Kado

Give the right gift, keep the surprise whole.

The people around you split your wish list between them. You never see who took what.

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Kado on a phone: a travel notebook, reserved by you. Marion's other people can see it, Marion can't.

The secret isn't a checkbox.

Most gift lists leak: a “3 claimed” counter, a greyed-out row, a gift that quietly vanishes. One leak is enough. In Kado the recipient's view is computed on its own: other people's reservations are simply not in the data we send them.

Two views of the same list

Odile's list as Odile sees it: three ideas, no reservation shown.
On your own list, you see your ideas. Nothing else.
Marion's list as a friend sees it: one gift free, one reserved by Camille Roux, one reserved by you.
On someone else's list, you see who took what.
You, on your list
Your gifts, your drafts, and the reservations you made yourself. No counter, no “someone claimed this”.
Your people, on your list
Every published gift, the suggestions others added, and who claimed what. Between them, coordination beats surprise.
You, on someone else's list
Their full list, with the state of each gift. You claim one, then mark it bought.
Your reservations
Everything you've claimed, across everyone, on one screen. No more notebook.

What's inside

The secret-santa draw

For Christmas with the family or at the office. Everyone draws a name, nobody knows who drew theirs, and each person sees the ideas of whoever they're giving to.

A finished draw: you're giving to Gilbert Roussel, and nobody else knows.

Ideas, not guesswork

A title is enough to start. Price, photo, links and details can come when you have a minute.

The new-gift form: name, shop link, price and details.

Reminded in time

Each list carries its date. Kado nudges your people a few days ahead, by email or on their phone.

The reminder settings: by email or as a notification on the phone.

Drafts

An idea that isn't ready stays a draft. Nobody sees it until you publish it.

Suggestions

A friend can add an idea to your list. You don't see it, everyone else does, and they can claim it.

Four steps, five minutes

Nothing to install on their side: they open your link and they're in.

  1. Create the list

    A name, an event date, and how many days ahead to remind. It's shared with your people by default.

  2. Add your ideas

    A title is enough to start. Budget, photo and links can come later.

  3. Send the link

    Whoever opens it becomes one of your people: no request to approve, no directory to search.

  4. Let them get on with it

    They claim, mark as bought, add their own ideas. You wait for the day.

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Create an account, jot down three ideas, send the link. The rest takes care of itself.

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