How do the automatic reminders work?

Dogivo sends a reminder to contributors who haven’t confirmed their contribution yet, with no action from the organizer. You see in real time who has chipped in, with no list to keep and no one-to-one messages to write.

Does private mode hide my amount from everyone?

No, not from the organizer: they need to know who has chipped in to wrap up the collection. Private mode hides your amount from the other contributors in the group. By default, without it, the group sees each person’s contribution.

Who can suggest gift ideas?

Every member of the group, not just the organizer. Everyone adds their suggestions and votes on the others’, so no single person decides for everyone.

How is the “favorite” chosen?

Automatically, from the group’s votes: the idea with the most votes gets the badge. No one has to count opinions or settle a debate, which is exactly what most often gets things stuck.

Can we talk about the gift without creating another group?

Yes, the chat is part of the group gift and reserved for the gift. That avoids the side group, and above all the risk of writing in the wrong thread and spoiling the surprise, since the recipient has access to nothing.

Everything Dogivo does for your group gift

Dogivo brings together in a single app everything a group gift needs: suggest ideas and vote on them, track the collection in real time, automatically remind latecomers, talk in a dedicated chat, keep your amount private and create a PDF certificate. Free and with no fees.

Written by the founder of Dogivo · Updated on September 12, 2026

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Suggest ideas and vote

Every member of the group adds their gift ideas, and everyone votes. The idea with the most votes automatically becomes the “favorite”.

This is the step that bogs down most in a group chat: ideas get lost in the thread, and no one counts the opinions. A vote settles in a few hours what a debate never settles.

Find ideas with the AI assistant

The AI assistant suggests gift ideas based on the occasion and the recipient’s age and tastes.

When the group is stuck, it needs a starting point rather than a blank page. The suggestions don’t decide anything: the group refines them by voting.

Track the collection in real time

A progress bar shows who has chipped in, how much, and what’s left to raise. You get a notification for each confirmed payment.

Without tracking, the organizer matches bank notifications with first names and ends up reminding someone who had already paid. That’s awkward for everyone.

Automatic reminders for latecomers

Dogivo sends reminders to people who haven’t chipped in yet, without you having to write to anyone.

Asking for money is the most uncomfortable part of being the organizer, and the one that makes most collections fail. Automating it takes the awkwardness away on both sides.

Learn more: why a WhatsApp group isn’t enough for this.

Keep your amount private

By default, the group sees each person’s contribution. Each contributor can turn on private mode: their amount is then only visible to the organizer.

In a team, people’s means really do differ. No one should have to justify what they put in, or compare themselves with others.

Join without an account or an install

Contributors join with a simple nickname, without creating an account. A link is enough to see the gift, vote and confirm their contribution.

Every extra step before chipping in loses people. It’s also what lets you invite widely: former coworkers, other departments, people working remotely.

Learn more: download Dogivo and create a group.

A chat just for the gift

A built-in group chat, reserved for the gift. The recipient sees nothing of the group gift: not the ideas, not the messages, not the contributions.

Without a dedicated space, the conversation moves to a side group, with the risk of writing in the wrong thread and spoiling the surprise.

The PDF gift certificate

Dogivo creates a personalized PDF with every contributor’s name, a message and the details of the occasion, to print or send with the gift.

It’s often what the person remembers longest, well after the gift itself has been put away.

Everyone pays the organizer directly

You share your payment details, and everyone pays you by bank transfer, PayPal, Wero or cash. Dogivo never touches the money and never asks for a credit card.

Since the money doesn’t go through any middleman, there’s nothing to take a cut of: fees simply aren’t possible. It’s how the app works, not a sales pitch.

Learn more: why Dogivo takes no fees.

The surprise stays secret

The recipient has access to nothing: not the group gift, not the ideas, not the amount raised.

It’s the basic condition for a gift. An ordinary group chat doesn’t offer it.

Frequently asked questions

How do the automatic reminders work?: Dogivo sends a reminder to contributors who haven’t confirmed their contribution yet, with no action from the organizer. You see in real time who has chipped in, with no list to keep and no one-to-one messages to write.
Does private mode hide my amount from everyone?: No, not from the organizer: they need to know who has chipped in to wrap up the collection. Private mode hides your amount from the other contributors in the group. By default, without it, the group sees each person’s contribution.
Who can suggest gift ideas?: Every member of the group, not just the organizer. Everyone adds their suggestions and votes on the others’, so no single person decides for everyone.
How is the “favorite” chosen?: Automatically, from the group’s votes: the idea with the most votes gets the badge. No one has to count opinions or settle a debate, which is exactly what most often gets things stuck.
Can we talk about the gift without creating another group?: Yes, the chat is part of the group gift and reserved for the gift. That avoids the side group, and above all the risk of writing in the wrong thread and spoiling the surprise, since the recipient has access to nothing.

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