Travel Checklist — a packing list that starts already filled in
The problem with packing lists is writing them. This one arrives written — pick beach, business, ski or carry-on only, and start ticking.
You forget the same three things every trip
Everyone has their own: the charger, the adapter, the medication, the thing that turns out to be genuinely hard to buy at the destination. A packing list solves it, which is why the advice is universal and the compliance is not — because building the list from a blank page, the night before, when you are tired, is the exact moment the forgetting happens.
This app removes the blank page. Choose a trip type and a complete list appears, already grouped, already sensible. Your job is editing rather than authoring.
What is in the packing list app
Small app, one job, done properly.
- Five trip templates. General Travel, Beach or Resort, Business Trip, Winter or Ski Trip, and Carry-on Only. The carry-on template is the genuinely useful one, because packing light is a discipline that benefits most from a pre-made list.
- Sensible defaults, grouped. Items arrive in categories — documents, toiletries, clothing, electronics — covering passport, visa, tickets, cash, adapter, camera, earphones, medication, sunscreen, toothbrush and the rest of the list you would have written yourself, badly, at midnight.
- Add your own. Anything can be added to any category, and the additions persist for the trip. The template is a starting point, not a constraint.
- Bag weight tracking. Each item can carry a weight, and you can set a limit for the bag. A weight bar shows how close you are to the airline's allowance, which is a considerably less stressful way to find out than the check-in desk.
- Progress at the top. A progress header shows how much of the list is packed, and finishing gets a small celebration — which sounds trivial and is exactly the kind of feedback that makes a checklist get finished.
- Multiple trips. Trips are saved separately, so a work trip and a holiday two weeks later do not overwrite each other.
No account, no cloud, no upsell wall
Everything runs on the device with no login and no connection. The full checklist functionality is available free; an optional purchase removes ads. There is no shared-list subscription, no premium template pack behind a paywall, and no reason for a packing list to know who you are.
It is also deliberately not an itinerary manager. It does not want your flight numbers or your hotel bookings — there are apps for that, and combining them tends to produce something too heavy to open the night before a trip.
Who it is for
Frequent business travellers, who pack the same list repeatedly and benefit most from having it saved rather than remembered. The business template plus a couple of personal additions becomes a reusable routine.
Families packing for several people, where the weight bar and category grouping stop the shared suitcase becoming a guessing game. And anyone flying with a strict carry-on allowance, where knowing the bag weight before leaving the house is the difference between boarding calmly and repacking on the terminal floor.
Privacy
Trips and lists are stored on the device. There is no account, no sync and nothing uploaded; the app works with no connection.
Weights are whatever you enter — the app does not know what your bag actually weighs, only what you told it items weigh. Airline allowances vary, so check yours.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to write the list myself? No. Pick one of five templates — general, beach or resort, business, winter or ski, carry-on only — and it arrives pre-filled and grouped. You edit rather than author.
Can it help with luggage weight? Yes. Give items a weight and set a limit for the bag; a weight bar shows how close you are to the allowance.
Can I keep more than one trip? Yes. Trips are saved separately, so a work trip and a holiday two weeks later do not overwrite each other.
Does it need an internet connection or an account? Neither. Everything is stored on the device and it works offline.
Is it free? Yes — free and ad-supported, with an optional purchase to remove ads. No checklist features sit behind a paywall.