Gift Ideas List for Family and Friends
Save a gift idea the moment you hear it, for each person and their birthday, Eid or Christmas. Mark it bought and given, keep to a budget, and never give the same gift twice.
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Save a gift idea
Add a person
Each person gets their own box for their gift ideas, their days and the gifts you already gave.
Not sure? Leave it. Add Eid, Christmas, an anniversary or any other day later in their box.
Money and backup
How it works
- Add each person you buy gifts for, with their birthday if you know it. Add Eid, Christmas or an anniversary in their box.
- Hear a hint? Save it in seconds: “Sana: rose perfume, 4,500, from Dolmen Mall”.
- Tap Bought it and Given it. See what is coming up, how much budget is left, and what you gave before, so nothing is repeated.
Coming up
No one with that name.
Questions
How does it stop me giving the same gift twice?
When you tap Given it, the gift moves to that person’s Already given list with the occasion and the year, such as “Perfume (Birthday 2025)”. When you later type a new idea that looks like an old gift, the app warns you: “You gave Sana Perfume for Birthday 2025”.
How is the budget worked out?
Each occasion can have its own budget. Gifts you bought for it, and gifts you gave for it since the last time it came round, are added up. Sana’s birthday budget 6,000 with a 5,000 perfume bought shows 5,000 spent of 6,000: 1,000 left. Last year’s birthday gift does not count against this year’s budget. Ideas you have not bought yet are not counted.
Eid and Diwali are on a different day every year
Add them as One time with this year’s date. After the day has passed their box says “Was on ...”: tap Edit on the occasion and pick next year’s date. Birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas are Every year and move on by themselves. A birthday on 29 February is shown on 28 February in other years.
One gift for two people, or I bought it early
Tap Edit on an idea and use Also save it for to copy it to another person, such as a gift for a couple. Tap Bought it as soon as you buy, and add where you hid it under Where it is kept, so you can find it on the day.
Can my partner see the list?
Tap Copy their list in a person’s box, or Copy the list and Email the list for everyone, and send it. Links are copied as plain text.
Is it private? Does it work offline?
Names, ideas and photos stay in this browser on this device, so the person you are buying for cannot see them. No account, and your data is never sent anywhere. Once loaded, the app works with no connection. Photos are made small before they are saved. Save a backup file now and then, or before changing phones.