Download from AppStore
Free
iPhone / iPad
Genres:
  • Utilities
  • Travel
App profile

Subscribe to our newsletter:

Follow us on Flipboard
Flipboard

Trip Packing List app review: create lists for your trip 2021

Reviews

Introduction

As I’m a traveler myself, I have always dreaded the packing beforehand as the fear of forgetting something important is always looming over me.

Trip Packing List by Switchback Media LLC is an iPhone app for packing lists that promises to make these woes go away forever.

I have to say in advance that I have reviewed some great travel list apps before, so I won’t be able to be completely objective on this travel preparation app for iPhone 

As a warning, this is not going to be pretty as I don't think this is one of the best iPhone apps for travel. Keep reading our Trip Packing List app review to see why.

Pack The Bag

Free

Messy Design for an Organizational Tool

Let’s start with the design of this app. The developer has actually tried it’s best to make this app look like a list, meaning it looks messy.

The background appears to be very creased paper and the font used reminds me of my handwriting when I was nine. This doesn’t help make things clearer for the user. It’s an app designed to be more organized, for crying out loud!

None of these pre-sets can be changed either, meaning that you will be stuck with these annoying design choices if you decide using this app at all. There are no options in this app except for swiping to complete a task.

The only options in the main menu are “My Trips” and “New Trip.”After adding a trip, it’s impossible to delete it, nor can you remove or edit items on the list you made. You can, however, email a list to a friend, which might come in handy.

Messy Design for an Organizational Tool image

Pre-set Lists, or the Lack Thereof

What I came to expect of these kinds of apps is that they at least have some kind of pre-set, but Trip Packing List makes you do it all yourself! It would have been so easy for the creator of this app to add an example holiday list, but no. Laziness is definitely the best way to describe it.

There is no added value whatsoever to this app. You might as well open the notes application on your device and simply write down the stuff you need to pack This way, it will be easier to read, has more settings, and is more easily accessible than this app.

On top of all of this, there are ads popping up when booting up the app, and they are constantly in the bottom of the app. If this app was actually good, I wouldn’t be bothered, but now it just feels like a money making scheme.

Pre-set Lists, or the Lack Thereof image

Pack The Bag

Free

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • It’s possible to email your list to a friend

Cons

  • No settings at all
  • Bad graphic design
  • No pre-set lists
  • No added value

Pros and Cons image

Conclusion

Do not download this app. There are so many other apps in existence, for free, that do packing lists so much better, with more options, pre-sets and great design.

Even though it only takes up 14 MB and sits quite high in the travel app lists, ignore it and search for PackTheBag, which is so much better than this app. This app gets minus five stars from me.

Pack The Bag

Free
Share this article:

cherry

Cherry is a hard-working writer and an aspiring web designer who can't go a day without using her favorite apps. She's always on the lookout for new apps and enjoys discovering ones that others have overlooked.

Apps in this article
Free
iPhone / iPad