Packtale
A cozy travel packing journal
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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.
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Packtale 1.1.3 — order things your way.
• Reorder categories in trips and templates — the ⋯ menu on any category
Everything in its place.
The developer, Wai Yin Ng, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Wai Yin Ng
- Size
- 6 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ng Wai Yin