Short guides for every part of the app. Start at the top and work down, or jump to the thing you are stuck on.
A list holds one occasion: the people on it, their gifts, and its budget.
- Open Lists from the menu.
- Tap New list and give it a name you'll recognise, like Christmas or Hugo's birthday.
- Add a deadline if you want a countdown on the list.
- Tap a list any time to make it the one you're working on.
You can run several lists at once. Christmas, birthdays and a running year-round list never mix.
Change lists from the header, without losing your place.
- Look for the list name in the header, next to the menu.
- Tap it to see every list you own or have been invited to.
- Pick one and the app moves to that list straight away.
- On the Lists page you can also tap a list card to open it.
The list you picked is remembered, so it is still there when you come back.
The more the app knows about someone, the better the ideas.
- Open People and tap Add someone.
- Choose the list they belong to, or create a new list on the spot.
- Add their relationship and age band: age band keeps ideas suitable.
- Write three things they love and three things they need, then save.
- Add notes for sizes, colours to avoid, or hints they have dropped.
Use tags like Mum's side or school friends to shop one group at a time.
Four specific, buyable ideas for one person, with a reason for each.
- Open Ideas from the menu.
- Pick someone on your list, or describe the person from scratch.
- Set a rough budget and anything to avoid.
- Tap the generate button and read the four ideas.
- Save any idea onto the person's list, or send feedback and try again for a different angle.
For a colleague you barely know, switch on Secret Santa: ideas stay universal and under your limit.
Move an idea through to a bought present, with the details kept.
- Open the person's page from People.
- Tap Add gift to save an idea, its price and where it is from.
- When you buy it, mark it bought so the real price and the date are recorded.
- Use notes for the order number, the size, or where you hid it.
- Tag gifts from Santa, or mark a gift as personalised with the name on it.
The Still to find count on the People page is your shopping list for the day.
See what is spent and what is left, per list.
- Open Settings.
- Choose your currency once: it applies across the app.
- On a list, open List settings and switch Budget on, then set a total.
- The bar on the People page then shows spent against your total.
- Leave Budget off and that list simply tracks what you spend, with no limit.
Spending counts the gifts you have marked bought, not the ideas you are still thinking about.
Let someone else add to a list, like a partner or a grandparent.
- Open Settings and scroll to sharing.
- Add their email address under sharing.
- They sign in with that address and the list appears for them.
- Remove their access at any time: only the owner can change who sees the list.
Everyone sharing a list sees the same people, gifts and budget for it.
The small things that make the app yours.
- Open Settings to change your avatar and your app-wide currency.
- Rename a list or change its deadline from the same page.
- Sign out from the button in the header when you are on a shared device.
Forgotten your password? Use the link on the sign in page and we will email you a reset.