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uPackingList XL | PackMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | NIX United | 燚 张 |
Customer experience
uPackingList XL
PackMate
In-app purchases
uPackingList XL
No in-app purchases
PackMate
No in-app purchases









