Comparison

Gift List Manager vs ECKBOND

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gift List Manager

Organize your holiday shopping with this app. Create gift lists for everyone, track your budget, and manage gift ideas. Features include contact integration, status tracking, and data visualization.

Highlights
  • Add people from Contacts
  • Track budgeting and analytics
  • Sort people by groups
  • Track gifts by status
  • Collect gift ideas
  • Sync data across iOS devices via iCloud
  • Export list to PDF
Features
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Your all-in-one solution for planning and organizing gifts. Create gift lists for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, weddings, baby showers, and other special days. Add people from Contacts, track gift ideas and purchases, manage budgets, and see what you've given each person before. Share gift lists with family members and keep everything in sync across devices, even when everyone has their own Apple Account. PLAN GIFTS FOR EVERY OCCASION • Plan and manage gifts for each person and each occasion • Automatically repeat birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays every year • Get reminders in time to buy, wrap, and send gifts • Save gift ideas and use them later • Keep a list of souvenirs to bring back from your travels MANAGE RECIPIENTS • Add people from Contacts or previous events • Organize people into groups like Family, Friends, and Co-workers • See gift history and planned gifts for each person in one place TRACK EVERY GIFT • Follow each gift from Idea to Given with statuses like Need to Buy, Bought, Shipping, and Wrapped • Keep the store, price, product link, photo, and notes for each gift in one place • Assign a gift to one or more recipients, with a separate status for each • Sort and filter gifts by status, store, and recipient • Quickly see which gifts are ready and what still needs to be done ONE SHOPPING LIST FOR ALL EVENTS • See every gift that still needs attention across all upcoming events • Group gifts by store for easier shopping • Quickly check what to buy, what’s on the way, what to wrap, and what to give BUDGET AND PROGRESS • Set a budget for each event and each recipient • See what you’ve spent, what planned gifts will cost, and how much of your budget remains • Know right away when planned gifts go over budget • Monitor overall gift and recipient progress with clear charts • Count down to a selected event or the next upcoming one SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • Sync gift lists across your devices with iCloud • Sync even between different Apple Accounts, so you can plan gifts together with your family and friends EXPORT AS PDF • Export gift lists as PDFs to print or share • Organize lists by people or by gifts, customize columns, and apply filters WIDGETS AND REMINDERS • Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Get timely reminders to prepare gifts and never miss a special day KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE • Your data stays only on your devices and in your iCloud • Automatic local backups let you restore your lists if something goes wrong • Protect your gift lists with a passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID MOVING FROM THE CHRISTMAS GIFT LIST • Already using The Christmas Gift List? Import all your lists at first launch or later from Settings Gift List Manager is free to download and use. You can upgrade to Premium with a monthly or yearly subscription, or choose a one-time Lifetime purchase. Family Sharing is supported, so family members do not need to purchase Premium separately. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://xwavesoft.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://xwavesoft.com/terms-of-use.html

About

ECKBOND

Features
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The new Eckbond App provides an easy way to submit claims for issues related to your Eckbond automotive protective coating. Simply fill out the information and tell us what happened and representatives will be notified of your claim immediately.

Screenshots

Gift List Manager4 screens
ECKBOND3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ECKBOND at none against Gift List Manager's 3. ECKBOND also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 11 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gift List Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ECKBOND asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gift List Manager ships an update every 11 months, ECKBOND every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gift List Manager versus ECKBOND: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGift List ManagerECKBOND
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys IevenkoO Clock Software Pvt Ltd

Bugs and requests

Gift List Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Password function not working consistently
  • App freezing/crashing issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/editing gifts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add birthday/other holiday gift lists
  • Ability to mark people as 'complete'
  • Easier gift/person management (copy, move, delete)
  • More customization options (layouts, colors, etc.)
  • Integrate with online shopping sites

ECKBOND

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gift List Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99
None

ECKBOND

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gift List Manager free?
Gift List Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ECKBOND free?
ECKBOND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gift List Manager or ECKBOND have ads?
Gift List Manager shows ads; ECKBOND does not.
Which is updated more often, Gift List Manager or ECKBOND?
Gift List Manager ships an update every 11 months, and ECKBOND every 4 weeks. Most recently, Gift List Manager was updated on November 6, 2026 and ECKBOND on November 2, 2026.

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