If you could use some assistance with your Christmas shopping, install a helper...

If you’ve got a smartphone, you could have Santa’s little helper right in the palm of your hand...

Here are some great free apps to help keep track of your Christmas lists and budgets:

• Christmas List Pro: Create a list for each individual on your list and track spending, budget and whether the gift has been wrapped or mailed. It even has a feature to protect sneaky fingers from checking your list.

• Free Christmas List: You’ll have gift and cost tracking, overall budget summary and password protection with the Android app. 

• Better Christmas List: Create separate groups for family and friends, set and track budgets for groups or individuals. This iPhone app integrates with your address book too. 

• The Christmas List: Along with the same features of the other apps, this one lets you store photos of people with gifts and has a shopping-days-left countdown to Christmas.