Packlist vs Packerly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Packlist
Create and manage packing lists for your trips. Organize items to pack and pre-trip tasks separately. Reuse lists for future travel and track your progress easily.
- Separate packing and to-do sections
- Quick item entry
- Progress tracking
- Reusable trip lists
- Local-first storage
- Export and import options
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Packlist is a fast, local-first packing list for trips. Create a list for an upcoming trip, add everything you need to pack, and keep pre-trip tasks in a separate To do section. Check items off as you go, reorder the list, and reuse your setup the next time you travel. Packlist is designed to stay simple: - Separate To pack and To do sections - Quick item entry - Progress tracking - Reusable trip lists - Local-first storage with no account required - Export and import options for backups Your packing lists stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them.
Packerly
Effortlessly prepare for any journey with an AI-powered packing assistant. Generate comprehensive, categorized lists, track your packing progress with visual indicators, and receive smart reminders. Seamlessly syncs across Apple devices via iCloud.
- AI-generated packing lists
- Categorized and sortable lists
- Visual readiness indicator
- Packing Copilot chat interface
- Snap to Pack object recognition
- Smart departure reminders
- Cross-device iCloud sync
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Pack stress-free for every trip. Free, forever: your next trip, fully packed. Build the list, sort it into bags, watch the readiness ring seal — no account, no sign-up, no time limit. You even get a real AI-drafted list to start you off. Packing is the worst part of travel — you forget things, you overpack, and a flat checklist never tells you whether you are actually ready. Packerly turns it into a calm ritual. Every trip becomes a beautiful pass: a live cover of your destination, a countdown to departure, and a readiness ring that only seals when everything is bought and packed. One glance answers the only question that matters — am I ready? Draft the list in a sentence. Tell Packerly "Long weekend in Lisbon" and it conjures a full, categorized list — weather-aware and trip-length-aware, ready to check off. A copilot that packs with you. Chat to add, cut, and rearrange. "Rain-proof this trip." "Cut my bag in half." "What am I still missing?" It edits your list and shows its work. Snap to pack. Point your camera at a pile of gear and Packerly adds what it sees. Never forget, never rush. Smart reminders nudge you before departure, a Live Activity counts down on your Lock Screen, a final sweep catches what is left the night before, and Pack Mode gives you a focused, one-item-at-a-time flow for the last hour. Genuinely native, everywhere you pack. A focused card stack on iPhone, a sidebar split on iPad and Mac, a checklist on Apple Watch, plus Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Everything syncs privately through your iCloud — no account, no sign-up. Packerly+ adds unlimited trips and unlimited AI — Conjure a whole list from one sentence, the Packing Copilot that edits it for you, Snap to Pack, and smart packing reviews. $4.99/month or $39.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. Terms of Use: https://packerly.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://packerly.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Packlist at none against Packerly's 4. Packlist also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Packerly's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Packerly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Packlist asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Packlist against 5.0 for Packerly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Packlist ships an update every 4 weeks, Packerly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Packlist | Packerly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corklight LLC | Caffeinated Code d.o.o. |
Customer experience
Packlist
Packerly
In-app purchases
Packlist
No in-app purchases
Packerly
- Essentials7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Packerly+7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Essentials (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- Packerly+ (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year









