Comparison

Packing List vs PackMate

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

Head to head
About

Packing List

Features
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Start from a beach, ski, business or camping preset — never forget the charger or your toothbrush again. - Beach, ski, business and camping presets - Save and revisit multiple trips - Custom presets you can reuse - Share as text with travel partner - Per-item tap-to-pack Who it's for For anyone who packs the night before a trip and wants a sensible starting list. Subscription Premium is available as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PackMate

Create personalized packing checklists for any journey. Organize items by trip, track your packing progress visually, and receive timely departure reminders. Access your lists offline and reuse past trips with ease.

Highlights
  • Trip-based packing checklists
  • Smart item grouping
  • Packing progress visualization
  • Departure time reminders
  • Offline functionality
  • History and re-packing
  • Home screen widget
Features
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PackMate is the simplest way to pack for any trip — build a checklist, tick things off, and walk out the door knowing you forgot nothing. Organize every trip by type, group your items the way you think, and watch your packing progress fill up as you go. Set a departure time and let PackMate remind you before you leave. FEATURES • Trip-based packing lists — a fresh checklist for every trip • Smart grouping — organize items into categories that make sense to you • Progress at a glance — see how close you are to fully packed • Departure time & reminders — get nudged before you head out, with a default reminder you can tune • Sort your way — order trips by creation date or departure time • History — keep past trips and re-pack them in one tap • Home Screen widget — your packing progress, always visible • Fully offline — everything is stored on your device, no account, no tracking Pack smart, forget nothing.

Screenshots

Packing List4 screens
PackMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PackMate at none against Packing List's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Packing List sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. PackMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Packing List ships an update every 2 months, PackMate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Packing List versus PackMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacking ListPackMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB7 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperVasilii Polovnikov燚 张

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Packing List

Subscriptions3
  • Premium · 1 week3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Premium · 1 month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium · 1 year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium · Lifetime$19.99
None

PackMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Packing List free?
Packing List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PackMate free?
PackMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Packing List or PackMate have ads?
Neither Packing List nor PackMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Packing List or PackMate?
Packing List ships an update every 2 months, and PackMate every 5 weeks. Most recently, Packing List was updated on November 10, 2026 and PackMate on October 31, 2026.

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