Ernie: Stop Impulse Buys

Ernie: Stop Impulse Buys

Prices in hours of your life

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Released
February 6, 2026
Updated
October 27, 2026

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That $200 jacket isn't just $200. It's 8 hours of your life. Ernie shows what things really cost: the hours you worked to pay for them. Then he helps you sleep on it, so you only buy what you'd still want tomorrow. Free. No account. No ads. Your numbers stay on your phone. HOW IT WORKS • Check a price. Type it in, or share any product page to Ernie from Safari. See it in hours of your work, and what it could grow into if you invested it instead. • Sleep on it. Save it to Maybe Later and pick when Ernie should check in: tomorrow, in a few days, or any time you choose. • Decide with a clear head. Still want it? Buy it guilt-free. Changed your mind? It counts as saved. NOT A NO-SPEND APP Ernie isn't here to make you feel bad about buying things. He's here for the gap between wanting something and paying for it. Most urges don't survive the night. EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Ask Ernie from the share sheet on any shopping page • A home screen widget with your savings and the hours you kept • Long-press the app icon to check a price in a second • Hourly, salary or paycheck: Ernie works out your rate • Any currency, in 10 languages • See what your skips could grow into by retirement • Light and dark mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up, no bank login, no ads, no subscription. Your pay, your birthday and everything you check stay on your device. An app about keeping your money shouldn't ask for any of it.
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What's New in Ernie

2.0.1

October 27, 2026

Ernie 2.0 is a fresh start. • Sleep on it: save anything to Maybe Later and Ernie checks in when the urge has cooled off. Pick tomorrow, a few days, or any time. • Ask Ernie: share a product page from Safari to see its real cost. • A home screen widget, plus Check a price right from the app icon. • Any currency, and Ernie now speaks 10 languages. • A new Ernie, a new look and a much shorter setup. Still free. Still no account. Still no ads.

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