Camping Checklist vs Pack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camping Checklist
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Forgot the tent stakes. Left the fuel canister on the kitchen counter. Discovered the headlamp batteries were dead at dusk. Bivouac exists so that never happens again. Most packing apps are built for airports. Bivouac is built for the trailhead: a 20-item core camp kit you tune per trip, three proven templates, a progress ring that tells you the moment you are ready, and a field journal that keeps last trip's lesson next to this trip's list. No account, no signal required. WHAT YOU GET • Arrive at camp with every critical piece of gear — a core kit covering shelter, sleep, lighting, water, cooking, food, tools, safety, clothing and navigation • Pack for this trip, not every trip — toggle gear in or out per outing, then check it off as it hits the pack • Know exactly how ready you are — a packed-versus-total ring shows the percentage and flips to READY when the last item is in • Start from a kit that already works — apply the Ultralight, Weekend or Winter template in one tap and adjust from there • Stop repeating the same mistake — log date, location, weather and the lesson after every night out, sorted newest first • Make the kit yours — add custom gear with its own icon and category, or reset to the default kit before a new season PERFECT FOR • Fast-and-light overnighters who count every gram • Weekend backcountry trips that need a full 2–3 night setup • Cold-weather outings where one missing layer is a real problem • Car camping with the crew, when someone always asks who brought the stove WHY NOT JUST USE A NOTES APP? A note does not know that a tarp replaces a tent on an ultralight trip. It does not clear the checkmarks when you unpack, and it buries the lesson from Lost Coast three screens away from the list for Yosemite. Bivouac keeps the kit, the per-trip toggles and the field notes in one place, so the next pack-out starts from what you learned, not from a blank page. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything lives on your device. No sign-up, no login, no analytics, no ads, and nothing leaves the phone. Open it at a trailhead with zero bars and it works exactly the same. FULL ACCESS Bivouac is a paid app. Full access is available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. The lifetime option is a single payment with no renewal. Download Bivouac, apply the Weekend template, and have a complete kit checked off before your next night out. Terms of Service: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Support: pnkhanhlinh0206@gmail.com
Pack
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Pack weighs everything you carry, so you head out lighter. Build your gear closet once, then plan every trip from it. Pack splits each load into base weight, consumables and worn items, and updates the totals the moment you check an item off. Set a base weight target and see how close you are. SEE WHERE THE GRAMS GO - Base weight, consumables, worn and total skin-out weight on one dashboard - Big Three: how much of your base weight goes to your shelter, sleep system and backpack - Category donut chart: tap a slice to see its weight - Grams, kilograms, ounces or pounds, switch any time ONE CLOSET, EVERY TRIP - Every item with its weight, brand, category, price, link and notes - Search, filter by category and mark favorites - Add items to a trip with one tap, set quantities and check them off as you pack - Make an item worn or consumable for a single trip only - Duplicate a trip for next weekend and archive the ones you finished SHARE YOUR SHAKEDOWN - Turn any trip into a clean image card: base weight, category split and your five heaviest items - Copy a Markdown table for shakedown posts on forums - Export your closet as CSV, back everything up as JSON and restore it later YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, no sign-in, no tracking. Your gear and trips stay on your device, and Pack works offline. Pack speaks English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Korean, with light and dark themes, VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support. PACK PRO The free plan includes all weight analysis, the shakedown card, exports and backups, with up to 40 items, 2 trips and the built-in categories. Pack Pro removes these limits and adds: - Unlimited items, trips and categories - CSV import from web-based gear lists - A dark shakedown card style and the option to hide the card footer Pack Pro is offered as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://krenixstudios.com/privacy.html Support: support@krenixstudios.com
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Verdict
Camping Checklist and Pack are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Camping Checklist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Camping Checklist | Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh | ismail kirenli |
In-app purchases
Camping Checklist
- Bivouac Camp Checklist Weekly$2.997 Days
- Bivouac Camp Checklist Yearly$14.991 Year
- Ultralight Kit Lifetime$29.99
Pack
- Pack Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pack Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Pack Pro Lifetime$9.99









