Hold That! vs Instinct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hold That!
This app helps you pause before making purchases to differentiate between needs and impulses. It offers a 72-hour cooldown period for uncertain buys and tracks your savings from skipped purchases, motivating you with streaks and badges.
- 10-second impulse check
- 72-hour purchase freeze
- Savings tracking
- Purchase streak builder
- XP and badge system
- Wishlist cooldown
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Hold That! helps you pause before you purchase, so you buy what you need, skip what you don’t, and watch your savings grow. ================== How it works: 1-Should I buy this? Run a quick 10-second check to separate need vs impulse. 2-Freeze for 72 hours Not sure? Park it. We’ll remind you to re-check later. 3-Save when you skip If you pass on it, log the price and see your Saved total climb. 4-Build the streak Your streak tracks days without impulse purchases. 5-Level up Earn XP from saves and unlock fun titles and badges. ================== Who it’s for? -Impulse shoppers who want calm control -No-buy challengers and mindful spenders -Anyone saving for trips, gear, emergency fund or just peace of mind ================== Why it helps: -Adds a tiny pause between urge and action. -Keeps a running total of money you didn’t spend. -Turns progress into streaks, XP, and badges—motivating, not shaming. -Makes “future-you” proud with small daily wins. ================== Features: -Quick Check for need vs impulse. -72-hour Freezer with reminders. -Savings tracker (see how much you kept). -Streaks & badges for momentum. -XP & titles for moral boost. -Wishlist cooldown. ================== Privacy & simplicity: 1-No bank connection. 2-No sign-up required. 3-Local storage. 4-Works offline. ================== Friendly disclaimer: Hold That! supports mindful habits. It isn’t financial advice.
Instinct
This app guides you to eat until 80% full using Japanese mindfulness techniques, focusing on your body's natural signals rather than calorie counting. It helps identify emotional eating triggers and manage cravings through AI-powered insights and mindful practices.
- Hara Hachi Bu guidance
- Real-time meal companion
- Emotional eating trigger identification
- AI-powered insights
- Craving management
- Intuitive eating support
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Make space to notice how meals feel. Instinct helps you record hunger, fullness, emotions, and comfort without counting calories. Explore your own observations at your own pace, with optional practices and no learning streaks to maintain. MEAL CHECK-INS Record how you feel before, during, and after a meal. Resume an active meal from Home. Optional reminders can help you pause and notice your experience. LEARN AT YOUR PACE Read 10 free lessons about mindful eating, hunger signals, emotional eating, hydration, digestive comfort, and returning after a break. Save lessons, mark them as read, and continue where you stopped. Lessons are available offline in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Japanese; external source links require internet access. REFLECT ON YOUR OBSERVATIONS Review recorded meals in History. If you choose to enable AI insights, receive guidance based on the context you provide. AI availability depends on connectivity and usage limits; cached insights and on-device guidance remain available when live AI cannot be used. OPTIONAL PRACTICES Try Craving Surf or choose a daily reminder time. Instinct treats the familiar “80% fullness” idea as an optional awareness concept, not a requirement or a rule about how much to eat. YOUR PRIVACY AND CONTROL No app account is required. Meal records are stored on your device with optional iCloud sync. With your consent, anonymized context for AI insights is processed by Cloudflare and OpenAI. See the Privacy Policy for processing and retention details. SUBSCRIPTIONS All education lessons are free. Optional subscriptions unlock premium features. Available plans, current prices, billing periods, and included features are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available in Instinct Settings. Instinct provides general wellness education, not diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. Follow your care team's guidance and any prescribed meal plan. Hunger and fullness tracking may not suit everyone; you can leave the scale aside when it is not helpful. Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/my-instinct-app/terms Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/my-instinct-app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hold That! at 5.0 against Instinct's 4.0. Hold That! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Instinct sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Hold That! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hold That! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Hold That! ships an update every 4 days, Instinct every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hold That! | Instinct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alireza Ghiastabari | redoine ait ouhssain |
Customer experience
Hold That!
Instinct
In-app purchases
Hold That!
No in-app purchases
Instinct
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Monthly$8.991 Month
- Annual$59.991 Year









