# Santa Shop — user reviews > 65 indexed App Store user reviews of Santa Shop by Thomas Blackburn, rated 4.70/5 from 256 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-shop/id399255725/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santa-shop/id399255725.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 216 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (18 of 65) ### 2/5 — Useless in dark mode *2023-07-12* You can’t read anything if your phone’s theme is in dark mode. Also, it needs to allow a budget $ number to be entered. Could be a good app if they fix fundamental flaws. ### 3/5 — New update is a mess! *2022-11-13* I have been using this app for years, but the ios15 update is a mess. It erased my wish list, gifts for people I had and the background is black so you can’t even see what they are anyways. Please fix this as I am in the middle of Christmas shopping now!!! ### 4/5 — Love it! People list, Dark mode, Separate by year *2022-10-22* Love this app!!! I have been using it for many years. I would love an update but please don’t change the way it all looks, I really love it the way it is. Additional settings would be nice and I’d love a way to set it by years, 2020 list, 2021 list, 2022 list. You get the idea. It’s really great nice to be able to go back to see what you got someone. Or if you didn’t get them something and wanted to another year and it’s on the old list. Right now I have to change the names every year and add the year to their names. It would be awesome if we could have a list of our people and we could just click to add them to the particular year. It takes me quite a while to set it up every year. Also PLEASE fix the dark mode in your next update. The letters are black with a charcoal black background. I can’t see who’s list I’m working on. I can’t even work on my list at night, adding/editing people after it’s in dark mode. Thanks for the great app! Don’t make too many fundamental changes. I like the simplicity as it is. Just needs a couple additions. ### 4/5 — Good Xmas list app *2021-11-11* I have used this app for years. It’s pretty basic which is all I need. Since the IOS 15 update you can’t read text if your phone in dark mode. The only item I’d like added is the ability to share the app with other users to track gift buying together. ### 4/5 — Love it! *2021-11-06* Been using this app for a few years love having my list on my phone not having to carry a notebook when shopping. I do wish that I could set a budget per person so I know how much I have to spend at a glance. ### 3/5 — Great app, needs minor tweaks *2020-11-28* Need to be able to delete or change names/words. ### 5/5 — Essential!! *2017-11-29, version 1.1.2* I wouldn't be without this app for organising my Christmas gifts. Have used it successfully for many years now. However I am not keen on the look of the new update, to me as it's smaller it looks harder to read and more unfriendly for a Christmas app. (Personal preference) ### 5/5 — Easy and practical! *2017-11-20, version 1.1.1* I've been using this app for a few years now and like how easy it is to keep a gifts list as well as a budget. All for free! ### 5/5 — Data lost *2017-11-04, version 1.1.1* I’ve really liked this app for keeping track of gift ideas throughout the year in preparation for Christmas, so I was really disappointed when the update came and all my stored data was deleted. Edited to add: thanks for the response, just what I needed. Appreciate your attention. ### 5/5 — Update for IOS 11 *2017-10-28* Help! I have used this app for a couple of years and love it. But since I updated my phone to iOS 11 I haven’t been able to open the app. The App Store says it has been updated for iOS 11 but there is no update available. How do I get the updated version? My Christmas lists are all on this app and I can’t access them. Update: Thank you updating this app to make it work with IOS 11! The update was available the next day and is now working great. ### 5/5 — My favorite gift app! *2015-12-03* For a free app, this one is fantastic. I have been using it for about 4 years and it's EXTREMELY helpful and easy to use. ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2011-12-17* I love this app it's so useful and it really comes in handy for the holidays I've used several like these and thus is by far the best free shopping list app! ### 5/5 — Santa *2011-12-13* Love this app! Helps track the gift budget and see the shopping progress. ### 5/5 — 2nd year using this app *2011-12-06* I love this app! It has now helped me through 2 Christmas shopping seasons. I did a lot of online shopping this year and I would like to see an option somewhere between "purchased" and "wrapped" that shows that it's in the process of being shipped. Technically, I guess it's purchased, but there have been times that I feel like I'm missing a gift or two. Just a thought! Thanks for the great app!!! ### 5/5 — Love love love *2011-12-04* I adore this app. Very useful features to help keep me organized while shopping for 3 families! Wish you could mark each person as "completed" and set an individual budget for each. Otherwise PERFECT! ### 5/5 — For Christmas shopping lists... *2011-11-04, version 1.0.3* Easy and helpful!! LOVE it!!! ### 4/5 — Excellent *2011-10-31* This is a great app for keeping track of your Christmas gift shopping and plans. It would be even better if you could tag each gift with a store and then view your to be purchased gifts all together by store for easy shopping. ### 5/5 — Does what it says *2011-10-21* This does exactly what it says. Love the music, and how easy it is to use. This is going to be very helpful. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t read what you’ve written *2022-12-05, version 1.1.4* I’m going to switch to something else. ### 1/5 — Santa app *2015-11-29, version 1.0.3* I have used this app successfully for about the last four years but this year it just isn't working right at all. Please update it for 2015 because it used to be really good. ### 1/5 — Does not work on iPhone 3??? *2010-12-28* My mum uploaded this app & it looked amazing (she has an iPhone 4). I have an iPhone 3Gs & when I open the app, it immediately closes & returns to the home screen. Really frustrating. ### 1/5 — Frozen *2010-12-01, version 0* I liked this app at first then it froze up and I couldn't access any of the data I spent time organizing. This app has left me feeling cold and abandoned. ### 1/5 — Very frustrating!!! *2010-11-30, version 0* This looks like the perfect app to organise my Christmas gift buying - if only it would work. I've tried to install it on four or five different occasions but with the same result - it crashes just seconds after opening. Disappointing. ### 1/5 — Promises.. *2010-11-29, version 0* It looks brilliant and promises many great things but it crashes and won't open. Would be higher  if it actually worked. ### 1/5 — Wouldn't work *2010-11-29, version 0* Didn't work at all which is a shame. ### 1/5 — Rubbish and Disappointing *2010-11-28, version 0* This app looks awesome...... until you try and use it! Crashes after only a few seconds :-( ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2010-11-28, version 0* Tried installing twice- looks like a good app but crashes as soon as you open it!! :( ### 1/5 — Rubbish :0( *2010-11-27, version 0* Crashes 2 secs after opening, deleted! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Favorite App For Christmas *2024-11-12* This is my favorite Christmas gift app of all time. Been using it for years now and still wouldn’t change even with all the new ones out. Easy to use, gets the job done, don’t know what I’d do without it at holiday time! Oh and adorable interface with options and music! ### 5/5 — Love this *2023-10-30* Th Love this. It’s so helpful with gifts for my 13 grandchildren. I just wish you could take pics of the items in the list. ### 5/5 — I love it except for *2022-11-18* I love this app,however I’m not thrilled that it won’t sync with my other devices ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-08-25, version 1.1.4* I’ve tried several different apps, but this works great. And the best part ..it’s “FREE” Don’t often get a great product for free, hope it stays that way. I like how the little wrapped gift boxes show up on the main screen Although it would be great to see who else needs shopping for showing on the main screen also instead of scrolling the list for the reciprocates name. I’d definitely recommend this app to friends ### 5/5 — Santa Gift Tracker *2020-12-09* This app works great, I’m very happy with it. Keeps track of spending and adds it up to help with budgeting. Great note section that I used for where I shopped and any other info I might want to save. 5 Stars! ### 5/5 — Santa’s Workshop *2020-11-19* This App keeps me organized and helps me keep track of how much I’m spending ### 5/5 — It’s the best! *2019-12-23* Great way to keep track of what you buy and how much you are spending! ### 5/5 — Getting Christmas organised! *2018-12-16, version 1.1.3* This is the best app ever!!! So easy to use, just great to keep my budget on track during the silly season. Also really good to make sure the kids get exactly the same amount of presents...because they count them!!! Well done, just love it! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2017-12-03, version 1.1.2* Love the new password protect feature & sort by family/friend/etc. would like be to be able to move people within groups instead of auto sort alphabetically. Cannot figure out how to add budgeted Amy and n though? ### 5/5 — Thank you *2017-12-01, version 1.1.2* I am so happy that you reinstated this App. I can’t do Christmas without it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-12.*