# Gyft - Mobile Gift Card Wallet

> Easily buy, send, manage and redeem gift cards from your phone!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gyft.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gyft.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.gyft.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Gyft, Inc.
- **Category:** SHOPPING
- **Downloads:** 987,548
- **Rating:** 3.57 / 5 (10,707 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.8.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-19
- **First published:** 2012-12-12
- **Size:** 47 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-08-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gyft.android)
- **Website:** [https://www.gyft.com](https://www.gyft.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.gyft.com/privacy/](https://www.gyft.com/privacy/)

## Description

Gyft is a versatile mobile gift card wallet that allows you to easily buy, send, manage, and redeem gift cards from your phone. With access to hundreds of popular retailers like Starbucks, Nordstrom, Sephora, Target, and Best Buy, you can effortlessly purchase gift cards and even schedule them for future occasions such as Mother's Day.

Adding a personal touch is simple with the ability to record video messages alongside your e-gift cards. Gyft ensures security and convenience by letting you upload and manage physical gift cards, track and update balances automatically, and redeem them directly through the app at stores or online. Payment options include major credit cards, PayPal, and Bitcoin. Plus, Gyft allows you to re-gift unwanted gift cards, assuring none go to waste.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.gyft.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.gyft.android.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.gyft.android.permission.PUSHIO_MESSAGE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Users appreciate Gyft as a convenient digital wallet to organize and send gift cards with a good selection and payment options. However, multiple reviews highlight serious issues including app bugs, login difficulties, inability to add some major gift cards manually, lack of automatic balance updates, and frequent transaction failures without adequate customer support, significantly impairing user experience and trust.

### Pros

- Convenient digital wallet to keep all gift cards organized in one place, eliminating the need to carry physical cards.
- Good selection of gift cards and payment options available.
- Allows spending Bitcoins at various retailers.
- Easy electronic sending of gift cards to others.
- Useful for managing gift cards sent by employers or received as gifts.

### Cons

- App is buggy with frequent crashes, poor functionality, and lack of updates since 2018.
- Cannot add or manage some popular gift cards (e.g., Starbucks, McDonald's) manually, limiting usefulness.
- Login issues including inability to sign in via Google and forced password resets making app unusable.
- Gift card balances do not update automatically and must be entered manually, causing inconvenience.
- Transaction failures due to security declines and inability to contact customer service effectively.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gyft.android)