Stop Impulse Buying | Budget User Reviews

Name: Stop Impulse Buying | Budget
Rating: 4.34615 (52 reviews)

Stop Impulse Buying | Budget

Britney Shawstad

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💪 Health & Fitness

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Could be much better - doesn’t go quite far enough

I think it’s helpful, but it doesn’t go far enough. . For instance, when you don’t impulse buy- it would be great if there was somewhere in the app where you could list what it was you were tempted to buy, and then didn’t - and how much it would’ve cost - then you could see how much you saved yourself - and all the items in one week that you didn’t buy - and how much money you saved in total. This would give me far more incentive to use the app because then it would be such a great incentive.

Mandiclare

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hello! Thank you for the feedback. We appreciate the suggestion and agree that having a dedicated way to track purchases you decided not to make—and the money saved—could be a great motivator. In the meantime, we do have a Budget Tracker feature located on the second tab of the app where you can record purchases and savings-related activity. While it’s not exactly the same as what you’ve described, it may help support some of those goals today. We’ll keep your feedback in mind as we continue improving the app. Thanks again for taking the time to share your ideas!

Worthless

This app doesn’t help at all, good way to take advantage of someone looking for help for shopping. Pay us and we will give you this app that doesn’t help at all.

christinewsp

4 months ago

Response from developer

Hi there, thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry the app didn’t feel helpful for your situation. Our goal is to provide tools that may help users build healthier spending habits and become more mindful with purchases over time. The app does include one free feature outside of the subscription, the Impulse Buying Checklist, along with a free trial so users can explore the full experience before deciding whether it’s a good fit for them. We appreciate you giving the app a try and will continue improving the experience based on user feedback.

Free version? Don’t think so

The entire premise of the app is a no spend tracker. Which you cannot access without buying the subscription. Normally the mai n function of the app is free, and extras are behind a paywall. Felt scammed, downloaded a no spend app to track spending and save money not buy another subscription to a VERY basic app. Deleted immediately. Save yourself some time.

bcc1933

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for sharing your experience. We’re sorry this didn’t meet your expectations. The app is designed as a focused, ad-free tool for people committing to a No Spend challenge. We do offer a free impulse checklist and a free trial, so users can explore the app and decide if it’s a good fit before subscribing. Pricing is always shown clearly upfront, and there’s no obligation to continue. We’re a small independent team, and subscriptions help us maintain and improve the app over time. We understand this model won’t be right for everyone, and we appreciate the feedback.

Love it!

Expense tracking, the no spend tracking and grocery list all in one.

applover897

6 months ago

Have to Pay

“Let’s create a ‘No Spend’ tracker where people have to pay monthly to use it.

What a joke.

Purpleandgreydot

7 months ago

Response from developer

We hear you — the irony isn’t lost on us. The subscription helps a small indie team keep the app running and improving without ads or data selling. Pricing is always optional and upfront. Thanks for sharing your take.

Perfect!

No spend challenge here I come !

yogibaby12846

7 months ago

spend to save

absolutely unhinged to pay for a no spend tracker app LOL gotta respect the hustle but dayum that is diabolical

bigbootaybeech

9 months ago

Response from developer

Hi there! Our goal is to provide a tool that helps people build lasting habits around mindful spending and saving. The app includes free features like the Impulse Checklist, as well as a free trial so users can explore everything before subscribing. We appreciate your feedback — and the humor! It helps us continue improving and supporting smarter spending choices.

Great app!

As someone wanting to be more mindful of my spending this app is perfect for it. I came for the no spend tracker but find the other features super useful!

yogibaby12846

a year ago

Totally contradicts your point

You emphasize not impulse buying & not spending money. Yet every time you try to use any feature on the app it prompts you to sign up to spend $ on a monthly membership. Totally thought this was something I’d use until that came up.

Allissa Lasko

a year ago

Response from developer

We offer the impulse checklist at no charge and its ability to tally up totals and set a goal which is totally free. We also offer a free trial to experience the app before users make a purchase. As a developer we have to cover costs and expenses but overall we feel the tools included are worth the expense for users who want the tools to help create better spending habits.

Disappointed

It looks like a great app, but I ended up deleting it because you have to sign up for a monthly subscription to unlock most of the features. If it was a one-time cost under $10, I would have purchased it. But a subscription will add up to $120/year for the top plan. Not ideal for an app that’s supposed to help you cut down on spending. :-(

Ephesians 4:22-24

a year ago

Paid app… foolishness

What’s the point of an app that is supposed to promote savings when every single feature requires a subscription to access? That’s a waste of money that by their own chart means you shouldn’t do it!!

DisappointedAndRobbed

a year ago

Response from developer

We offer the impulse checklist as a free feature, and we provide a free trial for the other tools so you can explore them and decide if they meet your needs. Developing and maintaining an app requires significant resources, and the subscription helps us continue improving the app and creating features that can genuinely make a difference in your financial journey. We understand that it isn’t for everyone, but it’s an investment, and many choose to trust the app to support them along the way. The trial allows you to experience the full value of the app before making a commitment. Your review currently reflects a very narrow perspective, based on what you perceive as “worth it,” without having fully explored the app’s features through the trial. We encourage you to give the trial a chance, before leaving a review.

Too permissive and expensive

It has a lot of potential. The free version is not very functional, but it offers a helpful list of questions to ask before making a purchase. Once you’ve answered the questions, the app gives a recommendation (buy or don’t buy) based on your responses. For me, the questionnaire keeps recommending that I make the purchase, even if I’ve given some great reasons not to buy the item. I turn to this app to stop myself from making these purchases, but it encourages me to make them anyway. I wish the questionnaire had higher standards, and I wish I could modify the question weights. And I wish the questions were clearer and deeper - what exactly is the cost per use, how many times will I use the item within the next year, how many hours will I have to work to pay for it, etc. I’m sure if they added these features, they would be behind a paywall though. More than anything, the free version should be functional. It’s just a worksheet right now. Most of the app is behind a paywall and it has constant popup windows trying to get me to buy the premium version, which is super unhelpful to someone on a spending freeze.

StanleyB95

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi StanleyB95, Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. We’ve improved the questionnaire to be more selective and along with a couple helpful tips. We also offer a free 7-day trial so you can explore all features and make confident spending decisions. Appreciate you helping us improve! —The Stop Impulse Buying Team

Just Started

I am excited that an app like this exists. I just downloaded it and have not been able to use it in real life yet, but I love the idea behind the app.
I do feel like a key item is missing though... It would be nice to have a “want” list that counts down how long you’ve been thinking about the purchase.
It would be satisfying to see the days tick by and possibly a notes section regarding the item you want to purchase. It would tie in well to the question “have you wanted it for at least two weeks?”.

Excited User 25

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hello and Happy New Year! We are likewise excited for you to use the app. Great feedback on the want list/count down. This has been something on our radar. But with your feedback, we will see what we can do to move it forward sooner. If you'd like to email us at stopimpulsebuyingapp@gmail.com we could share some ideas and talk details. In the meantime, here's a few ways you can get started with the app! - On the main page - you can set a single goal. A northstar, if you will. ex. to save money, cut back on spending, pay off dept. -Also, if you're in a trial/subscribed you can start using the No Spend Tracker. This is a visual way you can track days you don't make an impulse purchase. -next time you go to the grocery, prepare a list (see our settings). We've added a fun and simple shopping list tool you can use and reuse. -Also, something brand new we just added is a Budget Tracker. Set an allowance, or simple record expenses. This is on the dashboard.

Useful app, with one big flaw…

This app is super useful to control spending by asking a bunch of important questions when considering whether to buy something.
The only (big) disadvantage is that it constantly pushes to pay £5 a month to access the majority of the features; this is the complete opposite of what the app is meant to be doing! I feel as though an app of this kind should be free to use, and not promoting spending more money in order to use it. In my opinion this is very hypocritical of what it is meant to be doing!

AlpineCabbage76

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Thank you for your review and feedback! We’re so glad to hear you find our app to be a great tool. As an indie developer, balancing creation, maintenance, and support is always a challenge, but we’ve made the Impulse Checklist freely accessible to everyone. For those seeking even more value, we’ve built premium features to help users on their journey to reduce impulse spending and build better habits. We also offer a 7-day free trial and a more budget-friendly annual plan to ensure continued value for our users. Your support means a lot to us, and we hope the app continues to be helpful for you!

Stop impulse buying by spending $10/mo on this app

Make it make sense.

eleeko :]

2 years ago

Response from developer

Give it a try before writing a full review based only on a surface level look at price—our free trial lets you test-drive the features to see how much it can really help. Think of it as a small investment in curbing those impulse buys. We offer both monthly and annual plans for flexibility, and yes, developing and publishing quality apps takes resources. We’re not forcing anyone to download, but we’re here to make saving easier (and maybe even a bit fun)!

You have to buy 🤦‍♀️

You can’t use the app and do anything unless you buy the subscription. Kind of defeats the goal…

kindbutclever

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback! Just to clarify—users can access our free impulse buying questionnaire and explore the app before subscribing. We also offer a 7-day free trial to try out all features with no commitment. Since your review, we’ve added more tools like savings challenges, spending trackers, and smart reminders to help build better habits. Hope you’ll give it another go!

Laughably Useless

The app seems very contradictory in its messaging. Many people obviously get this app in order to stop impulse buying and the app goes on to give the user non stop suggestions to purchase the $10 package, which in of itself is most likely an impulse purchase to the user. It’s almost laughable to get this app in hopes of stop purchasing things that are unnecessary in our lives. There are many free templates online that give better help than what this app is failing to do. I encourage users to try those instead and don’t waste your money on this.

Bug18676

2 years ago

Response from developer

Impulse purchases are a serious challenge for many people, and we believe addressing them is important. Our goal is to help users curb impulse buying through practical strategies and tools. We provide a 7-day free trial so users can experience the tools our app offers before committing to a purchase. If you prefer searching online for free templates, that’s great. But if you’re looking for a convenient and simple app to help curb impulse purchases through savings tracking, challenges, checklists, and more, we encourage you to start the trial and see how it can benefit you.

Unusable/Practice what you Preach

All button presses bring up a pop-up to subscribe and I am unable to even use the app to determine whether or not it is useful in the first place. This developer might be wise to consider revision and pricing structure. $10 a month seems disproportionate for the features this app offer.

A Marquette local

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hello Again! Circling back here New Reply: Since your review was written we've been busy adding new features! We now have several very helpful tools which include: Shopping List, Allowance/Expense Tracker, Motivation Reminders along with our other features such as the Impulse Checklist, Savings Dashboard, 52 Week Challenge and Monthly No Spend Tracker! We'd love to see if this helps! Previous reply: We've push a couple updates since your review was written. Might you consider having another look. Also we have a 7 day free trial period which will allow you to experience the app. Once a trial has been selected which is common among apps you will then be able to try and see the features making it indeed useable. We are a small app so should this be helpful we’d appreciate an updated review.