The Packing Index
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- September 26, 2026
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- 51.1 MB
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By Christopher Battle, from the App StoreDescription by Christopher Battle Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
ultralighters, EDC nerds, and anyone tired of dragging a heavy suitcase.
It does not just list your gear. It weighs it, scores it, and tells you what to
leave behind.
SCAN YOUR GEAR
Lay your kit out flat and take one photo, with the camera or from your library.
Every item comes back named, categorized and weighed. A review screen stands
between the scan and your manifest: weights are estimates, anything uncertain
arrives unticked, and nothing is added until you say so.
YOUR GEAR, CUT OUT AND COLLECTED
Photograph a piece of gear and the background is removed on your device, not on
a server. The cutouts collect on a Collectibles wall: die-cut pins in Aurora,
postage stamps in Field Manual, from the same photo. Long press to rearrange them.
THE PACKING INDEX SCORE
Every trip gets a 0 to 100 ultralight score built from weight discipline,
packing readiness and bag limit adherence. Track base against wearable weight,
set a personal base weight goal, and see what is actually holding your number
up.
BUILD A LIST FROM WHAT YOU OWN
Say where and when you are going and it drafts a list: the gear you actually
pack, quantities set for the trip length, and what the weather at your
destination calls for. Never packed anything yet? It starts you from a sensible
baseline rather than a blank page. Every row explains why it is there, and
nothing is added until you approve it.
FABRIC AWARE ROTATION
The app knows merino can be worn for days and cotton cannot, and works out how
many of each garment your trip actually needs. Five tees becomes two.
WEATHER FOR YOUR ACTUAL DATES
The forecast covers the days you are traveling, not the days you happen to be
looking, and it is checked against what you have packed. A cold snap with no
insulation, or rain with no shell, gets flagged before you leave. For a trip booked months out it shows what
those dates are typically like, and says so.
ON YOUR MAC, IPHONE AND IPAD
One account across all of them. The Mac app is a real Mac app rather than the
phone one in a window: a sidebar for your trips, gear, bags and collectibles,
your manifest filling the window, menu bar commands, and printing. Start a list
at your desk and finish it at the suitcase.
LOADOUT BLUEPRINTS
Build reusable modules, a tech pouch, a camera cube, a toiletry kit, and see
which one is carrying the most weight.
AN OPERATOR PASSPORT
Your account is a passport: field record stats, standing orders, and twelve
collectible commendations from Maiden Voyage to Featherweight. Earn the
Featherweight commendation and unlock an app icon you cannot pick any other way.
TWO LOOKS, AND A THIRD MODE
Field Manual and Aurora, switchable at any time, plus Ultra Black for OLED
screens: true black backgrounds, cards drawn as outlines rather than panels.
IN YOUR LANGUAGE
English, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese, with a
language picker in Account. Every screen honors Dynamic Type, so it stays
readable at the text size you actually use.
PLUS
• Pack by day: assign items to the days you need them
• Select several items at once to pack, move or delete
• Print, save as PDF, or share a read only page anyone can open
• Compare two blueprints side by side
• Quick add the things you pack on nearly every trip
• Mark what you never used when you get home, so the next trip is lighter
• Weigh an item once and it fills itself in everywhere, scan drafts included
• Bags with weight limits, live gauges, and their own empty weight
• Blueprints with total weights, and save any trip as a blueprint
• A library of every item and bag you have packed
• Export a trip as a spreadsheet or as Markdown
• Finished trips archive themselves and stay in your stats
• Syncs with your account at packingindex.com
Pack lighter. Prove it.
PACKING INDEX PRO
An optional subscription, monthly or yearly.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Found in the app by AppBrain- Price
- Free
- App size
- 51.1 MB
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by The Packing Index
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Updates seen on the App Store- Version
- 2.8
- Launched
- June 2026
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About The Packing Index
The Packing Index is a travel app developed by Christopher Battle.
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Is The Packing Index free?
The Packing Index is free. The app size is 51.10 MB. The latest version available is 2.8. The last update was on September 26, 2026.
What are the requirements for The Packing Index?
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since June 2026.
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Is The Packing Index free?
Yes. The Packing Index is free on the App Store.
Is The Packing Index still available?
Yes. The Packing Index is on the App Store, and the last update we saw was on September 26, 2026.
How large is The Packing Index?
The Packing Index is 51.10 MB.
Is The Packing Index suitable for children?
App Store rates the content of The Packing Index as suitable for everyone.
Who made The Packing Index?
The Packing Index was developed by Christopher Battle. It is listed in the travel category on the App Store.