A family wish list Grandma can open from a text.
Make the list once and send one link to the whole family. Grandma taps the link and picks a gift. Nobody buys the same thing twice, and every gift stays a surprise!
Make a family wish list, freeIt's free, and your family never needs an app or an account.
Who's the list for?
Start with their first name. You'll get the family link in a minute.
Helps us pick gifts that fit.
What does your child want?
Add each wish. Gift picks load under each one, and you can change the list any time.
Where should we send your copy?
We'll email you a link to get back to this list. No password.
By saving you agree to the terms and privacy policy.
's family link is ready.
Text it to grandparents, aunts and uncles. They open it on any phone, with no app or account, and pick gifts in secret. Each wish can only be picked once, so no doubles.
We emailed you a link to edit this list any time. It's also under Lists in your Wisheroo.
How it works
What your family sees
Why one link beats a group text
A list in a group text scrolls away under photos and replies, and it can't show what's already taken.
A shared note or spreadsheet asks everyone to edit it and trust that nobody forgot to mark a gift as bought.
Wish list apps that make every relative create an account lose the people who never finish signing up. We went through 5,273 reviews of other wish list apps and extensions. In the critical ones, 27 described gifts bought twice, and 15 said the app was too hard for older or less techy family.
Wisheroo was built around those two problems. The link opens for anyone, and a gift can only be picked once.
Reviews are from the Chrome Web Store and the US App Store, November 2024 to November 2026, read and sorted by Wisheroo on November 9, 2026. See the full comparison.
Questions
Does my family need an account or an app to see the list?
No. They open the link in their phone's web browser. They only type an email if they want to save the list to their own Wisheroo account.
Is it free?
Yes. Wish lists are free to make, share and save. Some gift picks are affiliate links, and Wisheroo may earn a commission if your family buys, at no extra cost to them.
Can two people pick the same gift?
No. When someone taps "I'll get this" on a wish, everyone else sees that someone in the family is getting it, and the button is gone for them. If they change their mind, they can undo it and the wish opens up again.
Will my kids see who is buying what?
No. You see which wishes are covered, never who picked them or which gift they chose, so the surprise holds.
Can grandparents keep every grandkid's list in one place?
Yes. On any list, they type their email and tap "Save to my lists". Each saved list shows up under "Shared with you" when they open Wisheroo. There is no password: we email them a sign-in link.
Who can see the list?
Only people you send the link to. List pages are not listed in search engines, carry no ads or tracking pixels, and the link is too long to guess.
How long does a list stay up?
75 days, then the list and any video delete themselves. You can delete it any time before that.
Can I make a list for myself or another adult?
Yes. When you start a list, pick Me, My partner, My parent or A friend. It works the same way for birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.
Make the list before the texts start.
Make a family wish list, freeSee also how video wish lists work and the Chrome extension for adding gifts from any store.