Best Listery Alternatives

Listery is a mobile wishlist app built for planning gifts around a budget. It is designed for people who organise what they want to ask for within set price limits. If that matches how you plan gifts, it may be all you need.

This guide looks at options for anyone who wants to manage lists in a web browser without paying for a subscription. It compares Listery with Things To Have across ten criteria that decide whether people use a list. It also lists other alternatives worth considering alongside them.

What Listery does well

• It is free to download as a universal wishlist. You can paste links from any online shop or enter items by hand.
• It provides budget framing for gift givers. This helps you plan what to ask for around a set budget.
• It has dedicated mobile apps for iOS and Android.
• It offers a Chrome extension to save products in one click on a computer.

Why people look for an alternative to Listery

Mobile apps only. Listery relies on its iOS and Android apps. A desktop Chrome extension exists for saving items, but no web app is documented for managing a list.

Early-stage product. The app has little public track record.

No export in the app. There is no built-in feature to download your items or lists to your device. Its privacy policy states that you can receive a copy of your data only by emailing its data protection officer.

Listery vs Things To Have

View without an account

Shared lists are sent to relatives and friends. Many people prefer to avoid installing an app just to see gift ideas. Every registration step placed in front of them causes some people to turn away.

Things To Have. Anyone with the link can open a shared list in any web browser. Guests need no account and no downloaded app to read the list. A visitor signs in only if they decide to reserve an item.

Listery. Its FAQ states that friends can view a list without registering. Reserving a gift still requires them to sign up in the app.

Verdict: Even, as both let friends view a list without an account.

Reservations

Marking an item as reserved prevents duplicate gifts. People buying from a list can see what is already taken.

Things To Have. You can turn on reservations for any list. Visitors sign in to reserve an item.

Listery. Friends can mark a wish as reserved and track it under "My Reservations". Listery asks them to sign up so they can undo a reservation if their plans change.

Verdict: Even, as both let friends reserve gifts.

Free, no paywall

Most people use a wishlist only a few times a year for birthdays and holidays. Paying an ongoing subscription for an occasional tool is difficult to justify.

Things To Have. The service is free to use. There is no paywall, and there are no limits on how many lists or items you can create.

Listery. The mobile app is free to download. Its website states that unlimited lists and wishes require a paid tier called Listery Plus. On the App Store, Listery Plus costs from $2.99 a month.

Verdict: Things To Have is ahead, since nothing sits behind a subscription.

No ads

When a wishlist promotes products, it begins to serve shops as well as the person using it. Friends and family should see only the items picked by the list owner.

Things To Have. The app displays no adverts and no sponsored items. There is no algorithmic feed and no system for product recommendations. A list shows only what its author added.

Listery. Its website states that there is no advertising. However, the app description mentions promotional codes and deal alerts from brands. Listery is also an Amazon and eBay affiliate, and its App Store privacy label lists advertising data.

Verdict: Things To Have is ahead, as it contains no promotional deals or brand advertising.

Any store

Good gift ideas come from small shops and independent websites as well as large retailers. A wishlist should accept items from anywhere so you are never restricted to specific shops.

Things To Have. A list accepts a link from any online shop. Pasting a link fills in the title, photo and price without requiring a browser extension.

Listery. You can add items by pasting a link from any online store or by entering details by hand. Its Chrome extension also lets you save products while browsing on a computer.

Verdict: Even, as both accept links from any online shop.

Autofill

Typing a title, price and photo by hand for each item is slow. It is often why people stop adding items to a wishlist.

Things To Have. Pasting a link fills in the title, photo and price, with no browser extension needed. You can also save items using a bookmarklet, an iOS Shortcut, or an embeddable save button for shop owners.

Listery. Items can be added by pasting a link from any online store or by typing details by hand. Its documentation does not say whether pasting a link automatically fills in the item's details.

Verdict: Unclear, as Listery's documentation does not say whether it autofills item details.

Works on any device

A family rarely shares one platform. A list that works well on only some devices leaves the rest behind. Friends and relatives need to be able to open a link on whatever screen they have.

Things To Have. It is a website and an installable web app. Lists can be viewed and managed on any phone or computer with nothing to install.

Listery. Lists are managed in the iOS and Android mobile apps. On a computer, the Chrome extension can save items, but no web app for managing lists is documented.

Verdict: Things To Have is ahead for anyone managing a list away from their phone.

Sort & filter

A long list is difficult to browse without search or price sorting. Relatives often have a specific spending limit in mind before they buy. Filtering by price helps them find a gift quickly without reading every entry.

Things To Have. Any visitor can search a list, set a maximum price and sort by price either way. These controls are available whether a person is signed in or not. Prices in different currencies are converted so people can compare them.

Listery. Its site and store listings do not mention search, sorting or filtering within a list.

Verdict: Unclear, as Listery's documentation does not say whether lists can be sorted or filtered.

Export your data

Wishlist apps can close down, and lists built up over years can disappear with them. A direct export keeps your list data under your own control.

Things To Have. Under Settings → Data, you can download all your lists as a JSON file. The import option accepts pasted links or files in .txt, .md and JSON formats. It shows a preview of the items before saving them to your account.

Listery. There is no export feature inside the mobile app. Its privacy policy explains that you must email its data protection officer to ask for a copy of your personal information.

Verdict: Things To Have is ahead, as Listery offers a copy only on request.

MCP

The Model Context Protocol lets an AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT read and update your lists. This allows you to add items or plan gifts by talking to your assistant.

Things To Have. You can connect Claude, ChatGPT or your own agent over MCP and control which permissions it receives. An assistant can then add items you mention, tidy your lists and help work out what to buy the friends you follow.

Listery. Listery publishes no MCP server, ChatGPT app or Claude connector. Its website and help pages do not mention connecting to an AI assistant.

Verdict: Things To Have is ahead, as Listery does not support MCP connections.

Final verdict

• You want a free list you can manage from any browser: choose Things To Have. It runs in any web browser without an app, and nothing sits behind a subscription.
• You want what Listery is best at (planning what to ask for around a budget): stay with Listery. Its apps help gift givers pick items that fit what they plan to spend.

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