Secret Santa - gift exchange

Name: Secret Santa - gift exchange
Rating: 4.7 (2466 reviews)
Author: Joylord Systems Ltd

by Joylord Systems Ltd

iPhone

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: Free to download
In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Utilities
Lifestyle

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Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Free to download
In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.7 2466 ratings · App Store

5/5Great Features and lightning tech support
We are hosting another Secret Santa during the annual Christmas party for our youth group and discovered this app when we were looking for another option other than physically drawing names in a hat. We downloaded the free version, and realized this was the one for us so we paid the $4 and upgraded to be able to use the SMS features. Unfortunately something went wrong and the SMS features did not unlock. We contacted the App developers and Ash got back to us in less than 24 hours fixing the issue! We look forward to using this app for years to come! I hope in the future the PDF version that is available for the emails version will be available for the SMS. Thanks again to Ash for quickly getting us back up and running!

JP 2012 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great Secret Santa app
We do Secret Santa with my family every year and I’ve been using this app for years and I keep coming back to it as it has everything I need. I love being able to set that spouses cannot get one another and that I can send the notifications easily without me seeing anything myself. This app makes the logistics so easy since we all live far from one another.

Mkr5091 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Great App
Really enjoyed using the app always works great for me for what I need. I do have the in app purchase version. I do have an issue with the wishlist that’s provided. When filling out basic questions I have put in for everyone. They do not always save, when being filled out by each individual. Have to go back in and save them 3-5 times before they finally stay. Always had that issue, wish there was a solution or a fix in the future. A suggestion I could say for future updates is the text message should be a pdf or a file that I cant easily go back to see in my text message.(I don’t ever peek, ruin the fun) but it’s so easy to see who has who. Overall great app, room for small improvements.

Wallerene33 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Surprise charge
The app itself is great! I love how I can choose who doesn’t get who for political reasons in our family! I wish the app was more up front about the $3.99 it costs for more than 6 guests. Most secret Santas will be more than 6 people and it was a little shady to have me do all the work of manually inputting emails and everything just to tell me I have to pay for it when I’m hitting the send button. I paid the fee because I didn’t want to have to do the work over again on a different app. I probably would have paid for it anyway but felt better if it was more obvious that it would cost me money. Anyway, great app in and of itself.

Hajdisndisdovjsgsocuabvdkcus · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Email function doesn’t work
This app is supposed to be compatible with my phone and iOS version. Everything worked great, including adding people from my contacts, choosing who needs to buy for a certain person or not to buy for. The last step sends an email to each person added, but I kept getting an error message that my phone can’t send emails. I checked all my settings and my mail app is set up with an account but it still wouldn’t work. Very disappointed bc I ended up just spoiling the surprise (for myself) and looking at the matches so I could manually send an email to each person with their secret match.

ashleyrmc · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

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Data Linked to You — Contact Info Developer declared
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Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Diagnostics — Performance Data Developer declared
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Accessibility

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Versions

App Store

2.19.2
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.19.4
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.19.5
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.19.6
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.19.7
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.20
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.21
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.22
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.23
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.24
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.0
Wishlist now available in French, Spanish, German and Portugese
3.0.1
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.10
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.11
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.2
Bug fixes and performance improvements - Fix missing header image on Gmail addresses
3.0.3
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.4
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.5
Bug fixes and performance improvements - fixes crash on launch
3.0.6
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.7
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.8
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.9
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.1.0
Thanks for using Secret Santa, and sorry we've kept you waiting. It's been a while since our last update, and we know some bugs have lingered. This release is our big push to fix everything reported over the last couple of years and make the app more reliable than ever. More reliable • Stronger protection for your events against data loss. • Fixed several crashes, including must/must-not-buy setups and opening a Wish List offline. • Fixed a rare case where a guest could receive a duplicate email. Nicer to use • We now confirm before discarding unsaved changes. • Improved contact picking. • Clearer guidance on the free guest limit, and easier-to-see alert buttons. Better translations • Refreshed and corrected German, Spanish, French and Portuguese (including proper European Portuguese), plus rewritten FAQs. Thank you for sticking with us. Happy gifting!
3.2.0
Backup • Your events are saved to your own private iCloud. If you get a new phone, or delete and reinstall, your events aren't lost. There's nothing to set up, and you still don't need an account. • The app tells you if iCloud isn't available, and flags any event that hasn't been backed up yet. Offline • You can now use the app without a network connection. Changes are saved and sync when you're back online. Also fixed • You can now rename a guest you added by hand. • Added the privacy choices required in the EU and UK. We don't track you, and ads aren't personalised. Happy gifting!
3.2.1 · 23 Jul 2026
Backup • Your events are saved to your own private iCloud. If you get a new phone, or delete and reinstall, your events aren't lost. There's nothing to set up, and you still don't need an account. • The app tells you if iCloud isn't available, and flags any event that hasn't been backed up yet. Offline • You can now use the app without a network connection. Changes are saved and sync when you're back online. Also fixed • You can now rename a guest you added by hand. • Added the privacy choices required in the EU and UK. We don't track you, and ads aren't personalised. Happy gifting!

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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