# Kindred: The Giving List — Gift giving made simple.

> Gift giving made simple. (iPhone/iPad app by Greg Redl.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kindred-the-giving-list/id6752592371 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Greg Redl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1840084751)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 95 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-09-30
- Data updated: 2026-05-15
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kindred-the-giving-list/id6752592371/reviews.md

## What is Kindred?

Coordinate gift giving with groups and avoid duplicate purchases. Kindred makes gift coordination simple for any group - families, friends, coworkers, or roommates. Create shared gift lists, coordinate purchases, and eliminate the stress of duplicate gifts for holidays (like Christmas), birthdays, and special occasions.

Shared Gift Lists: Create wishlists for yourself and children. Add items with links and notes. Group members can view lists and coordinate purchases without spoiling surprises. Members can be part of multiple groups.

Smart Purchase Coordination: Claim items to purchase anonymously or with your name visible. See what others have claimed to avoid buying the same gift. Perfect for Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, and holiday gift exchanges. Purchases are synced across groups.

Group Management: Join multiple groups with simple invite codes. Perfect for families, friend groups, work gift exchanges, college roommates, or any group that exchanges gifts. Admins can manage membership and group settings.

Event Planning: Add birthdays, holidays, and special occasions. Get automatic reminders one week before important dates.

Activity Feed: See when group members add new items, join groups, or claim purchases. Stay updated on gift coordination activity with real-time notifications.

Children's Lists: Users can create separate gift lists for children. Other group members can coordinate gifts for kids' birthdays and holidays while the creating user maintains control over the children's profiles.

Nudge System: Send friendly reminders to group members to update their gift lists before holidays and birthdays. Help ensure everyone has current wishlists when gift-giving occasions approach.

Perfect for holiday gift exchanges like Christmas, Hanukkah, and office parties. Great for family coordination with parents, grandparents, siblings, and extended family. Ideal for friend groups celebrating birthdays, graduations, and weddings. Works for workplace events like Secret Santa, retirement parties, and baby showers. Perfect for college groups including dorm mates, study groups, sororities, and fraternities. Use for special occasions like anniversaries, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Valentine's Day.

How It Works: Create or join groups using simple invite codes. Build wish lists by adding items with links, notes, and details. Coordinate purchases by browsing others' lists and claiming items to buy. Plan events by adding birthdays and holidays for automatic reminders. Stay connected with updates when group members add new items or events.

Why Choose The Giving List? Eliminate duplicate gifts by seeing what others are planning to buy. Save time with no more guessing what people want. Reduce stress by organizing gift giving for multiple occasions and groups. Stay organized by tracking birthdays, holidays, and special events in one place. Privacy focused with your data staying secure within your chosen groups.

Download The Giving List and create your first group in minutes. Invite family members, friends, or coworkers with simple share codes. Start building gift lists and coordinating purchases for your next celebration. Transform chaotic gift giving into organized, stress-free coordination. Make every holiday, birthday, and special occasion more enjoyable for everyone involved.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2025-11-30

Added a tutorial for new users to show them around the app a little bit.

### 1.2.0 — 2025-11-12

Patch Notes (1.2.0)
 - Added a Christmas mode!  Access it in the settings.
 - Added a way for us to send you a pop-up message when we add new features.
 - Reduced the duration of the splash screen.

### 1.1.0 — 2025-10-28

Patch Notes (1.1.0)
 - Expanded navigation animations for "My List" and "My Purchases" buttons.  Screens now expand from the center of the tapped button.
 - Members and children now sorted together alphabetically
 - Users can star high-priority items on their wishlists.
 - Visible "Leave Group" button added to group cards
 - Push notifications sent when admin rights are transferred
 - Profile photo deletion added to account deletion process

### 1.0.2 — 2025-10-21

- Added the ability to edit items added to your wish list.
 - Added additional background art.

### 1.0.1 — 2025-10-10

- Added the ability for users to upload profile pictures
- Fixed an issue where if two users, both with children, were in the same multiple groups, they would sometimes see the children in one group but not the other.
- Added background images to some screens.

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## More apps by Greg Redl

- [Kindred: Family Cookbook](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kindred-family-cookbook/id6752916334)

All apps by Greg Redl: https://appshunter.io/developer/1840084751

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