Comparison

GiftList vs iWish

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

Head to head
About

GiftList

Easily create and share wish lists for any occasion. Find the perfect gift for others by browsing their lists and collaborate with friends and family to avoid duplicate presents. Organize all your gift ideas and purchases in one place.

Highlights
  • Create wish lists from websites
  • Share lists with friends and family
  • Collaborate on gift ideas
  • Track purchased gifts
  • Organize lists by event
  • Browse loved ones' wish lists
Features
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GiftList: Your Wish List & Gift Tracker Get everything you actually want and always give the perfect gift! GiftList is the ultimate gift planner and tracker, making Christmas 2025, birthdays, weddings, and any other gift-giving occasion a breeze! CREATE YOUR PERFECT WISH LISTS: - Easily add gifts directly form websites on your phone or add items from any website using our handy browser extension. - Gift ideas link directly to the site and you can add descriptions about size, color, model, etc. to ensure everyone knows exactly what you want. - Organize your lists by event - Christmas, birthdays, weddings, you name it! SHARE & COLLABORATE LIKE A PRO: - Share your wish lists with friends and family. They can even view them without the app! - Chat about gift ideas and preferences, discreetly plan gifts together, and avoid buying the same thing. - Mark items as reserved or purchased to eliminate duplicate gifts and stay organized. GIFT SMARTER, NOT HARDER: - Browse your loved ones' lists to find the perfect gift for them. - Suggest gift ideas for others and get inspired by their wish lists. - Track your purchases and stay organized year-round. - Already have a list? Email us a screenshot or link, and we'll create a GiftList for you! WHY CHOOSE GIFTLIST? - GiftList makes it easy for everyone to know what you want - no more unwanted gifts! - Take the stress out of finding the perfect gifts for your friends and family. - Plan ahead, collaborate with others, and enjoy a stress-free gift-giving experience. - Multiple countries supported! Create wish lists using stores in Australia, Canada, Europe, the UK, and the USA. Download GiftList today and make gift giving a joy! GiftList: Your go-to app for Christmas lists, birthday lists, wedding registries, and more!

About

iWish

Features
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iWish - 'Everybody's Wishlist' Using this easy-to-use wishlist app, you can keep track of your won wishlist and share it with others. Even with multiple groups at the same time. The following languages are supported: - Dutch; - English; and - German. The following functionalities are available in the app: - Create one or multiple groups / communities - Invite friends and family to join and of these groups / communities - Compose a wishlist of gifts, spice them up with photo's and link to the website of the respective article or the shop you could best buy the item - Share this wishlist with other members of the groups / communities of which you yourself are a member - Reserve giften of other group / community member's wishlists - Create and show relevant events, like birthdays of Group / community members, bus also public holidays like Xmas, etc. Please note: As community owner, you need to have a Community Owner Subscription to be able to create one or more communities. During the 14-day trail period granted to each new community owner, as community owner you will have full access to all communities he/she creates. The invited community members will also have access to the communities they have been invited to. After these 14 days, the subscription is activated, unless canceled, and continued access is granted to the community owner and the community members. In-App purchases are only applicable to the community owners and consist of subscription for using unlimited number of communities. Every new community owner receives, after purchasing a subscription, full access to his/her communities for a trial period of 2 weeks. As long as the community owner has a subscription, the community members do not need a subscription to use the community. Depending on your package size of choice, a corresponding purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For more information, please refer to the standard Apple End User License Agreement at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. For privacy matter, please refer to our Privacy Statement. Planned for future releases: - option to determine which wishlist are shown in a community; - Multiple photo's per wish; - Extension of supported languages; - And so much more ... Tell us what you wish for: In case you miss functionalities or encounter issues in the iWish app, please let us know. For this, you can use the contact form in the support section of the app.

Screenshots

GiftList4 screens
iWish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GiftList at none against iWish's 3. iWish's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iWish sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. GiftList asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GiftList ships an update every 2 weeks, iWish every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GiftList versus iWish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiftListiWish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (297 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings297 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrappetite LLCmoreworks management VOF

In-app purchases

None

GiftList

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

iWish

Subscriptions3
  • Community Owner Access14 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Community Owner Access14 Days trial$0.993 Months
  • Community Owner Access14 Days trial$1.491 Year

Questions

Is GiftList free?
GiftList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iWish free?
iWish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GiftList or iWish have ads?
Neither GiftList nor iWish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GiftList or iWish?
GiftList ships an update every 2 weeks, and iWish every 4 days. Most recently, GiftList was updated on October 26, 2026 and iWish on October 25, 2026.

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