12 Must-Have Holiday Apps

We put together a list of favorite holiday apps to share with you. If you have some favorites that are not on this list, please offer them in the comments below. We always like knowing what other popular apps are out there! Happy Holidays!

Cards: The new app from Apple lets you create and mail beautifully crafted cards personalized with your own text and photos — right from your iPhone or iPod touch. With custom letterpress cards, prepaid postage, delivery notification included. FREE

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
• Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

iGevalt - Dreidel Simulator: iGevalt is a 3D dreidel simulator for Hanukkah. A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top, played during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. You can spin the dreidel with a swipe of your finger, or by using two fingers and “spinning” it. When it lands, a popup will appear that shows you what you got and what to do when you’re playing the game. There are real sounds of kids playing right along with you! Happy Hanukkah and have some fun! $0.99

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

Gift Plan: If you’re like most people, there have been many occasions when you’ve been stuck for gift ideas at the shopping mall. Features include: chronological and filterable list of upcoming occasions, shopping list with support for prices, overall tally and emailing of gifts, ideas tab for quickly entering gift ideas, up to two notifications prior to each occasion, calendar view with color-coded occasion indicators, and much more! $2.99

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Holiday Recipes HD: Now, making delicious food can be as much fun as eating it, with nearly 330 easy holiday recipes. This is the one cooking app moms, dadsand kids will all enjoy. Also features: easy-to-use shopping list to make all your trips to the store fast and hassle-free, easy-to-read step-by-step instructions, save your favorite recipes and menus, cooking, shopping and nutrition tips and more! $0.99

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 3.2 or later.

Kwanzaa: This is the iPhone app companion to Venus Jones’s Kwanzaa: 7 Days, 7 Principles album. Celebrate the principles poetically through daily affirmations. These affirmations can be recited year-round to improve your spirit and align yourself with the seven daily principles of Kwanzaa. No matter your cultural background, this app will prove to be a tool for self-improvement and the emotional stimulus we all need. FREE

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later.

Paper Flakes: Enjoy snowflakes without the chill! This winter-themed crafting app allows you to create your own unique snowflakes with a cut tool. View your creation in snowfall against a serene winter backdrop. If you’re looking for a fun activity, are trying to get into the holiday mood, or are nostalgic for snow, this is the perfect app for you. $1.99

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

RedLaser - Barcode and QR Code Scan: Shop smarter. RedLaser searches thousands of ONLINE and LOCAL retailers for the best prices and features product results from Google, TheFind, eBay, Milo, and many more. Organize and share your scans! RedLaser’s new list feature lets you create shopping or wish lists and share them with friends and family to make shopping and gift-giving so much easier. FREE

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. 
• Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Rudolph Camera: Take pictures with the cast of Rudolph or choose to become them! Personalize cards with merry stamps, borders and jolly text. Features more than 25 cards, load images from your photo library, add borders and stamps to your cards, save cards or email them to family & friends. $1.99

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 3.1 or later.

Santa’s Bag – Christmas Gift List: A fun and easy-to-use app to help you manage your gift recipients, planning, shopping and budgets. Add recipients from your contact list or manually, check gift planning and gift shopping lists, monitor budgets, data backup and restore to Dropbox. $0.99

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 4.3 or later. 

Santa GPS: Track Santa on Christmas Eve in real-time as he treks across the globe. $0.99

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. 
• Requires iOS version 3.1.3 or later.

ShopSavvy (Barcode Scanner and QR Code Reader): A fast, accurate and comprehensive scanner. It won’t find everything in the world, but it is close. Features include: search and scan, prices, buy online, shop locally and deals. FREE

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. 
• Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Starbucks Cup Magic: Use the app to find and scan all five Starbucks holiday characters on Red Cups, Christmas Blend bags, in-store and more. The app will also keep you up-to-date on holiday offers and events. Also, send an instant Starbucks card eGift using the app. FREE

• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. 
• Requires iOS 4.0 or later.