Comparison

Magic Wish vs WishList

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

Head to head
About

Magic Wish

Easily create and manage wishlists for any event. Capture gift ideas by taking photos, scanning barcodes, or adding items manually. Share your curated lists privately with friends and family to ensure you receive the gifts you truly desire.

Highlights
  • Create custom wishlists
  • Add items via photo, barcode scan, or manual entry
  • Include prices, store details, and locations
  • Organize lists by event date
  • Share lists privately with links
  • Receive desired gifts
Features
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MagicWish helps you create a wishlist or gift registry for any occasion, from birthdays and holidays to everyday gift ideas. Snap photos of gifts you see around town, scan barcodes, or add items manually with prices, store details, and locations. Organize everything into wish lists with event dates, then share specific wishes or full lists with friends and family using privacy-friendly links. Use MagicWish to make sure the people who care about you know the gifts you really want.

About

WishList

Easily create and share universal wish lists from any online store. Organize gift ideas for any occasion and help friends and family find the perfect present without duplicates.

Highlights
  • Create universal wish lists
  • Save items from any store
  • Organize gift ideas
  • Share lists via link
  • Track gifted items
  • Flexible privacy options
  • Discover trending products
Features
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Create and share wish lists everyone loves with WishList, the official app of WishList.com. WishList is a universal wish list maker that helps you save gift ideas, organize shopping, and create gift lists from any store, all in one simple place. WishList is designed to make gift giving easier for everyone. Create a gift wishlist for birthdays, Christmas, holidays, weddings, baby showers, graduations, and everyday moments. Whether you are building a birthday wishlist, a Christmas list, or a personal shopping list, WishList keeps everything organized and easy to share. Your wish lists live on WishList.com, making them incredibly easy for friends and family to find. Gift shoppers don’t need an app or an account. They can view your wishlist instantly in their browser on any device and shop with confidence. Sharing your wishlist is effortless. Send your custom wishlist link by text message, email, Instagram, or any social platform. One simple link lets friends and family see exactly what you want, when you want it. WishList also makes gift shopping stress free by showing what has already been gifted. Gift buyers can see which items have been reserved or purchased, helping everyone avoid duplicate gifts and last-minute guessing. Easily save items from any store. Add products from Amazon, Target, Walmart, Etsy, Sephora, and thousands of other online stores. If you can browse it, you can save it. Keep all your gift ideas and shopping inspiration in one place instead of juggling screenshots, tabs, bookmarks, or notes. Discover more within the app. Browse WishList.com’s top products, explore special deals by brand, see what’s trending, and get product suggestions to spark new gift ideas. Create lists your way. Build gift lists for holidays and events, or create WishList Collections to organize and share things you love that aren’t meant as gifts. WishList works for kids, adults, couples, families, and groups, and adapts easily to every occasion. Control how you share with flexible privacy options. Keep lists private, share them with select people, or make them public so gift buyers can find them easily. Perfect for holidays, families, and group gifting, WishList helps simplify Christmas shopping, birthday planning, Secret Santa exchanges, and year-round gift ideas. It’s a smarter, easier way to organize what you love and help others give the perfect gift. Download WishList today and start creating wish lists that are easy to share, easy to shop, and easy to love on WishList.com.

Screenshots

Magic Wish4 screens
WishList4 screens

Verdict

The call

Magic Wish and WishList are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Magic Wish versus WishList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic WishWishList
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInternet Division LLCWishList.com, Inc

Customer experience

Magic Wish

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WishList

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Magic Wish

No in-app purchases

None

WishList

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Wish free?
Magic Wish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WishList free?
WishList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Wish or WishList have ads?
Neither Magic Wish nor WishList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Wish or WishList?
Magic Wish ships an update every 2 weeks, and WishList every 2 weeks. Most recently, Magic Wish was updated on October 10, 2026 and WishList on October 24, 2026.

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