Comparison

Christmas Planner. vs OurThread

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Christmas Planner.

Organize your holiday gift-giving with a dedicated app. Create detailed gift lists, set budgets, track purchase progress, and manage recipients. Never forget a gift or overspend again with this easy-to-use organizer.

Highlights
  • Gift list creation by recipient
  • Budgeting per person
  • Track gift status (idea, purchased, wrapped)
  • Shopping list by store
  • Christmas Day countdown
  • Passcode protection
  • Dropbox backup
Features
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Keep your Christmas lists organized; create the gift lists with budget, status and recipients etc, and track the progress to make sure your person get your gifts on time. This app is simple and easy to use, take and check it anytime, don’t leave lists on the paper again in case of lost. Key Features: ⁃ Christmas Day counting down. ⁃ Create budget for each people. ⁃ Create and track gift lists by people. ⁃ Track gift lists by store. ⁃ Add gift info with picture, quantity, recipients, price, store and status. ⁃ Mark gift status progress by idea, need to buy, purchased, wrapped and done. ⁃ Track budget progress by money: total, spent, available. ⁃ Track gift progress by quantity. ⁃ Add people manually or from local Contacts and group them. ⁃ Create list to show gift to me with sender, gift picture and name, quantity. ⁃ Share lists by email. ⁃ Archive passed years’ gift list and refresh. ⁃ View archived gift , restore or duplicate to gift list. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Adds 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question or suggestion, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

OurThread

Features
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OurThread is a shared visual diary for couples — a place to track your story together and see how far you've come, one moment at a time. Every trip, every anniversary, every quiet ordinary day worth keeping becomes a "moment" on your timeline, connected by a single thread you build together. Watch the days you've been together add up, and keep every milestone in one place. Both of you can add to it, from anywhere. WHY COUPLES LOVE OURTHREAD - A story, not a feed: your moments flow along one continuous thread, in the order you lived them, not buried in a camera roll. - Every milestone in one place: from your first date to each anniversary, watch your relationship's timeline grow and keep every important date together. - Two hands, one thread: invite your partner and build the timeline together. Every moment shows who added it. - Beautifully yours: choose from multiple visual themes to make your thread feel like you. - Your year, wrapped: unlock a yearly Recap — a shareable, story-style look back at everything you stitched together, ready for your anniversary. - Your memories, safe: keep everything backed up, so your story is never lost. FREE TO START Begin your thread for free with up to 5 moments. Upgrade anytime for unlimited moments, every theme, cloud backup, and the annual Recap — one subscription covers both of you. Start weaving your story today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Christmas Planner.4 screens
OurThread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OurThread at none against Christmas Planner.'s shown. OurThread also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). Christmas Planner.'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Christmas Planner. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months and OurThread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christmas Planner. ships an update every 7 months, OurThread weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Christmas Planner. versus OurThread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristmas Planner.OurThread
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (247 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings247 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDDavid Fernandez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Christmas Planner.

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$2.996 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$19.99
2 purchases

OurThread

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Christmas Planner. free?
Christmas Planner. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OurThread free?
OurThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Christmas Planner. or OurThread have ads?
Christmas Planner. shows ads; OurThread does not.
Which is updated more often, Christmas Planner. or OurThread?
Christmas Planner. ships an update every 7 months, and OurThread weekly. Most recently, Christmas Planner. was updated on October 16, 2026 and OurThread on October 12, 2026.

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