Didn’t Buy It: Spend Less
Pause impulse purchases
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Put tempting purchases on pause, wait through a cooling-off period and see how much spending you ultimately avoid.
Stop impulse purchases from becoming instant purchases.
Didn’t Buy It gives you a calm place to pause something you want, choose a cooling-off period, and decide later—after the urgency, sale pressure or social-media influence has passed.
PAUSE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE
Add the item, record its price and choose a 24-hour, 7-day or 30-day pause. Didn’t Buy It keeps the decision waiting and can remind you when it is time to reconsider.
MAKE A CLEAR DECISION
When the timer ends, choose:
• I’m not buying it
• I bought it
• I need more time
There is no guilt and no forced “perfect streak.” The goal is to make purchases deliberately rather than automatically.
SEE WHAT YOU AVOIDED
Track:
• Spending you chose not to make
• Purchases reconsidered
• Reconsideration rate
• Common categories and triggers
• Monthly progress
• Challenges and milestones
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your purchase ideas and decisions stay on your device. No account is required. You can protect the app with Face ID or your device passcode, control notification privacy, export your records and delete everything at any time.
Didn’t Buy It does not connect to your bank, move money or provide financial advice. It is a simple behavioural tool for creating space between wanting something and buying it.
We use standard terms: "Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/"
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The developer, Thomas Richardson, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Thomas Richardson
- Size
- 1.5 MB
- Category
- Shopping
- 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 and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Annual $9.99
- Premium Monthly $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Lanchester Research & Design