Secret Santa User Reviews

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Not really secret using text message

I was the organiser for my family which we have 15 people. Therefore had to pay to premium which I liked any way as it allows you to use phone numbers and text people. The thing I also liked about this app is that you could choose who not to buy for which helped with partners.
BUT when I went to send out secret Santa it shows me who everyone else is buying for. Not so secret for the organiser :-( so I ditched this app.
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Amazing service

Hi, had an issue with babb but emailed and was fixed straight away. Thank you so much!!!!!

So easy

I'm really enjoying the app.
It works so easy and quick.

Took my money and won’t work!

We have too many participants in our gift exchange for the free version of the app so I paid the one time fee for the extra features, it charged me twice and won’t let me unlock the features or restore purchase. So I jus paid $8 for something completely useless to me. Don’t make my mistake!

Response from developer

Hi Nessa, thanks for taking the time to write a review, and for your email. I'm sorry that you had problems with the app. Just to clear things up, as you became aware when checking your purchases, you were only charged $3.99 once. Before I could look at resolving your issue, you decided to use a free app, so I advised you how to get a full refund from Apple. Cheers, Ash

Wish list doesn’t work.

Paid for the upgrade and can’t get wishlist to work for 6 participants. Disappointing.....

Response from developer

Hi Hshdjdjsppaowjnx, thanks for downloading the Secret Santa and for taking the time to write a review. I'm sorry you're not happy with an app you've paid for - there was an issue with the WishList that has since been resolved. Cheers, Ash

Not working properly

Paid to upgrade to pro version and ‘wish list’ function doesn’t work, just says ‘cannot connect to server’ disappointing as not cheap and like the other features / rules.

Response from developer

Hi MadMac77777777777, thanks for downloading the Secret Santa and for taking the time to write a review. I'm sorry you're not happy with an app you've paid for - there was an issue with the WishList that has since been resolved. Cheers, Ash

Secret Santa

This app has improved our large family get together at Christmas so much! I love that I don’t have to decide who gets who, but also useful that I can choose who can avoid who! Really good support when I left somebody out by accident. Would be great if there was an easy way to add an extra guest and slightly reset-jig the original list.
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Great Job

I think this App is wonderful! Did everything I wanted and was easy to use. So what that I know who has me...someone has to be the administrator. It’s about the joy it brings to others. You can always go back to picking names from a hat if your upset about knowing who has you. Not thrilled about the cost but I will continue to use this app throughout the years
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Be upfront

This app works. We gave it 4 stars because of two issues. Firstly, I set the gift price parameters and had second thoughts but wasn’t able to go back to that page to edit the price range. Secondly, this is, practically speaking, not a free app. The free version is only good for 6 guests. Nobody needs an app for so few. If you are like us and intend to share with more, the developers should just say upfront that the app costs $5.50 or whatever because the features are worth it. It’s not worth the angry backlash from surprised consumers.
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Response from developer

HI Jaimester, thanks for taking time to write a review. You can edit the price range by swiping the event on the first screen - looks like I should have made that clearer. Keep a look out for an update next year. Happy Christmas, Ash

Not customisable

You can’t tailor the message. The app chooses what to say, which was limiting enough to make it useless for me. Also, if you choose to send by text, you are presented with previews of each text showing you who has been chosen to by a present for whom. Deleting the app now.

Response from developer

Hi steadivision, thanks for taking the time to write a review. The app is always being updated, so I'll definitely take your ideas into account. Try it again next year and see if it is a better fit for you… maybe it'll be worth 2 stars! Happy Christmas, Ash

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