Best WishApp Alternatives
WishApp is a free wishlist claiming unlimited lists and wishes. It is a good answer to one specific question — a straightforward free list with reservations — and if that is your situation, it may be all you need.
This page is for the people it does not fit: those who want a list that is still navigable once it runs to a few hundred things. It compares WishApp with Things To Have on the eight things that decide whether a wishlist actually gets used, and lists the alternatives worth considering alongside it.
Short version: if you want a free, calm wishlist app for you and your friends — no ads, no account needed to view, and reservations your family can use without spoiling the surprise — Things To Have is the closest fit. If you need a straightforward free list with reservations, WishApp is probably still the right tool.
What WishApp does well
- free forever, with unlimited lists and wishes
- friends reserve gifts behind the scenes
- paste a link and the photo and price are pulled in
- no account needed to view
Why people look for an alternative to WishApp
Little public track record and no export documented.
Fewer surfaces — no native mobile apps.
Privacy and anonymity details are not spelled out.
WishApp vs Things To Have
| App | View without an account | Reservations keep the surprise | Free, no paywall | No ads | Any store + autofill | Works on any device | Sort & filter | Export your data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things To Have | Yes | Yes — anonymous even to the owner | Yes — everything free | Yes | Yes — autofill without an extension | Yes — web/PWA, nothing to install | Yes | Yes — JSON |
| WishApp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
“—” means we could not confirm it from the app’s own documentation.
The best alternatives, compared
| App | View without an account | Reservations keep the surprise | Free, no paywall | No ads | Any store + autofill | Works on any device | Sort & filter | Export your data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things To Have | Yes | Yes — anonymous even to the owner | Yes — everything free | Yes | Yes — autofill without an extension | Yes — web/PWA, nothing to install | Yes | Yes — JSON |
| GiftList | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes | Partly | — |
| Wishlist (wishlistapp.io) | Partly | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes — iOS, Android and web | Partly | — |
| WishGiven | Yes | Yes — anonymous claim | Yes | Partly | Yes | Partly | — | — |
“—” means we could not confirm it from the app’s own documentation.
How the two compare, criterion by criterion
2 columns are left blank above — Sort & filter and Export your data. WishApp's own documentation does not answer them, and a guess in a comparison table is worse than a blank.
Giving up: WishApp's specific strengths, listed above. If those matter more than the criteria in the table — and for some people they genuinely do — staying is the right call.
Which should you choose?
- You want a free list to send to family who will not sign up: Things To Have.
- You want what WishApp is best at (a straightforward free list with reservations): stay with WishApp.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to WishApp?
Yes — Things To Have has no paywall and no list limits. WishApp 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. WishApp 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 WishApp?
WishApp publishes no export we could confirm, so copy what matters before you stop using it. 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.
Keep comparing
- Best wishlist apps — all of them, ranked against the same eight criteria
- Every comparison — one page per app