Things To Get Me is a solid wish list tool, but it lacks dedicated child accounts, has no thank-you messaging, and makes you enter product details manually. Giftwhale fixes all of that.
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Things To Get Me and Giftwhale are both free wish list tools that work with any shop. The differences are in family management, post-gift features, and how items are added.
| Feature | Giftwhale | Things To Get Me |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Family gift management, child accounts, thank-you letters, date reminders | Individual wish lists, mobile app users, cash fund collections, influencers |
| Core wish lists | ||
| Automatic product lookup from URL Paste any product URL and Giftwhale pulls in the title, image, and price. Things To Get Me requires manual entry for price and images. | Yes | No |
| Reservation visibility controls Giftwhale lets you choose whether reservations are visible on your own list. Things To Get Me has a separate Reveal section you can visit after the event. | Yes | Reveal section (optional) |
| Free to use | Yes | Yes |
| Add items from any website | Yes | Yes |
| Gift reservations | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension Things To Get Me supports Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Giftwhale has a bookmarklet. | Yes | Yes |
| View and reserve without an account | Yes | Yes |
| Family and kids | ||
| Dedicated child accounts Giftwhale has proper child accounts managed by parents. Things To Get Me lets parents manage lists on behalf of children but without dedicated child profiles. | Yes | No |
| Memorable dates tracker Track birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions with reminders. Things To Get Me lets you add a date to a list but has no reminders. | Yes | No |
| Family groups Things To Get Me has a Groups feature for sharing lists within a family. Giftwhale uses friendships and direct sharing. | Yes | Yes |
| After the gift | ||
| Thank-you letters Send a personalised thank you to the gift-giver, linked to the specific gift. Things To Get Me shows who bought what in its Reveal section, but has no messaging. | Yes | No |
| Gift ideas vault Save gift inspiration for anyone, even people not on Giftwhale | Yes | No |
| Secret Santa and groups | ||
| Gift exchanges | Yes | Yes |
| Random draw with exclusions | Yes | Yes |
| Budget limits | Yes | Yes |
| Platform | ||
| Works worldwide, any retailer | Yes | Yes |
| Native mobile app Things To Get Me has iOS and Android apps. Giftwhale works as a web app on any device. | Coming soon | Yes |
| AI gift idea generator Things To Get Me has an Inspiration Engine that suggests gift ideas based on interests and occasion. | No | Yes |
| Money fund collections Things To Get Me lets you collect cash contributions toward larger gifts. Small transaction fee applies. | Coming soon | Yes |
| List themes and customisation Both platforms offer list themes. Things To Get Me has 80+ themes; Giftwhale has 9 colour themes plus a Dynamic mode that adapts to your uploaded image. | Yes | Yes |
Best for
Core wish lists
Automatic product lookup from URL
Paste any product URL and Giftwhale pulls in the title, image, and price. Things To Get Me requires manual entry for price and images.
Reservation visibility controls
Giftwhale lets you choose whether reservations are visible on your own list. Things To Get Me has a separate Reveal section you can visit after the event.
Free to use
Add items from any website
Gift reservations
Browser extension
Things To Get Me supports Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Giftwhale has a bookmarklet.
View and reserve without an account
Family and kids
Dedicated child accounts
Giftwhale has proper child accounts managed by parents. Things To Get Me lets parents manage lists on behalf of children but without dedicated child profiles.
Memorable dates tracker
Track birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions with reminders. Things To Get Me lets you add a date to a list but has no reminders.
Family groups
Things To Get Me has a Groups feature for sharing lists within a family. Giftwhale uses friendships and direct sharing.
After the gift
Thank-you letters
Send a personalised thank you to the gift-giver, linked to the specific gift. Things To Get Me shows who bought what in its Reveal section, but has no messaging.
Gift ideas vault
Save gift inspiration for anyone, even people not on Giftwhale
Secret Santa and groups
Gift exchanges
Random draw with exclusions
Budget limits
Platform
Works worldwide, any retailer
Native mobile app
Things To Get Me has iOS and Android apps. Giftwhale works as a web app on any device.
AI gift idea generator
Things To Get Me has an Inspiration Engine that suggests gift ideas based on interests and occasion.
Money fund collections
Things To Get Me lets you collect cash contributions toward larger gifts. Small transaction fee applies.
List themes and customisation
Both platforms offer list themes. Things To Get Me has 80+ themes; Giftwhale has 9 colour themes plus a Dynamic mode that adapts to your uploaded image.
“Managing wish lists for three kids used to be chaos. Now with Giftwhale, each child has their own list and the grandparents can easily see what everyone wants.”
Giftwhale user
Create accounts for each of your children. They add what they want, you review the list before sharing it with family. Grandparents see one clear list per grandchild.
After the birthday or Christmas, send a personalised thank you to each gift-giver, linked to the specific gift they bought. Beats a generic text message.
The memorable dates tracker keeps birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions in one place with reminders. Check someone's wish list right from the reminder.
Found something online? Paste the URL and Giftwhale pulls in the product name, image, and price automatically. No manual typing needed.
A solid free wish list tool with native apps and unique features like cash funds and AI gift ideas.
No dedicated child accounts. No thank-you messaging. No date reminders. Manual entry needed for product prices and images.
Best for families who want child accounts, post-gift thank-yous, and automatic product details.
“We built Giftwhale because organising gifts across birthdays, Christmas, and family events shouldn't need multiple tools. It should just work, for kids and grandparents alike.”
- The Giftwhale team
“Managing wish lists for three kids used to be chaos. Now with Giftwhale, each child has their own list and the grandparents can easily see what everyone wants. The child account feature is brilliant — my kids can add items but I can review everything.”
- Giftwhale user
“The automatic product lookup feature is amazing! I just paste a URL and Giftwhale pulls in the title, image, price — everything. Saves so much time compared to manually entering details.”
- Giftwhale user
“Our family is spread out and coordinating gifts was always a nightmare. Giftwhale has solved this completely! Grandma can see exactly what my kids want, and the reservation system means no duplicates from different relatives.”
- Giftwhale user
It depends on what you need. Giftwhale is better if you want dedicated child accounts, thank-you letters, automatic product lookup, and birthday reminders. Things To Get Me is better if you want native mobile apps, an AI gift idea generator, or cash fund collections. Both are free.
Dedicated child accounts, thank-you letters linked to gifts, a memorable dates tracker with reminders, and automatic product lookup from URLs. Things To Get Me has native mobile apps, an AI gift idea generator, and cash fund collections that Giftwhale doesn't.
Completely free. No premium tiers, no credit card required. Both Giftwhale and Things To Get Me are genuinely free to use.
Giftwhale works as a web app that you can add to your home screen on any phone or tablet. There's no native app to download. Things To Get Me has iOS and Android apps.
Giftwhale lets parents create managed accounts for each child. Children can add items to their own lists, and parents review everything before sharing with family. Things To Get Me lets parents manage lists on behalf of children, but without dedicated child profiles.
Yes. Paste any product URL and Giftwhale pulls in the title, image, and price automatically. Things To Get Me requires you to enter price and images manually when adding items.
Absolutely. Your Things To Get Me lists stay exactly as they are. Try Giftwhale alongside it and see which works better for your family. No commitment needed.
Not with either platform. Both Giftwhale and Things To Get Me let you share lists by link without requiring viewers to sign up.
Both platforms have gift exchange features with random draws and exclusions. If Secret Santa is your main need, both will work well.
Paste a few product links, share with family, and you're done. No credit card, no commitment.
No subscription. No credit card required.
