Christmas Gift List Tracker vs Gift Lists+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Christmas Gift List Tracker
Organize all your holiday gift ideas and purchases for friends and family. Create lists, set budgets, and track spending with helpful graphs. Share lists, collaborate with others, and even protect your data with a passcode.
- Create gift lists for recipients
- Track gift ideas and purchases
- Set and track budgets
- Collaborate on lists
- Sync across devices
- Countdown to Christmas
- Printable lists
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Santa isn't the only one making a list and checking it twice! Keep track of all your holiday gift ideas and purchases for friends and family with the Christmas Gift List Tracker app. Features Include: - Easily create gift lists for everyone on your list - Keep track of gift ideas and purchases - Add a budget and track overall spending - Assign individual budgets for each recipient - Track your spending with various graphs - Share your list & collaborate with other users - Automatically sync devices (Ex. iPhone / iPad) - Passcode protect your gift list (optional) - Organize your gift recipients into groups - View gift lists from previous years - Back up your lists to iCloud - Print your list using AirPrint - Shop hand-picked gift ideas - Count down the days till Christmas! - Christmas Countdown Home Screen widget - Track your progress with Apple Watch -- Collaborative List Making -- Seamlessly create and share your gift list with other users. Updates are shared in real time. Need to keep certain gifts a secret? Mark gifts 'private' if needed. Terms & Conditions https://lwbrandsllc.com/christmas-gift-list-tracker-app-terms-conditions Merry List Making!
Gift Lists+
Organize shopping lists for any event, categorizing gifts by recipient. Track gift names, prices, and purchase status to ensure no one is forgotten.
- Organize shopping lists
- Categorize by recipient
- Track gift names and prices
- Mark items as purchased
- Support for various events
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Organize your holiday or other event shopping lists and categorize them by your gift recipients to make sure you don't leave anyone out! Enter gift names, prices, and track what you've purchased so far.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gift Lists+ at none against Christmas Gift List Tracker's 3. Christmas Gift List Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (27K vs 8). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Christmas Gift List Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Gift Lists+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Christmas Gift List Tracker against 4.8 for Gift Lists+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christmas Gift List Tracker has 27K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Christmas Gift List Tracker ships an update weekly, Gift Lists+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Christmas Gift List Tracker | Gift Lists+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (27K ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LW Brands, LLC | 256 Arts |
Customer experience
Christmas Gift List Tracker
Gift Lists+
Bugs and requests
Christmas Gift List Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with syncing and sharing lists between devices
- Occasional crashes or glitches reported
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to delete/remove individual gift entries
- Include option to mark gifts as 'given' or 'delivered'
- Integrate photo/thumbnail capabilities for gift ideas
- Provide more gift idea suggestions, especially for different age groups
- Allow setting a budget per recipient and see remaining budget
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- Add categories/tags for gifts (e.g., stocking stuffers, from Santa)
Gift Lists+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Christmas Gift List Tracker
- Pro Subscription (Yearly)3 Days trial$2.991 Year
- Tip the Developer$0.99
- Tip the Developer$2.99
Gift Lists+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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