GiftPlanner

I've enjoyed using this app for the past couple of years to keep track of gifts, the status of them, how much I've spent, and gift ideas. However, it has way too many issues now to really be helpful and I've now reached the last straw. I've always experienced an issue with the app crashing the 1st time I try to import a gift idea from a website. Today, it seemed to work the 2nd time I did it each time, and I spent ages adding a bunch of gift ideas, filling in the information, and saving them... or so I thought. When I went back into the app, NONE of them were there. I was very frustrated but wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt and thought I might have better luck and it would be fast to try to re-enter them through my computer and then just sync them to my phone. In order to sync, you have to purchase the app, so I did. However, now the login functionality DOES NOT WORK AT ALL on either my laptop or phone. I enter my login info and click submit and it does nothing. I cannot log in and have effectively wasted $4. I will be asking for a refund from the App Store.

I've always been terrible at remembering people's birthdays and I can never figure out what to get them. I downloaded this app after making a resolution to be a better gift giver and it is so so helpful! I love how easy it is to add gift ideas and that I can see what events are coming up. Any time someone tells me they like something, I make a note of it in this app. Things that could be improved: sometimes the app has a bit of trouble pulling info from the website (its easy to customize though, just takes extra time). It would be nice to change the interface appearance (colors, etc), but hey its a free app and functional! Also when I don't know someone's birth year, it automatically titles the event, "Mary's 1st birthday", which is obviously not correct. Other than those minor things, it's a wonderful app!!

I’ve been using this app since 2015 and the developers are responsive and keep it updated. It’s missing a couple of little things that I’d like to see but all in all it’s still 5 stars. The safari extension is a huge timesaver that automatically adds an item online as a gift or idea for a specific person/event. I love that you can see pictures of the gifts in the list. I like having everyone’s bday, anniversary, etc not just holidays and be able to save ideas for them. I love the archiving feature so I can return back to previous years and see what I’ve given before. The notes section on gifts allows me to note where I’ve hid the gift... All around awesome. It keeps me sane and organized.