Whether you’re shopping from your couch or braving the malls, Christmas shopping list apps can keep you organized and on track. These apps streamline your entire shopping process as you build a list of gift ideas, organize the lists according to person and keep track of purchases and spending,

Here are six great Christmas shopping list apps for iOS and Android.

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

GiftList

The free GiftList app for iOS and Android makes it easy to create lists 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 before you start shopping to know what they want.

  • 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.

  • Extension needed to import website products automatically.

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

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Christmas List App

  • Fun, easy-to-use app.

  • Add items from any online store to your list.

  • Curated recommendations from the app.

  • Claimed items can be deleted from a list.

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

The app for iOS and Android is particularly handy for making lists for young children who can’t set up one on their own. Then share their lists with family members.

The Christmas List

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.

  • Sync gift lists by AirDrop or email.

  • Create personal shopping budgets.

  • Budget displays per person but not as a total.

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.

Christmas Gift List Tracker

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.

  • Can mark items “private” on shared lists.

  • Include graphing options to visualize info.

  • Highly ranked by users.

  • Lacks some of the bells and whistles of other apps.

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.

Xmas Gifts List

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.

  • Password or fingerprint protected.

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

  • No way to add images to gifts.

  • Ads in free app sometimes block content.

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 for removing the ads.

Santa’s Bag

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

  • Recommended by many major news venues and websites.

  • Highly customizable.

  • Makes gift suggestions and recommendations.

  • Two people can’t log in to the same app at the same time.

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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