Comparison

Packing_List vs Packaroo

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

Head to head
About

Packing_List

Organize your travel packing and unpacking with customizable lists. Associate trips with dates and destinations, and even check weather conditions. Features include item notes, quantities, locations, luggage assignment, and weight tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable packing lists
  • Trip association with dates and destinations
  • Destination weather checks
  • Item notes, quantity, location, luggage, and weight fields
  • List composition from master lists
  • Search and mass item editing/deletion
  • List sharing
Features
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This application helps you to maintain packing lists and organize packing/unpacking process. You can associate your trips’ departure/return dates and destination cities with lists and check destinations’ weather conditions. Each item in lists has a note, a quantity, a location,a luggage and a weight fields. List Composition lets you select items from existing lists to generate new lists. To take advantage of this feature, you need maintain a master list containing all your travel items. Before each trip, select items from the master list to generate a new list specifically for the trip. Searching enables you to locate items quickly in large lists. Mass Changing allows you to select and then edit or delete a group of items together. You can manipulate lists in views grouped by locations or luggage. Packing is to take items from location by location and distribute them to luggage. Grouping by location helps to organize your packing process. Unpacking is to bring items from luggage by luggage back to where they come from. Grouping by luggage helps you to track your unpacking process. List Sharing enables you to share your list through email, Facebook or other social media types. “Packing List Cloud Connector” is an optional paid feature. With the feature, you can edit lists in web browsers on desktops or laptops; upload, download, synchronize and operate on the same lists from multiple devices; backup lists to our cloud server.

About

Packaroo

Create custom travel packing checklists for any trip. Organize items, track tasks, and manage shopping lists. Share your lists with others or import from a catalog.

Highlights
  • Unlimited trip and item creation
  • Item bundling for quick additions
  • Task and shopping list tracking
  • Trip organization by date or container
  • List sharing and importing
  • Hide packed items
  • Order from Amazon directly
Features
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“Best packing app for photographers” FStoppers - Nerdy and artistic WHAT’S FREE • No ads • Requires no sign-ups or personal info • Create unlimited trips • Create unlimited items • Bundle up items that you always bring for quick addition on future trips • Share / import collections of items in the Packaroo catalog • Hide packed items from display • Keep track of related tasks for each trip • Keep track of items you need to buy before travel • Order from Amazon directly from shopping list • Organize trips by date • Reuse and duplicate trips • Share copies of your pack list WHAT’S PRO • Create custom collections in the Packaroo catalog • Share / import custom collections • Hide default collections  • Create unlimited bundles for better organization • Bulk add new items to catalog • Change the order in which collections, bundles and items within bundles are displayed • Organize your trip by bag, box or container • Create a separate list for each of your traveling companions • Manage the order of pack lists on a trip • Choose your own app icon • Supports a small dedicated team at the Packaroo workshop

Screenshots

Packing_List4 screens
Packaroo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Packaroo at 4.7 against Packing_List's 3.0. Packaroo also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (128 vs 2). Packing_List's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Packing_List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Packaroo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Packaroo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Packaroo has 128 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Packing_List's written reviews are positive against 83% of Packaroo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Packing_List ships an update every 2 months, Packaroo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Packing_List versus Packaroo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacking_ListPackaroo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (128 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDotNetIdeas LLCMatic LLC

Customer experience

Packing_List

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Packaroo

All ratings128 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Packing_List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Packaroo

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Lists not shareable in desired formats (email, print)
  • Custom bundles not syncing between devices
  • Cannot edit individual items without deleting and re-entering
  • App automatically changes capitalization of items
  • Lag and items remaining checked after unchecking
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  • Sharing with other Packaroo users not working

Requested features

6 requests
  • True iCloud style live collaborative lists
  • iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad
  • Undo button for accidental checks
  • Add pictures to checklists
  • iPad version of the app
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  • Full German translation

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Packing_List

One-time1
  • Packing List Remove Advertisements$1.99
1 purchases

Packaroo

One-time1
  • Packaroo Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Packing_List free?
Packing_List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Packaroo free?
Packaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Packing_List or Packaroo?
Packaroo is rated higher. Packing_List averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Packaroo averages 4.7 from 128 ratings.
Do Packing_List or Packaroo have ads?
Neither Packing_List nor Packaroo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Packing_List or Packaroo?
Packing_List ships an update every 2 months, and Packaroo every 6 days. Most recently, Packing_List was updated on June 3, 2026 and Packaroo on September 26, 2026.

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