ImpulseShield: Curb the Urge

Impulse control before you buy

Free · In‑App Purchases

Pay once — no subscription, ever. No account, no bank link, no tracking. Your list lives in your iCloud, never with us. Just a calm pause between you and your cart. Every impulse buy feels urgent in the moment — and forgettable a week later. ImpulseShield puts a deliberate pause between you and your cart, so you spend on what you actually want, not what you wanted for ten minutes. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add the thing you're tempted to buy — its price, and why you want it right now. (You can even share it straight from Safari or any app into ImpulseShield.) 2. ImpulseShield starts a cooling-off period scaled to the price. Sleep on it. 3. When the wait ends, you decide with a clear head: buy it, or skip it. Most of the time, the urge is gone. And every time you skip, ImpulseShield banks the money you didn't spend. WATCH YOUR SAVINGS GROW - Every skipped purchase adds to your total saved — real proof that waiting pays. - Build a streak of smart decisions and keep it going. - See your savings across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. WHY IT WORKS The "why I wanted it" note you write in the heat of the moment is the heart of it. Read it back when the wait is over — in the cold light of a few days later, most impulse buys explain themselves out of existence. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No ads. No trackers. No analytics SDKs. No account to create. - Your list lives in YOUR private iCloud and syncs across your Apple devices automatically — we never see it. - Delete and reinstall: your data and savings total come right back. FREE TO USE The whole core loop is free, forever: add temptations, run the cooling-off wait, decide, track your streak and total saved, share items in from anywhere, and keep the last 30 days of your decision history. iCloud sync is free too. IMPULSESHIELD PRO — a one-time purchase, yours for good: - Unlimited active items (free holds up to 10) - Full savings analytics and charts - Unlimited reflection archive - Custom cooling-off thresholds - Themes and a true dark mode - A Home Screen widget No subscription. Pay once, keep it forever. Stop buying on impulse. Start sleeping on it.

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+ Added 8,356 lines of code. − Removed 2,929 lines of code. + A complete visual redesign. Every screen rebuilt on a warm, calm palette with soft "stone" cards and rounded type — the decision screen, your list, Insights, Settings, onboarding, and the paywall all redrawn from the ground up. + Choose your accent color. A range of shades so the app feels like yours, carried consistently across every screen. + Live search. Start typing and your list filters instantly, right where you are — no separate screen to open. + Real haptic feedback on every keep and skip, so each decision actually lands. + A full accessibility pass: VoiceOver support end to end, text that scales with your system size, larger touch targets, and higher-contrast colors throughout. + Ten languages. The whole app is now localized in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. ~ Fixed a bug where a fresh savings total could start with money you never actually saved. Your number means your number now. ~ Closed a few loopholes that let the free 10-item limit be slipped past. Ten means ten now — if you want more, Pro's a one-time $4.99. ~ Fixed several accent colors that were hard to read, and one that wouldn't apply at all. ~ Fixed a crash that could happen when clearing or resetting your list. ~ Smoothed out performance and layout rough edges across the app. − Retired the old pop-up search screen (the new inline one replaces it). − Removed 0 bytes of your personal data. There was never any to take. One housekeeping note: our version number jumped from 1.0.7 to 26.9 — we've started dating releases by year and month, so you always know how fresh a build is. Still a one-time purchase. Still on-device. Still yours. As always, we appreciate you and your support — see you on the next one!

The developer, Porter Washington, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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    The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More

    • Supported Features

      • Dark Interface

      • Differentiate Without Color Alone

      • Sufficient Contrast

      • Reduced Motion

    Seller
    • Porter Washington
    Size
    • 11.2 MB
    Category
    • Finance
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Apple Watch
      Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 10 more
    • English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • ImpulseShield Pro $4.99
    • Extremely kind $9.99
    • Lunch $2.99
    • Very kind $6.99
    • Generous $4.99
    • You shouldn't have $19.99
    • Coffee $0.99
    • Snack $1.99
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Porter Washington