Comparison

The Source vs Impulse Market

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Source

Order cannabis products for delivery from a licensed retailer in California. Browse merchandise, place orders, and sign up for membership. The app ensures compliance with state laws and uses geo-blocking for approved delivery areas.

Highlights
  • View products and merchandise
  • Place delivery orders
  • Sign up for membership
  • State-compliant ordering
  • Geo-blocking for delivery areas
  • Lab-tested products
Features
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The Source is a licensed cannabis delivery retailer located in California. This app allows customers to view products and merchandise for The Source, as well as place orders for delivery. Customers can also sign up to become members of The Source. The app follows ALL compliance laws as required by the Department of Cannabis Control, and all products are lab tested and approved by the state. Customers also cannot place orders that are outside of the approved areas using geo-blocking technology.

About

Impulse Market

Features
Currently charting
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Impulse Market is an online shopping simulator and spending outlet with no real spending. It's built for those moments when the urge something to buy hits... you can browse, fill a cart, and check out, except the balances, the credit, and the deliveries are all pretend. Nothing is ever purchased, charged, or shipped. The feeling gets somewhere to go, it's fun, and your real money stays where it belongs. A simple, harmless way to sit with the impulse instead of acting on it and spend less where it actually matters. What you can do: "Buy" anything in the store. Open fake/simulated credit cards (yes, with limits you will absolutely ignore, just like real life.) Track fake deliveries like you’re waiting for emotional closure Purchase cars and watch them immediately depreciate (relatable) See your monthly spending. Build a collection of expensive regret… safely DISCLAIMER: This app is purely for entertainment. This is not a real marketplace No real money is used No credit is issued No real items exist No deliveries will ever arrive Everything you see is fictional and just for fun Basically: you can’t go broke here, this is your shopping safe-space. We double checked.

Screenshots

The Source4 screens
Impulse Market4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Source at Free against Impulse Market's $9.99. The Source also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Impulse Market's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and chart position (#138 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Source is free to download; Impulse Market costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Source ships an update every 6 months, Impulse Market monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
The Source versus Impulse Market: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe SourceImpulse Market
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#138 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB69 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Source Central Coast IncChristopher Elliott

In-app purchases

None

The Source

No in-app purchases

None

Impulse Market

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Source free?
The Source is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Impulse Market free?
Impulse Market costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Source or Impulse Market have ads?
Neither The Source nor Impulse Market shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Source or Impulse Market?
The Source ships an update every 6 months, and Impulse Market monthly. Most recently, The Source was updated on November 3, 2026 and Impulse Market on November 5, 2026.

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