Santa's Bag vs Mason + Grace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santa's Bag
Manage your Christmas gift recipients, planning, shopping, and budgets with this fun and easy-to-use app. Track gift ideas, links, preferences, and notes for each person. Generate customizable lists for planning and shopping, and monitor your budget with progress bars.
- Add gifts, ideas, links, preferences, and notes per recipient
- Track gift links, photos, and notes
- Save links via app extension or drag & drop
- Generate customizable planning and shopping lists
- Manage split/multiple/unassigned gifts
- Set recipient/occasion budgets with progress bars
- Christmas countdown timer
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Santa’s Bag has been recommended by The New York Times, US News & World Report, Consumer Reports, USA Today, Forbes Magazine, Fox News, Parents Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, PC Magazine, NBC News, Buzzfeed.com, and The Huffington Post, among others. Revolutionize your Christmas shopping experience! Santa's Bag is a fun and easy-to-use app to help you manage your Christmas gift recipients, planning, shopping, and budgets. Each detail of the app is carefully designed to make sure you don't forget anyone or anything. Christmas shopping has never been easier or more fun! * Add Gifts, Ideas, Links, Preferences, and Notes for each Recipient * Add Links, Photo, and Notes for each Gift * Save Links through our App Extension or by Drag & Drop into the app * Email, print or save customizable, checkable lists: Planning Lists, Shopping Lists, and more * Split/Multiple/Unassigned Gifts * Recipient/Occasion Budgets and Progress Bars * Screenlock Passcode * Highly Customizable Views/Sorts/Filters * Christmas Countdown Timer * Database Backup and Restore
Mason + Grace
Shop the latest arrivals and promotions from this boutique on your iOS device. Easily order and checkout, with options to waitlist items and receive email notifications for order fulfillment and shipping.
- Browse arrivals and promotions
- Easy ordering and checkout
- Waitlist items
- Email notifications for fulfillment and shipping
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Welcome to the Mason + Grace App! The best way to shop with Mason + Grace on iOS! About Us: Features: - Browse all of our most recent arrivals and promotions - Easy ordering and checkout - Waitlist items and purchase them when they are back in stock - Email notification for order fulfillment and shipping
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Santa's Bag at 93% against Mason + Grace's 6%. Santa's Bag also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 63). Mason + Grace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Santa's Bag sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Mason + Grace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Santa's Bag holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa's Bag has 6.1K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Santa's Bag's written reviews are positive against 6% of Mason + Grace's.
Santa's Bag ships an update every 2 weeks, Mason + Grace monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Santa's Bag | Mason + Grace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (6.1K ratings) — better | 1.9 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 5.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #112 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Clay Pot Software LLC | Mason + Grace |
Customer experience
Santa's Bag
Mason + Grace
Bugs and requests
Santa's Bag
Reported bugs
3 issues- Data loss after updates
- Inability to delete or clear past data
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to share lists with family members
- Option to track other holidays/events (birthdays, etc.)
- Barcode scanning for gifts
- Ability to add gift receipts/photos
- Improved sorting/filtering options
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- Automatic budget tracking and alerts
Mason + Grace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Santa's Bag
- A tip to say Nice Work!$0.99
- A tip to say Keep it Up!$1.99
- Remove Banner Ads$4.99
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- A tip to say I Love this App!$4.99
- A tip to say Rocking My World!$9.99
Mason + Grace
No in-app purchases
Questions
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