The Christmas List 4+

I love this tool. I buy gifts/stocking stuffers throughout the year and then forget that I bought them, where I put them, sometimes who I bought them for and what store I bought them at. This app takes care of all of that.

The only thing I wish do is either Google integration or the ability to access to add things via my PC laptop. I love the convenience of it being so conveniently managed on my phone so I definitely give it five stars just for that function alone. It would be so great to strike through things on my phone while shopping and have a google doc that someone I share the list with can look at it. My nieces also share what they want via a google doc so that their parents and I know who has bought what. My 73 year old mom and I share gift buying for budget reasons. Both of us find it easier to look at things in larger font. I like to type things using an actual keyboard and so access via my laptop is ideal.

I do have a wireless keyboard that I could use but again the size of the font is the issue. I also let one of my students borrow my keyboard this semester so I don’t have it right now.

So useful to force me to look at budget in advance, and then track progress as we go. We are always trying to coordinate 3 adults buying stocking stuffers for the kids and I used to have Xmas eve pánic about not enough stuff, followed by a year of so much stuff it was absurd because I’d be picking things up on sale during the year and forgetting... now I archive this year’s list in January, start adding little odds and ends as i think of them/ find on sale during the year, and then in aug-sep I’m ready to look at budget, and by Black Friday/ cyber Monday i know what I’m trying to do. Suggestions: I’d like to be able to share the BUDGET by group/ individual so that spouse and I can “discuss” that in summer before I start freaking out. Would like to be able to archive stuff off the lists for bdays through the year, too! (Didn’t get x for Xmas for my brother but by Feb I’m shopping for his bday.... and then the following Xmas i want to remember what I’ve given him for both....). Great little app tho- nice UI, well thought out. Really meets the need. Copy it over and I’ll spend another $2.99 to do bdays if I have to (although I’d rather have the gift archives together!)

This app is PERFECT for organizing! My husband and I have giant families. This app allows us to organize all gifts by each family we visit for the holidays. I love that I can add gift ideas at any time for any person, then change the status of each gift as it progresses. I can mark a gift as to do/buy, purchased, wrapped, shipping or received, and it’s all color coded which is awesome. I can mark what store I bought the gift from (and add which stores I love to shop at), and I can even attach pics of the item and make notes as well. This app is also extremely helpful in managing a budget. I can set an overall budget, and/or create a budget per person. So many great features! This app comes in handy all year round. Any time I’m with someone and they mention something they’re interested in, I just open the app and add it as a gift idea for the future. I think one of the greatest bonus features is that I can archive the gifts every year so I can remember what I’ve previously gotten each person. I have used this app for several years and I LIVE by it! Go download it and start using it immediately! You will be so thankful!