# The Christmas List

> Easy Budget and Gift Tracking

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id340779800](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id340779800)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id340779800`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Erik Eggleston
- **Category:** Shopping
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (5,121 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-08-05
- **First published:** 2009-11-24
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-christmas-list/id340779800)
- **Website:** [http://www.Limbua.com/](http://www.limbua.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.limbua.com/christmas/privacy.html](http://www.limbua.com/christmas/privacy.html)

## Description

**The Christmas List** is the #1 shopping app in the US for organizing Christmas lists and budgets, so you can spend more time with loved ones and less time hunting for gifts. It streamlines gift planning, budgeting, and progress tracking across multiple recipients and stores.\n\n**Key features** include easy progress tracking (to do, purchased, shipping, received, wrapped) with bulk status updates; per-person budgeting and store-based shopping lists; importing recipients from your contacts; sharing via AirDrop, email, or iCloud Drive; multi-recipient support; photo attachments; password protection; printing; and dictation-based gift entry. It’s designed to simplify holiday shopping and keep you on track for a stress-free Christmas.

## Rankings

- #25,234 — Overall
- #32 — black friday
- #74 — christmas
- #90 — listing

## Review summary

Users praise the app for being intuitive and good at budgeting and organizing gifts, especially for large families. However, lack of cross-device sync/export, scarce updates and support, and several workflow issues (removal of features, reordering limitations) are the most mentioned downsides. Overall, it’s valued when it works, but portability and maintenance problems hinder long-term use.

### Pros

- Intuitive, easy-to-use interface with flexible gift tracking across multiple recipients.
- Strong budget tracking with a running total of what you’ve spent and what remains.
- Comprehensive organization features: grouping by recipient, multiple entry methods, year-to-year archiving, and the ability to add photos.
- Helpful for large families and ADHD users; keeps gifts organized and on track.

### Cons

- No cross-device syncing or easy data migration between devices; data export/import is not available.
- Limited or no updates and slow/no support from developers; app appears neglected.
- Workflow gaps: gift counter removal, inability to reorder gifts, and ambiguous statuses; some features feel inconsistent.
- Data portability issues and reliability concerns (e.g., difficulty exporting data or data loss reports).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id340779800)