Comparison

PhotoPack Pro vs Control Tiempos Eclipse

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

Head to head
About

PhotoPack Pro

This app helps photographers prepare for shoots by creating and sharing customizable gear checklists. It offers smart reminders and offline access to ensure critical items are never forgotten, simplifying planning for professional results.

Highlights
  • Customizable gear checklists
  • Smart reminders for incomplete lists
  • Event organization and trip planning
  • Offline access and local data storage
  • Shareable lists with clients/photographers
  • Easy event archiving and progress tracking
Features
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Have you ever left home only to realize that you left a piece of critical gear behind? PhotoPack Pro helps photographers prepare for their shoots with confidence. Easily create, customize, and share gear checklists, organize events and trips, and set reminders to ensure you never forget critical items again — from cameras and lenses to filters and tripods, and everything in between. You can also create list categories within an event to manage shot lists or anything else you need to track to ensure you get the job done and deliver stunning results for your clients. Designed for all photographers, PhotoPack Pro keeps your planning simple, visual, and stress-free. Key Features: • Customizable gear checklists for each event (photoshoot, wedding, architectural, trip, etc.) • Smart reminders before your start date if a list isn't 100% complete • Add notes to any event, item category, or individual item to provide more info • Easy event archiving, copying, and progress tracking • Easily share checklists with clients or other photographers • Offline access and local data storage for reliability and privacy Reduce the stress of prepping for a shoot or a big trip with PhotoPack Pro!

About

Control Tiempos Eclipse

Features
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Control Tiempos Eclipse is a spoken director for solar eclipse photographers. During an eclipse, every second counts and every glance at a screen is a photo you lose. The app announces each moment out loud — filter off, bracketing, diamond ring, totality, filter back on — so you never need to look at your phone. HOW IT WORKS Choose an eclipse, set your observing position (GPS or manual coordinates), and the app computes your exact local contact times — C1, C2, maximum, C3, C4 — using an embedded astronomical engine. Then build your photographic program: a sequence of timed voice cues anchored to those contacts. When the day comes, press start and listen. The app speaks; you shoot. ENTIRELY OFFLINE Everything runs on your device. The eclipse dataset (2025–2035) is built in, the timing engine needs no network, and the voice announcements use the system's own speech synthesizer. No signal on a remote hilltop? Perfect — neither the app nor you need it. REHEARSE BEFORE THE DAY A rehearsal mode lets you run your full program in accelerated or real time, so you can practice your camera movements and refine your script days before the eclipse. On eclipse day, nothing is improvised. DESIGNED FOR THE FIELD - Precise timing engine with sub-second announcement accuracy - Programs built around the real contact times of your exact position - Clear execution screen with the next cue always visible - Works with the screen locked in your pocket - No account, no ads, no data collection — see our privacy policy Built by a photographer, for photographers, with the August 12, 2026 total eclipse over Spain as its first mission. In English, Spanish and Catalan.

Screenshots

PhotoPack Pro4 screens
Control Tiempos Eclipse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Control Tiempos Eclipse at Free against PhotoPack Pro's $2.99. Control Tiempos Eclipse also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). PhotoPack Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Control Tiempos Eclipse is free to download; PhotoPack Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoPack Pro ships an update monthly, Control Tiempos Eclipse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhotoPack Pro versus Control Tiempos Eclipse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoPack ProControl Tiempos Eclipse
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael RungFrancisco Cornellana Castells

In-app purchases

None

PhotoPack Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Control Tiempos Eclipse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoPack Pro free?
PhotoPack Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Tiempos Eclipse free?
Control Tiempos Eclipse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoPack Pro or Control Tiempos Eclipse have ads?
Neither PhotoPack Pro nor Control Tiempos Eclipse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoPack Pro or Control Tiempos Eclipse?
PhotoPack Pro ships an update monthly, and Control Tiempos Eclipse daily. Most recently, PhotoPack Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and Control Tiempos Eclipse on September 30, 2026.

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