Sortd is the Australian shopping app that turns a hundred open tabs into tidy wishlists with price-drop alerts. Here is how it stacks up against WishApp on devices, gifting, and the surprise that matters most.
Last updated: June 2026
Looking for a Sortd alternative? Sortd is a slick, free Australian app for personal shopping, with a Discover feed and real price-drop alerts. But it has no Android app, only a Chrome extension, and its reservations aren't hidden. WishApp runs everywhere, keeps gifts a secret, and tracks no one. Among Sortd alternatives, WishApp is the one we'd pick for gifting.
Every row reflects what each app actually does today. Sortd genuinely wins a couple, so we marked those too.
| Feature | Sortd | WishApp |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & value | ||
| Free forever, no subscription | Free | Free |
| Unlimited lists and items | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| No ads or sponsored content | Curated brand lists | No ads |
| Price-drop alerts | Real-time push | Not offered |
| Platforms & devices | ||
| iPhone and iPad app | Yes | Yes |
| Android app | Web only | Phone + tablet |
| Browser extensions | Chrome only | Five browsers |
| Raycast quick-add | No | Yes |
| Sharing & privacy | ||
| Share with one link | Yes | Yes |
| Friends view without an account | Yes | Yes |
| No cross-app tracking | Tracks users | Privacy-first |
| QR code for any list | No | Yes |
| Gifting features | ||
| Hidden reservations (owner cannot see) | Visible to owner | Hidden |
| Secret Santa / gift exchange | No | Yes |
| Reserved and received tracking | No | Yes |
| Discover feed of public lists | Social feed | Curated ideas |
| Ease of use | ||
| Add from any store by pasting a link | Yes | Auto-fills |
| Add items without a URL | Link required | Yes |
| Duplicate-item detection | No | Yes |
Both apps are genuinely free, with unlimited lists and no subscription. The real split is how each one makes money. Sortd earns affiliate commissions and leans on brand partnerships, so onboarding shows curated lists from sponsors like The Iconic and Mecca, and the Discover feed carries brand-influenced content. WishApp is affiliate-only too, but it never runs ads or sponsored feeds. Sortd's standout extra is real-time price-drop alerts, which WishApp doesn't have.
This is where WishApp pulls ahead. Sortd has a polished iPhone and iPad app, a Chrome extension, and a web app, but no Android app at all. Android shoppers get pointed to the mobile website. Its Mac app is just the iPhone app running on Apple Silicon, not a real desktop build. WishApp ships native apps on iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, and macOS, plus extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari, and a Raycast add-on.
Here's the line that decides gifting. Both apps share a list with one link that friends open without an account. But Sortd's registry shows a 'Reserved' tag the list owner can see, so the surprise leaks. WishApp hides reservations completely: gift-givers see what's claimed, the owner sees nothing. Privacy differs too. Sortd's App Store label says it tracks users across other companies' apps and websites. WishApp sells no data and uses no tracking pixels.
For sending hints, Sortd works fine, and its social Discover feed is genuinely fun for shopping inspiration. For coordinating gifts, WishApp does more. It runs Secret Santa, lets a few people co-manage one list, and keeps a reserved-and-received log with notes like 'from Sarah'. Sortd has none of that: no Secret Santa, no collaborators, no received archive. Its strength is community discovery, not anti-duplicate gifting.
Both apps make saving products quick. Sortd's in-app browser and share-sheet flow are smooth on iPhone, and the grid layout looks great. Two catches show up in reviews: every item needs a URL, so you can't add 'dinner out' by hand, and image grabs sometimes pull a brand logo instead of the product. WishApp auto-fills title, image and price from any link, flags duplicate items, and lets you add things manually.
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