Christmas Shopping: Smartphone apps to the rescue!

IDEALO

This all-out price comparator allows you to compare costs and buy presents at the lowest available price. Data sheets, price lists, similar products, conditions of delivery; everything you need is in this one app. It also lists products for the whole family: beauty, health, tech equipment, fashion, gardening… From the latest Nike sneakers for your teenager to the Playmobil farm for the youngest family members.

GIFT IT

If you frequently mislay your Christmas list or write illegible Post-It notes, this basic app is ideal. It is particularly handy when unexpectedly spotting a present in a shop window: in front of every name, you can register the present and its price. It will help manage your total budget and ensure nothing is forgotten.

CHRISTMAS PIANO

To get yourself in the holiday mood, compose your own melody by clicking on the mini chubby Santa Claus and Christmas baubles. Choose a classic version with a bell sound, or piano, or jazz (vibraphone). As a bonus, you can add the “crrssshh” of the sled sliding through the snow; irresistibly kitsch!

COCKTAILS AND CHRISTMAS COOKIES DESTINATION

Do you want to sparkle with something other than champagne on Christmas Eve? This app holds 250 cocktail recipes. A search engine provides suggestions by ingredient, taste or keyword, and videos help you become a pro of the shaker. Each recipe is also available to print. For seasonal snack, try crisp Tuscan and Cinnamon star cookies thanks to Christmas Cookies. This app is nicely presented with a rundown of the nutritional value, list of ingredients and advice for measuring cardamom or ginger.

MAKE ME SANTA CLAUS AND CHRISTMAS SOUNDS

Now you can become Santa Girl! Charmingly regressive, this app allows you to send seasonal wishes on a quirky card, featuring a bespoke picture of you as Santa… In the same spirit, you can opt for Christmas Sounds Free: click on one of the 25 proposed sounds. We love the cavernous “Merry Christmas” and the laugh sound of Santa.

SHOE-SIZE CONVERTER AND SIZER

Do you want to buy your lover a pair of shoes from a foreign brand? These apps allow you to convert the sizes of shoes and clothes by country (the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom). Available from the App Store, priced at 0.89 Euros (SGD1.44) and 1.60 Euros (SGD2.60).

All apps are available from the App Store.

Isabelle Soing