How Secret Santa Hat works

Every screen below is the real app. Scroll down for each part, then swipe or use the arrows to step through it.

Part 1 of 4

Create Your Group

Six short steps. Nothing is saved until you finish the last one, so you can back out at any point.

The first step choosing between typing the names yourself and inviting people with a link

Step 1

Choose how people join

Type the names yourself, or share one link and let people add themselves. The six steps are listed below it, and nothing is saved until the last one.

Part 2 of 4

Manage Your Group

One page holds the whole exchange: who is reachable, who has drawn, and what has happened so far.

Step 1

See where everyone is

One row per person, saying whether they can be reached, whether they have drawn, and whether they have started a wishlist.

Part 3 of 4

Draw Names

Everybody draws from their own device, in their own time. Nobody has to be in the same room.

Step 1

Open your own link

The link greets you by name. It is yours alone, so nobody else can see or take your draw.

Part 4 of 4

Wishlists

A list of what you would actually like, visible only to the person who drew you.

Step 1

Start your list

An empty list is the one thing your Santa cannot work with. A couple of ideas is enough to be useful.

That is the whole thing

No account needed, and nothing is saved until you finish the last step.