Guide · Christmas
A Christmas wishlist that tracks prices
To make a Christmas wishlist that tracks prices, make a list in Save Genie, add gifts from almost any store and share it with family. Genie watches every price on the list and tells you when one drops. It's free on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Make the list
-
Make a collection
In Save Genie, open Collections and make a new one, say "Christmas". Choose who it's for: "Just for me", "Build together" (everyone adds and reacts) or "My wishlist" (friends shop for you, and the gifts stay secret). Collections are free, as many as you like.
-
Add gifts from almost any store
In Safari or a shopping app, tap Share and choose Save Genie, then pick the list under "Save to". With the Safari extension on, tap Add to Save Genie on the product page. Or copy a link, open the list in Save Genie, tap + and choose Add Item.
-
Genie starts watching
From the moment a gift is on the list, Genie checks its price regularly and keeps a price history, so you'll know what it cost before the sales.
Making your own wishlist? The share sheet keeps it out of "Save to", to keep the surprise safe, so add to it from inside the list (+, then Add Item), or save to My Library and add the item to the list from there. On a Mac, drag an item onto the list in the sidebar.
Share it with family
Open the list's sharing and send the invite link by message or email. Only the list's owner can invite. Anyone with the link can join until it expires 7 days later, so send it only to the people you want, and send a fresh one if it runs out. A list holds up to 10 people, you included.
To join, your family need the Save Genie app on iPhone, iPad or Mac, and Sign in with Apple. They tap the link, then Join.
Once they're in, everyone can see the list, add their own gift ideas, react ("Love it" 💜 to "Hard pass"), and claim gifts. People can't edit or delete each other's items, and only the owner can rename the list or remove someone. In the app the roles are just Owner and Member.
Get Save Genie
Free on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Joining a shared list is free too.
No doubled-up gifts
On any gift, tap I'll get this. Everyone else on the list sees it on the gift ("Sam is getting this") and gets a notification, so two people don't buy the same thing. When it's bought, tap I bought it, and switch on Notify the group if you want everyone told. Changed your mind? Remove my mark takes it back.
Who can see the marks matters for surprises. On a "Build together" list everyone on it, the owner included, sees who is getting and who bought each gift, by name. So don't put the person the gifts are for on that list. Make the list for the givers instead, like "Mum's presents" shared between siblings.
Making a list of what you'd like? Choose My wishlist. Your family see your items and can claim them, but every "I'll get this" and "I bought it" is hidden from you, and so is anything they add. One thing to know: anyone helping can choose Reveal Wishlist, which ends the secret for everyone and can't be undone.
Price drops on the list
When a gift on a shared list drops in price, Genie tells everyone on the list, the list's owner included, so whoever is buying hears about it. On a "My wishlist" list, the person it's for isn't told about gifts other people added. Tiny changes are left out, so you only hear about drops worth knowing, and each person can turn price drop notifications off.
See the total
Each list shows how many gifts are on it and what they add up to, like "7 Items · $563.09", so you can see the Christmas budget at a glance. The total uses each gift's latest price, so it falls when prices do. If a list mixes currencies, Genie shows the count only rather than add them together.
Tips
-
Start now, before Black Friday
A gift's price history starts the day you add it. Add gifts now and you'll have weeks of real prices to compare when the Black Friday and Christmas sales start, so you can tell a real drop from a sale sticker.
-
Tap "I'll get this" before you buy
Claim the gift first, so no one else buys it while you're at the checkout. Then mark it "I bought it" when it's done.
-
Check the price before you buy
Genie checks your gifts regularly, not every second. Open the list and pull down to refresh before you buy. The checkout always has the last word.
More guides
Start your Christmas list
Free on iPhone, iPad and Mac: as many lists as you like, up to 15 items, and 3 new items a day, from almost any store.