Below are answers to the common questions we’ve received for Better Christmas List. If you don’t see an answer to your question here, or have a suggestion for a future update, then drop us an email at support@betterholidaylist.com and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

Q: How can I save/reset the gifts I added last year so I’m ready for the year ahead?

A: In Better Christmas List 1.5 there are several options. From the settings page (tap the Bells) choose “Manage Data”. You will now have options to either archive or reset data. Archiving moves all current gifts into the history for each person where they can be referred to in the future. Reset allows you to completely remove gifts, people, or groups.

Q: For budgeting why does my “spent” amount increase even though I haven’t purchased anything?

A: By default Better Christmas List will adjust your budget for people/groups whenever you add a new gift. If you would prefer the budget to only update when a gift is purchased the go to the settings page (tap the Bells) and change “Budget On” to “Gifts Bought”

Q: What do the different stocking icons next to a persons name mean?

A: The icons represent the state of the gifts for that person. If no gifts have been bought or added the icon is semi-transparent. If gifts have been bought, but are not wrapped/mailed then the icon becomes solid. When all gifts are purchased the icon is complete with decorations.

Q: Are there any limits to the number of people or groups I can add?

A: The only limits are your generosity

Q: Why isn’t there separate icons for wrapping/mailing?

A: We found when designing the UI that three states worked the best. The last icon is really “complete” rather than wrapped and/or mailed. That said this is one of the more requested changes so we’re thinking about it…

Q: Can I paste in names/gifts/notes.

A: Absolutely! And if you really like living on the edge, you can even copy things out

Q: Can I add people from my Address Book?

A: In Better Christmas List 1.6 you can tap the "Address Book” icon to create a link to your address book. If this is done with a new person then their details will be automatically filled in from your address book.

Q: What are your plans for future updates?

We’re not telling Frankly we have some great things lined up over the next few months and we’d hate for some other apps to “borrow” our ideas. So far we’ve released two updates this year, and we’ll be releasing at least as many again between now and December.