NoBuy: Pause the Urge

Almstedt Studio

In-app purchases

About this app

Every impulse buy starts the same way: you see it, you want it, you're about to tap "buy." NoBuy adds one small step in between — a pause that lets the urge fade before it costs you.

Instead of buying, you park the urge. It goes on ice for 72 hours. Most impulses quietly pass. The money you didn't spend adds up right where you can see it.

HOW IT WORKS
- Park it — Log the thing you wanted and its price, then let it sit.
- Let it cool off — A 72-hour timer runs. No willpower fight, just a short, deliberate wait.
- Keep the money — Most urges pass, and the price you didn't pay lands in your kept total. Still want it after? Buy it, guilt-free.

WHAT YOU GET
- A running total of the money that never left your pocket
- Your own no-buy list — coffee, clothes, gadgets, anything — with days-clean streaks
- A 72-hour default you can change to anything from 24 hours to 14 days
- Levels and streaks that reward every urge you beat
- Ten accent themes to make the app yours
- Your own currency — currencies across Europe, the US and Canada built in
- Optional cloud backup so your progress is safe and synced across devices

BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY
No ads. No tracking. No analytics. NoBuy works fully on your device — you don't even need an account to start. Sign in only if you want cloud backup. Export everything to CSV anytime, and delete your data whenever you like.

FREE VS PRO
Free covers the core habit: park urges, track what you keep, up to 5 no-buy categories, and the signature lime theme.
Pro unlocks unlimited categories, all ten themes, cloud backup and sync, custom quarantine lengths and CSV export. One-time purchase — no subscriptions, ever.

NoBuy isn't a budgeting app and it won't lecture you. It's one calm, deliberate pause between the urge and the checkout — and a growing pile of proof that waiting works.

Park the urge. Keep the money.

What’s new

Several bugs squashed