Packing List* vs Packaholic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Packing List*
Easily create and manage travel checklists for vacations or business trips. Mark items as packed to ensure you don't forget anything. Features a simple interface to add, edit, and delete items.
- Create and manage packing lists
- Mark items as packed
- Add, edit, and delete items
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Never forget items
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A very easy to use and efficient app to list and track of all of the items you need for a vacation, business travel or any other traveling. It uses the newest and best UI interface and is very simple to help you list your items that you want to bring with you and mark them as packed once you add them to your luggage. Never miss any items again that you need for your traveling. * Simple & Easy To Use * Great To Help Your Traveling * Never Forget Items To Pack * Mark Each As Completed & Packed * Add, Edit Delete Items Easily * Improve Your Vacations or Business Travels
Packaholic
This app helps you create and manage packing lists for any trip, ensuring you never forget essential items. It offers pre-built templates, customizable lists, and an emergency mode for quick recall of important belongings.
- Pre-built packing lists
- Customizable trip lists
- Item check-off functionality
- Clone existing lists
- Emergency mode for important items
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Forget the days of standing in your hotel room thinking "I swear I packed that..." Packaholic is here to make sure you never leave the important stuff behind! SAVE TIME + TRAVEL WITH CONFIDENCE • Pre-built packing lists with every item you could possibly need • Easily create lists for different types of trips - weekend getaways, camping adventures, weddings • Check off items with a satisfying tap PACK WITH ZERO MENTAL EFFORT • Clone your perfect packing list - why reinvent the wheel? • Clean, no-nonsense design (we know you've got places to be) YOUR FRIEND IN AN EMERGENCY • Emergency mode helps you remember your important and sentimental items during an emergency or evacuation This application is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Packaholic at 100% against Packing List*'s 50%. Packaholic also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Packing List*'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Packaholic sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Packing List* asks for nothing beyond the download.
Packaholic holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Packing List*'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Packaholic's.
Packing List* ships an update every 12 months, Packaholic weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Packing List* | Packaholic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Veloudos | Daniel McLean |
Customer experience
Packing List*
Packaholic
In-app purchases
Packing List*
No in-app purchases
Packaholic
- Packaholic Weekly$0.997 Days
- Packaholic Annual$24.991 Year
- TripReady Coffee$1.00
- Tip$1.99
- PackMan Basic Support Pass$1.99
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- PackMan Premium Support Pass$3.99
- Tip$4.99
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