Comparison

Pack The Bag vs uPackingList XL

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

Head to head
About

Pack The Bag

Never forget essential items for your trip again. This app helps you create, manage, and share detailed packing lists. Prepare for your journey efficiently and avoid last-minute stress or unexpected costs.

Highlights
  • Pre-defined item library
  • Customizable lists and categories
  • Item weight tracking
  • List sharing via email and Airdrop
  • Packing reminders
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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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 - 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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable packing lists
  • Weather-based item suggestions
  • Pre-populated item catalog
  • Expandable/collapsible categories
  • Reuse custom lists
  • Trip purpose and activity adjustment
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Pack The Bag4 screens
uPackingList XL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pack The Bag at 78% against uPackingList XL's 18%. Pack The Bag also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 21 months). uPackingList XL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pack The Bag sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. uPackingList XL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pack The Bag holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Pack The Bag's written reviews are positive against 18% of uPackingList XL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pack The Bag ships an update monthly, uPackingList XL every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pack The Bag versus uPackingList XL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPack The BaguPackingList XL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (36 ratings) — better1.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas KrawczykNIX United

Customer experience

Pack The Bag

All ratings36 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.7%

uPackingList XL

All ratings9 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

Bugs and requests

Pack The Bag

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to add new items or categories
  • Packing mode not displaying items correctly
  • List data lost after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add notes and descriptions for items
  • Ability to permanently delete unwanted items/categories
  • One-tap reset to unpacked state
  • Improved packing list layout for printing
  • Integration with other travel apps

uPackingList XL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pack The Bag

One-time2
  • Donate$0.99
  • Upgrade to Ad-free version$1.99
None

uPackingList XL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pack The Bag free?
Pack The Bag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is uPackingList XL free?
uPackingList XL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pack The Bag or uPackingList XL?
Pack The Bag is rated higher. Pack The Bag averages 3.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while uPackingList XL averages 1.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Pack The Bag or uPackingList XL have ads?
Pack The Bag shows ads; uPackingList XL does not.
Which is updated more often, Pack The Bag or uPackingList XL?
Pack The Bag ships an update monthly, and uPackingList XL every 21 months. Most recently, Pack The Bag was updated on November 1, 2026 and uPackingList XL on November 3, 2026.

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