Watering vs Backpacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watering
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Watering is an app meant to help you remember to water your vegetables, flowers or fruits in time. Different plants need water at different intervals and Watering will help you remember all of that
Backpacks
Create custom packing lists for any occasion, from travel to the gym. Choose from pre-made templates or build your own with illustrated items. Easily check off packed essentials and reuse lists for future trips.
- Customizable packing lists
- Pre-made templates
- Illustrated item library
- Offline functionality
- Home screen widgets
- Reusable lists
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Backpacks is the simple packing list and checklist app that makes sure you never leave without the things you need: for a trip, the gym, the office, school, the pool or a weekend of camping. Start from a ready-made packing list or build your own in seconds. Tap the items you need from a library of 70+ illustrated essentials, then check them off as they go into your bag. When everything is packed, you're ready to go. WHY BACKPACKS • Packing checklists for every bag: travel, vacation, business trip, camping, hiking, beach, gym, swimming, office and school • Ready-made lists you can change any time • Visual items: find what you need at a glance, no typing • Check items off as you pack and reset the list for next time • Interactive Home Screen widgets: tick items off without opening the app • A backpack style and accent color for every list • Works offline, no account, no sign-up Make your travel checklist once and reuse it for every trip. Make a gym bag list and never forget your towel again. Backpacks is free for up to 3 lists. Unlock unlimited lists with a one-time Pro purchase, no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Watering at none against Backpacks's 1. Watering also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Backpacks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Watering asks for nothing beyond the download.
Watering ships an update every 5 days, Backpacks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watering | Backpacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Otto Stromberg | Michal Zolnieruk |
In-app purchases
Watering
No in-app purchases
Backpacks
- Lifetime Pro$2.99
