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Think about it.
You run a few giveaways in a year.
And you want low-budget and simple giveaway software. It’s even better if you can run some free giveaways here and there.
But giveaway tools that meet this need are scarce.
So, while going through the options available today, I found some giveaway tools that may fit your needs.
One of them is You to Gift.
And if you use their mobile apps (Android and iOS), you even get to run free giveaways.
In this short guide, I’ll go through how You to Gift can help you run Instagram and YouTube giveaways in minutes.
Apart from the free giveaways, you’ll see other benefits of using You to Gift.
How You to Gift works
You to Gift is an Instagram and YouTube giveaway software. It lets you pick winners from your Instagram posts and YouTube videos.
In the case of Instagram, you can pick giveaway winners from the comments and likes of an Instagram post and among your followers.
While You to Gift may not have sophisticated giveaway features like some competitors, one thing I find unique is its simplicity.
You can literally pick giveaway winners in less than 5 minutes.
Apart from that, you only pay for the giveaway campaigns you run. This means you can pay less compared to other options.
But beyond that, you can now run free giveaways on the You to Gift Android and iOS mobile apps.
Let’s see how.
Note: I wrote a detailed You to Gift review on this blog. However, this post will focus more on the You to Gift mobile app.
Free giveaways on the You to Gift mobile apps
Once you download the You to Gift mobile app, you get 40 coins to pick winners for Instagram and YouTube giveaways.
To use your coins, click “Pick a Winner” for Instagram. This lets you select giveaway winners from comments, likes, or followers.
On the next page, you have to enter your Instagram post link. Then, you can pick winners from followers, likes, and comments.
You to Gift asks for the data you need. So, you can select all comments, unique comments, or likes.
But whatever option you choose, you can also request other criteria. For instance, if you select “All comments,” you can pick winners from commenters who liked the post and follow your account.
But from what I see here, you’ll use at least 10 coins no matter the option you select. You’ll use more if you check additional options.
For example, likes cost 5 extra coins while follows cost nothing.
As you can see here, I have 30 coins left to use.
After selecting the data you want to collect, click the “Next” button. On the next page, you can select the number of winners.
Since giveaway participants can easily doubt the transparency of the process, You to Gift allows you to record your screen while picking the winners.
Next, click the “Pick a Winner” button. If you toggled the screen recording option to “YES,” You to Gift will prompt you to start screen casting.
In this giveaway, I selected the like data and asked You to Gift to ensure the user also follows my Instagram account.
Once You to Gift selects the winner, it will show the criteria they meet. You can change the winner here if you want to.
Otherwise, click “Complete and save.”
After your giveaway, you can download your giveaway results as an Excel or CSV file. You can also download the winner’s picture and the screen recording.
So, in a nutshell, the 40 coins will get you at most 4 free giveaway winner picks.
Export giveaway data
You to Gift lets you export data from your giveaway post or any Instagram post. You can export your likes and comments from a post.
The other option is to export follower data.
The process is pretty similar to that of picking giveaway winners, so there’s no need to go over that again.
This process also uses 10 coins.
Randomizer
If you have a list of giveaway participants, you can use the Randomizer to generate a random number or name.
For the free number generator, the Randomizer will request the minimum and maximum number.
For the random name generator, you have to list your participants in rows in the box provided.
The alternative, which I think is much easier, is to upload an Excel or CSV file containing the participants’ data.
Reasons to consider You to Gift for picking giveaway winners?
Let me be frank, no giveaway tool will work for everyone.
That’s perfectly normal since we all have different needs.
That said, what does You to Gift have in its favor?
- Ease of use: You to Gift is probably the easiest giveaway tool to use. You can follow a few steps and pick giveaway winners in less than 5 minutes. So, if you’re looking for an easy-to-use product, this is one option to consider.
- Simple and light interface: if you just want to pick a winner randomly, You to Gift has a simple interface that will meet your needs. However, if you want to run different types of giveaways, you should consider other options.
- Pay as you go: You to Gift pricing means you only pay for what you use. The pricing plans are based on the number of comments, likes, and followers you want to pick winners from.
- Affordable: you can pay as low as $12.99 to pick giveaway winners from up to 30,000 followers. Even better, you pay $4.99 to pick winners from up to 10,000 comments. And this is cheaper for lower numbers. So, if you run giveaways once or twice a month, this is far cheaper than monthly subscriptions for most giveaway software tools.
If these criteria are important to you, you should check You to Gift out.
Conclusion
It’s a common practice.
You want to see how a tool functions before spending your hard-earned money on it.
You to Gift lets you do exactly this. You can run a few Instagram or YouTube giveaways on its apps for free to determine if it’s the right giveaway software for you.
What do I think about You to Gift? I think it works for many people with limited needs, especially those who struggle with complicated tools.
So, check out the You to Gift Android and iOS apps to confirm for yourself.
Samuel writes long-form guides to help businesses and entrepreneurs achieve better results from their marketing activities. He also writes for marketing and SaaS companies that want more leads and customers. Get in touch with him to discuss your content needs.