Camping Checker vs PackAlong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camping Checker
This app helps campers avoid common mistakes and forgotten items before and during trips. It offers pre-made and customizable checklists for departure, winterizing, packing, and safety checks, along with calendar integration for important dates.
- Pre-made camping checklists
- Customizable lists
- Departure checks for RVs
- Winterizing and de-winterizing
- Packing lists
- Safety checks
- Calendar integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Camping Checker: Your Digital Companion for Worry-Free Camping Adventures Imagine this: The sun is shining, the family is excited, and your vacation is finally starting. You start the engine of your motorhome and head off. After 50 kilometers, it starts raining, and you realize—the roof vents are still open! Or worse: You've arrived at the campsite and realize you've forgotten the toilet chemicals, the power cable is still at home, or the gas bottle is empty. Such mishaps can not only be frustrating, but they can also severely disrupt your long-awaited vacation or even be dangerous. What if you hadn't released the handbrake on your caravan? Or if the stabilizers were still extended? Camping Checker is your solution for forgetful moments and the resulting mishaps! Your comprehensive camping app for stress-free travel. With Camping Checker, you'll never forget important steps before departure, winterizing, or packing your gear again: Pre-made checklists for all important camping situations: - Departure checks for caravans and motorhomes - Winterizing and de-winterizing - Packing lists for basic equipment, summer, and winter - Gas checks and other safety checks Customizable lists - Adjust existing lists or create completely new ones to suit your needs. Calendar integration for important dates: - Service and major inspections - Gas checks and leak tests - Service appointments and oil changes - Vacation planning Never forget a task or item again. Camping Checker – So your next camping adventure starts without any nasty surprises!
PackAlong
Read full descriptionHide full description
PackAlong helps families, couples and groups plan trips together and remember what matters. Create trips with dates, destinations and weather forecasts. Add packing items with quantities, notes, statuses, categories and tags. Assign tasks to people, organize luggage into suitcases, backpacks or bags, and track progress at a glance. Key features: - shared packing lists for trips, families and groups - local profiles and guests without requiring an account for local use - groups, participant roles and invitations by QR code, link or email when sync is configured - templates for beach, hiking, skiing, weekends, business, festivals, kids and essentials - custom templates, item catalog, categories, tags and luggage presets - item statuses such as open, unclear, to get, planning, packed or forgotten - outbound and return-trip packing with a repack check - reminders 3 days before, 1 day before, on departure day and custom reminders - post-trip follow-up for washing and refilling - search across trips, items, templates and people - statistics, activity history and forgotten-item insights - PDF export, luggage-content sharing, import/export and backup files - home screen widget, app PIN and biometric unlock Offline-first: PackAlong stores your data locally on your device and remains useful without a constant internet connection. Optional sync: With an account and a configured sync server, you can sync profiles, groups, trips and packing lists across devices.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PackAlong at none against Camping Checker's 1. PackAlong also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Camping Checker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PackAlong asks for nothing beyond the download.
Camping Checker ships an update every 6 weeks, PackAlong every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camping Checker | PackAlong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Toppe | Thomas Timm |
In-app purchases
Camping Checker
- Camping Checker Pro$1.99
PackAlong
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Camping Checker free?
Is PackAlong free?
Do Camping Checker or PackAlong have ads?
Which is updated more often, Camping Checker or PackAlong?
Other comparisons















