Pack The Bag vs Holiday Packing List & Split
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Pre-defined item library
- Customizable lists and categories
- Item weight tracking
- List sharing via email and Airdrop
- Packing reminders
- 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 - 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!
Holiday Packing List & Split
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A holiday for two – without arguing about money. Each of you records what you paid, in the currency you paid in. TripTally converts everything, splits the shared costs and shows one sentence at the top: "You get back €42.50". BOTH PHONES, ONE LIST • Whatever one of you adds shows up on the other phone in seconds • No account, no email, no password • Just read out a six-letter code – done ANY CURRENCY • He pays 80 CHF, you pay €35 – both land in the same tally • Live rates from the European Central Bank • The rate is saved per expense, so nothing changes later • Add expenses offline and type a rate yourself if needed FAIR AND CLEAR • Record private purchases without splitting them • Who owes whom – at a glance • Settle up with one tap, in full or in part • Categories with emoji: food, stay, travel, fun, shopping • Large text and large buttons PACKING LIST INCLUDED • Packing lists for every trip, sorted by category • Tick things off while you pack and see what's still missing • Reset a list after the trip and use it again Free: one trip of your own with up to 20 expenses. Joining a friend's trip never needs a purchase. TripTally Pro (weekly, monthly, yearly with a 3-day trial, or once for lifetime) unlocks unlimited trips and expenses. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/smarviastudio-privacypolicy/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Holiday Packing List & Split at none against Pack The Bag's shown. Holiday Packing List & Split also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Pack The Bag sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Holiday Packing List & Split sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pack The Bag ships an update monthly, Holiday Packing List & Split every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pack The Bag | Holiday Packing List & Split |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Krawczyk | Heinz Meier |
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
Holiday Packing List & Split
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pack The Bag
- Donate$0.99
- Upgrade to Ad-free version$1.99
Holiday Packing List & Split
- TripTally Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- TripTally Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- TripTally Pro Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- TripTally Pro Lifetime$22.99
Questions
Is Pack The Bag free?
Is Holiday Packing List & Split free?
Do Pack The Bag or Holiday Packing List & Split have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pack The Bag or Holiday Packing List & Split?
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