Shopping Plug vs Giftly Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shopping Plug
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The Plug is a crowdsourced shopping app that allow users to share and find local clearance and sale items in their area. Simply move the distance slider to find items within the selected distance. Easily add and share items with other users as well as your friends via social media, email, text etc. You and your friends never need to miss a deal in your area if you use The Plug.
Giftly Now
Easily create and share personalized gift lists for any occasion. Friends and family can anonymously purchase items from your list, ensuring you receive exactly what you want without spoilers. Add items from any website or manually.
- Create personalized gift lists
- Share lists with friends and family
- Anonymous gift purchasing
- Add items from any website
- Manually add custom items
- Visible to specific people
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Giftly allows you to create the perfect holiday or anytime gift list. You can share this list with your friends and family, who can then see all your gifts and purchase the ones they want for you without you ever knowing. It is the perfect way to get all the things you want this holiday season. You can add items to your list from any website using our add from URL feature, or you can manually add an item customizing how it will show up and to whom it is visible. You can share your list with friends and family even if they don’t have giftly yet. Giftly is great for any occasion!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Giftly Now at every 2 days against Shopping Plug's every 8 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shopping Plug ships an update every 8 months, Giftly Now every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shopping Plug | Giftly Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dameon Bryant | Coal Mine Creative, LLC |
In-app purchases
Shopping Plug
No in-app purchases
Giftly Now
No in-app purchases
