Pack The Bag Pro vs Muvano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pack The Bag Pro
This app simplifies travel packing by helping you create, manage, and share detailed packing lists. Avoid forgetting essentials and prevent unexpected costs with features like item weight tracking and customizable lists. Prepare for your next journey with confidence.
- Create, edit, and delete items and categories
- Over 700 items in 27 categories
- Assign weights to items
- Share lists via email, iCloud, or AirDrop
- Packing reminder notifications
- Apple Watch support
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Have you ever forgotten something really important for your trip? This will never happen again with Pack The Bag! No more incomplete hand-written packlists for your upcoming journey, no more bad feelings or expensive surprises at the airport. Make your next trip the best trip ever. Pack The Bag for iOS helps you managing your packlists. You and your bag will be well-prepared, you will save the trouble of thinking about all the items that you want to carry along on your journey. Pro version: no ads, all features! Import your lists from Pack The Bag Free with only 2 clicks! - Choose from more than 700 items in 27 categories - Easily create, edit and delete items and categories - Maintain your items in the inventory list without the need to create a packlist - Assign a weight to your items to prevent expensive surprises at the airport - Create new packlists by copying from existing lists - Pack your items without running around by optionally sorting by storage locations - Send and share packlists by email - they can be imported on any other iOS device - Files support: Export and import lists via iCloud or file sharing - Airdrop support: Exchange lists with devices in your surrounding - Packing reminder push notification: Define a date when your device should remind you to start packing - Define an icon for your packlist - Sort lists by name or date or reoder them manually - Duplicate a category with all included items (e.g. child 1, child2, …) - Add a filter to display how many items are not yet packed in a list - Color schemes: Choose from different colors - or define your own color - Support for Apple Watch - pack your items on the watch - Supported Languages: English, German, Turkish You have ideas how to improve the app? You found issues? Send feedback to the Pack The Bag team directly from inside the app - your support is highly appreciated!
Muvano
Find campsites and plan your road trips with this companion app for RVs and campers. It offers specialized navigation that accounts for vehicle dimensions and helps you locate nearby fuel stations with current prices.
- Campsite finder
- RV-specific navigation
- Trip planning
- Fuel cost tracker
- Shop and partner directory
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Muvano is the travel companion for motorhomes and campervans: it plans routes that fit your vehicle and helps you find the right place to stay – online and offline, all across Europe. FIND A PLACE TO STAY • Thousands of pitches and campsites – available offline in 15+ countries • Real photos and reviews from other campers • Supermarkets, disposal stations, fresh water and fuel right on the map ROUTING BUILT FOR CAMPERS • Routes take your height, width and weight into account – avoiding narrow roads and low bridges • Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance in your language: German, English or Dutch • Road and exit numbers when turning, and a heads-up before country borders • Choose standard or strict (truck-style) routing PLAN THE PERFECT TRIP • Add stops, split your route into daily stages and check the elevation profile • See arrival time and destination altitude at a glance • Save your home address and navigate back with a single tap MUVANO PLUS • Alternative routes with driving times shown right on the map • Live traffic during navigation, including delays in your ETA • Rain radar and 7-day weather at every pitch • Avoid toll roads and ferries • Fuel prices abroad, plus pass and gradient warnings Muvano is free to use. Muvano Plus is an optional subscription that unlocks the extras above. Have a great trip! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://muvano.de/datenschutz.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Muvano at Free against Pack The Bag Pro's $2.99. Muvano also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Pack The Bag Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (84% vs 50%). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Muvano is free to download; Pack The Bag Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pack The Bag Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, Muvano every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pack The Bag Pro | Muvano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Krawczyk | Kilian Hinck |
Customer experience
Pack The Bag Pro
Muvano
Bugs and requests
Pack The Bag Pro
Reported bugs
10 issues- App forgets last used setting after switching
- Filters reset after app switching
- Difficulty in marking all items as packed
- Swipe attempts for deletion are not always successful
- Paid version can be complicated to use
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- User interface issues in some updates
- Some menu items not laid out in the best way
- App can be too complex for casual users
- Difficulty in figuring out how to reuse previous lists
- Sync across devices without Dropbox is desired
Requested features
22 requests- Add a note section to each individual item
- Add a sort option that combines all items to a single list regardless of category or storage location
- Allow manual sorting of items within categories
- Add a dark mode option
- Implement Apple Watch complications for interaction
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- Add a feature to keep the app at the last used setting
- Option for sub-lists to specify exact items
- Way to mark items that can't be packed until the day of travel
- Add a section for standard lists and currently used lists
- Cloud integration and desktop access
- Allow others to edit shared lists
- Integration with TripIt app
- Integration with weather app for pre-population
- Ability to hide or archive old lists
- Add photos of items
- Create multiple typical lists (e.g., business, international)
- Make notes about specific items
- Bulk edit mode for inventory items
- Clearer indication of plan vs. pack mode
- Auto-syncing across all devices
- Improve UI for better readability and less complexity
- Add a feature to check/uncheck all items at once
Muvano
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pack The Bag Pro
No in-app purchases
Muvano
No in-app purchases









