It’s Christmas! And I am sure you are also busy planning it. To help you with that, I have put together a list of the best Christmas apps for iPhone and iPad to elevate the celebration and make it memorable with friends and family. Ranging from meal planners to gift ideas and many more, make your iPhone or iPad your personal Christmas planner.
Table of Contents
- Christmas cooking and recipe apps
- Christmas gifting apps
- Christmas apps for Volunteering and finding local holiday events
- Christmas game and entertainment app
- Collage and memory-making apps for Christmas
- Task management apps to help you navigate your Christmas plans
- iPhone apps to make your home look Christmassy
Christmas cooking and recipe apps
While mouthwatering meals are a hallmark of Christmas, the stress of planning these culinary masterpieces can be overwhelming. For those bearing the culinary torch this year, let these Christmas recipe apps transform your cooking.
1. Intent – Meal Planner
Embrace a healthier holiday season with Intent Meal Planner, your guide to crafting delicious and nutritious meals tailored to your family’s needs. Intent Healthy Plan filters your preferences for allergies and provides a measurement based on the number of guests you’ll receive this Christmas.
That’s not all. Intent Healthy Meal Plan also seamlessly integrates with grocery stores like Instacart, Kroger, and Walmart, allowing you to streamline your shopping from your kitchen.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $9.99)
2. Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos
One of the memories of Christmas that stands out is the taste of the food we share with loved ones. From unique traditional recipes to extensively planned exotic meals, Tasty helps you cook nostalgic meals.
Tasty provides 10,000+ recipes ranging from smoothies to pancakes and turkey recipes. It allows you to decide how your mean turns out. And you also get recipes from popular food creators. It’s easily one of the best Christmas apps for iPhone.
Price: Free (In-app subscriptions start at $3.99)
3. Cocktail Flow – Drink Recipes
The Cocktail Flow app makes party drinks easy and fun! With a vast library of festive cocktail recipes, step-by-step instructions, and a handy ingredient guide, Cocktail Flow lets you create delicious drinks at home.
You can just put what ingredients you currently have in the Cabinet section, and the app will suggest drinks you can make. Plus, its beautiful interface and holiday-themed drinks make it a perfect addition to your Christmas celebration prep.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $0.99)
Christmas gifting apps
Tailoring the perfect gift for a loved one can be daunting. Leverage these gifting apps to relieve yourself of stress.
4. Giftata: Thoughtful Gift Ideas
Ditch those generic gift cards, guesswork, and last-minute impulse purchases, and confidently approach gift-giving with Giftata. Its intuitive interface guides you through questions about the recipient’s interests, personality, and lifestyle.
It feeds your answers into a sophisticated AI algorithm, which generates a curated list of gift suggestions tailored to their individual preferences. Giftata’s team of experts handpicks and reviews each product, ensuring you have an array of gifts with proper sentimental value to them.
Price: $4.99
5. GiftPlanner
So, next, you need a gift planner to back up those tailored gifts from GiftTata. With Giftplanner, you can create a list of the people you need to buy for and budget for them. You can also set reminders for when to buy and wrap gifts. Then, track your progress and see how much you’ve spent.
If you’re lucky to have one of those picky loved ones, you can share your gift list with family and friends so everyone gets what they want without duplicates.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $0.99)
Christmas apps for Volunteering and finding local holiday events
Volunteering and participating in local events offer a fulfilling opportunity to connect with our community, spread kindness, and make a meaningful impact during Christmas. Locate the best ones around you with these apps.
6. Golden Volunteer Opportunities
Golden Volunteers only requires you to provide your postal address, and you’re on your way to finding that volunteering opportunity closest to you. With the Golden Volunteers app, you get details of the volunteer opportunities, including your role and the vibe of the volunteer program.
From feeding the community to assisting animal shelters and advocating for waste management ordinances, the Golden Volunteers app connects you with causes that align with your passions.
Price: Free
7. Eventbrite
Looking to travel to the big cities this Christmas season? Locate upcoming events in San Francisco, New York, Washington, and more, and create a lasting memory with your loved ones.
And no worries if you’re staying home for a cozy Christmas. It also recommends fun events closest to you. You can follow popular organizers on Eventbrite and pay for tickets to their events. Feel free to clip an event to your calendar app to ensure you don’t miss it.
Price: Free
Christmas game and entertainment app
Experience the joy of celebrating with others through these fun holiday games and entertainment apps for Christmas.
8. Netflix
Netflix is quite popular already and doesn’t need any introduction. You already know it packs plenty of festive shows along with Christmas. I know Netflix doesn’t feature real-time group streaming. You can pick an extension that adds this functionality from the best Netflix browser extensions.
For instance, Teleparty is one such extension that adds group watching to Netflix. Don’t hesitate to gather your loved ones for a cinematic escape on Netflix.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $15.49)
9. Christmas Sweeper 3: Match-3
A list of the best Christmas apps for iPhone is incomplete without a fun iOS game. So, let me introduce you to Christmas Sweeper 3. It is a classic matching video game that packs all the holiday fun you will need. Light the candles, find gifts under the snow, catch the clear snow, ignite firecrackers, or push the Santa down the chimney.
Besides these frolics, you also have 2400 challenging levels to cross through. No lives to lose or races to win; you can relax and enjoy the game for as long as you want.
Price:Â Free (In-app purchases start at $1.99)
10. Message from Santa!
If you have kids at your home, it’s a must-have app. Message from Santa app brings Santa’s magic right to your iPhone. It offers personalized calls, texts, and even video messages from Santa himself.
You can also call Santa’s voicemail to record your wish list and track what Santa is doing right now. It’s a fun way to keep the Christmas spirit alive and make your little ones feel extra special this holiday season!
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $1.49)
Collage and memory-making apps for Christmas
What’s more fun than creating memories with collages this Christmas? Here are some apps for that.
11. Diptic
Diptic features every tool to help you relive your Christmas experience. It lets you add text captions, emoticons, and video clips to transform your collages into captivating stories that capture the essence of the holiday season.
Featuring diverse layout templates, ranging from classic grids to trendy arrangements, you can fine-tune your collages the way you want. Leverage its adjustable elements to craft a visually stunning Christmas masterpiece. Although you can start with a free trial, I bet you’d like a subscription to keep those creative memories intact.
Price: $2.99
12. PicCollage: Photo Video Editor
PicCollage has always been a lifesaver when creating greeting collages during Christmas. And I’ll recommend it over and over again. Featuring different text and frame overlays, it helps transform your Christmas memories into stunning collages.
You can choose from existing templates or create one from scratch. For a touch of personalization, feel free to add stickers to your greeting collages and share them with loved ones.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $0.99)
13. MyPostcard Postcard App
Handwritten greetings feel special when crafted with love. That’s what these postcard apps help you achieve.
Looking for a way to elevate your festive greetings? MyPostCard app turns digital touch into tangible joy with stunning seasonal postcards. You can personalize them with photos and heartfelt messages and add your signature while the app handles postage and delivery.
There’s also an extra box to create custom corny messages. It’s all fun with MyPostCard! It’s another nifty way to confidently bring smiles to the faces of your loved ones this Christmas.
Price: Free
If you’re likely to forget to turn on the Christmas light or prepare some cookies and a glass of milk for Santa, these dependable task apps will help you keep a tab of your Christmas routines.
14. Todoist: To Do List & Calendar
ToDoist has never failed me as a trusty sidekick during Christmas. It’s a personal task management app that helps you schedule tasks easily, set reminders, and prioritize tasks based on importance.
Want to assign some tasks to someone else so they get done quicker? Feel free to share your to-do list with that close pal. Besides, task sharing ensures everyone is on the same page to avoid holiday chaos. Featuring labels and filters, you can organize tasks efficiently, making this holiday season a breeze.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $4.99)
15. Christmas Countdown (2024)
When a festival is just around the corner, it is fun to mark down the remaining days. A countdown app could help you count the exact days, hours, minutes, and even seconds left till Christmas.
We love this one because you can choose different characters like Santa, a snowman, a Christmas tree, a reindeer, and a skater. Moreover, you can even count heartbeats & sleeps left until 25th December and easily share them on various social media platforms.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $2.99)
iPhone apps to make your home look Christmassy
Your aesthetics define your ambiance. You need your atmosphere to be as stunning as possible this Christmas. These apps are a sure way to embrace your inner designer and transform your home into a Christmas wonderland.
16. Room Planner – AI Home Design
From traditional to modern designs, Room Planner lets you create the perfect Christmas look for your home. Start with blank rooms or draw inspiration from pre-designed options. Feel free to browse ideas, tinker with room details, and choose from styles like transitional, mid-century modern, and Memphis.
You can also take cues for your Christmas designs from a global community of room designers and seamlessly edit their creations to match your unique style. Share your holiday-inspired decoration designs with friends and family to spread the festive cheer.
Price: Free (In-app purchases start at $5.99)
17. Scout Elf® Ideas
Need some fresh inspiration for your Elf on the Shelf this Christmas? The Scout Elf Ideas app is packed with fun ideas to make your elf’s adventures extra special each day. From simple setup to creative scenes, this app provides tons of easy decoration ideas to keep the Christmas vibes alive all season long.
Each day, you will get a new Elf on the Shelf image with step-by-step instructions and a material list. Moreover, the app offers printable crafts and Elf dress designs to elevate the look. Perfect for busy parents, it ensures your kids are delighted by their elf’s new poses each morning!
Price: Free
18. Wayfair – Shop All Things Home
With Wayfair’s augmented-reality feature, you’re the creative maestro, effortlessly transforming your home into the Christmas haven you envision. Imagine your living room in the warm glow of a twinkling Christmas tree, your dining table with festive centerpieces, and every corner of your home radiating the warmth of Christmas.
Featuring an endless selection of furniture, rugs, decor, and kitchenware, Wayfair lets you design your home just as planned. It also has clues that help you discover the perfect pieces to match your style and budget. As a side attraction, you also enjoy free shipping on eligible orders.
Price: Free
That’s it!
As the enchanting spirit of Christmas fills the air, I hope these apps bring a touch of magic and joy to your Christmas celebration. If you have any favorite Christmas apps that I missed, please share them in the comments below. I’d love to hear about the apps that make your holiday season extra special.
Felis Navidad!!
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