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Home and familyMedium1 to 2 weekendsUnder $100Web app

Wish List Circle

Family gift lists where relatives quietly claim items so nobody buys doubles.

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The idea

Each family member keeps a wish list and the extended family joins one circle. Relatives can see and claim items without the list owner seeing who claimed what. It works for birthdays, holidays and gift exchanges.

Who it is for
Extended families that exchange gifts
How it makes money
Free for small circles, $10 a year for larger families and name draw
Suggested stack
Next.js, MySQL, Tailwind, hosted on a small VPS
Launch cost
Under $100

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PROMPT 1 OF 3

Build a web app called Wish List Circle. Users sign up, create or join a family circle by invite link, and create a personal wish list with items: name, link, price range, priority and notes. Parents can manage lists for their kids.

PROMPT 2 OF 3

Show each circle member everyone else's lists. Let a viewer claim an item or mark it bought, hidden from the list owner but visible to others. Add an optional name draw for gift exchanges that assigns each person one recipient with a budget.

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PROMPT 3 OF 3

Send email reminders before birthdays and a chosen holiday date. Add a thank you tracker for the list owner. Add Stripe for the yearly family plan that unlocks name draws and more than eight members.

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