๐ŸŽ Gift List

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Add idea

Edit person

Appears in

Tick every group this person belongs in. They keep one gift list in all of them.

Same person as Not linked

Already added this person under another name or in another group? Pick them here and the two become one person with one list.

Add a person

Closing this keeps things as they are.

Budget

Paste a list of ideas

Copy a list from a text, email or note and paste it below. Each line becomes one idea.

Bullets, numbers and blank lines are removed. A link or a $ price on a line is saved with that idea. A link on its own line goes with the idea above it.

Lists for several people? Put each name on its own line ending in a colon, like Emily: or Both boys:, with their ideas underneath. The app splits them up and lets you check who each part goes to.

Share lists as text

Sends a plain-text copy, like a list someone would text you. Whoever gets it can read it anywhere, or paste it into their own Gift List with โ‹ฏ โ†’ Paste a list of ideas.

Edit group

Help

Groups and sub-groups
  • Add a group: tap + next to the tabs at the top, give it a name, and save. Each main group is a tab, like "Our family" or "Stapley Family".
  • Rename, reorder or delete: open the tab and tap โœŽ. Use the arrows to move it left or right.
  • Add a sub-group: tap ๏ผ‹ Add at the top of a group (or the ๏ผ‹ on a sub-group) โ†’ Add a sub-group. It shows as a section you tap to open or close, like "Tyler's Family". Sub-groups can have their own sub-groups.
  • Move a group: tap โœŽ (or a sub-group's ๏ผ‹ โ†’ Rename, move or delete) and change Inside. Choose "Top level" to make it its own tab.
  • Deleting a group also deletes its sub-groups and the people only in them. The warning tells you how many first.
People and ideas
  • Add a person: tap ๏ผ‹ Add at the top of the group (or the ๏ผ‹ on a sub-group) โ†’ Add a person. Type a name and tap Add. The box stays open so you can add a whole family in a row; tap Done when finished.
  • Add an idea: tap + Add idea on their card. A link, price and notes are optional.
  • Change or delete an idea: tap the โ‹ฏ on the idea. From there you can add it to your ๐Ÿ›’ shopping list, edit it, make it a group gift, or delete it.
  • Paste a whole list: got ideas in a text message? Copy them, tap the person's โ‹ฏ โ†’ Paste a list of ideas (or the top Menu โ†’ Paste a list of ideas), paste, and tap Next. Untick or fix any line, then tap Add. Each line becomes one idea.
  • Lists for several people in one text: if each person's part starts with their name and a colon on its own line (Emily:), paste the whole thing. Each name gets its own section, matched to the person with that name. For a part like Both boys:, pick Several people and tick each one, or pick New person or Skip these.
  • Import a spreadsheet: โ‹ฏ โ†’ Import a spreadsheet, then pick your .xlsx or .csv file (from Google Sheets use File โ†’ Download; from Numbers use File โ†’ Export To). It works with a column for each person, a row for each person with their ideas across, or a row for each idea with a column for who it's for. Check what each column is, tap Next, check who each list goes to, then tap Add. Names that aren't on your list yet become new people, and ideas already on someone's list are left unticked. The file stays on your phone.
  • Share a list as text: tap a person's โ‹ฏ โ†’ Share this list as text, tap ๏ผ‹ Add on a group (or ๏ผ‹ on a sub-group) โ†’ Share these lists as text, or use โ‹ฏ โ†’ Share lists as text and tick who. Tap Shareโ€ฆ to send it in a text or email, or Copy to paste it anywhere. Ideas already bought are left out unless you tick the box. It's written like a pasted list (Emily: then one idea per line), so the person you send it to can paste it into their own Gift List.
  • Edit a person: tap the โ‹ฏ on their card โ†’ Edit person to rename them, move them up or down, choose which groups they're in, or delete them.
Bought, Done buying and ๐Ÿ›’
  • Mark bought: tap an idea. It turns green and counts toward your budget. Tap again to undo.
  • Done buying: after you've bought something for a person, a Done buying box appears on their card. Tick it when you're finished with them. Their badge goes from "In progress" to "Done". The "only show people I'm not done buying for" filter uses this box.
  • ๐Ÿ›’: tap the โ‹ฏ on an idea โ†’ Add to my shopping list. It shows a small ๐Ÿ›’ On list tag.
Same person in more than one group
  • Add the person with the same name in each group. The app asks "Is this the same person?" Say yes and they share one gift list everywhere.
  • Or tap a person's โ‹ฏ โ†’ Edit person, tap Appears in and tick extra groups, or tap Same person as to link two names.
  • To give one group its own separate list, tap โ‹ฏ โ†’ Edit person โ†’ Appears in โ†’ Give this group its own separate copy.
  • A yellow banner at the top appears if two people with the same name could be the same. Tap Review to answer.
Group gifts (one gift, several people)
  • Tap ๏ผ‹ Add on a group (or ๏ผ‹ on a sub-group) โ†’ Add a group gift. Or, while adding or editing an idea, tick ๐ŸŽ Group gift.
  • Tap a group to pick everyone in it, then untick anyone who shouldn't get it. You can also tick people one by one, or search.
  • It shows under each person it covers, and its price is counted once in the budget.
  • It has a ๐ŸŽ Group gift label with who it's for. Tap it once to mark it bought for everyone.
  • To change it, tap its โ‹ฏ from any person's card, or tap it on the Budget tab.
  • Already added the same idea to several people separately (say, from a pasted "Both boys:" list)? Tap โ‹ฏ on one copy โ†’ Make it a group gift, tick the others and Save. Their copies merge into one group gift. The same idea on two lists is never treated as a group gift unless you do this.
Shopping list
  • Tap โ‹ฏ โ†’ Add to my shopping list on the ideas you plan to buy. They collect on the Shopping tab with a running total.
  • Switch between By person and By store to plan a shopping trip or online orders.
  • Tick the circle on a row when you've bought it. That marks the idea bought everywhere and moves it to Got it.
  • Open Add ideas to the list at the bottom to pick more ideas. Tap โœ• on a row to take it off.
Budget
  • The Budget tab shows what you've spent, what's still planned, and totals for each group and sub-group. Only ideas with a price are counted.
  • Tap Set budget under a main group. Pick one total, or an amount per person (it multiplies by the number of people in the group, so it grows as you add people).
  • The bar shows spent (green) and planned (gold) against the budget, and what's left or how much you're over. Tap Edit to change or remove it.
Back up, restore and new phones
  • Your list is saved only in this browser on this device. It isn't sent anywhere, and it's not shared between your phone and computer.
  • Back up: โ‹ฏ โ†’ Back up (download file). Do it now and then, and before clearing browser data.
  • Restore or move to a new phone: save the backup file to the new phone, then โ‹ฏ โ†’ Restore from backup file. This replaces what's on that phone.
  • New year: โ‹ฏ โ†’ New year: clear bought and shopping marks keeps your people, ideas and budgets but clears the bought, shopping list and Done buying marks.
Add it to your home screen
  • iPhone: open the link in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
  • Android: open it in Chrome, tap โ‹ฎ, then Add to Home screen.
  • It then opens like an app and works without a signal. Use the same way each time: Safari and the home-screen app keep separate lists on iPhone.

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Tip: on iPhone, tap Share โ†’ Add to Home Screen; on Android, tap โ‹ฎ โ†’ Add to Home screen. It then opens like an app. Your list stays on this device only.