# Amblee: Block What Costs You — Betting, shopping, in-app buys

> Betting, shopping, in-app buys (iPhone/iPad app by Amblee LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amblee-block-what-costs-you/id6792321325 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Amblee LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792321327)
- Category: Finance, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 7 MB
- Released: 2026-08-11
- Data updated: 2026-10-13

## What is Amblee?

Amblee blocks the apps that drain your money until you have paid yourself first.

Pick what costs you: sports betting, casino apps, prediction markets, shopping, delivery, in-app purchases, or the feeds you lose evenings to. Choose the apps to shield. Set a monthly deposit goal. The blocks stay on until that much money moves into your own savings or brokerage. Connect a bank read-only and deposits count on their own, or log a screenshot of your transfer.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Name the habit: sportsbooks, casino apps, prediction markets, shopping, delivery, in-app purchases, feeds.
2. Set your monthly minimum: the same money you were burning, redirected to you.
3. The apps go dark: Screen Time shields the apps you pick.
4. Show the money moved: connect a bank and settled deposits count on their own, or screenshot the transfer and log it. Clear your goal and access returns for the rest of the month.

NAME THE GOAL
Give the money a reason: a vacation fund, a car fund, a college fund. Say how much and by when, and Amblee works out what that is a month, counts what your bank shows you put in, and keeps it on your home screen widget beside the month.

WHY IT WORKS
Blockers block and hope. Amblee ties the unlock to the one thing that changes the picture: money moving into your savings or investments instead of out of them. With a connected bank, progress is net; pull the money back out and the blocks return. A hardship unlock exists for real emergencies while your subscription is active.

SEE WHAT IT ACTUALLY COST
Connect an account and Amblee adds up what left for the sportsbooks last month, by name.

WHAT AMBLEE NEVER DOES
- Never holds, moves, or invests your money. Bank access is read-only through Plaid.
- Never sees your bank password. Screenshot amounts are read on your phone; the image never leaves your device.
- Never sells your data or shares it with advertisers. The subscription is the entire business model.

Amblee is a self-restriction tool, not therapy or treatment. If gambling is hurting you or someone you love, call or text 1-800-GAMBLER or visit ncpgambling.org. Free, confidential, 24/7.

Subscription: 7 days free, then $4.99/month or $49.99/year through your Apple account. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms: https://amblee.co/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Pro Annual | $49.99 | per year |


## Is Amblee safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Amblee.

## Is Amblee legit?

Amblee: Block What Costs You has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Amblee is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.7 — 2026-10-07

What's new in 1.0.7:

- A simpler start: pick the habits that cost you, from shopping and food delivery to in-app buys, the feeds and betting.
- Got a code from a friend or creator? A clear field says what it does, and a pasted link just works.
- Sign out and back in, and you land straight back in your own account, goal and blocks.
- Home and Blocks now say plainly when blocking isn't turned on yet, and how to turn it on.
- Your sign-in code goes through on its own once all six digits are in.
- Fixes for larger text sizes and for how your plan is shown.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-10-05

Name the goal. A savings goal can now carry a reason: a vacation fund, a car fund, a college fund. Say how much and by when, and Amblee works out what that is a month, counts what your bank shows you put in, and shows it beside the month on your home screen widget.

The subscription screen now shows once per launch after a lapse, with a Not now, instead of coming back on every refresh.

Forgot password works again from the email link.

Interest and dividends your bank pays no longer count toward the goal. Only money you move does.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-10-01

A clearer start.

The opening questions now show you one number: the money leaving for betting or impulse spending, set against the same money kept. It is plain arithmetic, no growth assumed, and the assumption is printed under the chart.

Blocking websites is now something you choose. It used to be switched on for you when you named what costs you money. It is off unless you ask for it, on the same screen where you pick the apps.

The subscription screen says what the app actually does, including where it needs you to open Amblee for the blocks to go back on.

Plus the creator program on iPhone, and fixes to how referral codes are handled.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-09-14

Two new guides. "Show me how Amblee works" on the first screen explains where your money goes, how your month works, and what Amblee costs. After setup, a one-time "How to use Amblee" walks through your own goal and dates, and stays in Account.

Referral and creator codes now have a home at sign-up on every sign-in method, and a mistyped code can be fixed on the spot instead of quietly disappearing.

The Creator Program is in Settings. Apply from the app, and once you're approved, see your code and the people who joined through it.

Fixed: if the App Store can't confirm your subscription, Amblee says so and shows you the subscription screen. Home, the widget and the block screen now agree about whether this month's goal is met.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-10

Prediction markets now lead the list of apps to block. Kalshi, Polymarket and PredictIt sit at the top of what Amblee suggests shielding, with their real icons, and Amblee can spot them on your phone.

Helplines now match your country. If you are outside the US you get your national gambling helpline instead of a US number that will not connect.

Fixed: the built-in website blocklist is now ordered so the prediction markets are always inside the limit iOS puts on web blocking.

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