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The family gift tracker that gets it all out of your head.

You're the one everyone counts on to remember the gifts - every birthday, every hint, every budget. Wishpile holds it all in one place: your lists, family wishlists, budgets, and Secret Santa. Set it up in minutes, right from your phone.

  • Set up in minutes
  • Private by default
  • Free to use
  • iPhone & Android
Wishpile home screen for a birthday list: 45-day countdown, household budget, and gift progress
Planning a birthdayInside a family groupYour Secret Santa

Everything you need to give brilliantly

Wishpile replaces the notes app, the spreadsheet, and the mental load - one place for every gift list, wishlist, and budget you juggle.

Lists with countdowns

Christmas, birthdays, weddings - make a gift list for every occasion and watch the countdown, so nothing sneaks up on you.

Idea → bought → wrapped

Track every gift from idea to bought to wrapped to done, with progress you can read at a glance.

Budgets that behave

Set a budget per person, see spent and remaining instantly - and hide the totals from curious eyes.

Family wishlists

Create a family group where everyone shares what they actually want. No more guessing. No more panic gift cards.

No more double-buying

Claim a gift off anyone's list and it disappears for them - but the rest of the family sees it's taken. No awkward duplicates, no sheepish returns.

Plan together, in secret

Invite your partner to co-plan. Share one gift list and budget - and still never spoil each other's surprises.

Chip in and coordinate

Going in on a present together? Track who's splitting the cost, and invite a coordinator by email to co-plan one gift - or every gift for one person.

Secret Santa, done right

Draw names fairly, add exclusions (no, you can't draw your spouse), and reveal assignments privately.

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Paste a link, get the gift

Drop in a product link and Wishpile grabs the name, price, and photo for you.

Also in the pile

  • Receipts & photos on every gift
  • No app to install - works on any phone
  • Share wishlists with anyone by link
  • Optional email nudges - never miss a date
  • Dark mode, obviously

Three steps to gift-giving glory

1

Make your pile

Add your people, create a list for the occasion, and set your budget.

2

Pile on the ideas

Save gift ideas all year long - paste product links, add notes, attach photos.

3

Give like you planned it

Track buying and wrapping, run the Secret Santa, and take all the credit.

Made for families (and their secrets)

One organized person is good. A whole family organized is a holiday miracle. Wishpile groups keep everyone's wishlists in one place - grandparents included - while keeping every surprise safe. Claim a gift secretly and nobody double-buys; the wishlist owner never sees a thing.

A Wishpile family group with six members and every member's wishlist in one place

Questions, answered

Everything about planning, sharing, and keeping the surprises safe.

Getting started

Is Wishpile free?

Yes, completely free. Lists, family groups, claiming, Secret Santa - all of it, no credit card required.

How does Wishpile make money if it’s free?

Through affiliate links. When you buy something through a product link in Wishpile, we earn a small referral fee from the retailer - at no extra cost to you. It never changes the price you pay or which gifts you see.

Do the people I’m shopping for need an account?

No. Track gifts for anyone just by adding their name. For family wishlists, send an invite link - they can add and manage their own wishlist with no account needed. Add their email when you invite them and they’ll get automatic updates and reminders too, perfect for grandparents who’d rather not sign up for anything.

Do I need to download an app?

No app store required. Wishpile runs in your phone's browser - add it to your home screen and it behaves just like a native app. It works great on desktop too.

Privacy & surprises

Can the people I’m planning for see their gifts?

Never. Your gift lists, budgets, and plans are private to you. People only ever see the wishlists they’re meant to - Wishpile automatically hides anything that would spoil their own surprise.

How do you keep surprises safe?

It’s built into the core of the app. When someone is connected to a wishlist, Wishpile hides the gifts, claims, and spending meant for them - even from a partner you co-plan with. They see what they’ve asked for; they never see what’s coming.

Is my data private? Do you sell it?

Your data belongs to your account, protected by per-user security rules, and we don’t sell it - ever. You stay in control of your lists and can remove them any time.

Family, groups & households

How do family wishlists work?

Create a family group and everyone adds what they’d actually love. You see the whole family’s wishes in one place, quietly claim what you’ll buy, and nobody double-buys - because claims stay hidden from the person receiving.

Can I plan gifts with my partner?

Yes - that’s a household. You and your partner co-plan from one shared gift list and budget, seeing each other’s ideas and spending, while Wishpile still hides the gifts meant for each of you.

Can someone help me plan all of one person’s gifts?

Yes. Make anyone a coordinator for a person and they can view, edit, and add gifts for just that one person - nothing else on your list. They only get access after accepting your email invite, and if they’re the person being planned for, Wishpile still keeps the surprise safe.

Can grandparents and kids join without being techy?

Absolutely. Invite anyone by link and they can add a wishlist without installing a thing - perfect for grandparents and kids.

Do my lists carry over year to year?

No, and that’s by design - each occasion gets its own list, so nothing from last year gets overwritten. Clone a list to start next year’s version (your people and gift ideas come with it, reset and ready), while the original stays exactly as it was to look back on. Your family group stays put year to year too.

Gifts & shopping

Does pasting a link really fill in the gift?

Drop in a product link and Wishpile grabs the name, price, and photo automatically, so building a list takes seconds.

Can I split a gift with someone?

Yes. Track who chipped in and how much, then invite a coordinator by email - even someone who doesn’t have an account yet - so they can see and help manage that gift too. Great for group presents.

What do the gift stages mean?

Each gift moves from idea to bought to wrapped to done, so a single glance tells you exactly what’s left to do.

Can I save receipts and photos?

Every gift can hold photos and receipts, so returns and reimbursements are painless.

Secret Santa

How does Secret Santa work?

Add participants, set exclusions (couples don’t draw each other), and draw. Everyone sees only their own assignment - even the organizer can keep theirs a surprise. Add a date and location so everyone’s on the same page.

Budgets & reminders

How do budgets work?

Set a budget per person - or a shared household budget - and watch spent and remaining update as you go. Curious eyes nearby? Hide the totals with a tap.

Will Wishpile email me?

Only if you want. Optional updates let you know when your group gets new wishes, plus a gentle weekly reminder as an occasion approaches. Turn them off any time in your profile.

Still have a question?

How do I get in touch?

Email support@wishpile.com and a real person will get back to you - questions, bugs, feature ideas, all welcome.

Ready to retire the spreadsheet?

Join Wishpile and make this the year nothing gets forgotten, double-bought, or blown over budget.