Comparison

ImpulseLog vs CanCon

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

Head to head
About

ImpulseLog

This app provides a pause before impulse purchases, helping users make conscious spending decisions. It offers tools to log purchases, set timers, and track spending habits, with optional premium features for deeper insights.

Highlights
  • Pause before purchase
  • Set wait timers
  • Log bought and skipped purchases
  • Create reusable shopping lists
  • Track spending goals and milestones
  • View spending insights
  • Data export (CSV/JSON)
Features
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A little space before checkout. ImpulseLog is an ADHD-friendly companion for the moment you almost buy. Save the item, take a pause, and choose what feels right. Record bought and skipped purchases honestly, without a complicated budget or a missed-day catch-up. PAUSE IN THE MOMENT Use Help me decide for a short reset, set a wait timer, or send a product link to ImpulseLog with Share to Pause. Bring a reusable shopping list into the store to keep your plan visible. MAKE YOUR CHOICES VISIBLE Log saved, bought, and pending decisions. Add mood, category, notes, or optional place context when it helps. See recorded avoided spending, goals, milestones, XP, and achievements. TRY ONE USEFUL NEXT STEP Free starter guidance is available immediately. After 3 completed decisions, try one personalized Coach sample. Choose a practical next step and check in after trying it. You can revisit your sample without subscribing. GO DEEPER WITH PREMIUM Premium adds fresh weekly Coach reviews, saved review and check-in history, deeper context patterns, 6-month and all-time Insights, and up to one year of mood history. A USEFUL FREE APP Core logging, pause tools, wait timers, shopping lists and sessions, goals, daily challenges, 7-day and 4-week Insights, 14-day mood history, and CSV/JSON data export remain free. Premium is optional. YOUR CHOICES, YOUR DATA No ads in the app. Place context is optional; ImpulseLog does not use background location tracking. Export or delete your data in Settings. Recorded avoided spending is money you chose not to spend, not proof that money moved into a savings account. Premium subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through Apple. Review the current price and billing terms before subscribing. ImpulseLog is a self-reflection tool, not medical treatment or personalized financial advice. Privacy: https://www.impulselog.com/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@impulselog.com

About

CanCon

Features
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Never miss the last day to cancel a contract. CanCon keeps your contracts and cancellation deadlines organized, alerts you in time, and shows a countdown on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, widgets, and Apple Watch. Your first 3 contracts are free. CanCon Pro unlocks unlimited contracts, on-device document scanning, cancellation PDFs, and optional iCloud sync with one lifetime purchase — no subscription. FEATURES • Calculate cancellation dates from the contract term and notice period • Add contracts manually or scan documents on your device • Review and edit providers, costs, and contract details • Create reminders and calendar entries • Prepare a signed cancellation letter as a PDF • See deadlines in widgets, on the Lock Screen, and on Apple Watch • Available in English, German, Spanish, and Russian • Supports contracts from Germany, Spain, the UK, the US, and Russia PRIVACY Documents are processed locally on your device. Contracts stay on your device and, if you choose, in your private iCloud. There is no separate account, bank login, or cancellation delivery service. You review all detected details and send the cancellation yourself by email or post.

Screenshots

ImpulseLog4 screens
CanCon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ImpulseLog at every 3 days against CanCon's weekly. ImpulseLog also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). CanCon's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. ImpulseLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and CanCon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ImpulseLog ships an update every 3 days, CanCon weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ImpulseLog versus CanCon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpulseLogCanCon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBradley Scott, MunnDimitri Valjuzenic

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ImpulseLog

Subscriptions2
  • ImpulseLog Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium Insights Annual$29.991 Year
1 purchases

CanCon

One-time1
  • CanCon Pro$8.99

Questions

Is ImpulseLog free?
ImpulseLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CanCon free?
CanCon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ImpulseLog or CanCon have ads?
Neither ImpulseLog nor CanCon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ImpulseLog or CanCon?
ImpulseLog ships an update every 3 days, and CanCon weekly. Most recently, ImpulseLog was updated on November 5, 2026 and CanCon on October 24, 2026.

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