Packing Pro, QuinnScape‘s popular travel app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, has just been updated. Version 8.1 makes list making even easier and smoother, as well as increases the flexibility of the 800+ item Master Catalog and improves the reliability of iCloud auto-sync.

Streamlined improvements include configurable Quick Add behavior, smoother direct entry of sequential list items, auto-addition of new & imported items to the Master Catalog and helpful animations, among others. The Master Catalog has become even more flexible by allowing both two- and three-level structure, vs the previously rigid 3-level ‘Category-Type-Item’ organization. Several iCloud auto-sync related bugs were also fixed in this version.

The full version 8.1 update change-log includes:

MORE FLEXIBLE MASTER CATALOG ORGANIZATION:

– New full support for both 2- and 3-level Master Catalog

AUTO-ADD TO MASTER CATALOG:

– New, directly entered list items now auto-added to Master Catalog
– Imported list items now also auto-added to Master Catalog

EASIER LIST MAKING:

– Configurable (+) Quick Add behavior (Direct Entry, Pick from Catalog, Search-assisted)
– Smoother direct entry of sequential items on lists & Master Catalog with ‘Next’ button
– New direct entry item detail button
– New animations help better show new item additions
– Ability to add empty/placer categories to lists
– Easier to add duplicate items to lists for multi-person lists and/or separate checkmarks for each entry

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS:

– New, quick ‘Delete All’ button added to the restore deleted lists, categories & Master Catalog screens
– New, quicker ‘Empty Trash’ button added to the Settings screen (improves speed of app)
– Better real-time iCloud cooperation & auto-merging between devices

BUG FIXES:

– iCloud instability (reduced number of popup errors)
– iCloud saving problems when app is restarted immediately after closing
– Saving problems with iPads still running iOS 4.x
– Occasional crashes when trying to display several popovers
– Occasional crashes when email-importing lists into iPhone/iPod touch
– Unable to move or copy Types into empty CategoriesBesides the core features listed above (which are also present in the basic Packing app), Packing Pro also gives its users great iCloud auto-syncing support, complete control over the look and feel of the app (themes, layout, fonts, colors, textures), a double-sized Master Catalog with over 800 items and to-do tasks, an Expert packing list wizard that can “automajically” help you create a customized list, twice as many sample lists, Smart Search, and iTunes & email file sharing & out-of-app editing support.

You can download Packing Pro from the App Store for $2.99 by clicking this link.