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Open Wishlists in GiftStash or create one in your browser. Add the wishes you want to share, then publish and send the link. Anyone with the link can view it and reserve a gift without an account. Keep your editing browser data so you can update or remove a browser-created list.

Your owner preview hides reservation activity. Opening the guest link in a different browser can show availability. Private stash details and hiding places are never included.

Create an exchange, set a budget and date, and share its invitation with your group. Once 3–30 people have joined, review the members and draw names. Each person reveals their own recipient in the browser they joined with. Keep that browser’s cookies to retain access.

Matches and membership are locked after the draw. Hints can still be updated. The organiser can cancel the exchange to remove it for everyone. Clearing app data does not cancel browser exchanges, and no automatic emails or messages are sent.

Yes. On Home, choose New stash to create another occasion. Christmas, birthdays and other plans each have their own people, gifts and optional budgets. Tap a stash to open it.

Add a hiding place to the gift, then open the Stash tab. Search by gift, person or location. Gifts marked Given and gifts in archived occasions leave the active Stash but remain in history.

1. Open the stash and its menu.
2. Choose Share stash, then Invite someone.
3. Send an invitation using Apple’s sharing sheet.

Everyone sharing needs GiftStash and an iCloud account. Shared changes sync while the app is open or when you tap Sync now. Offline edits wait until you reconnect.

Everyone invited can see and edit the whole shared stash, including notes, budgets, photos and hiding places. Keep surprise gifts in a separate personal stash.

Share a product page from Safari or a compatible app to GiftStash. Where available, it uses the image supplied by that app or tries to find a useful image through Apple’s link preview service. Some websites do not provide one. You can still save the idea immediately and add your own photo later. Prices are entered manually.

Yes. Personal stashes, locally saved photos, gift states, budgets, search and hiding places work offline. Shared-stash changes need an internet connection to reach other people; already downloaded records remain available. Opening shopping links also needs a connection.

In Settings, enable App Lock to use Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. App Lock protects the app after it goes into the background and hides its app-switcher preview. Device authentication needs to be available on your iPhone.

GiftStash keeps personal stashes on your iPhone and may be included in your device backups. In Settings, export a JSON backup or save one to your iCloud Drive. These are snapshots, not automatic whole-app sync. Restored wishlists are unpublished copies, and browser Secret Santa access is not included.

To erase local GiftStash data, go to Settings → Data → Delete all GiftStash data and confirm. Read the confirmation before deleting a shared stash: deleting one you own also removes its shared cloud records. Cloud cleanup may wait until you are online and signed in to the same iCloud account. Old device backups and copies others kept are not erased.

Enable reminders in GiftStash Settings when you want them. They are optional, local to your iPhone and use general messages that do not reveal gift names or hiding places. You can also manage notification permission in iPhone Settings.