6 Great Christmas Shopping List Apps for iPhone and Android

Stay organized this year by building a list of gift ideas according to person and keeping track of your spending

Christmas shopping list apps can keep you organized and on track during the holiday frenzy. We love to shop, and these are our favorite apps because they streamline the entire shopping process and help us build a list of gift ideas, organize the lists according to person, and keep track of purchases and spending.

Apps are available for iOS, Android, or both, as indicated.

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GiftList

GiftList Android app
What We Like
  • Add products from any website to the app.

  • Share the list with people who don't have the app.

  • Mark items on a list as bought or reserved.

What We Don't Like
  • Extension needed to import website products automatically.

The free GiftList app for iOS and Android makes creating lists easy for yourself and others. Let your friends and family know what you want for the holidays, even if they don't have the app. If they use GiftList, check their lists to know what they want before you start shopping.

Search online and add gifts to your lists. You have to input the information manually unless you have the Chrome or Firefox extension that automates the process—track purchases on the lists to see what you've already bought and still need to buy.

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Christmas List App

Christmas List App
What We Like
  • Fun, easy-to-use app.

  • Add items from any online store to your list.

  • Curated recommendations from the app.

What We Don't Like
  • Claimed items can be deleted from a list.

  • Viewers of shared lists may see the gifts they will receive.

  • Doesn't support newer Android devices.

The free Christmas List App makes gift-giving fun. Create Christmas gift lists for yourself and others and share them with your family and friends. Add items from any online store, including Amazon and eBay, and receive curated gift ideas and suggestions. Use the list to claim items to purchase, be notified when a new product is added to a list, and track your spending budget. Watch for deal alerts to save money.

The app for iOS and Android is particularly handy for making lists for young children who can't set up one on their own. Their lists can then be shared with family members.

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Santa's Bag

The Santa's Bag app for iPad
What We Like
  • Recommended by many major news venues and websites.

  • Highly customizable.

  • Makes gift suggestions and recommendations.

What We Don't Like
  • Lots of buttons that can be confusing to understand.

Use the free Santa's Bag app for iPhone or iPad to set up gift lists for each member of your family and keep the lists private with a passcode so there's no chance your kids will find out what they're getting.

One thing I love about this app is its ability to track the current status of each gift. You can mark a gift as an idea or say that you've already ordered it. If it isn't yet wrapped, there's a button for that so that you know exactly what's left to do before Christmas. Finally, you can mark gifts as 'given' after the big reveal.

Add links, photos, and notes for each gift to simplify your planning and don't overlook the budgeting features in the app to keep your holiday spending in line. Print checkable lists when it's time to shop, and you won't miss a beat. Save time and money, and best of all, find the perfect gifts.

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The Christmas List

The Christmas List app for iOS
What We Like
  • Sync gift lists by AirDrop or email.

  • Create personal shopping budgets.

What We Don't Like
  • Budget displays per person but not as a total.

  • Isn't free.

The Christmas List is one of the best-reviewed and most popular Christmas shopping apps around. The Christmas List app for iOS is perfect for anyone who wants to get serious about their list planning, organization, and tracking.

Use it to sync gift lists by AirDrop or email, track budgets per person, add people from your contact list, store photos of gifts, and more.

This iPhone app is $2.99.

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Xmas Gifts List

Xmas Gifts List app for Android
What We Like
  • Password or fingerprint protected.

  • Sort people by name, date, gift not yet bought.

What We Don't Like
  • Ads in free app sometimes block content.

  • The option to add an image to a gift doesn't work.

The free Xmas Gifts List app for Android devices simplifies holiday planning and gift-giving. Make your list by adding people from your contacts or manually. Then enter possible gifts and the prices to track your expenses. The app generates totals for each recipient separately.

As Christmas nears, indicate whether each gift was bought or delivered, secure in the fact that you haven't missed anyone or blown your budget. An in-app purchase is available that removes the ads and allows you to archive lists.

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Christmas Gift List Tracker

Christmas Gift List Tracker app for iPhone
What We Like
  • Can mark items "private" on shared lists.

  • Include graphing options to visualize info.

  • Highly ranked by users.

What We Don't Like
  • Lacks some of the bells and whistles of other apps.

The Christmas Gift List Tracker is just the app for making your lists and checking them twice. Use it to track everyone on your list, ideas for gifts, and purchases. Try out the graphing capabilities of the app and compare your plans with reality by assigning a budget value to each person on your list.

Use this iOS app to share your lists and collaborate with others. Mark any secret gifts "private" to prevent the recipients from seeing them or password protect your lists to keep them super-secret.

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