Comparison

magic.al vs GimmeNow

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

Head to head
About

magic.al

Connect with friends and family to share gift ideas and create shopping lists for any occasion. Discover what others are interested in and share your own wishlists to make gift-giving easier and more social.

Highlights
  • Share gift ideas with friends and family
  • Create wishlists for yourself
  • Organize occasions and reminders
  • Discover friends' shopping interests
  • Social online shopping experience
Features
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Here at magic.al, we believe that shopping is an experience to be shared and enjoyed with friends whether you’re shopping online or in-store. magic.al is an Australian owned and developed social shopping platform that allows you to connect with friends and family to share gift ideas, create occasions and enjoy online shopping together to better connect with the people in your life. See what your friends and family are shopping for, including gift ideas they would like for themselves, and share the same ideas for yourself. Create occasions and reminders so that you always have the right gift ready to celebrate the magical moments in your life. So what are you waiting for? Download magic.al to discover a world of shopping at your fingertips.

About

GimmeNow

Get essential items from local stores delivered within two hours. This service offers a fast solution for last-minute needs, from baby supplies to gifts and medications. Shop from multiple stores in one cart for convenient, speedy delivery.

Highlights
  • On-demand delivery within 2 hours
  • Shop from multiple local stores
  • Real-time order tracking
  • Wide range of product categories
  • No sign-up fee or hidden charges
  • Standard low delivery rate
Features
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Buy from your favourite local stores in our virtual online shopping mall for the things you need, right now. Emergency nappies when baby is asleep. Fever medication without having to take your sick child to the shops. An extremely thoughtful (and extremely last-minute) anniversary gift. Buy the products you need, from the stores you love in a single cart, and we deliver them within two hours. GimmeNow is instant salvation. Solves your problem. Saves the day. We have health things, beauty things, electronic things, gift things and more, so you can get back to the things that matter to you: work, family, friends and fun. There’s no sign-up fee. No sneaky surcharges. You can track your order in real-time. And every delivery comes at a standard low rate.* Easy, simple and most importantly fast. SERVICE AVAILABILITY Melbourne, Australia ABOUT US GimmeNow is proudly Australian, a startup created to improve the online retail experience, making online shopping more reliable and a whole lot faster. It takes only a few clicks to purchase online, yet the time it takes to receive the order is far from comparable to the buying process. It would be faster to drive to the nearest store and purchase what you need, but sometimes that just isn’t possible. For all the times you can’t leave home or the office, but you need it right now, then there’s GimmeNow.

Screenshots

magic.al4 screens
GimmeNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: magic.al at fortnightly against GimmeNow's every 20 months. GimmeNow's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 33%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

magic.al ships an update fortnightly, GimmeNow every 20 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
magic.al versus GimmeNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermagic.alGimmeNow
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size68 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagical Connect Pty LimitedNow Group Holdings Pty Ltd

Customer experience

magic.al

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

GimmeNow

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

magic.al

No in-app purchases

None

GimmeNow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is magic.al free?
magic.al is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GimmeNow free?
GimmeNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do magic.al or GimmeNow have ads?
Neither magic.al nor GimmeNow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, magic.al or GimmeNow?
magic.al ships an update fortnightly, and GimmeNow every 20 months. Most recently, magic.al was updated on October 24, 2026 and GimmeNow on October 24, 2026.

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