Secret Santa app
Draw names, collect wish lists, ask anonymous questions and find the gift, with reminders that arrive on their own. Free for iPhone and Android.
- Free
- iPhone and Android
- Friends don't need the app
In short. Secret Santa is built into GIFTbase: start a game in a minute, share the link in the group chat and get reminders while everyone writes their wishes. After the draw, open the envelope with your recipient, ask them anything anonymously and run a gift search based on their wishes and the game budget; the first one is free. Friends don't need the app: the same game opens in the browser.
The GIFTbase app
The whole game on one screen
All your games, recipients and chats live in My games, and the important stuff arrives as a notification.
An envelope with your recipientOpens after the draw, with their wishes, the budget and the exchange date.
Anonymous questionsAsk about their size or favorite color; they answer without knowing who's asking.
Gift search10 ideas from their wishes and the budget, with store links. The first one is free.
RemindersFor anyone without wishes, unopened envelopes, and three days before the exchange.
What it looks like in the app
Step by step, from a new game to exchange day.
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A new game in a minute
Pick who's playing: office, friends, family or a class. The budget, date and rules are filled in, and you can change any of them.
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The room and the invite
A game code, Telegram and WhatsApp buttons, and a QR code for people nearby. The screen shows how many have joined.
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After the draw
Your recipient, a question for them, a chat with your own Santa and a “gift is ready” toggle, all on one screen.
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An anonymous chat
Quick prompts like “What’s your size?” and “What should I avoid?” are one tap away. The chat refuses links and phone numbers, which keeps every Santa anonymous.
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Reminders that help
Two days before the draw for anyone without wishes, a day after the draw for unopened envelopes, and three days before and the day before the exchange for everyone. Each one can be turned off in the game settings.
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Secret Santa on your home screen
A game card on the GIFTbase home screen shows when your Santa has written to you and how many days are left until the exchange.
Nothing for friends to install
Only you need the app
Friends and coworkers join from a link in any browser, with no sign-up, email or password. It's one game: whether someone plays in the app or in the browser, everyone sees the same players and wishes.
- Move from the browser to the app, or to another phone, with your personal key
- Room themes: five in the browser, all ten in the app
Secret Santa for any group
FAQ
Yes, Secret Santa is built into the free GIFTbase app for iPhone and Android, along with wish lists, a birthday calendar and gift ideas.
No. Friends join from a link in the browser, with no sign-up. The app adds reminders, gift search and every room theme, but nobody needs it to play.
The game is free: creating it, the draw, wishes, the chat and the exchange. Your first gift search in a game is free too; after that it works like any other gift search in GIFTbase.
Save your personal key, shown after you create or join a game. In the app, open Secret Santa, tap “Join by code”, then “I have a personal key”, and the game appears in My games.
In the app, yes: about the draw, new messages from your Santa or your recipient, and the coming exchange. The browser doesn't send notifications, but you can add the exchange date to your calendar.
From the App Store and Google Play. Links are at the bottom of this page.
Updated October 18, 2026
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