Gift It app review: keep track of your Christmas shopping

Introduction

Do you have a lot of people to buy for this Christmas? A great way to make sure you don't overspend or forget anyone is to organize your shopping, which can be done with the Gift It app. This app is a Christmas shopping list that also includes a countdown timer to the big day. You'll be able to keep track of who you have bought for, what you've bought, who is left, what you've spent, and of course just how many shopping days you have left.

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Stay Organized and On-Track

Christmas is a wonderful time of year but for many it's also a stressful time due to the shopping. One way you can help to reduce your stress is to be organized so you aren't feeling scattered and overwhelmed when it comes to your shopping. This app lets you quickly and easily keep track of the gifts you have bought and is meant to be your "personal assistant" during the holiday season. What’s great is that because it’s mobile it’s always at your fingertips, even when you’re out and about and just happen to see something that might be perfect for someone on your list.

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This is the free version of the app so it is ad-supported. These ads can be removed for $1.99, you can also add password protection to the app for another $1.99, or you can get both for $2.99.

Creating Your Gift List

This app has a really fun look to it, as though you have written all the information down on a piece of paper. All the features and tools are extremely user-friendly so creating a list takes mere minutes.

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To begin you'll need to create a new list and name it. After this is done you will be able to enter the gift and the cost. The list will then keep a running total of the money that has been spent. You'll want to set your gift spending budget on the top bar so you can quickly see if you are over, under, or right on budget. If you are buying for multiple people you can create multiple lists and just use that person’s name to label the list with.

At any time you can edit your list, delete items, change your budget, add a new list, and even share your lists. As you purchase the gifts on the list just swipe its name to “cross it out” now that you’ve bought it.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Cute and fun user interface
• Create Christmas gift lists for all you need to buy for
• Set your budget
• Enter in gifts and then swipe them out as you buy them
• List keeps a running tally of how much you have spent so you can see how your budget is looking

Cons

• There aren't a lot of added features, just basic functionality

Final Thoughts

The Gift It app is ideal for those looking for a quick, basic, easy, and accurate way to keep track of your gift buying list.