GiftPlanner
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Productivity | Free | Andrew Milham | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Send gifts directly from your desktop or mobile web browser to your GiftPlanner app with its innovative "bookmarklet", letting you browse the web on your mobile device or your desktop or laptop computer and send pages directly to your list to be imported as new gifts without interrupting your shopping experience!
◉ Add as many gifts, events, and people as you need!
◉ Unique Safari bookmarklet feature to allow you to quickly add gifts to your gift list while surfing the web!
◉ Track your contacts' wish lists and interests
◉ Scan barcodes using your device's camera to quickly fill in product information
◉ See countdowns to your events in the Notification Center
◉ Add gifts directly from Safari with an action extension
◉ Sync your gift list between devices with available syncing option (with in-app purchase)
◉ Sort your gift list by event, date, store, people, price, or status
◉ Export convenient, printable gift list reports for events and people to be used as shopping lists, checklists, and more!
◉ Send gift cards straight from the app via email or text message!
◉ Share your gift ideas with friends via Twitter or Facebook!
◉ Budgets: Keep track of budgets for events and people!
◉ Pictures, descriptions, prices, web addresses, and more information for every gift and idea
◉ Save pictures of wrapped gifts to help you keep track
◉ Convenient progress indicators for gift purchase, shipping, and wrapping status
◉ Price totals for every section on your gift list
◉ Countdowns to your upcoming events
◉ Built-in icons for many popular occasions
◉ Keep track of sizes for people
◉ Import people directly from your device's address book
◉ Customizable relationship types
◉ Protect your secret gift data with a passcode or with Touch ID (on compatible devices)
◉ Perfect for your Christmas list, Valentine's day gifts, birthday gifts, anniversary presents, and more!
◉ Use Handoff to continue what you were doing on another device
◉ Apple Watch app to see your events list with countdowns and budgets
Some of GiftPlanner's great reviews:
◉◉◉◉◉ Five stars from techmom2:
"This app does everything I try to do in my spreadsheet and more! I am thrilled. PLUS, the developer is absolutely amazing. I have sent him several emails, and he always responds within a few hours with an incredibly helpful response. I have never bothered to review an app before, but this developer motivated me to do so in the middle of all my hectic Christmas preparations. A++++++++++ for customer service!!"
◉◉◉◉◉ Five stars from knwines:
"This App is my favorite! It's truly a lifesaver to keep on track. It has definitely made the frustration of the holidays cool down. This is great if you've a lot of people to purchase presents for & feel like you're losing your mind. I kissed all of my lists good bye! LOVE this app!"
◉◉◉◉◉ Five stars from Mr. Cold Meister:
"Great to keep track of everything in my gift closet all year long. Can keep track of ideas too. And can sort by status! Purchased, wrapped, etc."
Thank you for the feedback, everyone!
Reviews
Does what it says and does it well :)
Luly Di
Love this app! I've tried other gift planning apps and this one has the best user interface. Easy to use and easy to find what you are looking for at a glance. Wish it would include a check mark under gifts for gifts received.
Lots of glitches
Turrean
Update Jan. 2016: bug fixes have been great! Changing to four stars. Some repeating events still seem erratic (my husband apparently has had two 52nd birthdays in a row.) But all in all, this has been great, and worth the in-app purchase to upgrade.
Ugh
Foreverlosing
I put in that I bought daughter's watch, on my watch it said no gift. Not that I bought it. Also disappointed it doesn't show what the gifts are and can click them off as you buy them. What's the point with it saying 2 gifts to be bought, ok what gifts. So I have to dig my phone out anyway.
Wonderful app that puts gifting and budget into perspective
Solo Computer Services
This is a wonderful app. I've used similar apps in the past but this one is far superior to others. This app allows you to easily and intuitively add gifts, vendors, recipients and notes quickly and easily. The app also scrubs the web for product pics based on the title you type in the addition of a gift and does a great job of allowing you to track spending per gift and in total and where you are in the process of acquiring gifts. There UI is clean and it appears that usability and good UX were important factors in making this software. The app is solid and even sports Touch ID. I can't say enough good things about this app.
Good enough
mathandmac
More functionality than what's out there from what I can tell. Tracking of birthdays, special events, holidays. You can jot down ideas for your recipients. It's a lifesaver when I get and idea for someone and am able to write it down in the app real quick. "Look and feel" is a bit outdated but it does what it needs to do.
Would be 5 star if it wasn't so buggy
Stats Nerd in Boston
This app is excellent, except when it's not. It has all kinds of customization features, except they seem not to always update in real time when one makes changes. Then, the app quits spontaneously, and when it reopens, the changes are made. Someone should fix that! (Happens on both ipad and iphone.)
Crazy busy user interface
J.Lev
It's a cool app, but the UI is so overly complicated that it is difficult to navigate. There are way too many options and the overwhelming display of data makes it difficult to determine what's important and what's not.
