Frequently asked questions

Yes! Tap Plan another event to pick a holiday like New Year's Eve, Easter or Halloween, or create your own for a birthday or anything else. Pick a header, invite your people, and it works just like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Everything lives in one spot your whole family can see. Plan Thanksgiving and Christmas (the menu, who’s bringing what, family recipes, activities) and make gift lists for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion, so nobody has to dig through the group chat.

Yes! Gift lists aren’t just for the holidays. Make one for a birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, or whatever you’re celebrating, and share it with your people.

Yes! Planning your holidays, inviting family, and sharing gift lists is free.

Open your Thanksgiving or Christmas plan, tap “Create share link,” and send that link to your people by text or email. Only people with your link can join.

Yes, but it’s quick. They sign in with a six-digit code sent to their email or phone, add their name, and they’re in.

Yep. Each holiday gets its own space with its own menu, recipes, and activities, and you can switch between them anytime.

Nope, the surprise is safe. When someone marks a gift as bought, everyone else can see it so nobody doubles up, but the person whose wishlist it is can’t.

There’s no password to forget. You sign in with a six-digit code sent to your email or your phone.

If you’re the host, open Host settings and tap “Save recovery key.” Copy or download it and keep it somewhere private. If a device can’t unlock your plan, sign in to the account that already has access, then paste your full invitation or saved recovery key when prompted.

Can’t access your email or phone? Contact us at hollygivingplanner@gmail.com for help. A recovery key doesn’t replace sign-in. We can’t recover encrypted plans if every copy of the invitation and recovery key is lost.

Yes. If you’re the host, you can remove a member in Host settings. Their invite link stops working, and you get a fresh link to share with everyone else.

Yes, anytime from Settings. Deleting your account removes you from your gatherings and gift lists.

Your gatherings and wishlists are encrypted, and people need to sign in and use a valid invitation to join. Anyone with your invitation can pass it on, so share it with people you trust. Read the full details in our Privacy Policy, also linked in the footer.