The status of your holiday gift list is…complicated. It exists on Post-its and paper scraps, as entries in your phone’s Notes app and bookmarks in your browser. That can make holiday shopping a confusing task and inevitably lead to forgotten items.
Before that happens, put yourself first on your holiday gift list and download a gift-list app. Once you make your list, you won’t have to check it twice since a good gift-list app handles most of the hard work: syncing across platforms and figuring out which stores have the items you’re looking for, as well as things like the sizes of your gift recipients.
A gift-list app is probably one of the least expensive gifts you’ll buy this season since most are free or under a dollar. It will certainly save you from some holiday blues, and could help your holiday budget from going into the red. One note: a few of the apps are very specifically Christmas-themed in name and look but function fine for any holiday at any time of the year.