GetPacked vs Pack The Bag Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GetPacked
This app generates personalized packing lists for your trips by asking a few simple questions about your destination and travel needs. It helps you save time and avoid forgetting essential items, ensuring a stress-free vacation.
- Personalized packing lists
- Customizable item quantities
- To-do list for travel tasks
- Shareable packing lists
- Over 600 pre-loaded items
- Add custom items
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Cut your packing time in half – and don’t forget a thing! If you’re going on a trip, just answer a few simple questions and GetPacked creates a customized list of what to bring in your suitcase. ** Featured on AppShouter – “That App that practically packs for you!” ** Enjoy your vacation more without worrying you forgot to pack something important. This super-simple app makes it easy to check off exactly what you’ll need. GetPacked does the hard work for you, making a list of what to pack (in handy categories) based on who you are and where you’re travelling to. Just start packing and check off each item as you put it in your luggage. SAVE TIME & MONEY ON YOUR NEXT TRIP Once you try GetPacked, you’ll want to use it for all your trips, big and small – vacations, road trips, cruises, weekend getaways, and more. It’s the only app that makes it so easy to save you time, money, and headaches when you travel. Benefits of the GetPacked app include: * Save time packing – Make packing (almost) as easy as your vacation. The app only shows what matters to you, like diapers if you travel with a baby or ski gear for your trip to the mountains. * Save money – Avoid costly luggage fees from packing too many items you don’t need. And, avoid buying items on vacation that you forgot. * Never forget important items - Don’t you hate to forget something on vacation? Avoid the headaches of not remembering to pack your medicine, passport, glasses, or other travel essentials. * Enjoy your holiday more – Spend more time relaxing knowing that you’re prepared with everything you need in your suitcase for a wonderful vacation. MAKE PACKING QUICK & EASY GetPacked is the only packing checklist app you’ll ever need because it is personalized to you and your trip. Features of the app include: * Easy to use: Just answer a few questions and a customized packing list is automatically created for you based on your needs and travel destination. * Complete packing list: Choose from over 600 items for your packing list, and add your own. You can also change how many of each item you want to bring. * Remember important to-do’s: The app also features a helpful to-do list, so you won’t forget to renew your passport or get your vaccinations. * Share: Packing with your family or spouse? Easily email, print (via AirPrint), or transfer packing lists to another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. * Designed for both iPhone and iPad: On the iPad, enjoy a new, easy to use experience with a multi-column layout. Save time packing so you can start enjoying your vacation sooner… try the GetPacked app now.
Pack The Bag Pro
This app simplifies travel packing by helping you create, manage, and share detailed packing lists. Avoid forgetting essentials and prevent unexpected costs with features like item weight tracking and customizable lists. Prepare for your next journey with confidence.
- Create, edit, and delete items and categories
- Over 700 items in 27 categories
- Assign weights to items
- Share lists via email, iCloud, or AirDrop
- Packing reminder notifications
- Apple Watch support
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Have you ever forgotten something really important for your trip? This will never happen again with Pack The Bag! No more incomplete hand-written packlists for your upcoming journey, no more bad feelings or expensive surprises at the airport. Make your next trip the best trip ever. Pack The Bag for iOS helps you managing your packlists. You and your bag will be well-prepared, you will save the trouble of thinking about all the items that you want to carry along on your journey. Pro version: no ads, all features! Import your lists from Pack The Bag Free with only 2 clicks! - Choose from more than 700 items in 27 categories - Easily create, edit and delete items and categories - Maintain your items in the inventory list without the need to create a packlist - Assign a weight to your items to prevent expensive surprises at the airport - Create new packlists by copying from existing lists - Pack your items without running around by optionally sorting by storage locations - Send and share packlists by email - they can be imported on any other iOS device - Files support: Export and import lists via iCloud or file sharing - Airdrop support: Exchange lists with devices in your surrounding - Packing reminder push notification: Define a date when your device should remind you to start packing - Define an icon for your packlist - Sort lists by name or date or reoder them manually - Duplicate a category with all included items (e.g. child 1, child2, …) - Add a filter to display how many items are not yet packed in a list - Color schemes: Choose from different colors - or define your own color - Support for Apple Watch - pack your items on the watch - Supported Languages: English, German, Turkish You have ideas how to improve the app? You found issues? Send feedback to the Pack The Bag team directly from inside the app - your support is highly appreciated!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pack The Bag Pro at 4.5 against GetPacked's 1.0. Pack The Bag Pro also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 1). GetPacked's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
GetPacked costs $1.99 and Pack The Bag Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pack The Bag Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pack The Bag Pro has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of GetPacked's written reviews are positive against 84% of Pack The Bag Pro's.
GetPacked ships an update every 4 months, Pack The Bag Pro every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GetPacked | Pack The Bag Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Van Schaik | Andreas Krawczyk |
Customer experience
GetPacked
Pack The Bag Pro
Bugs and requests
GetPacked
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pack The Bag Pro
Reported bugs
10 issues- App forgets last used setting after switching
- Filters reset after app switching
- Difficulty in marking all items as packed
- Swipe attempts for deletion are not always successful
- Paid version can be complicated to use
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- User interface issues in some updates
- Some menu items not laid out in the best way
- App can be too complex for casual users
- Difficulty in figuring out how to reuse previous lists
- Sync across devices without Dropbox is desired
Requested features
22 requests- Add a note section to each individual item
- Add a sort option that combines all items to a single list regardless of category or storage location
- Allow manual sorting of items within categories
- Add a dark mode option
- Implement Apple Watch complications for interaction
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- Add a feature to keep the app at the last used setting
- Option for sub-lists to specify exact items
- Way to mark items that can't be packed until the day of travel
- Add a section for standard lists and currently used lists
- Cloud integration and desktop access
- Allow others to edit shared lists
- Integration with TripIt app
- Integration with weather app for pre-population
- Ability to hide or archive old lists
- Add photos of items
- Create multiple typical lists (e.g., business, international)
- Make notes about specific items
- Bulk edit mode for inventory items
- Clearer indication of plan vs. pack mode
- Auto-syncing across all devices
- Improve UI for better readability and less complexity
- Add a feature to check/uncheck all items at once
In-app purchases
GetPacked
No in-app purchases
Pack The Bag Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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