Comparison

Carrywise Packing Lists vs PackPilot

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

Head to head
About

Carrywise Packing Lists

Features
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Carrywise Packing Lists helps you organize reusable trip checklists with sections, quantities, categories, packed states, and completion progress. Start blank, reuse a saved template, or open Starter Builder in the trip editor. Choose Weekend, Business, or Outdoors; select a Warm, Cool, or Mixed climate; and set the number of days. Carrywise uses bundled on-device rules to propose an editable checklist. Append only missing items, or explicitly confirm before replacing a checklist. Matching items keep their packed state. Create and edit every item, assign it to Carry-on, Checked bag, Personal item, or your own bag name, and filter the checklist by bag without changing overall progress. Group items by section, mark what is packed, and save useful lists as templates for the next trip. The history view keeps previous lists and lightweight summaries from your entries so you can reuse what worked. Everything works locally on this iPhone. Starter Builder is rule-based and works offline. There are no accounts, external analytics, cloud services, or paid features in the launch release.

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PackPilot

Features
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Never forget your charger, passport, or sunscreen again. PackPilot turns your trip details into a complete, organized packing list in seconds — completely offline. Just tell PackPilot a few things about your trip: - How many days you are going - The climate (hot, warm, cool or cold) - How you are getting there (plane, train or car) - Whether it is an international trip - What you will be doing (beach, hiking, business, camping, snow, fitness, photography, traveling with kids and more) PackPilot instantly builds a smart checklist, with the right quantities for your trip length and items tailored to your plans — neatly grouped into Essentials, Documents, Clothing, Toiletries, Electronics, Health, Gear and more. Features: - Automatic packing lists generated by an on-device algorithm — no internet needed - Smart quantities based on trip length (e.g. enough underwear and socks) - Climate- and activity-aware suggestions (sunscreen for the beach, gloves for the cold, adapter for abroad) - Check items off with a clear progress bar - Add your own custom items to any category - Swipe to remove anything you do not need - Save every trip and reuse it as a template for next time - Light and dark themes, English and Japanese - 100% offline — no account, no sign-in, your data stays on your device Whether it is a weekend getaway or a month abroad, PackPilot helps you pack with confidence. Bon voyage!

Screenshots

Carrywise Packing Lists3 screens
PackPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Carrywise Packing Lists and PackPilot are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carrywise Packing Lists ships an update every 2 weeks, PackPilot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Carrywise Packing Lists versus PackPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarrywise Packing ListsPackPilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShane YoungYuki Okawa

In-app purchases

None

Carrywise Packing Lists

No in-app purchases

None

PackPilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carrywise Packing Lists free?
Carrywise Packing Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PackPilot free?
PackPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carrywise Packing Lists or PackPilot have ads?
Neither Carrywise Packing Lists nor PackPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carrywise Packing Lists or PackPilot?
Carrywise Packing Lists ships an update every 2 weeks, and PackPilot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Carrywise Packing Lists was updated on October 11, 2026 and PackPilot on October 5, 2026.

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