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Torba

Secret Santa for iPhone

Secret Santa, one link away.

Put the names in the sack, draw, and send one link to the group chat. Everyone taps their name and privately sees who they got on their own phone. Not even the organiser knows who got whom.

Coming soon to theApp StoreHow it works
  • Free
  • No ads
  • No account
  • Turkish and English

How it works

Three steps to a fair draw.

  1. 1

    Create the draw

    Give it a name, pick a budget and the gift exchange day, choose a colour and add a note for the place or time if you like.

  2. 2

    Add names, draw

    Add the names and set rules so couples don’t draw each other. When you draw, the sack shakes; nobody gets themselves or someone they shouldn’t.

  3. 3

    Send one link

    One link is all it takes. Everyone opens it in the app or any browser, taps their name and privately sees who they got.

Nobody knows

One link, a secret for everyone.

Everyone sees who they got on their own phone only. As the organiser you don’t know either; you only see who has picked their name and who has looked.

Where does the name come from?

Torba is Turkish for sack: the names go in, the sack is shaken, and everyone takes out a slip.

The app does the same. When you draw, the sack shakes and the names are dealt out; everyone opens their slip on their own phone, where nobody else can see it.

Details

Everything a draw needs, in one place.

  • Budget and day

    Pick one of the ready budgets or leave it open. Add the gift exchange day and Torba shows how many days are left.

  • Don’t pair

    Set rules for couples or people who live together, and the draw never matches them with each other. Nobody draws themselves either.

  • Wishes and wishlists

    Everyone can write a wish and add a wishlist link, a Kurdele list for example. Only the person who drew them sees it.

  • No app needed

    The link opens in any browser. If someone has Torba, it opens in the app.

  • Join from the link

    If you allow it, people who are not on the list can add themselves from the link before you draw.

  • Draw again

    If something changes, you can draw again. Everyone’s match changes, and people who already looked look again.

Privacy

Who got whom, only they know.

Torba has a server so one link can show everyone the same draw, and I run that server myself. It holds only the draw’s details, the names and the wishes. No email, phone number or location is asked for. “Delete my data” in Settings removes it all right away.

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FAQ

Questions you might have.

For longer answers and to get in touch, see the support page.

Support
Is Torba free?
Yes. No ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases.
Does everyone need the app?
No. The link you send to the group opens in any browser; everyone taps their name and sees who they got right there. If they have Torba, the link opens in the app.
Can the organiser see who got whom?
No. The organiser only sees who has picked their name and who has looked. Each match shows only on the device that picked that name.
Can couples be kept apart?
Yes. Add a rule under “Don’t pair” and the draw never matches those two with each other. If the rules make a draw impossible, Torba tells you.
I tapped the wrong name. What now?
Tap “That’s not me” in the draw; the name is freed and you can pick the right one. The organiser can also reset the pick on that name.

Get this year’s draw ready early.

Torba is coming soon to the App Store. Free, no ads, no account.

Coming soon to theApp Store