Gifting Planner vs Nook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gifting Planner
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Gifting Planner is the app you need for all gifting occasions. Birthdays and Multi Faith Festivals. This Gift Planning app was designed from the ground up with one purpose, for you to Give Great Gifts. How does it do it? Simple… 1 Capture Gift Ideas when Inspiration strikes. This Gift app is super fast for entering your gift ideas so you can use it anytime anywhere. Add a picture, maybe a quick photo of that perfect gift in a store or from the web. Talking of the web, you can assign a URL to a gift if you are buying online. In Gift Planner you can store UNLIMITED gift ideas, only constrained by the spare capacity on your phone. 2 Make a list of Special People. Gifting Planner makes this super easy too, you only enter what is really needed. This comes down to their date of birth and which faith they follow (if you happen to know). This makes Gifting Planner a very special kind of Gift Tracking app - we live in a multi cultural world, this app will keep you aware of the special days in other cultures calendars. Great for friends but even better for business contacts In Gift Planner you can create UNLIMITED special friends, only constrained by the capacity of your phone. Some Faith Festivals change each year, so for a the very low ONE TIME price you get all the updates I release and each December a special release to give you the following years festivals. All included for the life of the app. At your leisure match your gift ideas to the people that will love them the most. And customise the idea for that person. This works great for things like the value of a Gift Voucher. 3 Occasions are at the heart of Gifting and so at the centre of Gifting Planner too. From one quick to use screen get a view of a month at a time; Birthdays and Festivals. From here you can hop to specific users to update the status of their gift or see a list of which of your special friends are likely to be celebrating a religious festival. No adverts. No recurring subscription and ABSOLUTELY no great features locked away behind a paywall. For the very low price of less than you might pay for a coffee you get all the great features plus free maintenance and support for the life of the app. With this Gifting Planner on your phone you will Give Great Gifts. If you have a feature suggestion or need a little support you can get in touch online at edstivala.co.uk/support
Nook
Easily track where you store your belongings. Record items with names, locations, and optional photos. Search for items by name, alias, or text recognized in images, and get directions to their exact spot. Create checklists and set reminders for important dates.
- Item tracking with name, room, and box details
- Photo capture or library import
- Search by name, alias, location, or image text
- Checklist creation with mixed entries
- Expiry and away reminders
- iCloud sync
- Home Screen widgets
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A spare key, a charging cable, the box of travel essentials. Nook helps you remember where you put things and what you need to bring. Your home, at a glance Swipe through your spaces on the home screen. Arrange rooms, cabinets, drawers, and boxes in a hierarchy that reflects your home. Switch to the list to see how they fit together. Put things in order Sort the spaces list and the items inside a container by name, A–Z or Z–A, or newest first. Your custom order is still there whenever you want it. Start with a name Enter an item's name and choose where it belongs. A photo is optional, and you can add notes when you need them. Things to do. Things to bring. Build a checklist for work, a weekend away, or everyday errands. Mix text entries with items you've already recorded. Check off your progress; taking an item out is a separate action. Know where to look Search by name to see the location you recorded, then open that container in Nook. Mark an item as taken out when you use it, and mark it as home when you put it back. Nook keeps the locations and status you enter; it does not automatically track physical objects. Start free. Unlock once. Record up to 30 inventory items for free, with unlimited text-only checklist entries. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited inventory items. No subscription. Existing records remain available to view and manage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nook at Free against Gifting Planner's $0.99. Nook also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). Gifting Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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
Nook is free to download; Gifting Planner costs $0.99 up front. Nook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gifting Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gifting Planner ships an update monthly, Nook weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gifting Planner | Nook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ed Stivala Limited | Beijing Yima Dangxian Technology And Culture Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Gifting Planner
No in-app purchases
Nook
- Nook Full Version — Lifetime$2.99









