# The Christmas Gift List — user reviews > 999 indexed App Store user reviews of The Christmas Gift List by Denys Ievenko, rated 4.70/5 from 6,032 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-christmas-gift-list/id769268887/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-christmas-gift-list/id769268887.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,813 · 4★ 977 · 3★ 142 · 2★ 53 · 1★ 47 ## What do users think of The Christmas Gift List? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 💡 Helpful for organizing Christmas gifts - 🚀 Keeps user on budget - 🔒 Secure with passcode/fingerprint - 💡 Ability to track gift status (need to buy, bought, wrapped, etc.) - 💡 Ability to add photos of gifts - 💡 Useful for year-round gift planning, not just Christmas **Cons** - 🐛 Issues with syncing across devices - 🔍 Difficulty finding/navigating to specific person's gifts - 💡 Wish for more customization options (e.g. grouping, sorting, marking as 'complete') - 💡 Desire for more features beyond just Christmas (birthdays, etc.) **Commonly reported bugs** - Passcode/login issues causing data loss - Gifts disappearing from app after updates **Most requested features** - Ability to print gift lists - Option to change gift icon status (e.g. from gift box to checkmark when complete) - Sync across multiple devices/accounts - Expanded functionality for non-Christmas gift planning ## Newest reviews (20 of 999) ### 4/5 — Christmas *2026-09-10, version 2.1* A very helpful app for helping organise me over Christmas. ### 3/5 — Needs a few adjustments *2026-09-03, version 2.1* I wish there was a way to separate the “still need to buy “ items. In the pie chart it tells me how many items I still need to buy but I wish I could see exactly what those where. ### 5/5 — Love this App *2026-08-03, version 2.1* Helps keep me straight for Christmas gifts ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-03, version 2.1* Brilliant, you can organise all your lists and see at a glance what you have bought and mark it off ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-07-20, version 2.1* I have 26 people to buy for and this app is a lifesaver. It keeps me on budget and thoughtful about my purchases. I can take pics of gifts and keep track of what’s left to buy. I do wish they’d add Christmas to-do lists to the app. ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-07-18, version 2.1* I’ve used this app for years. Definitely helps with tracking gifts. ### 5/5 — Love this *2026-07-16, version 2.1* Great app and free which makes it even better x ### 5/5 — Awesome App *2026-06-24, version 2.1* Helps me purchase and keep track of Christmas gifts year round! ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-06-23, version 2.1* Keeps me on budget ### 5/5 — Perfect for Family *2026-06-12, version 2.1* I have a large extended family. This really helps my husband and I stay on budget and keep ideas straight for everyone. ### 4/5 — Gift list *2026-06-01, version 2.1* This app is so handy!! I wish it had a one additional feature. I would like it to let me save what gifts I gave last year. ### 5/5 — Gift List is Great *2026-05-22, version 2.1* Gift List is Great ### 4/5 — Love it *2026-05-04, version 2.1* I really like this app. I use it every year. Seems a little different than last year though. But still a good app. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-05-03, version 2.1* I love this app! I have a lot of people to purchase gifts for and this helps me stay organized…. Can you please make another app for Birthday gifts or add the option in this app? ### 5/5 — Enjoy it *2026-03-28, version 2.1* Nice to see all your gifts in one place & you could see the status of your gifts. ### 5/5 — Barb *2026-03-14, version 2.1* Keeps me organized during the holidays! ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-03-03, version 2.1* Very easy to use! ### 5/5 — I use every year *2026-03-01, version 2.1* Brilliant for keeping track of what you’ve bought or need to buy and to keep in budget ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-02-26, version 2.1* My previous app I used for years started acting up. I downloaded 7 apps trying to find one to replace it. I didn’t like any of them and most were confusing. Came across this one and it’s better then the one I had before. I love it and it’s very easy to use. ### 5/5 — Kovo ko O bc bob k k K. Nnnnnnnnnnjji ojjkjjjjjo. Ok b n *2026-02-25, version 2.1* vovoo ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What is going on? *2025-12-13, version 2.1* I’ve used the Pro version for YEARS. It is NOT synching between devices this year. And also NOT restoring my purchase. ### 1/5 — Not user friendly *2025-12-03, version 2.1* This apps requires so many steps to enter people and gifts. Also has nasty pics pop up at bottom randomly ### 1/5 — I lost everything *2024-12-08, version 2.0* Have used the free version of the app for 5+ years with no issues. Was using it last week to log all my Christmas presents. An ad to upgrade to the paid version came up, which I closed as was in the middle of gifts. Then EVERYTHING completely deleted. All my people, all my gists, from all the years. I tried to restore backups. But nothing worked! Gutted. ### 1/5 — Updated: all data disappeared! *2024-11-19, version 2.0* Developer is trying to help get all the data back, but so far it’s not working. Will update on this and change the star’s back to 5 if the data appears again. There were field backed up but so far they don’t have anything in them either . I had been adding gifts throughout the year to all the family members and had just done so days before I opened it and all data just gone. Not impressed. This was still the free version. If I use again I will have to keep screenshots. C’mon x wave, let’s work on this. Earlier: So far it’s helping me to keep my gifts straight. I like that they have many options like “ not bought, bought, shipped, wrapped, etc.” ### 1/5 — Would be the perfect app if…… *2024-08-25, version 1.9.1* I love a Christmas gift tracker app and this is the best one I’ve found, I love the photo option & how it saves gifts so you can easily add to others! But there are a few things missing that means I won’t be using it to track this year! If the following were added it would be perfect & I would use forever!! - remove the gift idea cost from the budget per person regardless of if purchased or not - show the detail of each persons gifts without selecting them individually - be able to choose the order they appear rather than alphabetically per category! 🤞 ### 1/5 — I liked my first Christmas app better *2021-11-29, version 1.8.1* Unfortunately, the app that I used for so many years needs to be updated by the developer and can’t be used currently. There are so many things that I dislike on this app. I want to set a budget for a group, not just for individual people. I hate how the cursor for an item cost includes a zero in the amount and doesn’t just start with a blank field. When I have edited a gift (both item description and cost), it doesn’t save both edits. You should be able to make all updates on that screen including moving it from Bought to Wrapped. The worst thing is when on a person, you should be able to view the details of a gift and then go back to that same person’s list rather than only having the options to go back to all Gifts or all People. Super disappointed in the features but will continue using for this holiday season since I have entered so many details and muddled through the back and forth already. ### 1/5 — Useless *2021-11-25, version 1.8.1* By the time I tried to add a second gift to a person it changed the details of the first to equal the second. ### 1/5 — Alle Eingaben weg - vertane Lebenszeit *2016-11-29, version 1.4* Ich hatte alle meine "zu beschenkenden" Personen und die dazugehörigen Ideen eingetragen und war dummerweise davon ausgegangen mir die Zettelwirtschaft damit sparen zu können😡 Jetzt sind alle Daten weg.... und zwar nachdem ich das Drängen auf Bewertung mit "nein danke" erstmal ausschalten wollte um zunächst mehr Erfahrungen zu sammeln..... DAS geht gar nicht!! ### 1/5 — Sinnlos *2016-11-21, version 1.4* Die lustigen selbstverfassten Bewertungen, die alle wohl mit nem top Übersetzer geschrieben sind, haben mich einzig und allein bewogen die App zu laden. Is sich gute Gefühl und zufrieden mit Freude diese App und Familie Spaß ### 2/5 — Good for what it is *2025-12-12, version 2.1* The gift list that accumulates makes you use what is in there. You may have bought a Sony gift card last year for $50 but this year it’s $25. Now you have to make a whole new entry. Free version is wonky. Slow moving too. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super functional *2026-09-08, version 2.1* Switched to this one from another app. I like how it’s laid out. And I like I can categorize gifts as ideas, bought or shipping. ### 5/5 — Great for keeping track *2026-09-07, version 2.1* App helped me keep track of gifts cost and recipients. ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-09-06, version 2.1* I use this every year! 🎄 ### 5/5 — Fantastic present app *2026-09-05, version 2.1* I have been using this app for years for my Christmas presents. Wouldn’t be without it! ### 5/5 — Organized life *2026-09-03, version 2.1* This has been a great tool. ### 5/5 — Keeps me organized! *2026-08-23, version 2.1* You know when your 15 YO drops an idea in July, THIS list is where you put it! They are so hard to shop for and building ideas throughout the year has been so wonderful. It also helps to keep my husband and I organized as to what each has purchased AND stick to our budgets. Love this app! ### 5/5 — Organised Christmas *2026-08-22, version 2.1* This app keeps me organised at Christmas, I also love that it keeps previous years info and I can check back. ### 5/5 — Extremely helpful’ *2026-08-21, version 2.1* A great way to stay organized and on budget. ### 5/5 — Simple *2026-08-18, version 2.1* I have been using this App for a few years and I really like it. It is simple but yet complete ### 5/5 — Great for being organised *2026-08-12, version 2.1* Love this app to keep me organised for Christmas, especially when you start buying your gifts a couple of months before xmas. Highly recommend! --- *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 2026-09-12.*