Best Moonsift Alternatives
Moonsift lets you save products from online shops and build collections. It monitors prices across more than 2,000 stores and sends alerts when those prices fall. This helps shoppers who want to track bargains over time.
Many people want a gift list that relatives can search and sort by price. Lists also need duplicate protection so two people do not buy the same item. This guide compares Moonsift with Things To Have across ten practical criteria, alongside other wishlist alternatives.
What Moonsift does well
- A universal save button that works on any store. It adds products in one click, and you can enter items that are not online by hand.
- Price tracking and drop alerts. The site tracks prices across more than 2,000 stores. It sends an alert when a price drops, which Things To Have does not do.
- Shoppable collections, loved by stylists and interior designers. You can arrange products by hand and group them into categories such as shoes or home.
- Free, and ad-free. You can create as many wishlists as you like without registry mark-ups or advertisements.
Why people look for an alternative to Moonsift
It is built around shopping. The service focuses on saving items and making shoppable collections. Gift lists exist in the app, but the main features serve personal shopping.
The owner can look. Visitors can tick off what they buy, and it stays hidden from the owner by default. The owner can still choose to look at what has been bought. That spoils the surprise.
Long lists are hard to shop. You can group items into collections and rearrange them by hand. The documentation mentions no search function or price sort for visitors who have a specific budget.
Where Moonsift wins: Moonsift tracks prices across more than 2,000 stores and sends drop alerts. Things To Have does not track price changes. If drop alerts are the main requirement for your list, staying with Moonsift is a reasonable choice.
Moonsift vs Things To Have
View without an account
Many people buying gifts do not want to register for a new service. A list that opens straight from a link makes things simpler for everyone.
Things To Have. Anyone with the link can open a shared list directly in their browser. Visitors do not need an account or an app to look at the items. If someone chooses to reserve a gift, they must sign in.
Moonsift. People you share a list with can open and view it without an account. Visitors can also mark items as bought without signing in.
Verdict: Even, as both open 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. Visitors can reserve an item when you turn reservations on for that list. Visitors sign in to reserve.
Moonsift. Visitors can mark items as bought without signing in. This shows others which items are already taken.
Verdict: Even, as both let visitors mark items as taken.
Free, no paywall
A wishlist is used around a few occasions a year. Paying a monthly subscription for something used so rarely is hard to justify.
Things To Have. Everything is free to use. There is no paywall, and there are no limits on how many lists or items you can create.
Moonsift. Moonsift is free to use. You can make as many wishlists as you like, and there are no registry mark-ups.
Verdict: Even, as both are free.
No ads
A list surrounded by recommendations pulls attention towards the shop. Gift givers should see the items the owner chose.
Things To Have. Things To Have has no advertisements and no sponsored products. There is no algorithmic feed and there are no product recommendations. A list shows only what its author added.
Moonsift. Moonsift describes itself as free from advertising. It is designed as a calm space for considered purchases.
Verdict: Even, as neither shows ads.
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 can save whatever you find.
Things To Have. A list accepts links from any online shop. You can paste a link from any store without needing a browser extension.
Moonsift. A universal save button lets you add products from any online shop with one click. You can also enter offline items by hand.
Verdict: Even, as both accept any store.
Autofill
Typing a title, price and photo by hand for each item is slow. When adding items takes too much effort, people often stop updating their wishlists.
Things To Have. Pasting a link fills in the title, photo and price without needing a browser extension. You can also save items using a bookmarklet or an iOS Shortcut.
Moonsift. A browser extension and universal save button let you add products from online shops in one click. You can also enter items that are not online by hand.
Verdict: Even, as both automatically fill in product details.
Works on any device
Family and friends use a variety of phones, tablets and computers. A shared list needs to open reliably on whichever screen someone is using.
Things To Have. It is a website and an installable web app. Anyone can view and manage lists on any phone, tablet or desktop computer through a browser. Nothing needs to be downloaded or installed to use it.
Moonsift. Moonsift offers dedicated apps for iOS, iPad and Android devices. For desktop users, it provides a browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Brave. Its documentation states that the service works across mobile, tablet and desktop screens.
Verdict: Even, as both run on phones and computers.
Sort & filter
People buying gifts usually shop with a specific budget in mind. Browsing an unsorted wishlist takes time when there are dozens of items to read through. Basic search and price filters help friends find suitable gifts quickly.
Things To Have. Any visitor can search a list, set a maximum price and sort items by price in either direction. The site also converts different currencies so prices compare accurately, whether the visitor is signed in or not.
Moonsift. Moonsift lets you group items into themed collections and arrange the layout by hand. Its documentation does not mention a search feature or any option to sort products by price.
Verdict: Things To Have is ahead, as it lets visitors search lists and filter them by price.
Export your data
Online services can close down or change over time. A list built up over several years can be lost if a platform disappears. An export keeps your information in your own hands.
Things To Have. You can go to Settings → Data at any time to download your lists as a JSON file. The import tool also accepts pasted links or files in .txt, .md or JSON formats. It shows a preview of your items so you can check them before saving.
Moonsift. Its privacy policy states that account holders can request an export of their personal information by sending an email. The documentation does not describe any self-serve tool for downloading list data directly.
Verdict: Things To Have is ahead, because it offers a self-serve download.
MCP
The Model Context Protocol lets an AI assistant read and update your wishlists. You can add items or plan gifts for friends by talking to an assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT.
Things To Have. You can connect Claude, ChatGPT or your own agent over MCP to add items, tidy lists and choose gifts for friends you follow. You approve the permissions the assistant receives, and you can revoke the connection at any time.
Moonsift. Moonsift does not provide an MCP server, ChatGPT app or Claude connector. Its site and help documentation do not mention any integrations for AI assistants.
Verdict: Things To Have is ahead, as it lets you connect AI assistants over MCP.
Final verdict
- You want a free gift list with search, a price filter and a data export: choose Things To Have. Visitors can search and filter by price, and you can export your data as a JSON file at any time.
- You want what Moonsift is best at (price tracking and drop alerts): stay with Moonsift. It monitors items across more than 2,000 shops and sends alerts when prices drop.
Moonsift, Things To Have and the runners-up
| App | View without an account | Reservations | Free, no paywall | No ads | Any store | Autofill | Works on any device | Sort & filter | Export your data | MCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things To Have | Yes | Yes — anonymous even to the owner | Yes — everything free | Yes | Yes | Yes — no extension needed | Yes — web/PWA, nothing to install | Yes | Yes — JSON | Yes — Claude, ChatGPT and more |
| Moonsift | Yes | Yes — guests mark bought | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes — browser extension | Yes | No — manual reorder only | No — on request | No — none published |
| Chestr | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes — Chrome extension, iOS share | Yes | No | — | No — none published |
| Listful | Yes | Yes — gifters mark purchased | No | No — gift suggestions | Yes | Yes — paste a link | Yes | — | — | No — none published |
| Wishupon | Yes | Yes | No — Wishupon Plus | No — contains ads | Yes | Yes — paste a link | Yes | No | — | No — none published |
“—” means we could not confirm it from the app’s own documentation.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Moonsift?
Yes — Things To Have has no paywall and no list limits. Moonsift is free too, so cost is not the reason to switch — the rest of the table is.
Do my friends need an account to open the list?
Not on Things To Have — viewing never requires a signup. Moonsift also lets people view a list without one. This is the criterion that decides how many people actually see your list.
Can I move my list out of Moonsift?
Moonsift offers no export. Either way, a pasted list of links is enough to rebuild it here — importing shows a preview before anything is written, and the way back out is an export in JSON.
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