HelloWish vs Jinnie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HelloWish
Easily save any product from any online store by pasting a link. Organize personal wishes, avoid duplicate gifts, and discover deals with price alerts and coupon scouting. Facilitates group gifting for larger items.
- Save products from any store via link
- Deal Finder for coupons and promos
- Price drop alerts
- Group gifting with Piggy Bank
- One-click list sharing
- Organize personal or shared wishlists
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HelloWish is your unlimited wishlist. Save any product from any store just by pasting its link. No brand, model, or retailer restrictions. Organize your personal wishes or help loved ones pick the perfect gift. Forget duplicates or things you simply don’t want. HelloWish is the ultimate answer to: "What should I get you?". THE BEST WISHLIST COMES WITH EXTRAS - Deal Finder: We scout for active coupons and promos at your favorite stores, always ready when you need them. - Price Alerts: We track the items on your list and notify you the moment the price drops. - Group Gifting: That dream item over budget? Activate your Piggy Bank and let your friends and family chip in together. - Total Freedom: Instantly save anything you fall in love with. Just paste the link — we'll handle the rest. - One-Click Share: Send your list via WhatsApp or social media. Friends can browse your wishes without signing up or downloading anything. PERFECT FOR EVERY OCCASION Birthdays, weddings, baby showers, Secret Santa, or just your personal "must-have" list — HelloWish fits everything. - 100% Wanted Gifts: No duplicates, no disappointments. - Private or Public Lists: Keep your wishes to yourself or share them with whoever you choose. - Pure Inspiration: Save models, brands, and favorites from any corner of the internet. - The Smartest Purchase: Integrated coupons, price alerts, and deal tracking. No more faking a smile when you unwrap a gift! Start creating lists as unique as you are — perfect for birthday wishlists, baby registries, wedding registries, Christmas lists, and more. Stop crossing your fingers when opening a present. Download HelloWish and get exactly what you deserve.
Jinnie
Easily create and share personalized wish lists for any occasion. Coordinate gift-giving with friends and family, ensuring no duplicate presents and stress-free planning for birthdays, holidays, and more. Features offline access and smart URL importing.
- Unlimited wish lists
- Add wishes with photos, prices, and links
- Smart URL importing
- Private or public list sharing
- Secret gift reservation
- Offline access and sync
- Social gift coordination
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Jinnie is a free wishlist app for iPhone. Build a gift list for a birthday, Christmas, or any occasion, share it with one link, and the people buying for you can open the list in a browser and claim a gift - so nobody buys the same thing twice. WHAT YOU CAN DO Build a list in seconds - Create as many wishlists as you want, with as many items as you want - Paste a product link and Jinnie fills in the title, image, and price for you - Or add an item by hand, with your own photo, price, and note - Save from Safari or Chrome with the iOS share sheet - See the total value of everything on a list Share it with one link - Send one link by message, email, or anywhere else - Whoever opens it sees your list in their browser. No download, no signup wall - Or share your public profile at jinnie.co/yourname so people always find the current list - Every list is private, friends-only, or public - you choose, per list Claim gifts, avoid duplicates - A gift-giver marks an item as claimed so other people know it is taken - Other gift-givers see that an item is claimed, never who claimed it - Claims can be cancelled if plans change - Buying from the web needs an email confirmation, not a full account Follow the people you buy for - Add friends and family, and see their lists when they share them - An activity feed shows what changed since you last looked - Browse curated gift guides inside the app when you have no idea what to buy MADE FOR Birthday planners - the person who always gets asked "what do you want?" three weeks before Families organising Christmas - one list per person, so cousins and grandparents stop buying the same board game Couples - a shared list of things you are both saving toward Anyone with a "someday" list - keep the things you want in one place instead of 40 open browser tabs FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How do I share a wishlist? Open the list, tap share, and send the link. The person who opens it sees your list in a browser straight away - they do not need the app or an account to look at it. Can people claim gifts without me seeing who? Gift-givers can mark an item as claimed. Other gift-givers see that it is taken but never see who took it, so two people do not buy the same present. Do my friends need the app to use my list? No. Anyone with the link can open your list in a browser. To claim an item from the web they confirm an email address, which keeps claims honest - but there is no account to create. Is Jinnie a wishlist or a gift registry? Both, in practice. A registry is usually one list tied to one event; Jinnie is a list you keep all year and reuse for birthdays, Christmas, weddings, or a baby shower. You just make a new list per occasion. Can I add things from any online store? Paste the product link and Jinnie pulls in the details. It works best on large retailers like Amazon and Best Buy; on smaller sites it fills in what the page publishes and you can edit the rest. Is Jinnie free? Yes. There is no paid plan, no subscription, and no limit on how many lists or items you can have. Who can see my list? Only the people you send it to, unless you set the list to public. Every list is private, friends-only, or public, and you can change it whenever you like. Does it work for Secret Santa or a group? You can each make a list and share the links, so everyone knows what to buy. Jinnie does not draw names for you and does not split the cost of one gift between people. Jinnie is available on iPhone and on the web at jinnie.co. The app is translated into 33 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HelloWish at 5.0 against Jinnie's 4.5. Jinnie's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (197 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
HelloWish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jinnie has 197 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HelloWish ships an update weekly, Jinnie every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HelloWish | Jinnie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (197 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 197 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HELLOBB, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA | KARLIE ALEXIS KOWALSKA |
Customer experience
HelloWish
Jinnie
In-app purchases
HelloWish
No in-app purchases
Jinnie
No in-app purchases








