What's a good app for Christmas planning?

[memaymamo]

I'm looking for an app to keep track of present ideas, what's bought, what's wrapped, etc. Any recommendations?

[Spam88]

I use Santa's Bag on iPhone.

[Macmaccat]

Spam88 can you mark gifts as ordered, received wrapped etc?
Does it have list for anything other than shopping. Ie elf in shelf, films to watch, advent books etc? I’m looking to replace my planner this year.

[memaymamo]

@Macmaccat nice ideas with the Christmas movies and advent things!

If the perfect Christmas app doesn't exist, I think Mumsnetters should make it.

[ysmaem]

I use an app called gift list. I've used it every christmas. You can set budgets for each person, icons that you can highlight to indicate that gifts have been purchased and wrapped. It's always kept me on track

[memaymamo]

@Spam88 I've downloaded Santa's Bag to try, thanks. For Gift List, is it an app with a green present icon? There's a few with similar names.

[Spam88]

@Macmaccat it doesn't do other lists, just gifts. You can set budgets, split gifts between people, indicate whether they're ordered, wrapped, given or just an idea etc. You can also record where you've stashed them if you're prone to forgetting that sort of thing.

[blitzen]

I'm seconding gift list. I've used it for a few years now. I like how it archives each year's gifts so you can look back and make sure you're not buying something similar the following year.

[Macmaccat]

Thank you. I’ve downloaded Santa’s bag and Christmas planner to test them out. Can’t find a way to change currency (I’m in euros) on Santa’s bag though so not sure it’s going to work for me. Will have a play around tonight

[Macmaccat]

Ok I’ve settled on a list, gift list lite. Doesn’t have anywhere to list elf antics, films to watch etc but I like the layout for the gift list as it has the option for items ordered but yet to be received, living overseas a lot of my shopping is done online so need to track it as I often forget what I’ve ordered until it turns up a month later!

[Maxineputyourredshoeson]

I use manage Christmas, have done for a few years. I love that it’s really easy to use and I can colour code everyone.

[22Giraffes]

I use Gift List on android, let's me make individual lists for each recipient, set budgets and mark gift bought and wrapped. Tells me total spend and days until Christmas too!

[memaymamo]

Thanks for all the ideas. I'm having a go at Santa's Bag, it's pretty good. A bit confronting to see the costs of the presents I've already bought add up but I suppose that's part of the reason to track these things!