Comparison

GyftHint vs CB2

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

Head to head
About

GyftHint

Easily create and share personalized wish lists with family and friends. Avoid duplicate gifts and returns by letting loved ones purchase directly from your curated selections. Automated reminders ensure no special occasion is missed.

Highlights
  • Create personal gift stores
  • Share wish lists with family and friends
  • Add items from any retailer
  • Automated event reminders
  • Prevent duplicate gifts
  • AI product capture technology
Features
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GyftHint is a platform for you, your family and friends to share your wish lists in a revolutionary new way. You create your personal store, identify all the events you receive gifts, and add any items that you love from any retailer site. Then you give your family and friends access to your store, to browse and buy with confidence 24/7, knowing that you will truly love any item they select since you hand-picked it! Our unique, automated reminders ensure your store is never empty and you and your friends will never miss another birthday or anniversary. GyftHint takes the stress out of the gifting experience for buyers - reducing the endless search for the perfect gift into clicking and buying with confidence, leveraging our proprietary AI product capture technology to deliver an industry-best purchase experience. Best of all for the recipients - no duplicate gifts and no returns, with the bonus element of retaining the surprise - since you can't tell when someone purchases the items from your store until you receive them! Join the gifting revolution today with GyftHint and Be a Gifting Hero!™

About

CB2

Discover and shop for modern furniture and home decor with a focus on quality materials and timeless design. Explore exclusive collections, visualize items in your space using AR, and manage gift registries.

Highlights
  • Streamlined shopping for modern furniture
  • Exclusive product collections
  • Augmented Reality (AR) tool to see furniture in your space
  • Create and manage gift registries
  • In-store item availability and care information
  • Store locator and directions
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Well made is always worth it. Stunning materials, timeless quality, best-in-class partners—at CB2, we’re on a mission to create collections that set the bar. Rather than following trends, we source pieces that inspire and excite. Our teams search for rare and interesting marbles, beautiful textiles, rich woods and luxurious metals in order to create pieces to buy now and love forever. We collaborate with product designers and artists from all over the globe, inviting new and distinct voices to the conversation while drawing on a range of references and inspirations that span decades and cross borders to create a signature point of view. What you’ll love about our app: - Streamlined shopping for modern furniture and home decor at the click of a button - A first look at exclusive pieces you won't find anywhere else - Sign in or create an account to shop personalized products and recommendations - Create lists of favorites and save them to review later on our app, website or in-store - Find out if an item is displayed at your local store, care information, and more – See furniture in your space with our easy AR tool - Save contact and payment information for faster, easier checkout - Trade Program members enjoy automatic discounts seamlessly applied at checkout - Find your nearest CB2 store and get hours and directions - Easy curbside or in-store order pickup—including gift orders—at your local store The Registry Experience: - Easily create, customize, and edit your gift registry - Get real-time alerts when gifts are purchased from your registry - Scan barcodes in-store to easily see product information and add to your registry or wishlist - Take advantage of 15% off your registry right in-app for 6 months after your event

Screenshots

GyftHint4 screens
CB24 screens

Verdict

The call

GyftHint and CB2 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GyftHint's written reviews are positive against 36% of CB2's. GyftHint also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CB2's advantage is ratings volume (844 vs 27). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GyftHint against 4.9 for CB2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CB2 has 844 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of GyftHint's written reviews are positive against 36% of CB2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GyftHint ships an update every 2 weeks, CB2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GyftHint versus CB2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGyftHintCB2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (27 ratings) — better4.9 (844 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings27844 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGyfthint, Inc.Crate and Barrel

Customer experience

GyftHint

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CB2

All ratings844 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral28.6%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

GyftHint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CB2

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • AR feature shows furniture floating in black space instead of room view
  • Curbside pickup check-in does not work
  • Reviews section displays blank white space
  • Search returns irrelevant products for basic keywords
  • Add to cart and favorites buttons malfunction intermittently
Show 3 more
  • Saved items disappear and are replaced by unselected items
  • App crashes or freezes when loading cards
  • iPad display renders app content too small

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to delete saved lists and clear clutter
  • iPad optimization for better display scaling
  • Background music/audio app compatibility
  • Improved autofill for login from website

In-app purchases

None

GyftHint

No in-app purchases

None

CB2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GyftHint free?
GyftHint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CB2 free?
CB2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GyftHint or CB2?
GyftHint is rated higher. GyftHint averages 5.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while CB2 averages 4.9 from 844 ratings.
Do GyftHint or CB2 have ads?
CB2 shows ads; GyftHint does not.
Which is updated more often, GyftHint or CB2?
GyftHint ships an update every 2 weeks, and CB2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, GyftHint was updated on June 6, 2026 and CB2 on September 22, 2026.

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