Comparison

Pack The Bag vs Pack

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

Pack

Create and manage packing lists effortlessly for any trip. This app offers a clean interface with a pre-populated catalog of items to get you started quickly. Easily check off items as you pack.

Highlights
  • Effortless packing list creation
  • Pre-populated item catalog
  • Quickly add, edit, or delete items
  • Check/uncheck items as you pack
  • Organize lists by name, tag, or person
  • Filter packed or unpacked items
Features
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Pack is a very simple packing list, so you can get packed quickly and easily. There's no need to maintain separate lists for each trip. There's no need to guess and enter unnecessary details like weight or cost for each item. It has a clean and elegant appearance, without blinding you with wacky colors and images. Pack comes with a catalog containing hundreds of items as a starting point. Quickly add, edit or delete them to make your own personalized list. When preparing for a trip, simply skim through the list, checking or unchecking items as needed for this journey. When ready, flip over to start packing, crossing off items as you put them in your suitcase. The Choose and Pack lists can be arranged by item name, tag, or person name, and can be filtered to show only packed, packed at the end, or all. Pack is completely free. Try it today! Questions or concerns? Contact Dejal via the support link for personal assistance.

Screenshots

Pack The Bag4 screens
Pack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pack at 4.6 against Pack The Bag's 3.6. Pack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Pack The Bag's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 12). On price, review sentiment 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. Pack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pack holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Pack The Bag's written reviews are positive against 77% of Pack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pack The Bag ships an update monthly, Pack every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pack The Bag versus Pack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPack The BagPack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (36 ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better12
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas KrawczykDejal Systems, LLC

Customer experience

Pack The Bag

All ratings36 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.7%

Pack

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

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

Pack

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

Pack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pack The Bag free?
Pack The Bag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pack free?
Pack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pack The Bag or Pack?
Pack is rated higher. Pack The Bag averages 3.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Pack averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Pack The Bag or Pack have ads?
Pack The Bag shows ads; Pack does not.
Which is updated more often, Pack The Bag or Pack?
Pack The Bag ships an update monthly, and Pack every 4 months. Most recently, Pack The Bag was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pack on September 23, 2026.

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