Gift Hero vs WantzIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gift Hero
Easily create and manage wish lists for any occasion directly from your web browser. This app acts as a centralized digital registry, simplifying gift-giving for all your needs.
- Add items from web browser
- Create wish lists
- Manage gift occasions
- Centralized digital registry
- Easy wish-listing
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The Gift Hero companion app lets you quickly add anything from your web browser to your Gift Hero wish lists. It’s like creating a registry for all life’s gift-giving occasions, only easier and in one convenient spot. Start wish-listing now!
WantzIt
Easily create and share wishlists from any store. Prevent duplicate gifts and spoilers by letting others mark items as purchased. Organize all your gift ideas into one shareable link.
- Save items from any store
- Create shareable wishlists
- Prevent duplicate gifts
- Spoiler-free purchasing
- Organize with notes and priorities
- Multiple list types
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Stop texting people links. Stop screenshotting stuff you forget about. Stop getting three of the same gift. WantzIt is a wishlist that actually works. Save anything from any store into one shareable list. Share a link. The people in your life see exactly what you want — and can mark items before they buy so nobody doubles up. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Browse any shopping app or website. Tap Share, pick WantzIt, and we pull the photo, price, and link automatically. No copy-pasting. No typing. ONE LINK FOR EVERYTHING Your lists live at yourname.wantzit.com. Works for birthdays, baby registries, wedding wishlists, holiday lists, house stuff — whatever chapter you're in right now. NO DUPLICATES, NO SPOILERS Friends and family tap "I'll get this" before buying. Nobody sees who claimed what — just that it's covered. You stay surprised. They don't waste money. ACTUALLY FREE No pop-up ads. No video ads. No in-app purchases. No "upgrade to see this" walls. We make money when people buy things through affiliate links — that's it. Your list is clean. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY As many lists as you want. Public, private, or password-protected. Add notes, quantities, priorities. Share whenever you're ready. MADE FOR REAL LIFE Wedding registry. Baby shower. Kids' birthdays. Christmas. Housewarming. Graduation. Mood board. One app, every chapter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WantzIt at 100% against Gift Hero's 13%. WantzIt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Gift Hero's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WantzIt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gift Hero has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Gift Hero's written reviews are positive against 100% of WantzIt's.
Gift Hero ships an update every 2 months, WantzIt weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gift Hero | WantzIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gift Hero | penn&paper llc |
Customer experience
Gift Hero
WantzIt
Bugs and requests
Gift Hero
Reported bugs
13 issues- Login screen is a blank/white screen
- App redirects to website only
- Cannot add/view items through the app
- Browser extension does not work or link items
- Item name and amount are incorrect
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- Item upload takes minutes
- Currency settings not applied
- Tutorial page bug prevents progress
- Cannot see any lists in the app
- Slow item display in wishlist
- App does not sign into website
- Extension not in sharing sheet
- Cannot export item from Safari
Requested features
11 requests- App should function like the website
- Ability to view and edit lists within the app
- Fix login issues
- Improve item upload speed and accuracy
- Correct currency display
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- Ensure browser extension works
- Update the app with new features
- Allow adding items directly from the app
- Improve text display for different screen sizes
- Add cute sounds for actions
- Allow background changes
WantzIt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gift Hero
No in-app purchases
WantzIt
No in-app purchases
