Comparison

NoBuy vs SpendZero

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

Head to head
About

NoBuy

Features
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Stop impulse buying before it starts. NoBuy is the anti-spend toolkit that helps you pause, question, and resist unnecessary purchases — one day at a time. KEY FEATURES • Wishlist Cooldown Add anything you want to buy. A 24-hour, 72-hour, or 7-day timer starts automatically. Most impulse urges fade — if you still want it after the cooldown, buy with confidence. • "Should I Buy?" Decision Flow Answer 5 quick questions before any purchase. Get a clear recommendation: buy, wait, or resist. • No-Spend Calendar Track every day with one tap. Build streaks, earn milestones, and watch your discipline grow. • Spending Rules Block entire categories — no clothing, no takeout, no gadgets. Set rules with optional end dates. • Regret Tracker Log purchases and rate them: worth it or regret. See your regret rate over time. • Money Saved Counter See exactly how much you saved by resisting. Every skipped wishlist item adds to your total. • Widgets & Shortcuts Record from Home Screen or Lock Screen with interactive buttons. Siri shortcuts included. PERFECT FOR • No Buy Challenge participants • Low Buy / Underconsumption lifestyle • Impulse shoppers building discipline • Anyone doing a spending detox NOBUY PRO Unlimited wishlist cooldowns, decision flow, spending rules, regret tracker, multiple challenges, advanced insights, share cards, and data export. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION NoBuy Pro is available as Monthly ($2.99/month), Yearly ($14.99/year), or Lifetime ($24.99 one-time). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://seochan-company.vercel.app/nobuy/terms Privacy Policy: https://seochan-company.vercel.app/nobuy/privacy Support: https://seochan-company.vercel.app/nobuy/support

About

SpendZero

This app gamifies saving money by rewarding users for resisting impulse purchases and maintaining no-spend days. It focuses on positive reinforcement and achievement-based progress rather than traditional budgeting restrictions. All data is stored locally for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Log impulse purchases resisted
  • Earn XP for no-spend days
  • Build and track spending streaks
  • Unlock levels and ranks
  • Complete daily and weekly quests
  • Collect achievement badges
  • Visualize wealth growth
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Don't spend. Mint gold. SpendZero turns every no-spend day into a gold coin: watch them pile up in your Coin Vault, fill your year on the Mint Calendar and see what a year of not spending could be worth. Streaks, XP, quests, badges and a living wealth tree make it a game you actually want to win. Doing a no-buy month, a low-buy year or No-Spend January, or just trying to stop impulse buying? SpendZero makes every day you don't spend feel like a win. NEW IN 2.0 • Coin Vault: each sealed day drops a gold coin into a glass jar you can tilt and shake • Mint Calendar: your whole year in gold coins, brighter on the days you kept more • Savings forecast, all-new charts, and what your savings could buy • Monthly Recap: a story of your month, ready to share • Seal today from your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Control Center or Siri • A living wealth tree: day and night, the seasons, lights in December • Unlock Gold, Emerald and Midnight app icons as you level up A GAME YOU WIN BY NOT SPENDING Mark a no-spend day and it's sealed with a gold coin. Your streak ticks up, rewards pop in, and you see how close your next milestone is. • Streaks, with streak freezes that cover you on a rough day • Daily and weekly quests that progress from what you actually do • 25 levels, from Frugal Novice to Wealth King • Badges for 7-, 30-, 100- and 365-day streaks and savings milestones • Challenges like the 30-Day No-Spend Challenge, Coffee Detox Week and seasonal ones like No-Spend January, or make your own GROW YOUR WEALTH TREE Your tree is one of a kind. It grows with every level, hangs gold coins as your savings add up and follows your real day, from sunrise to moonlit nights. Let your streak lapse and it starts to wilt; one no-spend day brings it back. CRUSH IMPULSE BUYS Something sitting in your cart? Log it. Walk away and the money counts as saved, with XP to prove it. Caved? No shame: log it and keep going. Essentials like groceries and transportation don't break your no-spend day. NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN • Interactive widgets: seal today without opening the app • An optional evening countdown on your Lock Screen before the day runs out • "Seal today in SpendZero" with Siri, or one tap in Control Center • A gentle evening check-in, plus a morning reminder if you forgot yesterday PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you log stays on your iPhone. No account, no bank login, no ads, no tracking. Available in English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. FREE, FOREVER Marking no-spend days, your streak, the Mint Calendar, the Coin Vault, money not spent, levels and your wealth tree. SPENDZERO PRO Challenges, badges, streak freezes, spending insights, quests, the impulse log and export. New users start with a 3-day Pro preview, and the free app keeps working after it. This season's challenge is free while it runs. SUBSCRIPTIONS SpendZero Pro is available weekly, monthly or yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Monthly and yearly plans may include a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gwlabs.app/privacy

Screenshots

NoBuy4 screens
SpendZero4 screens

Verdict

The call

NoBuy and SpendZero are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. NoBuy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SpendZero sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NoBuy versus SpendZero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoBuySpendZero
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHui Chan SeoGW Capital Partners LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NoBuy

One-time1
  • NoBuy Pro Lifetime$9.99
4 purchases

SpendZero

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • SpendZero Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • SpendZero Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is NoBuy free?
NoBuy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpendZero free?
SpendZero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoBuy or SpendZero have ads?
Neither NoBuy nor SpendZero shows ads.

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