All those in favor of banishing In App Purchases say “Yeah”!! BUT, when it’s done right, I’m more than happy to pay!!! Mariano (The Developer) has done an App AMAZINGLY CORRECT!! I’m all for trying out an App free with ads to see if it’s what I want/need for my use(s). I’m also ALL in for supporting a Developer for their App when it’s what I wanted/needed. That to me is the PERFECT use of an In App purchase!The Packing List App is a HUGE relief in this day and age of complexity! Simple enough for any reading individual, set up perfectly, gives me control of my list rather than having to waste time deleting a pre-made list of items I don’t want on, lets me title, customize and save as many lists as I like... AND if that’s not perfect enough... Combines it with To-Do tab at the bottom for all the tasks associated with going places!! Three cheers for Mariano’s hard work and excellent results! Oh, by the way... this is only about 3rd review I have written in over five years. I am very particular about who I’ll give my kudos to.

I downloaded this to try as a replacement for upacking list, which is no longer being updated. It’s a good, functional app but the one thing that is missing is a way to edit the suggested items list. For instance, being male, I will never need a dress, sports bra or makeup, so these items are not needed. There is no settings page where you can remove these items nor can you consolidate items into one category and remove unnecessary categories. For instance, I don’t need to see sunglasses in 8 different categories (you may like it this way but I don’t), my point is that it would be nice to tailor these categories to your liking. In fairness, they do provide you with a way to make your own categories and fill them with items that you want but then you have two sets of item categories which is unnecessary and tedious to have to switch back and forth to. My suggestion to the developers is to keep the suggested items categories and leave them pre-populated with items, (it really is a good list of items), but give us the ability to add, remove, and move items between categories. Then you could do away with the need for the second set of user added categories and have a much more streamlined app.

I love the Pack app! I bought it in 2021 to help me pack for a girls’ trip with my besties. I’ve used it countless times more for other trips like to go to Disney World, on cruises, road trips to see family, and weekend getaways. You can either have one primary list for every trip and just check off the things you won’t need and go from there, or you can create separate lists for the different kinds of trips you take and who you have going with you, if you need to pack for them. Gone are the days of buying shampoo and conditioner at the resort gift shop (ugh, so expensive) or my son going commando because I forgot to pack his underwear (oops). Then, there are checklists for all the to-do things before the trip. Shave your winter legs (LOL), wax the eyebrows, set up transportation at the destination of flying… Extremely helpful! Pack is the best reminder app of all.

UPDATE: I wanted to update my review because the developer reached out and help me troubleshoot the issue. I have all of my list back again. Hooray! I tried many other packing list apps, and this one is still the best. I spent countless hours creating packing and to-do lists with this app. Then I lost my phone. Not to worry, I thought—my lists are stored in iCloud, since I paid for the premium version. But when I downloaded and installed the app on my new phone, there is no way to access the iCloud lists. It seems this feature was removed from the app. I emailed the developer and didn’t hear back. Charging for a feature and then removing it with no notice or warning, and then having zero customer support is unethical to say the least. It’s a shame because the app itself is great, which is why I’m giving it 2 stars instead of one.