Comparison

Packaholic vs FastPack

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

Head to head
About

Packaholic

This app helps you create and manage packing lists for any trip, ensuring you never forget essential items. It offers pre-built templates, customizable lists, and an emergency mode for quick recall of important belongings.

Highlights
  • Pre-built packing lists
  • Customizable trip lists
  • Item check-off functionality
  • Clone existing lists
  • Emergency mode for important items
Features
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Forget the days of standing in your hotel room thinking "I swear I packed that..." Packaholic is here to make sure you never leave the important stuff behind! SAVE TIME + TRAVEL WITH CONFIDENCE • Pre-built packing lists with every item you could possibly need • Easily create lists for different types of trips - weekend getaways, camping adventures, weddings • Check off items with a satisfying tap PACK WITH ZERO MENTAL EFFORT • Clone your perfect packing list - why reinvent the wheel? • Clean, no-nonsense design (we know you've got places to be) YOUR FRIEND IN AN EMERGENCY • Emergency mode helps you remember your important and sentimental items during an emergency or evacuation This application is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FastPack

Features
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FastPack is a smarter way to build and manage packing lists for travel. Create organized packing lists, group items by category, and check things off as you pack. Reuse your best lists as templates, copy items between trips, and keep everything tidy with pinned and archived lists. Traveling with family or friends? FastPack makes group packing easier with shared spaces and member-specific packing. Assign items to each person and track exactly who has packed what. FastPack also helps you stay ahead of your trip with notes, due dates, search, filters, and iPhone reminders, so your packing list stays useful from planning to departure. Whether you pack for weekend getaways, family vacations, or repeat business trips, FastPack helps you pack faster and forget less. This app allows you to try it out for 7 days. Just sign up for a subscription, then cancel within 7 days if you are not happy with it. No billing will be done if you cancel during that period. FastPack offers monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel at any time in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kodsam.se/fastpack-privacy.html

Screenshots

Packaholic4 screens
FastPack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Packaholic at weekly against FastPack's every 3 weeks. FastPack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Packaholic sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and FastPack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Packaholic ships an update weekly, FastPack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Packaholic versus FastPack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPackaholicFastPack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel McLeanKodsam AB

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Packaholic

Subscriptions2
  • Packaholic Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Packaholic Annual$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • TripReady Coffee$1.00
  • Tip$1.99
  • PackMan Basic Support Pass$1.99
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  • PackMan Premium Support Pass$3.99
  • Tip$4.99
2 purchases

FastPack

Subscriptions2
  • FastPack — Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • FastPack — 1 Year7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Packaholic free?
Packaholic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FastPack free?
FastPack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Packaholic or FastPack have ads?
Neither Packaholic nor FastPack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Packaholic or FastPack?
Packaholic ships an update weekly, and FastPack every 3 weeks. Most recently, Packaholic was updated on August 3, 2026 and FastPack on September 17, 2026.

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