# Christmas List — Holiday shopping made easy!

> Holiday gift organizer with budget tracking and price comparison. (iPhone/iPad app by Better Day Wireless, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-list/id294450118 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Better Day Wireless, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/287963852)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 1,919 App Store ratings · 180 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2008-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-list/id294450118/reviews.md

## What is Christmas List?

*Featured by Apple during 2008 Holiday Season*

LA Times Appiphilia raves about Christmas List, saying "It's a gift to holiday gift-giving."

Harried and hurried over the holidays?  Simplify and organize your holiday shopping with Christmas List.  Its intuitive and user friendly design will keep track not only of the people on your list and their presents, but also notes and budget.  You can even comparison shop and find the best price for whatever you are looking for with the tap of a finger.  So throw away your pad and pencil and get Christmas List today!

Features:
-Imports people from your Contacts
-Add unlimited entries
-Stores and organizes people and presents
-Saves multiple presents for every person on your list
-Keeps track of which presents have been bought, wrapped, and mailed
-Click on a name to see details which include: present, notes, and budget
-Order your Christmas List however you want: delete those who are naughty and move the nice to the top
-Displays “Days til Christmas” so you know how many shopping days are left
-Budget feature displays: Total Amount Spent and Total Left to Buy 
-Currency support for all countries (automatically detects your currency)
-Find the best price for the present you are looking for and even buy online
-Badge icon keeps track of how many presents you have left without having to enter the application
-Easily edit entries to change presents, add notes, or adjust budget
-Built-in Password Protection so others can use your iPhone or iPod Touch and your Christmas list will be protected from prying eyes!  Forget your password? Don't worry, Christmas List will email your password back to you.
-Professionally designed seasonal graphics help get you into the Holiday Spirit   

Better Day Wireless.  Better Apps. Better Value.

## Key features

- Organize people and presents
- Track gift purchase and wrapping status
- Set and monitor gift budgets
- Comparison shop and buy online
- Import contacts
- Password protection

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christmas List Upgrade | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Christmas List?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and straightforward to use
- 🚀 Helps keep gifts organized
- 💡 Useful features like bought/wrapped/given checkboxes
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Convenient to have on phone

**Cons**

- 🔁 Constantly asks to review the app
- 💰 Requires payment to add more than 4 people
- 🐛 Deletes or loses data
- 🐛 Glitchy and not very user-friendly
- 🔒 Not transferable between devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Loses data/lists when reopened
- Prompts for payment even after upgrading
- Crashes or freezes frequently

**Most requested features**

- Allow more than 4 people on free version
- Ability to delete/rename lists
- Sync lists across devices
- More customization options
- Photo attachment for gifts

## Recent user reviews (10 of 180)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-list/id294450118/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Awesome holiday help

*2026-07-21, version 1.5.2*

I’ve used this app for many Christmas seasons now and still love it. It’s been really helpful for me to stay on track with gifts and holiday budgets. 

This season I am having trouble getting the app to allow me to purchase the ability to have an unlimited list, so I’m waiting for that to change.

### 5/5 — Christmas List App Review

*2025-12-21, version 1.5.2*

This app is simple and straightforward to use.  I was looking for a simple app to just create a budget and list without all of the fancy options that are too complicated.  This one is perfect!
This app is great and I highly recommend it.

### 2/5 — Not good

*2025-12-17, version 1.5.2*

It kept prompting me to upgrade and there was no way around it. I am deleting this app

### 4/5 — Good Gift App

*2025-12-09, version 1.5.2*

Helps keep gifts organized - bought/wrapped/given check boxes. Biggest con: Constantly asks you to review the app. Hopefully it will stop now, lol

### 5/5 — Review

*2025-11-17, version 1.5.2*

I love it 
I love how it takes you to Amazon and shows you it and how you can bought rapped and spent 
It is amazing 😀😄😀😄😀😃😃😃😀😀😀😀😀

### 3/5 — Pls read

*2025-08-18, version 1.5.2*

Ok i loved it at first and i was asking what my siblings wanted and when i got to the 4th i had to pay but i have a now purchase policy in my family for kids and im not gonna pay to write down what my friends want!!
Not trying to be mean or anything .but it was pretty cool untill my brother I literally have four siblings like what!!!! Why four

### 4/5 — I can write what I really want

*2025-06-22, version 1.5.2*

I’d rate it 4.5 out of 5

### 5/5 — Wish I had this years ago!!

*2024-12-12, version 1.5.2*

This would have made my life so much easier years ago.  So thankful  patient of mine told me about this!

### 1/5 — Didn't work

*2024-09-19, version 1.5.2*

Filled it all in as soon as I came out of the app and went back in all the information I had put in was lost 😫

### 1/5 — Deletes list

*2024-09-03, version 1.5.2*

List regularly gets deleted

## Frequently asked questions about Christmas List

### What does the Christmas List app do?

This app helps you organize and simplify your holiday shopping. It allows you to track people on your list, the presents you plan to buy for them, set budgets for each gift, and monitor whether gifts have been bought or wrapped.

### What are the key features of Christmas List?

Key features include importing contacts, adding unlimited entries, tracking gift status (bought, wrapped, mailed), setting budgets, comparison shopping for the best prices, password protection, and a countdown to Christmas.

### Is Christmas List free to use?

The app is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. This means core functionality is accessible without cost, but certain additional features or content might require a purchase.

### What devices is Christmas List compatible with?

The description mentions compatibility with iPhone and iPod Touch, suggesting it is an iOS application. It is designed to help users manage their holiday lists on these Apple mobile devices.

### How can Christmas List help with holiday shopping?

It simplifies holiday shopping by providing a centralized place to manage all your gift-giving details. You can easily see who you need to buy for, what to get them, how much you're spending, and track your progress, preventing forgotten gifts or budget overruns.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.2 — 2018-11-16

Now you can save your Christmas Lists from year to year!
Also, create unlimited new lists for all your Holiday shopping!

### 1.5.1 — 2017-11-09

-iOS 11 and iPhone X compatibility

### 1.5 — 2013-11-12

ios 7 compatibility

### 1.4.1 — 2009-10-20

-Added new Budget feature!
  -tracks budgeted amount for each person and present
  -tracks your total Christmas budget
  -tracks how much you have spent and how much you have remaining in your budget

### 1.3.1 — 2009-08-06

Now you can export your Christmas List. Simply, click on Options from the Add Screen, and press the Email List button at the bottom of the screen. Your list will be converted into the body of an email so you can save it to look over for next year.

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