Backtrack vs PackLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backtrack
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Backtrack is the must-have app for Working Holiday visa holders in Australia. Track your regional work days in real time — know exactly where you stand toward your 88 or 179-day goal for your 2nd or 3rd year visa. FEATURES • Day counter — track your progress toward 88 or 179 days with a live visual bar, automatically refreshed every time you open the app • Payslip scanner — photograph your payslip and AI automatically extracts the pay period and amount, adding your work days in one tap • Financial dashboard — total gross income, superannuation accrued and your real DASP amount recoverable before you leave Australia • Earnings tab — backpacker tax estimate (ATO brackets), net/tax/super breakdown, and progress toward the $45,000 threshold • Regional employer map — 1,779 verified farms and agencies across all Australian states, filterable by city and job type • Visa 417 and 462 compatible • English & French PRO PLAN — UNLOCK EVERYTHING • Unlimited day tracking (free plan: 14 days) • Unlimited payslip scans (free plan: 5 scans) • Full map access — names, addresses and direct contacts for all 1,779 farms and agencies The free plan lets you try Backtrack with up to 14 days and 5 scans. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited tracking and full access to the employer map. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PackLight
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• Plan your whole trip in seconds: AI builds a day-by-day itinerary tailored to your destination, dates, budget and travel style. • Real, verified restaurants and cafés — with ratings and a one-tap route in Maps. • Everything in one place: packing list, budget forecast, expense tracker and a pre-departure checklist. • Fully available in English, French and Spanish. • Transparent AI consent: you choose what you share, and can turn it off anytime in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PackLight at none against Backtrack's 1. PackLight also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Backtrack's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Backtrack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. PackLight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backtrack ships an update every 2 weeks, PackLight every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backtrack | PackLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mathieu Jannolfo | Maxime Ducher |
In-app purchases
Backtrack
- Backtrack Premium$6.991 Month
PackLight
No in-app purchases







