# Santa's Secret Keeper — user reviews > 314 indexed App Store user reviews of Santa's Secret Keeper by Thomas Donahoe, rated 4.90/5 from 15,518 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santas-secret-keeper/id1317502629/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santas-secret-keeper/id1317502629.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14,485 · 4★ 809 · 3★ 127 · 2★ 35 · 1★ 62 ## What do users think of Santa's Secret Keeper? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Quick and efficient - 🎁 Great for organizing Secret Santa - 🔒 Keeps the gift exchange secret - 📧 Convenient email notifications **Cons** - 🐛 Emails not always delivered - 🔍 Organizer can see the master list - 📱 No option to use phone numbers **Commonly reported bugs** - Some participants not receiving emails - Issues with odd-numbered groups **Most requested features** - Add a wish list feature - Allow resending of emails - Provide a text message option ## Newest reviews (15 of 314) ### 4/5 — Love the app *2025-12-16, version 3.0.6* It’s a great app and makes secret Santa’s so much more easier to do. I absolutely love all the extra features and details I can put into a simple gifting game. My only request is that there should be a free option to use phone numbers as-well as emails. Because for some a SMS is more convenient. Otherwise awesome app🤩 ### 2/5 — Email *2025-12-15, version 3.0.6* Email saying not found can’t see my person ### 5/5 — Good *2025-11-27, version 3.0.6* Very good app ### 5/5 — Awesome app!!! *2025-11-26, version 3.0.6* Super easy to use and love that you can block from getting same person as previous year!! ### 5/5 — Every Year *2025-11-24, version 3.0.6* Have been using this app going on 6 years now. I love it. Easy to operate and work ### 5/5 — Super Easy *2025-11-22, version 3.0.6* I use it every year. ### 4/5 — Bug *2025-11-22, version 3.0.6* Very good but i can’t scroll all the way down to delete a person’s contact. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-11-21, version 3.0.6* I have been using this app every year for awhile. It is so easy to use and makes setting up my family and workplace Secret Santa’s a breeze. ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2025-11-21, version 3.0.6* Exactly what I needed, super simple ### 5/5 — Always so fun! *2025-11-19, version 3.0.6* This app makes secret Santa so easy and fun every year! ### 5/5 — Secret Santa! *2025-11-19, version 3.0.6* Have used this app for a few years now! I love that the creator had no idea who has them!! Will continue to use for many many more years! ### 5/5 — Easy to Use *2025-11-18, version 3.0.6* This app is simple and straight forward. Only one person has to have it downloaded as the app emails each person their match. You can easily block people from getting each other so that couples don’t get each other and I also block the person they got last year so you’re not always gifting for the same person. A few years back, we decided to draw names because I have 5 siblings (plus significant others included) so it allows us to focus on getting one person an awesome thoughtful gift vs having to stress about a bunch of people, make different lists to give to everyone, and saves money. This app lets us “draw” names without all having to be in the same room and you don’t have to worry about forgetting who you got because it sits safely in your email. The person who sets up the group also has access to a master list if for some reason someone accidentally deletes the email. Once you set up a group, you can add or delete members and just reset the matches each year. Takes much stress out of gift giving so you can focus on what’s really important…family. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-11-16, version 3.0.6* Love this app. You can do everything with it, get everyone involved who wants to be. People can block who they don’t want to be nominated for, you can pass on all the information regarding ‘your’ secret Santa and it’s all done anonymously. Beautifully simple. (You can even peak at the master list, if you ‘have’ too). ### 4/5 — Good app, using for second year *2025-11-15, version 3.0.6* Really simple to set up. Only gripe is not too intuitive to edit or change for second year, but did work fine when I worked it out! So fun :—-) ### 5/5 — Works every year! *2025-11-15, version 3.0.6* Really great that I could edit last year’s! Excellent app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Missed a person *2025-12-25, version 3.0.6* Missed a person off the list and gave to a person twice ### 1/5 — DO NOT USE *2025-12-23, version 3.0.6* Unfortunately this Secret Santa app was a complete let-down. It used the same name twice in the draw, which meant one person ended up receiving two gifts while someone else was left out entirely. On top of that, the spelling throughout the app is poor and makes it feel very unpolished. The app also performed badly, with slow loading and errors that made the whole experience frustrating. I wouldn’t recommend relying on this app for organising Secret Santa. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-12-21, version 3.0.6* The wrong email was sent and so somebody ended up with 2 presents and someone didn’t get one! So disappointed. I won’t be using the app again. ### 1/5 — I use to love this app *2025-11-30, version 3.0.6* I don’t know what happened but there is no way to send a message to see if anyone received the email. I have two ppl who said they did not. There is no way to resend it to them . Horrible !!! ### 1/5 — It looks like nobody got messages *2025-11-22, version 3.0.6* This once worked better. Nobody got the assigned emails. I had to write to every one of them individually. ### 1/5 — Terrible would give negative stars *2025-04-16, version 3.0.6* I had to do a secret Santa for my school and I needed the emails of everyone. It’s not necessary. Failed and gave someone themselves. And everyone else (20 people) to one person, everyone hated me and it wasn’t worth the effort to get hated. ### 1/5 — Would not use again *2024-12-26, version 3.0.6* Used this year for the first time and one of the names was given out twice, someone got 2 gifts and another got non ### 1/5 — Messed up Secret Santa *2024-12-25, version 3.0.6* Really not pleased with this app ☹️. Sent the same name to two participants meaning one person got nothing. Best to stick to the old fashion way of paper names. Really disappointed. ### 1/5 — CAN’T LEAVE MY LIST *2024-11-24, version 3.0.6* All this and every one is unable to their list 🤨 ### 1/5 — App not working with gmail accounts *2024-11-14, version 3.0.6* Participants with gmail accounts did not receive their email assignments after several attempts. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Easy app *2025-12-26, version 3.0.6* App is easy to use. Got the whole family doing it for next year. So far going well ### 5/5 — . *2025-12-17, version 3.0.6* Very easy to use and helpful ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-12-13, version 3.0.6* Five stars excellent app ### 5/5 — Easy to use and never disappoints *2025-12-09, version 3.0.6* Have been using this app for 4 years now… great everytime! ### 5/5 — 2nd Year to use *2025-12-09, version 3.0.6* This is my second year to use this app. We love it our family really enjoyed the ease of using this app! ### 5/5 — Works Great *2025-12-05, version 3.0.6* Works great for when you are far and plan to get to together! ### 5/5 — Super easy *2025-12-05, version 3.0.6* Super easy to use, I love how it sends out the email to everyone but also gives you a link in case they don’t receive it. The only thing I would add would be the ability to create a wishlist/template so you could share what you want without having to do it outside of the app. ### 5/5 — Super easy to use! *2025-11-29, version 3.0.6* I love this app! I have every family member’s email saved, and each year we send out our Secret Santa list with the press of a button. I only see who I’m giving a gift to, which keeps everything a surprise. So easy to use! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-11-28, version 3.0.6* I use this app every year for secret Santa with my family. It is very easy to use. ### 5/5 — Dieter Christmas *2025-11-28, version 3.0.6* Always fun and easy! 5th year in row using --- *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 2026-06-10.*