Comparison

Pack Planner vs TimeDot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Gear enumeration
  • Hike planning
  • Base weight calculation
  • Consumable weight tracking
  • Packed item verification
Features
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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

About

TimeDot

Features
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TimeDot shows your year as 365 dots, so you can see time passing and choose what to do with it. Each day fills one dot. Today glows. The empty dots ahead are the days you still get to shape. YOUR YEAR IN PIXELS • Tap once a day to color it by how it felt • Add a one-line note to remember why • See your week and month in color, and share the card • Keep your streak with a gentle evening reminder • Premium: your whole year in color, past days, note search and export YEAR PROGRESS WIDGETS • Days left this year, as a number, a ring or 365 dots • Home Screen widgets for your year and your next countdowns • Lock Screen widgets and a Live Activity countdown YOUR LIFE IN WEEKS • See an 80-year life as 4,160 weeks, with the weeks you've lived filled in • A simple memento mori: a reminder that time is limited and worth spending well • A personal welcome that shows your life in years, built around what you want more time for COUNTDOWNS • Count the days until trips, birthdays, deadlines and the moments you're waiting for ONE DAILY INTENTION • Each morning, pick the one thing that matters most • Each evening, check whether it happened MAKE IT YOURS • 13 color themes • Share cards for your year and your life in numbers • Available in more than 40 languages FREE, NO TRIALS • The year dot grid, month breakdown and the Year Ring widget • Log today's mood with a note, with your last 30 days in color • Up to 3 countdowns and 3 intentions a week • Morning and evening reminders • Free with ads TIMEDOT PREMIUM No ads, iCloud backup, all widgets and the Live Activity, your whole Mood Year, life in weeks, unlimited countdowns and intentions, Year in Review, every theme and custom reminder times. Choose weekly or yearly, or pay once for Lifetime. There are no free trials, so you're never charged by surprise. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://timedot.get.ng/terms/ Privacy: https://timedot.get.ng/privacy/

Screenshots

Pack Planner4 screens
TimeDot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pack Planner at none against TimeDot's 4. Pack Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, device support 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. TimeDot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pack Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pack Planner ships an update every 5 days, TimeDot every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pack Planner versus TimeDot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPack PlannerTimeDot
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnand SankaranGet Technologies

In-app purchases

None

Pack Planner

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

TimeDot

Subscriptions3
  • TimeDot Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TimeDot Weekly$5.997 Days
  • TimeDot Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • TimeDot Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Pack Planner free?
Pack Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeDot free?
TimeDot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pack Planner or TimeDot have ads?
TimeDot shows ads; Pack Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Pack Planner or TimeDot?
Pack Planner ships an update every 5 days, and TimeDot every 10 days. Most recently, Pack Planner was updated on November 3, 2026 and TimeDot on October 31, 2026.

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