No account to take part
Players join with one tap on the invitation link: they share only a name and contact email to receive their match. No password, no account.
A Secret Santa called Cuchumbo
The names of everyone swapping gifts go on slips of paper and get shaken inside a cup. In Honduras and El Salvador that cup is a cuchumbo, and it is what gives the game its name. Each person draws one slip, and only they know whose name is on it. Here the app does the shaking: it sends the invitations, keeps the hints and the reminders, and the draw stays sealed, including from the organizer.
Players no account · Free · Auto-deletes ~6 months after gift day
How you use it
You name the exchange, pick a gift day and share one link. Players join in a tap: a name and a contact email, no password and no account. Each of them leaves hints and opens only their own assignment.
Organize a Secret Santa in a minute
The draw stays sealed
Not even the organizer can see the assignments. After the draw, each player can open only their own assignment.
Everyone reads it in their own language
Everyone picks the language they read in. The pages, the emails and the reminders all follow.
How it works in 3 steps
Create the exchange
Give it a name, set gift day and add an optional budget. It takes under a minute.
Invite your people
Share the sealed invitation link. Players join in one tap, leave gift hints and wait for the reveal.
The Cuchumbo draws
Shake the cup when everyone's in. The draw is private and instant: each player can open only their own assignment.
What it looks like
A peek at what you'll be running: the organizer's page, the invitation link, the moment of reveal. Nothing to install, no account needed.
What you'll see as the organizer
What your invitation looks like
What your friends see when they reveal
At home, at the office or across cities
Whether it's Christmas dinner with family, the year-end party at the office or a gift exchange with friends scattered across cities: Cuchumbo adapts to any group that loves to give.
Rules, gift ideas and how-to
Rules
Ground rules that keep the surprise intact: no repeats, no awkward self-draws, no spoilers for the organizer.
Gift Ideas
Low-pressure ideas for every budget and relationship, organized by theme so you can lift a gift and be done in minutes.
How To
The full playbook: inviting a group that spans time zones, running a virtual reveal, and the tiny touches that make it unforgettable.
Four common setups
Office gift exchange
Office-safe rules, private participation choices and a sealed draw: the office playbook.
Family gift exchange
One invitation link spans the whole family, across languages and countries.
Virtual gift exchange
Shipping windows, async reveal, digital gifts: built for distributed teams.
Season 2026
Dates, shipping buffers and realistic budgets for this year's gift exchange.
Guides
Office edition
A workplace exchange has a different risk profile than a family one. Opt-outs must be invisible, budgets must be real, and no one should feel targeted. Four rules for a draw that respects the room.
Virtual edition
Shipping eats the budget, time zones break the reveal, and a remote group cannot rely on a shared room to carry the moment. Four rules that turn those constraints into a better exchange.
Remote team
Remote teams need the draw, the shipping and the reveal to all work across cities and time zones. A playbook against the usual failures: late gifts, empty reveal calls, left-out colleagues.
Large group
A group of eight handles itself. A group of thirty needs structure: clear rules, reliable communication, a plan for the one or two people who will inevitably fall off. Running it at that size, without drowning.
For coworkers
Office-safe picks that land whether you know them well or barely at all.
Last-minute
You have 24 hours. What you can still pull off, without panicking.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cuchumbo free?
Yes, completely. Creating an exchange, inviting people and drawing names costs nothing.
Do participants need an account?
No. Players join through their personal invitation link: no sign-up and no password.
Can the organizer see who gets who?
Never. The draw is sealed. Not even the person who created the exchange can see the assignments: the surprise is preserved for everyone.
How many people can join?
There is no fixed limit. It works for a few friends or for a whole office, as long as you can keep track of everyone.
What languages is Cuchumbo available in?
Fourteen languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Hindi, Indonesian, Greek, and Thai. Each player can use the language they prefer.
When should we do the gift exchange draw?
Two to three weeks before the reveal is the sweet spot: players have time to gather hints and shop, but not so much that anyone forgets. For remote groups, add a few days for shipping.
Can I organize a gift exchange if we're in different cities?
Absolutely. Share the invitation link by message or email and have everyone mail their gift so it arrives before gift day. Cuchumbo works the same whether the group is in one room or on three continents.
What if someone can't make it to the gift exchange?
They still get a gift. On the reveal page each player can mark their delivery as completed. If someone can't attend in person, a later handoff works just as well. The surprise doesn't need a calendar to land.
What if I don't have my participants' email addresses?
You don't need to collect them. Each participant enters their own contact email when joining through the invitation link: the link works in any chat (WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS) and they handle that step themselves.
Can I edit the Cuchumbo after creating it?
Yes. From the organizer page, the Edit button lets you change the name, gift day, the budget or the theme at any time. Invitations already sent stay valid.
Create yours
Set it up in a minute. Free, no account for your players, and a draw that stays sealed: even from you.
Players no account · Free · Auto-deletes ~6 months after gift day