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A grocery list your household shares. Gift lists where nobody spoils the surprise. And now, a planner for the big family dinner. GROCERY Everyone in your household adds to the same list and ticks things off as they go. Add milk on the couch and it shows up on the phone of whoever's at the store a second later. Note a quantity if it matters, "2 bags," "6 pack," or don't bother. Items you buy often turn into one-tap quick picks, hottest at the top, so a weekly shop takes seconds to write. Add something you've bought before and it comes back with its quantity, store, note and photo already filled in. Give items a category or a store and sort the list either way, or by who added it. Filter down to one store when you're standing in it. A history keeps track of what got bought, and by whom. Check things off with a tap, a swipe or a double-tap, whichever you like. Your household is its own group with its own invite, separate from the wider family below. Usually that's just the people under one roof, which comes in handy when grandparents are part of the family for gifts but keep their own groceries. GIFTS Each person keeps a wish list the rest of the family can see. When Mom buys something off Jim's list, she marks it bought. Dad and Sally see that it's taken so nobody doubles up. Jim never does. What has or hasn't been bought from your own list stays hidden from you, always. Marking a gift bought is press and hold, so a stray tap in front of the wrong person gives nothing away. Want more than one of something? Ask for 5 packs of Pokémon cards and each person picks how many they're getting. You can also keep private gift ideas for someone, notes only you can see. Keep one running wish list, or separate lists for Christmas and birthdays. Tag gifts (Books, Clothes, whatever suits you) and sort any list by tag, A to Z, newest or oldest. If a family member can't keep a secret, turn on Blabbermouth Mode for them and pick whose lists they can't see purchases on. They can still add and buy gifts; they just can't spoil those surprises. You can even keep it secret from them. Tap any gift photo to see it full size. LARGE GROUPS Hosting Christmas dinner for 22? Switch on Large Groups in Settings and you get a third tab for big family meals. Keep one guest list for the whole extended family, grouped by household, with children and high chairs counted separately. Tag each guest with a clan (your side, your spouse's side) and filter the list down. Tick people in as they say yes. Set up tables with a number of seats and pick who sits where; a table goes red when it's over. Plan the menu by course and hand dishes out, so you know who's bringing the potatoes and which dish is still nobody's job. The app adds up the plates, forks, chairs and wine glasses you'll need against what you own and where you keep the spares. Borrowing four chairs from Aunt Sue? Note it so they go back. Each dinner keeps its guests, tables, menu and stuff on their own tabs. A household admin picks who can make changes; everyone else can look without editing anything. Next year, start from last year's dinner. The guest list, tables and menu come with it, along with the note you left yourself about running out of gravy. HOW IT WORKS Sign in with Apple or a secure emailed code, no password to remember. Start a family, then send people an invite link or let them scan a QR code with their phone's camera, app or no app. Do the same for your household. Whoever starts one is its admin. Belong to more than one family if you need to (in-laws, a blended family) and switch between them in Settings. Free, with no ads. Privacy Policy: https://artificialigknorance.com/privacy

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