Of course, the 10-person limit on the list may obviate the need for breaking your list down into friends, family, co-workers, clients and the like. The allows for just two people.

Less glitchy is , which is not to be confused with the aforementioned, similarly named Christmas List. In fact, when you launch the app, the title you see on the splash page is Holiday Shopping List--a gesture, no doubt, aimed at appealing to iPhone and iPod touch users who celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice and, of course, Festivus in lieu of Christmas. In fact, the app's settings screen includes wallpapers with alternative holiday themes--including a grey background reminiscent and evocative of the .

Shopping List works slightly differently from Santa's Little Helper, and has a few interesting features that set it apart from similar apps. The app requires you to set individual budgets before adding gifts. The app will then subtract from the budget with each item you add to a person's list. Shopping List's home screen displays your total budget, along with a running total of what you've spent and how much is left.

Shopping List has a simple interface for adding people and gifts. You add the name and budget, and select the person's gender and group. So, unlike Santa's Little Helper, there is no confusion or trouble about organizing your list by groups. But Shopping List limits your group choices to "family," "friends," "work," and the ever-popular "other."

When you add a gift, the app lets you input the item's name, price and store, and includes a large field for notes. The app also lets you check whether a gift purchase is "pending" or "bought"--which seems like a superfluous feature, if you think about it. Either you've bought it or you haven't.