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Christmas Gift List & Budget keeps holiday shopping organized from the first idea to the last wrapped present. Add the people you're shopping for, plan gifts for each of them, set a budget and watch your progress with a live countdown to Christmas. No account needed — your list stays on your device. No more ideas scattered across notes or links lost in browser tabs. Always know what's left to buy, what's on the way and what still needs wrapping. PLAN GIFTS FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST • Add family and friends, or fill details from a contact you pick • Save birthdays, interests, hobbies, favorite colors and brands, clothing and shoe sizes and notes • Set a personal budget for each person • Follow every gift through its status: Idea, Want to Buy, Ordered, Purchased, Delivered, Wrapped and Given • Add photos, priorities, "buy by" dates and expected delivery dates SMART LISTS Jump straight to what matters: Still Need to Buy, Need to Wrap, Waiting for Delivery, Over Budget, High Priority, Price Watch, Ideas and Completed. SAVE GIFTS FROM ANY STORE • Paste a product link and the app fills in the name, photo, price and store from the page • Share products straight from Safari and other apps with the share extension • Scan a product with your camera to read its name or QR code • Get a warning before adding a gift that may already be planned CHRISTMAS BUDGET PLANNER • Set an overall Christmas budget and spending limits by category • Track extras like shipping, decorations and food • See spending by person and by category, plus a spending-over-time chart • Know instantly who is over budget and how much you have left PRICE WATCH Set a target price on a gift with a link and check the latest price. Optional background checks alert you when it's reached. GIFT IDEAS & GIFT ASSISTANT • Describe who you're shopping for and get personalized suggestions generated on your device with Apple Intelligence on supported devices • Browse curated collections: Gifts Under 25, Stocking Stuffers, Gifts for Mom, Dad, Kids and Teens, Tech Gifts, Experience Gifts, Cozy at Home, For Foodies and more • Filter ideas by age, budget and interest, then add any idea to someone's list in one tap SECRET SANTA GENERATOR Add participants, exclusions, a budget and deadlines, then draw names. Send each person a private message revealing only their own match. WISHLISTS & FAMILY PLAN • Create your own wishlist and share it as text • Keep wishlists others share with you and turn items into gifts with one tap • Share a Family Plan file so relatives know who is buying what and avoid duplicate gifts — prices, notes and budgets are never included CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN, WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITY • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: Christmas Countdown, Shopping Progress and Christmas Dashboard • Optionally hide names on widgets to keep surprises safe • Start a Shopping Trip Live Activity to see gifts remaining on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island REMINDERS THAT HELP Countdown, shopping, delivery, wrapping, birthday and Secret Santa reminders — all optional. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Add a gift, mark a gift as purchased, ask how many gifts are left or how many days until Christmas, and open your lists with Siri, Spotlight and the Shortcuts app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything is stored on your device, with no account and no sign-up • Export and import a full JSON backup • Choose exactly what's included whenever you share • Set your currency, gift categories, appearance and even a custom holiday date PREMIUM Christmas Gift List & Budget is free to download and includes one person on your list. Premium, available as an auto-renewing subscription, unlocks unlimited people. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage them in your App Store account settings. Start your Christmas list today and enjoy a calmer, more organized holiday season. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Speak your chaos. Get a plan you’ll actually do. Your brain isn’t broken. Your tools are. Amble is built for the way ADHD brains actually work — it closes the gap between knowing what you need to do and actually doing it. Most planners assume the one thing ADHD makes hard: that you can sit down, sort your thoughts, and start. Amble does that part for you. HOW IT WORKS • Dump everything in your head — just talk for 60 seconds, or type. Nothing needs to make sense. • Watch it sort itself — in seconds, your ramble becomes clear tasks, each with a time estimate and an easy first step. • Get today’s 3 — Amble picks three doable things for today and tucks the rest away, so 27 tasks stop screaming at once. THE PART NO ONE ELSE DOES Day went sideways? Tap “Re-plan from now.” Amble rebuilds the rest of your day from this moment — shrinking or moving what no longer fits. No overdue red. No broken streaks. Ever. Missing the morning never ruins the day. BUILT TO BE KIND • No guilt mechanics — no angry badges, no “you’re behind,” no punishing streaks. • Gentle nudges that invite, never nag — capped, and quiet at night by default. • Warm, dry, adult tone — never infantilizing, never drill-sergeant. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your 2am brain is not training data. Amble runs on your device. Your voice dumps and notes are processed locally and never leave your phone. No account required. Works offline. WHO IT’S FOR Adults with ADHD — diagnosed or self-identified — who have tried and abandoned a dozen productivity apps. If setting up the system always becomes the procrastination, Amble rebuilds itself from each day’s dump. Near-zero maintenance. Amble is a productivity tool, not a medical device or a substitute for professional care. It does not diagnose or treat ADHD. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/