Pack vs Packing List*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pack
Create and manage packing lists effortlessly for any trip. This app offers a clean interface with a pre-populated catalog of items to get you started quickly. Easily check off items as you pack.
- Effortless packing list creation
- Pre-populated item catalog
- Quickly add, edit, or delete items
- Check/uncheck items as you pack
- Organize lists by name, tag, or person
- Filter packed or unpacked items
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Pack is a very simple packing list, so you can get packed quickly and easily. There's no need to maintain separate lists for each trip. There's no need to guess and enter unnecessary details like weight or cost for each item. It has a clean and elegant appearance, without blinding you with wacky colors and images. Pack comes with a catalog containing hundreds of items as a starting point. Quickly add, edit or delete them to make your own personalized list. When preparing for a trip, simply skim through the list, checking or unchecking items as needed for this journey. When ready, flip over to start packing, crossing off items as you put them in your suitcase. The Choose and Pack lists can be arranged by item name, tag, or person name, and can be filtered to show only packed, packed at the end, or all. Pack is completely free. Try it today! Questions or concerns? Contact Dejal via the support link for personal assistance.
Packing List*
Easily create and manage travel checklists for vacations or business trips. Mark items as packed to ensure you don't forget anything. Features a simple interface to add, edit, and delete items.
- Create and manage packing lists
- Mark items as packed
- Add, edit, and delete items
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Never forget items
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A very easy to use and efficient app to list and track of all of the items you need for a vacation, business travel or any other traveling. It uses the newest and best UI interface and is very simple to help you list your items that you want to bring with you and mark them as packed once you add them to your luggage. Never miss any items again that you need for your traveling. * Simple & Easy To Use * Great To Help Your Traveling * Never Forget Items To Pack * Mark Each As Completed & Packed * Add, Edit Delete Items Easily * Improve Your Vacations or Business Travels
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pack at none against Packing List*'s shown. Pack also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pack holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Pack's written reviews are positive against 50% of Packing List*'s.
Pack ships an update every 4 months, Packing List* every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pack | Packing List* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better | 4.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dejal Systems, LLC | Steve Veloudos |
Customer experience
Pack
Packing List*
In-app purchases
Pack
No in-app purchases
Packing List*
No in-app purchases
Questions
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