# MerryNest: Christmas Planner — Gift List, Dinner & Memories

> Gift List, Dinner & Memories (iPhone/iPad app by Kaspar Works, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merrynest-christmas-planner/id6809305442 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kaspar Works, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776832950)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-10-14

## What is MerryNest?

Christmas is more than a gift list. MerryNest keeps the whole of it — the presents, the plans, the dinner, the traditions and the memories — in one private place on your iPhone. No account, no ads, no tracking. And when December ends, nothing is thrown away: every Christmas you keep here stays saved, and you can open it again next year.

A planner empties in January. MerryNest gets fuller.

NEW THIS CHRISTMAS
- Save a gift from any shop: tap Share in Safari or a shop's app and choose MerryNest. The name, picture, price and store are saved as a private gift idea for the person you pick. Your iPhone loads only that page; nothing is sent to us.
- Secret Santa: draw names offline, with exclusions for couples or last year's pairs, then pass the phone round so each person sees only their own match. Free for up to 6 people.
- Letters to Santa: children write to Santa, and on Christmas Eve Santa writes back, with a reply you read and approve first. Off unless you switch on "Santa in our home". Free.
- Lock your gifts with Face ID, so children can't peek. Free.
- Wish Cards: send a child's wish list to grandparents as an image. Wishes already answered by a gift are left off, so nobody buys twice.

PLAN
A Today screen with one thing to do next: tonight's plan, a gift to wrap, or a small family moment. A December timeline, with reminders only on the plans you choose. Guides for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. A countdown on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.

GIVE
Gift lists by person, with a budget for each and a journey for every gift, from Idea to Given. Group by person, status or store, and hide prices while you brainstorm. A family wish list, safe to read aloud, kept apart from the gifts you plan in secret. Mark a gift private and it stays hidden until you reveal it.

GATHER
The Christmas table: the menu, who is bringing what, a shopping list, and the moments that are not food — the grace, the toast, a question worth asking. Traditions to keep, and a kindness list.

AFTER THE DAY
Note the presents you received, tick off the thank-yous, and track returns with a reminder before each deadline.

REMEMBER
Photographs, notes and the thing your four-year-old said, grouped by Christmas. In December, "On this Christmas…" brings back earlier years.

YOUR CHRISTMAS CARD
Eight designs, your photograph, and a line or two from what your family actually did — chosen by you. Send it as an image or print a 5x7. Gifts never appear on a card.

FAMILY BOARD
The one thing that leaves your iPhone, and only if you ask: share the plans and jobs of Christmas through your own iCloud. Gifts, hiding places, budgets and memories stay on your device.

THE CHRISTMAS STORY, IF YOU WANT IT
Readings from the Christmas story, Advent reflections and Luke 2 (KJV), offline — only if you switch on Christian content at setup. Never behind a purchase.

MERRYNEST PLUS
The free app runs a whole Christmas, with some limits. MerryNest Plus is a one-time purchase that removes them and adds Christmas Through the Years, the Recap and Time Capsule, bigger Secret Santa draws with past draws kept, and a printable shopping list grouped by store. Choose One Christmas for this season or Lifetime for every Christmas; One Christmas can be upgraded later. Nothing renews.

PRIVACY, CONCRETELY
- No account, no sign-in, no email address
- Your records are stored on this device; there is no MerryNest server to upload them to
- Saving from a shop loads that one page on your iPhone; nothing about it reaches us
- Family Board is the opt-in exception, in your own iCloud, shared only with people you invite
- No analytics, crash reporting, advertising or tracking

Back up every Christmas to Files or iCloud Drive and restore it on a new iPhone. Requires iOS 17 or later. Your records do not sync between your own devices yet.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://kaspar.works/merrynest/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MerryNest Plus — Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |
| MerryNest Plus — One Christmas | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is MerryNest safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess MerryNest.

## Is MerryNest legit?

MerryNest: Christmas Planner appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for MerryNest is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2026-10-12

MerryNest 1.6

• A budget for each person: set how much for each, and see what's spent and what's left on their page.
• Christmas Day timeline: choose when you'll eat, and MerryNest counts back so you know when the turkey, the potatoes and everything else goes in. Optional reminders on the day.
• An Advent calendar for every family: a little door each day of December, with something small to do together.
• Christmas card list: who to send to, addresses, who you've sent to and who sent one back. Next year starts from this year's list.
• The widget now shows how many gifts are left to buy.
• On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, keep the countdown on your Lock Screen, with the next dish to start on the day.

Everything you have kept stays exactly where it is.

### 1.5 — 2026-10-06

MerryNest 1.5

• Save a gift from any shop: tap Share in Safari or a shop's app, and MerryNest keeps the name, picture, price and store as a private gift idea.
• Secret Santa: draw names offline, with exclusions, then pass the phone round.
• Letters to Santa, and Santa writes back on Christmas Eve once you approve the reply. Turn on "Santa in our home" in Settings.
• Lock your gifts with Face ID.
• Wish Cards: share a child's wish list as a card. Wishes already answered are left off.
• Group gifts by person, status or store, and hide prices while you brainstorm.
• After Christmas: thank-yous and return reminders.
• Bought One Christmas? You can now upgrade to Lifetime.
• Shared cards carry a small "Made with MerryNest" mark.
• Fixes: a gift typed at the free limit is kept.

Everything you have kept stays exactly where it is.

### 1.3.1 — 2026-09-29

MerryNest has a clearer name on the App Store, so more families can find it before December.

Nothing about your Christmas changes. Everything you have kept stays exactly where it is.

### 1.3 — 2026-09-21

A calmer Christmas, one thing at a time.

- Today now shows one thing to do next, with everything else quieter underneath. During Advent, with Christian content on, that can be lighting this week's candle.
- Your Christmas so far: the plans, traditions and memories you have kept, on one line.
- A family wish list, separate from gifts. Wishes are safe to read aloud, and nobody sees who is buying what.
- Gift ideas, a wrapped-gifts page, and photos on gifts.
- Memories as a photo grid, with "On this Christmas…" bringing back earlier years.
- Preparing Our Hearts: Advent weeks, prayers and small daily practices.
- Optional reminders, all off until you turn them on, and quiet Christmas music you start yourself.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-18

Your Christmas card, and one board you can share.

- Christmas cards, made in MerryNest. Eight designs, your palette, your type, your photograph. Add lines from your own year if you want them - traditions kept, a kindness, something someone said. Send it as an image or print a 5x7.
- Every card is kept. Christmas Cards Through the Years shows every card your family has sent.
- Family Board. Share the plans and jobs of Christmas with the people doing it with you, through your own iCloud. Gifts, hiding places and private notes never go on a board.
- The countdown on your Lock Screen and in StandBy.
- A Christmas Book preview, so you can see the keepsake before you buy anything.

Making, sending and printing this year's card is free.

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