Pack Planner vs Ultium PowerUP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pack Planner
This app helps backpackers meticulously plan their hikes by cataloging gear, calculating weight, and ensuring all necessary items are packed. It allows users to track base weight, consumable weight, and items worn, providing peace of mind for efficient outdoor adventures.
- Gear enumeration
- Hike planning
- Base weight calculation
- Consumable weight tracking
- Packed item verification
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As a backpacker, I am always planning on making my next hike more efficient. I have a list of all my gear, plan each hike carefully. I want to know what my base weight is, what is my consumable weight and what I am wearing on me. On the day of the hike, I want to make sure I have packed everything I have set to pack. This app allows you to enumerate all your gear, plan your hike and make sure you are carrying all the gear you planned to. A video walk through of this app can be seen here: https://youtu.be/sJhl-f1gWno
Ultium PowerUP
Control and customize your GM PowerUP wall charger. Set charging power levels, schedule charging, and personalize your charger's name and LED lights. Optimize your charging experience and manage grid demand.
- Connect to GM PowerUP wall charger
- Set charging power levels
- Customize charging experience
- Name your charger
- Adjust LED light intensity
- Manage grid demand
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Ultium PowerUP - Take charge of your charge. With the Ultium PowerUP app, you can connect to your GM PowerUP wall charger (when in Bluetooth range) to set up and customize your charging experience. SET YOUR CHARGE Set your power level. Don’t need a quick charge? Adjust your current settings down from the max 11.5kW. Protect the grid when demand is highest. MAKE IT YOURS Personalize your PowerUP Wall Charger and make it your own with options to name your charger and adjust LED light intensity
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pack Planner at 50% against Ultium PowerUP's 7%. Pack Planner also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Ultium PowerUP's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pack Planner holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pack Planner's written reviews are positive against 7% of Ultium PowerUP's.
Pack Planner ships an update every 5 days, Ultium PowerUP every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pack Planner | Ultium PowerUP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | 1.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 7.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anand Sankaran | General Motors Company |
Customer experience
Pack Planner
Ultium PowerUP
In-app purchases
Pack Planner
No in-app purchases
Ultium PowerUP
No in-app purchases
