This app is amazing!!!
I know you might be scrolling through these reviews and second-guessing whether to install it or not but let me tell you.. THIS APP IS AMAZING!! The fact that they have a 2-week free trial so you can test it if you want premium and most apps like these only give you 3 days!! The cards are nice and very relatable and so is the customer service!! It's the fact I don't have to call anyone for my concerns! I can promise you I'm not a bot writing this for the company you should get this app. A bonus is if you forget your friend's birthday and you already made the card, it sends it for you!! You should get this app it's the best app ever!!
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There should be a change to the disclaimer about processing times
I'm writing this review well out of the time frame specified within the app. I had no issue with my recipient receiving the Givingli cash. (Which should be noted, is simply a means to purchase another gift card- not a Visa gift card itself.) But my recipient has been waiting over 5 days! 120 hours which is 96 hours AFTER the initial 24 hour period. It's misleading and disheartening. I wish I didn't utilize the platform, especially with $300+ sitting in limbo. This is not a great representation of your product or integrity. There's no reason this should take this long and there's no reason why within those 5 days I should have less than 2 replies from support with no solution. Extremely disappointed in my experience and at present, I can't recommend this application.
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Response from developer
Hi there, we are so sorry to hear about your experience. We strive to ensure all our gifts are processed in 24 hrs. Please contact our support at help@givingli.com and we will work together to come up with a solution to set this right!
It Could Be Better If…..
I love the concept because I always forget to shop until last minute. However, here are the things for the developers to address;
1) send the recipient a TEXT MESSAGE that they have a gift from ________. Some of my recipients are not too “tech/phone/email” savvy and didn’t even know they received the gift until I mentioned it to them a few weeks later. Two gifts that I sent in 2022 still haven’t been opened!!
2) It would be best if they could get that text and a link to their gift (although you would have to put some type of safeguards in there so that they don’t think it’s a scam)
3) I would work a little more on the ease of finding info in our profiles to see not just WHO we sent to, but WHAT the gift was, WHAT TIME it’s scheduled for , or if it was sent already and WHAT TIME AND DAY did the recipients open it.
I guess what I’m saying is that the follow up on each gift needs a bit of work.
Also, you need to put SOMEWHERE in the app, a CONTACT email for help and support. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find it, which is why I’m actually writing a review.
1) send the recipient a TEXT MESSAGE that they have a gift from ________. Some of my recipients are not too “tech/phone/email” savvy and didn’t even know they received the gift until I mentioned it to them a few weeks later. Two gifts that I sent in 2022 still haven’t been opened!!
2) It would be best if they could get that text and a link to their gift (although you would have to put some type of safeguards in there so that they don’t think it’s a scam)
3) I would work a little more on the ease of finding info in our profiles to see not just WHO we sent to, but WHAT the gift was, WHAT TIME it’s scheduled for , or if it was sent already and WHAT TIME AND DAY did the recipients open it.
I guess what I’m saying is that the follow up on each gift needs a bit of work.
Also, you need to put SOMEWHERE in the app, a CONTACT email for help and support. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find it, which is why I’m actually writing a review.
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Response from developer
Hi there! Thanks so much for your feedback, I'm sending this over to our team. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences and ideas to make Givingli better! Our support can be found on our website, as well as in the app under settings, we are happy to support you with any gift issues there! ☺️
Fun and Convenient Hate New Min. Gift Rate
I really love this app and the ability to create my own card. It takes a little getting used to what the features mean and how to use and alter them but once you get the hang of it you end up with a unique, special card and message. Plus the ability to send gifts is so convenient! I do hate the additional convenience fee but I suppose that’s to be expected. My biggest gripe right now is that they increased the minimum amount of a gift from $20 to $25. I am NOT very happy with that and it has stopped me from using the feature at times! There are certain occasions or people that you just want to include a small “thought” and raising the minimum coupled with the convenience fee takes it out of that category. Very disappointing.
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Pros and cons
We will start with pros here we go: Givingli is a super fun app I’ve used it for a week it’s really fun and easy to use it’s good for almost anything like special occasions, checking in on someone, or best friend cards! I definitely recommend using this app for completely free! Another cool thing is you can send gift cards through the app (as a in game purchase) super cool I love it. Now the cons: It constantly ask you to rate it or turn notifications on, and if you leave the app for more than like five seconds it will automatically reset(even if you leave the tab open).
Other than the cons I still a hundred percent recommend using Givingli I love it 5 stars!!
Other than the cons I still a hundred percent recommend using Givingli I love it 5 stars!!
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Privacy concerns and error messages
This app is something I’d use regularly to send friends and family gifts. The card designs are cool and adding text is easy, fun and feels creative. Unfortunately, though, there are a few things I don’t love.
First, the app seems to require a phone number in order to sign up. And when I use a Google Voice-type number, it doesn’t work. That raises a red flag for me considering that I’ve used many apps and websites to purchase things where I’ve not ran into that problem. I’ve also read that it can be a privacy and security risk to share a personal cell phone number with businesses.
Also, it seems like the app requires access to ALL of my contacts in order to send a card. Reluctantly, I did all that and tried sending a digital card. But the link caused the following error message each time I tried to view the card online: “Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found.”
First, the app seems to require a phone number in order to sign up. And when I use a Google Voice-type number, it doesn’t work. That raises a red flag for me considering that I’ve used many apps and websites to purchase things where I’ve not ran into that problem. I’ve also read that it can be a privacy and security risk to share a personal cell phone number with businesses.
Also, it seems like the app requires access to ALL of my contacts in order to send a card. Reluctantly, I did all that and tried sending a digital card. But the link caused the following error message each time I tried to view the card online: “Safari can’t open the page because the server can’t be found.”
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Response from developer
Hey CaliRya! Thanks for reaching out and for the feedback. We ask for your real mobile phone number (fake ones won’t work 🥸) for the security and safety of our community, much like other apps or websites that provide for the exchange of money. This is to ensure you are you and not someone pretending to be you, because you’re unique and awesome and that just wouldn’t be cool! I’m also happy to share that we do not store your contacts’ data on our servers and we’ll never sell or otherwise share your private personal information. I hope that helps, but if you have any other questions please feel free to reach out to our team at hello@givingli.com! Sincerely, The Givingli Team
Pushes Recipients to Make Account/Download App
I was SO excited about this app and scheduled several cards/gifts. Fortunately I sent a few test cards to see the recipient experience. When opening via text, they are prompted to download the app before seeing the card (you can copy the link and manually paste in your browser but I wouldn’t expect the recipient to know this). When opening via email, there were 2 issues: first, it required the recipient to enter their phone number, which shouldn’t be needed when sending it to their email. Second, on a desktop they’re promoted to sign up for an account before they can view the card. The friends/family receiving cards would not be comfortable downloading or providing info for a site they aren’t familiar with. It’s unfortunate because the app itself it’s actually really nice.
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Listen up, newcomers!
This app has EVERY SINGLE THEME you could think of! I don’t think there is a single flaw in the app!! The app has tons of options for colors, fonts, stickers, templates, and wayyyy more 😆 if you are creative, download now. If ur not creative, also download now! The app gives you TONS of ideas for messages and notes to write to friends and family to make their day! And the best part… the app is FREE!! You don’t have to pay for the app, or any of the fonts and templates! Okay that’s a lie… there’s like, 3 sections where you have to pay, but they aren’t even h to at special 👉👈 anyway DOWNLOAD NOW!
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Best card app ever
I would say that this card app is better than any other card app. I have used in the past I Love giving cards as a gift but in the stores it’s either hard to find a design that I’d like or they cost so much money so finding this app made it so much easier so I don’t really have to pay, him and I can add a gift if I want I don’t have to which is amazing and I love the design options are gorgeous, talented artist, very talented, and I love the stickers and the customizations and everything. It is my cup of tea.
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Super Cute & Easy to Use!
This makes telling someone happy birthday SO much more fun and special!!! I love the ability to add a gift and there's a great variety of options, including the ability to let the recipient select their own from Givingli's options. It's especially great for getting a gift if you don't have someone's home address to send them something (I work remote and wanted to get my coworker a gift). Can't wait to use it for thank you cards and "thinking of you" cards as well.
Two features I'd love to see added are:
- A color picker that allows you to select the exact color (for background/text/etc) from within the current design, including colors on the cover. I love to coordinate colors and it's nearly impossible with the current tools.
- Having the guide that shows the middle of the card indicate when the item you're moving is lined up in the middle. It's really hard to get things to align properly without knowing where the middle of the image/text is.
Thank you for making such a useful and cool app!
Two features I'd love to see added are:
- A color picker that allows you to select the exact color (for background/text/etc) from within the current design, including colors on the cover. I love to coordinate colors and it's nearly impossible with the current tools.
- Having the guide that shows the middle of the card indicate when the item you're moving is lined up in the middle. It's really hard to get things to align properly without knowing where the middle of the image/text is.
Thank you for making such a useful and cool app!
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