Ollie, a smiling orange shopping bag, holding up a wrapped present

Hi, I'm Ollie!

Describe anyone. Find the perfect present.

Ollie’s the free gift-finding app for your phone, with no App Store needed. Tell him who it’s for and what you’d like to spend, and in minutes he picks in-stock presents from independent shops, each with a reason it suits them.

Sound familiar?

Search gives you everything. Except the one.

Search engines and marketplaces show you what’s popular, sponsored or cheap. None of them know the person you’re buying for, so the thinking is all left to you.

The usual way

  1. 8:02pm Type “gift for mum” into a search bar
  2. 8:06pm Scroll past the sponsored results
  3. 8:41pm Open twenty-seven tabs
  4. 9:58pm Read three hundred reviews
  5. 11:04pm Panic-buy a candle

An evening gone. A so-so present.

Find a gift in the Ollie app: who it's for is Rachel, described as my wife, who loves shopping, cooking, travelling, relaxing and walking our dog Loki. Ticks show Ollie knows who she is and what she loves.

Meet Ollie

He starts with the person, not a search box.

Ollie’s a little bit obsessed with finding the good stuff. Tell him about someone and he does what a thoughtful friend would: works out what they’d love, then goes shopping.

  1. Describe them

    Who they are and what they love, in a sentence or two. Add what to avoid, if you like.

  2. He thinks, then shops

    A few ideas first, then around 100 in-stock gifts from independent shops that deliver to you and fit your budget.

  3. You get the one

    His favourites come first, each with the reason it suits them. Keep or pass, and he learns.

See how it works

A real search

Real shops. Real prices.
Real reasons.

Not a mock-up. We asked Ollie for a Christmas present for Rachel, who loves cooking, travelling and walking her dog, Loki, with £50 to spend. Here are two of his picks, and why he chose them.

  • A slim tan leather journal held in a hand.

    Grand voyageur leather journal

    paper republic£45

    Ollie says: A beautifully made slim leather journal she can slip in her bag on trips and refill for years of travel notes.

  • A tan leather dog lead with a name stamped on it.

    Personalised leather dog lead

    Treat Republic£36.99

    Ollie says: A smart tan leather lead personalised with Loki’s name, so the daily walk feels a bit more special.

Let Ollie take the list this year.

Start free with 100 credits, and get 100 more for every friend you invite. No card, no subscription and no App Store needed.

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