ImpulseLock vs DooSpend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ImpulseLock
This app helps you curb impulse spending by introducing a customizable delay before you can complete a purchase. It encourages mindful decision-making through reflection prompts and tracks your savings, keeping your data private and offline.
- Customizable cooldown periods
- Mindful reflection prompts
- Savings tracking and insights
- Private and offline data storage
- Reduces buyer's remorse
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ImpulseLock helps you build mindful shopping habits by pausing impulse buys and giving you time to consider your options. Whether you're tempted by social media trends or late‑night cart additions, our simple tool helps you make confident, intentional purchases. Add a product link or shopping cart item, set a customizable delay (from minutes to days), and answer short reflection prompts about why you want the item. When the timer ends, revisit your decision and open the link to complete the purchase—or feel satisfied you saved the money. Key features: - Customizable cooldowns: Create locks that suit your spending goals, from quick pauses to 24‑hour cooling periods. - Mindful reflection: Answer simple questions about needs, wants and alternatives to help you decide whether to buy. - History & insights: Track your locked items and see how often you decide not to buy; celebrate your savings. - Private & offline: Your data stays on your device—no accounts, no tracking. Start using ImpulseLock today to break the cycle of doom spending, reduce buyer’s remorse, and save money for what truly matters. $29.99 for an annual subscription (Save 50%) $4.99 for a monthly subscription Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DooSpend
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DooSpend — 5 ways to log · what's left to spend today · which card pays most before you swipe · yearly money in vs tax thresholds Too lazy to track your spending? Not sure which card earns the most where? ① 5 ways to log — type it · snap a slip · pick a photo/screenshot · scan a QR before paying · say it (AI logs it) ② What's left today — your budget spread across the days, for everyday discipline ③ About to pay? One tap shows which card earns the most — more points and cashback ④ Savings — money set aside stays out of what's safe to spend + a savings chart you tick off ⑤ Instalments & debts — next payment, what's left, reminders before it's due ⑥ Money in by year — compared with the thresholds banks must report to the Revenue Department ⑦ Shared pockets — split with friends + "who owes whom" + PromptPay QR to pay back ⑧ On your device + your own iCloud — no bank linking, no SMS reading ■ Shared Pockets • Split costs with friends, partner, or family — even on different Apple IDs • Invite with a link you can paste into any chat • Per-pocket budgets + category breakdowns ■ Credit-card assistant • Ranked by reward rules you set up yourself once • Co-brand card rules — store-specific (e.g. a Shopee card) or store exclusions (dining promos that skip delivery) • Track the cashback / points / miles you actually earn • 0% installments with interest worked out for you • Statement-cycle and due-date reminders ■ The full picture • Share slips straight from your bank app, Shopee or Lazada · import a whole card statement in one go • Auto-categorize, learn your merchant renames, flag duplicates • Early warning if your pace will overshoot the budget, plus a morning nudge — works on cash & transfers too • This month's overview — card bills, instalments, recurring payments and money you borrowed, sorted by date or on a calendar · card bills follow the real statement cycle, so you see how many days past due and what this bill comes to • Budgets you can start on your salary day • Keep debt/loan payments out of your spending totals — flag them "not counted" (they still hit your balance) • Automatic subscription tracking + price-hike alerts • Tags — several per entry, with totals by tag • Multi-currency, backup/restore, CSV/PDF export ■ Genuinely private • No ads or tracking SDKs · nothing sold • When you use AI, only the image or text you choose is sent (via our proxy) to Anthropic Claude to read it, tagged with a random per-device id for the usage quota — never your name, email, or Apple ID Free: unlimited manual entries · 5 AI scans/month · card rules + Best Card for 1 category · reward tracking · 1 savings goal · CSV/Excel import (first card statement free) · 3 accounts · 1 budget · 1 tag DooSpend Pro: • Daily "safe to spend" + early overshoot warning + morning nudge • Best Card for every category, store chips, and alerts before a reward cap fills • Unlimited card-statement imports (PDF) • Savings chart you tick off box by box + multiple goals • Create shared pockets (joining one is free) • Money in by year: combine accounts at the same bank, compare with the Revenue Department thresholds, export an explanation file (PDF/CSV) • Loan interest, worked out for you · net-worth trend • CSV/PDF export · 150 AI scans/month • Unlimited accounts, budgets & tags Pro is ฿69/month or ฿590/year (your local price is shown at purchase). It's an auto-renewing subscription — payment is charged to your Apple ID within 24 hours before the period ends and renews automatically until canceled. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://doospend.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://doospend.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ImpulseLock at 15.1 against DooSpend's 18.0. On price 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
Both are free to download. ImpulseLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DooSpend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ImpulseLock | DooSpend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akuma Akuma-Ukpo | Apiwat Pengjam |
In-app purchases
ImpulseLock
- ImpulseLock Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- ImpulseLock Pro Annual$29.991 Year
DooSpend
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$17.991 Year









