Comparison

CompactCalendar vs PackView | Packing Checklist

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

Head to head
About

CompactCalendar

Display your calendar events and reminders directly on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with customizable widgets. See your day, week, or month at a glance, with options to integrate your chosen calendars and event colors.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Events & Reminders Together
  • Calendar Selection
  • True Colors
  • Tap to Open
Features
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See your calendar and reminders right from the Home Screen and Lock Screen! CompactCalendar shows your events and reminders in clean, beautiful widgets — for both the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. Home Screen widgets: • Today & This Month: A month calendar with today’s events • Daily Schedule: Your events for the next 6 days at a glance Lock Screen widgets: • Up Next: Your next or ongoing event on one Lock Screen line • Next 3 Days: Upcoming events for the next three days • 2-Week Calendar: A compact two-week mini calendar More features: • Events & Reminders Together: See calendar events and reminders in one widget • Calendar Selection: Choose which calendars each widget shows • True Colors: Your calendar colors appear exactly as you set them • Tap to Open: Tap a date to jump straight into the Calendar app CompactCalendar Pro: A one-time purchase unlocks rectangular Lock Screen widgets and medium-size Home Screen widgets — forever. Start a more beautiful calendar experience with CompactCalendar!

About

PackView | Packing Checklist

Features
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You made a packing list. Then you didn't open it. Packing List Checklist Widget puts your list on the one screen you look at fifty times a day — your lock screen. ■ Built for the moment before you leave - Write it, see it — in 3 seconds A native lock screen widget. No rebuilding a wallpaper, no re-configuring every time you add an item. - Check items off as you go Packed the charger? Tap it. It's gone from the list. - Templates that fit real trips Packing · Today's tasks · Groceries · Goals - Adjustable text size and line spacing Make it big enough to read at a glance, without unlocking. - Export as a wallpaper Want the whole screen filled with your list in large type? Generate a wallpaper from any note. On iOS 18 and later, Shortcuts can refresh it automatically. - Automatic version history Overwrote something? The previous version is still there. ■ Private by design - Nothing is sent to a server. Everything stays on your device. - Works fully offline. - No background processes — no battery drain. - No full-screen ads while you're writing or saving. ■ Free and Pro The free version is supported by ads. Free: 1 list, basic themes, widget, wallpaper export, last 3 history entries Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): ad-free, unlimited lists, all themes, unlimited history Questions or requests? Settings > Contact.

Screenshots

CompactCalendar4 screens
PackView | Packing Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CompactCalendar at every 3 days against PackView | Packing Checklist's fortnightly. PackView | Packing Checklist's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. CompactCalendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PackView | Packing Checklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CompactCalendar ships an update every 3 days, PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CompactCalendar versus PackView | Packing Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompactCalendarPackView | Packing Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunghyun KimTruong Pham Quang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CompactCalendar

One-time1
  • CompactCalendar Pro$3.99
1 purchases

PackView | Packing Checklist

One-time1
  • Mie Pro Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is CompactCalendar free?
CompactCalendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PackView | Packing Checklist free?
PackView | Packing Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CompactCalendar or PackView | Packing Checklist have ads?
Neither CompactCalendar nor PackView | Packing Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CompactCalendar or PackView | Packing Checklist?
CompactCalendar ships an update every 3 days, and PackView | Packing Checklist fortnightly. Most recently, CompactCalendar was updated on November 5, 2026 and PackView | Packing Checklist on November 6, 2026.

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