Comparison

Stowaway vs Packtale

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

Head to head
About

Stowaway

Features
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Stowaway turns packing into a packing list you actually finish, not a blank page you stare at the night before. Build a master list once, and every trip, from a weekend away to your full holiday packing list, becomes a fresh travel checklist you tick off, not one you start from scratch. - Packing list templates for beach, business, backpacking, cold weather, and carry-on - Multi-stop trips merge suggestions across each leg - Weather-aware ideas so your vacation packing matches what is actually coming - Hide what is done and see only what is left to grab for your luggage - A simple packing organizer that works fully offline, and syncs quietly across your devices Pack calm, travel light, forget nothing. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTDX9pxPOlUJl_skVUHPi99mAw0y2B2BYd_v1mJkoF3xW3rlOcW5KlYd4t93MMbbGhctSTnBTy7d_l6/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Packtale

Features
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Packing isn't a chore. It's the first page of the trip. Packtale is a packing list that feels like a travel journal: soft paper pages, washi-tape category headers, and items that gently melt into the page as you check them off. Pack the last one, and the page quietly celebrates with you. Suggestions that check the weather Tell Packtale where you're going and when, and it drafts your list for you — from the real forecast when departure is within two weeks, from seasonal averages when it's further out. Any destination in the world works. If rain is likely, the umbrella is already on the list. Made for the way you actually pack Season, rain and activity tags shape what gets suggested, and everyday items scale with the length of your trip — six days, six pairs of socks. Every category and every item is yours to rename, reorder, recolour or remove; nothing is locked. Pack once, reuse forever Save any trip as a template and start the next one in seconds. Pick your departure and return dates, and Packtale reminds you the evening before you leave — right when packing actually happens. Two languages, one notebook The whole app speaks English and Traditional Chinese, down to the item names themselves. Yours, and only yours Packtale is free, with no ads, no tracking and no account to create. Your lists live on your device and sync across your own devices through your personal iCloud — we run no servers and can never see your data. It works fully offline, and any list can be shared as plain text when someone else is packing too.

Screenshots

Stowaway4 screens
Packtale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Packtale at none against Stowaway's 1. Packtale also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Stowaway sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Packtale asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Stowaway versus Packtale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStowawayPacktale
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrii BashtaWai Yin Ng

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stowaway

One-time1
  • Stowaway Lifetime$9.99
None

Packtale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stowaway free?
Stowaway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Packtale free?
Packtale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stowaway or Packtale have ads?
Neither Stowaway nor Packtale shows ads.

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