Manage your Christmas shopping with these great smartphone apps

Help! The dreaded Christmas shopping will soon be upon us. Scraps of paper with present ideas scrawled on them. Struggling to keep track of how much you have spent and on whom.

Don't fret, help is at hand with these great smartphone apps that will put the jingle back in your step as you tackle the local shopping centre.

Manage Christmas - Free (iPhone, iPad & iPod touch)

very simple to use, open up the app and enter the names of those you are buying presents for
set a total or individual budget
as you come up with gift ideas just enter them under the recipient's name and register them as 'Not Bought'
as you buy the gifts you can reclassify them as 'Bought', 'Wrapped' or 'Sent'
all purchases will be deducted from the budget clearly showing you how much is left to spend on each individual
if you are stuck for gift ideas just go to the 'Gifts' section to get some regularly updated suggestions
set a security password to keep your list away from prying eyes

Christmas Gift List -Free (Android)

very simple to use just start adding names and gift ideas
set budget for each individual
option to include a note alongside each gift
supports multiple currencies (default set to $ but can be changed in settings)
stats section to help you keep on top of your overall spending
mark gifts as purchased as you buy them
ability to share lists via email or save into Evernote
automatically archives your list at the end of the year
protect your list with a password

mySupermarket - shopping list

great app when planning food for Christmas
compare prices across all major supermarkets
set up alerts to notify you if products listed drop below a certain price

Etsy - handmade & vintage goods

find unique handmade or vintage gifts
simple categorisation of products
save items and revisit later
delivery alerts through the app

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Manage your Christmas shopping with these great smartphone apps