Comparison

Packing List vs FastPack

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

Head to head
About

Packing List

Effortlessly create personalized packing lists for any trip. It automatically generates suggestions based on your destination, travel method, and weather, ensuring you pack everything you need.

Highlights
  • Automatic list generation
  • Personalized for each traveler
  • Destination and weather-based suggestions
  • Trip progress tracking
  • Multi-destination weather forecasts
  • Family and pet packing support
Features
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Packing for a trip should be the easy part. Packing List: What to Pack makes it effortless, generating your perfect packing list automatically based on where you're going, how you're getting there, and what the weather will be like when you arrive. • Whether you're heading on a family roadtrip, a weekend city break, a beach getaway, a camping adventure or a business trip, your list is built around your specific trip from the start • No more generic checklists that don't know the difference between a ski holiday and a beach holiday • Add everyone to your trip, partners, kids and your furry friends. Each traveller gets their own personalised list based on their age, preferences and must-have items you've saved for them • Packing List keeps track of your progress as you pack and gives you a last-day sweep before you leave, a final check to make sure nothing gets left behind • Travelling to multiple destinations? The app pulls in day-by-day weather forecasts for each stop so your list adapts to the whole journey, not just the first destination Start your next trip knowing you have everything you need, and nothing you don't. Privacy Policy: https://what2pack.app/privacy Terms of Service: 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

Packing List4 screens
FastPack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Packing List at weekly against FastPack's every 3 weeks. FastPack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. Packing List sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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

Packing List ships an update weekly, FastPack every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Packing List versus FastPack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacking ListFastPack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlp AvanogluKodsam AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Packing List

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Annual subscription$19.991 Year
2 purchases

FastPack

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

Questions

Is Packing List free?
Packing List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FastPack free?
FastPack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Packing List or FastPack have ads?
Neither Packing List nor FastPack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Packing List or FastPack?
Packing List ships an update weekly, and FastPack every 3 weeks. Most recently, Packing List was updated on November 5, 2026 and FastPack on November 5, 2026.

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