Comparison

Backpacking List vs Lunar Languages

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

Head to head
About

Backpacking List

This app helps organize outdoor adventure gear with smart checklists and reminders. It allows cataloging items, tracking food and supplies, and calculating pack weight. Share or export your lists for any trip.

Highlights
  • Essential gear warnings
  • Customizable packing reminders
  • Detailed gear cataloging
  • Food and supply tracking
  • Automatic weight calculation
  • Shareable and exportable lists
Features
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THE ULTIMATE BACKPACKING COMPANION. PACK SMART. ADVENTURE CONFIDENTLY. Simplify your outdoor adventures with the most intuitive gear management app ever created. Whether you’re preparing for a quick day hike, planning a weekend camping trip, or organizing your ultralight backpacking setup, The Backpacking List keeps your gear organized, your pack optimized, and your mind at ease. ESSENTIAL GEAR CHECK • Get warnings if critical items like fuel, lighting, spoon, first-aid kits, or something as big as a sleeping bag are missing in your pack list.
 • Custom warnings you set for any personal items you absolutely can not forget. Ex: Glasses/Contacts, mouthguard, braces, etc • Ideal for thru-hikes, remote treks, or just keeping your minimalist pack list dialed. PACKING REMINDERS • Schedule packing notifications so you don’t forget gear before hitting the trail. • Schedule charging notifications within 24 hours of the trip so you don't leave with a dead headlamp or GPS. • Perfect for trip prep, itinerary check-ins, or final camping checklist reviews. EFFORTLESS GEAR MANAGEMENT • Catalog gear with brand, model, weight, price, notes, and custom details • Instantly search or filter by type, weight, brand, color, or category • Track backpacker meals and general food availability and consumption with best‑by dates and color‑coded labels (fresh, best‑by soon, expired)—perfect for resupply & meal planning • Add bear spray expiration dates and get color coded labels when it's near expiration or expired • Drag-and-drop sorting, swipe-to-delete, and quick inline editing • Built for backpackers, day hikers, weekend campers, and ultralight minimalists SMART, DYNAMIC PACKING LISTS • Build unlimited hiking and camping checklists with trail info, elevation, mileage, and custom trip notes • Monitor your progress with checkmarks and completion bars
 • Automatically calculate base weight, food, water, pack total, worn weight and complete totals • Track multiple systems like backpack, daypack, or secondary chest pack
 • Visual breakdowns help dial your loadout efficiency
 • Built-in brand library includes popular gear manufacturers like Arcteryx, Patagonia, Nemo Equipment, MSR and many more...
 • Ideal for everything from a 3-season hike to a winter expedition SHARE OR PRINT YOUR PACK LIST • Export your checklist as a clean PNG — great for sharing with friends or printing out to manually check gear items off your list.
 • Ideal for group trips, trail meetups, or custom route planning. BACKUP, EXPORT & CUSTOMIZATION • Export full lists and gear data via CSV or JSON
 • Dark mode, light mode, and system themes
 • Metric & imperial support built-in TRUST • No Ads • No user tracking UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES: Try all premium features free for 2 weeks with the annual subscription. + Monthly, annual, or lifetime membership
 + Cancel anytime before trial ends to avoid charges Note: After the 2 week free trial, your annual subscription plan will automatically begin unless canceled through your App Store account settings. TERMS OF USE (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ CONNECT WITH The Backpacking List: Checklist Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebackpackinglist From overnight trips to far out remote backcountry expeditions, The Backpacking List App helps you gear up faster, smarter, and packlighter. Your outdoor adventure travel prep has never been easier!
 • Packing gear list? Covered.
 • Camping gear checklist? Easy.
 • Ultralight backpacking setup? Streamlined. Download now and elevate your outdoor adventure experience!

About

Lunar Languages

Features
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Speak the world without using a byte of data. Lunar Languages is your essential, privacy-focused travel companion. Designed specifically for English speakers, it puts 10 major languages in your pocket - complete with audio and phonetic guides - all working 100% offline. Whether you're ordering a beer in Berlin, asking for directions in Tokyo, or greeting a host in Paris, Lunar Languages helps you sound like a local, not a tourist. WHY LUNAR LANGUAGES? 100% OFFLINE Forget expensive roaming charges or hunting for Wi-Fi. The entire app, including all audio, lives on your device. It works in the subway, in the mountains, or in airplane mode. NATIVE-QUALITY AUDIO Don't just read it - hear it. We use advanced AI voices, meticulously verified by language experts, to give you crystal-clear pronunciation for every single phrase. PHONETIC GUIDES Can't read Kanji or Cyrillic? No problem. Every phrase comes with an easy-to-read phonetic transcription so you can pronounce it instantly. PRIVACY FIRST We believe your journey is yours alone. • No Account Required • No Data Collection • No Analytics • No Tracking • No Ads 10 LANGUAGES INCLUDED: • French • Spanish • German • Italian • Japanese • Mandarin Chinese • Portuguese • Russian • Polish • Ukrainian FREE FOREVER (SUPPORTED BY YOU) Lunar Languages is a passion project, not a corporate data harvester. It is completely free to download and use. If it helps you on your travels, you can support the development (and keep the developer hydrated) by buying me a pint through the app. Travel with confidence. Download Lunar Languages today.

Screenshots

Backpacking List4 screens
Lunar Languages3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lunar Languages at none against Backpacking List's 3. Lunar Languages also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backpacking List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Lunar Languages asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Backpacking List versus Lunar Languages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackpacking ListLunar Languages
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaniel LubbersJohn Mckay

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Backpacking List

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium14 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
None

Lunar Languages

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backpacking List free?
Backpacking List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lunar Languages free?
Lunar Languages is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backpacking List or Lunar Languages have ads?
Neither Backpacking List nor Lunar Languages shows ads.

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