8 websites and apps to organize the secret friend at the end of the year

The end of the year is approaching and one of the funniest traditions for both get-togethers with friends and family is the famous secret friend🇧🇷 And if you've ever tried to get old classmates together, or even those people from the other shift at work for the traditional name drawing, you know how difficult it is to find the ideal moment for everyone. But, in fact, you no longer even have to gather everyone at the same time, in the same place, or run home to find a pen and paper. You can make your draw online!

For this, we gathered 8 websites and apps to organize the secret friend at the end of the year. Check it out!

Secret friend

The site Secret friend may not deliver the draw so simply or quickly, but it is certainly one of the most complete options to not leave anything for the last minute. Available for free, but with some paid options, the site requires all participants to complete a complete registration to participate in the game. It is also possible to stipulate the maximum or minimum value of the gift and create a wish list directly on the site — each friend can create their own list.

If you are super anxious and always wanted to manipulate the choice of your secret friend, the site allows you to do this by paying a fee before the draw takes place. You can target people you don't want to draw at all or people you want to draw. The service charges BRL 19 for you to refer someone you want to exclude from your draw, BRL 29 to exclude three people and BRL 39 to remove one of three of your best friends referred. But if you want to pick exactly the person you want to take (yes, that one crush), the price is R$49. All this without anyone knowing, okay?

1. to enter the site, the first step is to register. To do this, click on CADASTR-BE HERE.

2. The registration is very extensive, it is necessary to inform: name, e-mail, phone, gender, date of birth, CPF and full address, in addition to creating an access password. After adding all the information, click Register.

3. The next step is to confirm your e-mail.

4. It is necessary to go to your e-mail, open the message sent by the site, copy the code entered. Back on the website, paste the code in the area indicated and click on Confirm. You also need to make a new login after activating your account.

5. Now it's time to create your group. click in Create group and add all the necessary information. The name of the group, type of gifts and the type of group are essential information, and cannot be omitted, as well as the date of the draw - which must be done manually. But you can also include the value of the gifts, location, date and time of the get-together, in addition to other information.

6. After finishing the desired information, click on CREATE NEW GROUP.

7. After creating the group, it's time to invite your friends, for that, click on INVITE YOUR FRIENDS🇧🇷 You can send them the group link — and then they'll need your approval to join — or invite them individually via e-mail🇧🇷 Now your friends can register on the site and join the group.

8. As a moderator, you must carry out the draw on the indicated date, for this, return to the site and click on ENTER in the group in which you want to carry out the draw.

9. In the group, go to the option Moderator and then click Raffle.

10. Now just click on Conduct sweepstakes now🇧🇷 Ready, all your friends will receive the name of the secret friend drawn by email. You can also check who you took directly from the tab Group Home.

For organization lovers, this is our best recommendation!

SorteioGo

After a super complicated (and complete) option like the Secret friend, meet the SorteioGo, a site that does not require the creation of an account when carrying out the draw. Despite not being an exclusive site for the traditional end-of-year get-together — the site also draws numbers and names —, the logistics work in a very similar way, only also very simplified. Just enter the name and e-mail from all participants and that's it!

1 Upon entering website SorteioGo, scroll down until you find the Amigo Secreto option. click in Create Secret Friend to begin.

2. Now it's very simple, just add all the names and emails corresponding to the participants of the draw. click in ADD MORE PARTICIPANTS until you have the required amount. But attention! As the site does not have your account, you must also add your name and your e-mail if you're joining in the fun, okay?

3. Finally, select the checkbox under I'm not a robot and click DRAW SECRET FRIEND.

Now you and all your added friends will receive in your emails the result of the lottery. Pretty simple and fast, right?

Secret Friend Giveaway

O Secret Friend Giveaway is another site that will help you when it comes to organizing your end-of-year get-together. With it, the organizer will need to create an account, but all other participants will only be notified by e-mail of the draw. Its best function is the power to create restrictions when drawing names. You know those colleagues who can't stand each other? You can, for example, prevent them from having to present themselves and create that atmosphere at the company party.

1. The first step is to create your account. When entering the site, scroll the screen until you find the option Create an account🇧🇷 If you do not want to go through the registration process step by step, you can just Sign in with Facebook.

2. Now just add your e-mail and password (twice) and click on Create an account, again. will be sent a e-mail confirmation box for your address, confirm before proceeding to the next step.

3. By confirming your e-mail, a new page will open. click in new giveaway.

4. Now you have to carry out a series of steps to configure your secret friend online🇧🇷 First, add the raffle name and click Ok.

5. Now it's time to add all the members. Always add the name and e-mailby clicking Add after each friend. When finished, click Done!

6. Now is the time when you can avoid those inconveniences during your get-together. If you need to prevent some friends from being drawn, you can create one or more groups. The members of each group will not be able to draw among themselves. This step is optional and you can skip it.

7. The last step is the draw. Pay attention, because it cannot be redone and, after the draw, no participant can be added or removed from the list. When you're sure you've added everyone, click raffle🇧🇷 Your friends will then receive the cult friend's name in the e-mail.

8. On the raffle page it is also possible to add the date of the get-together and the value of the gifts. Also, you can send a letter asking your hidden friend what he wants as a gift! And of course, he won't know you sent it.

A gift

O A gift is yet another website option to organize your secret friend. The site is very complete, it allows you to make a list of gifts of your choice and has two raffle models: automatic and manual. The difference between them is that all secret friend celebration data is required in the manual draw, while they are waived and can be added later if you choose the automatic draw.

Another differential of A gift is that you can add dependents to your account, and this can be done to include your small child, your pet or even your grandmother who does not have access to a e-mail just kidding. In addition, it is possible to create your gift list on the site or even send the link from a list created in another virtual environment. The drawing that takes place works in a similar way to the face-to-face one: all participants need to enter the site and choose their “little paper” — the A gift it will only ensure that you don't take your own name.

1. Get in on website A gift. On the home screen, click CREATE GIVEAWAY.

2. Now you need to register. You can do this directly from your account. Facebook, or do a quick manual registration. For this, just add all your requested personal data. When finished, click Search🇧🇷 You will also need to confirm your e-mail on the next page and click again on Search.

3. After registering, it's time to go to your e-mail perform confirmation. Just click on confirm registration No. e-mail Received. You will be redirected to the A gift, where you should create your password. Enter and confirm your password, then click Log in.

4. Now you need to choose whether you want to create an automatic or manual draw. In the automatic draw, you can fill in information such as gift values, date, time and address after the draw. But in manual lottery, you will be required to fill in this information to proceed. We will continue with the automatic draw.

5. It is possible to add participants in three different ways: sending the raffle link, inviting by e-mail or by Facebook🇧🇷 Click invite by e-mail to carry out the procedure in the traditional way. add e-mail participant and click To invite. You have to wait for your friends to accept the invitation and create their own account.

6. After all participants accept the invitation and you approve the dependents, it's time to carry out the draw. click in PRIZE DRAW on the left side.

7. To carry out the drawing, it is necessary that there are more than two participants and that there are no pending invitations or approvals. Confirm that all friends are on the list of participants and that after releasing the draw, it will not be possible to join or leave the group. Then click on RELEASE GIVEAWAY.

8. Now is the time to take out your little paper and find out who your secret friend is. If you created a dependent, you also need to raffle his little paper. click in TAKE MY PAPER and choose the option you prefer.

Ready, now you know who your secret friend is and you can choose that featuring! Even if your secret friend has registered a list of gifts, you will have many tips for not making the wrong choice.

Little Paper (Android/iOS)

The first app on our list is little paper. Available to Android e iOS, it is one of the easiest and most practical methods on our list. Totally free, the app does not require registration and does the basics. Just add the name and e-mail of all participants of the secret friend and that's it! Everyone will receive their respective little papers, oops, emails🇧🇷 You can also create different groups if you are attending multiple get-togethers.

1. On the app's home screen, click on + symbol in the top right corner to create a new secret friend group.

2. Add the group name and a description, if desired. click in OK.

3. Select the created group.

4. Now it's time to add the Secret Santa participants. But attention! As the app does not require you to register your account, you must also add your name and e-mail if you're joining in the fun, okay? click on the + symbol and then add the name and e-mail participant, click OK🇧🇷 Repeat this step until all your friends are added.

5. After adding all the friends, click on the three dots from the menu.

6. To finish, click on raffle.

Simple and fast, right? Now all participants have received e-mail registered the name of the secret friend drawn.

Secret Friend Online (Android/iOS)

The app secret friend online, available to Android e iOS, has its great asset in functionality. The first attraction is that you don't need to register to start using it. And, unlike the other applications on the list where it is necessary to add the names and emails of all participants, in the app you initially only need to enter their names. After carrying out the draw, you can send it to each friend — using any communication channel available on your smartphoneas the WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and others — a code containing the name drawn.

1. On the home page of the app, click CREATE A NEW SECRET FRIEND.

2. In the message that will open, click on ADD FRIENDS.

3. On the tab New Participant, add your friends' names one at a time by clicking on ADD🇧🇷 And don't forget to add your own name or you'll be out of the drawing! When finished, click FINALIZE LIST.

4. With your list complete, it's time to draw the names! click on the raffle button in the lower left corner of the screen. Confirm that after the draw no name can be added or removed from the list and click on YES.

5. Apparently nothing has happened and this is the great differential of secret friend online🇧🇷 To send each participant's secret friend, click on their name and then on Send Secret Ticket.

6. Now you can choose any communication channel available on your smartphone such as WhatsApp, for example, to share the name drawn with each friend. You can even choose a different channel for each friend if needed. Repeat the process for all friends and that's it!

Much simpler to receive the secret friend by WhatsApp, huh?

Secret Santa 22 (Android/iOS)

Another free app on our list is Secret Friend 22, but unlike the others, it has paid options. Is it possible to become premium unlimited in the app for BRL 24,99, or just make a group premium for R$3,49, the benefits are: making exclusions, editing the e-mail of a friend that you registered wrong even after the draw, send the result of the draw to your friends by WhatsApp and, of course, not having to watch any ads. The app is available for Android e iOS.

1. On the home page of the app, click New group to start organizing the fraternization.

2. Add your group name and click FOLLOWING.

3. Enter the gift budget. As it is a free field, you can describe a minimum, maximum or even an intermediate value, however you prefer. click in FOLLOWING.

4. Enter the date of the gift exchange, any additional information you wish, and click FOLLOWING.

5. Finally, type your name and click again on FOLLOWING🇧🇷 Then the app will offer you the offer premium, you can sign or decline the proposal by clicking on I DON'T WANT THESE ADVANTAGES.

5. Now it's time to add the rest of the participants. Click on your group name, and on the details page, click on the + symbol next to the name Participants.

6. You will need to watch an announcement before you can add participants. After the ad, enter the name and e-mail participant and click ADD🇧🇷 Repeat the last two steps as many times as necessary — you don't have to watch multiple ads.

7. It is necessary to gather more than two participants to carry out the drawing. After adding, just finish by clicking on MAKE GIVEAWAY.

How do you not register your own e-mail No. Secret Friend 22, you find out who you drew directly in the app. All other participants will receive a e-mail informing the name of the secret friend, as well as all the information you registered.

Santa's Secret Keeper (Android/iOS)

O Santa's Secret Keeper is one of the first apps created to create secret friend by app. It is free and available for both devices Android as iOS🇧🇷 The app is very easy to use, as everyone who is going to participate does not need to do the download of the app, just one person, and everything is well organized. Although it is in English, it is very easy and intuitive to draw, check it out:

1. After doing the download of the application and install on smartphone, the first screen will soon have the option to start or register (sign in🇧🇷 For those who will do several raffles, it is interesting to register now so you don't have to keep repeating your own information and save time. For those who are only going to do one, you can go straight to getting started. In the app is the button Get Started.

 

2. The second step is to choose details about the draw. First it asks for the name of the draw (group name) which can be the name of the family, the company, or anything that identifies a group of friends. Then just put the minimum value (price min) for each gift, and then the maximum (price max🇧🇷 And finally, you can put details of the secret friend's get-together (instructions) like the place and date when it will happen, for example. click in Continue.

 

3. The next step is to enter your information. This information will be requested both to start the draw and for those who will register. You need to put the name (name), Or e-mail and the password (Password). IMPORTANT: this is the password e-mail, and not one invented for the application. When finished, select Create Secret Santa.

 

4. And now, finally, just add the people who are going to participate in the hidden friend. To do this, click on Add participant. It will ask for the name and e-mail of each of them. You must add all and be careful to place the e-mail right. Finally, just click on Match Secret Santas and confirm. In this way, the application will send to the e-mail of each of the participants whom they drew.

 

Simple and easy, right? With the sites and apps to organize the secret friend there is no risk of cheating or of a person taking himself out. Will you join? Let us know in the comments and be sure to share the idea with your friends!

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