Comparison

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.

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

Holiday Packing List & Split

Features
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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

Screenshots

Pack The Bag4 screens
Holiday Packing List & Split4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pack The Bag versus Holiday Packing List & Split: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPack The BagHoliday Packing List & Split
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas KrawczykHeinz 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

2 purchases

Pack The Bag

One-time2
  • Donate$0.99
  • Upgrade to Ad-free version$1.99
4 purchases

Holiday Packing List & Split

Subscriptions3
  • TripTally Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • TripTally Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TripTally Pro Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • TripTally Pro Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is Pack The Bag free?
Pack The Bag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Holiday Packing List & Split free?
Holiday Packing List & Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pack The Bag or Holiday Packing List & Split have ads?
Pack The Bag shows ads; Holiday Packing List & Split does not.
Which is updated more often, Pack The Bag or Holiday Packing List & Split?
Pack The Bag ships an update monthly, and Holiday Packing List & Split every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pack The Bag was updated on November 1, 2026 and Holiday Packing List & Split on October 31, 2026.

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