GiftMagpie

Every gift,
every date,
remembered.

GiftMagpie keeps track of the people you buy for: their birthdays and special days, your gift ideas, what you've bought, and what you spend. Get reminded weeks ahead, in time to buy and ship.

Get GiftMagpie on Google Play Free to use. Premium is a one-time unlock, not a subscription.
  • No ads
  • No account
  • Data stays on your phone
GiftMagpie Upcoming screen: the next occasion in 37 days with three people, then December and January occasions grouped by month
Reminders

Reminded weeks ahead, at 9 in the morning, not on the day.

Pick how far ahead you want to hear about each occasion, say a month and a week before. Every occasion also gets a reminder on the day itself. Each reminder tells you whether you've sorted a gift yet, so you know if there's still something to do. Reminders come from your phone, so they arrive even when the app is closed.

A month ahead · A week ahead · On the day
GiftMagpie · 9:00 AM
Mum · Birthday in 30 days
No gift yet. Time to plan one.
GiftMagpie · 9:00 AM
Tomorrow: Sam · Anniversary
An idea is saved, but nothing bought yet.
GiftMagpie · 9:00 AM
Today: Dad · Father's Day
Your gift is ready.
A person's page: their occasions with gift status, saved gift ideas with a price, and gifts bought but not yet given
People first

Every person, every occasion, every gift.

Add the people you buy for. A birthday becomes an occasion with reminders on its own, and you can add Christmas, anniversaries, Mother's Day or anything of your own. Save a gift idea the moment you think of it, then move it from idea to bought to given. Your history shows what you gave in past years, so you never repeat a gift.

Idea · Bought · Given
Occasions your way

One occasion for the whole family, set up once.

Add Christmas once and tick everyone it applies to. Each person keeps their own ideas and gifts for it. Dates work the way real occasions do: the same date every year, a day like the 2nd Sunday of May, a date you set each year, or a one-off. Pick a type such as birthday, holiday, anniversary or your own.

Birthday Holiday Anniversary Other
Add occasion: choose who it is for, the occasion name and type, how the date works, and when to be reminded

Who you're buying for is your business. It stays on your phone.

There's no sign-up and no account. Your people, occasions and gifts are stored on your device, and what you enter is never sent to us. No ads.

Changing phones? With Premium, back up to your own Google Drive whenever you choose. GiftMagpie keeps your five most recent backups, and nothing is backed up unless you tap Backup.

Settings: appearance, currency, and default reminders of 1 week and 1 month
Settings: restore from your last 5 Google Drive backups, Spending and Past occasions

Free, or Premium once

The free version covers the people closest to you, with no limit on occasions or gifts. Premium is a single payment through Google Play that unlocks the rest for good. There's no subscription.

FeatureFreePremium
People you can trackUp to 5Unlimited
Occasions and giftsUnlimitedUnlimited
Reminders before the day1 week and 1 monthYour choice, or custom
Reminder on the day itselfYesYes
Gift history and past occasionsYesYes
Budget for each occasionNoYes
Spending screen (any year, or all time)NoYes
Choice of currencyYesYes
Light and dark modeYesYes
Google Drive backup and restoreNoYes

Questions

When does GiftMagpie remind me?

At 9am on each reminder day you picked. The free version reminds you a month and a week before; Premium lets you choose other times too. Every occasion also gets a reminder on the day itself. Each reminder says whether you have sorted a gift yet.

Is GiftMagpie free?

Yes. The free version covers up to 5 people, with unlimited occasions and gifts. Premium is a one-time unlock, not a subscription, and adds unlimited people, your own reminder times, budgets, the Spending screen and Google Drive backup.

Do I need an account?

No. There's no sign-up. Everything you enter is stored on your phone. Google sign-in is only used if you back up to Google Drive with Premium.

Can one occasion be for several people?

Yes. Add Christmas once and tick everyone it applies to. Each person keeps their own gift ideas and history for it, and you can add more people to it later.

What if I add an occasion that is already close?

If a reminder time has already passed when you add it, say a month-ahead reminder for something 25 days away, you get one reminder the next morning, so you still have a heads-up. After that you get the reminders still to come, and the one on the day.

Is GiftMagpie on iPhone?

No, GiftMagpie is Android only.

Never scramble for a gift again.

Free on Android. No account, no subscription.

Get GiftMagpie on Google Play