NoBuyCart vs Almost Ordered
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NoBuyCart
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Wanting something is not the same as choosing to buy it. NoBuyCart holds your wishlist while you give yourself time to decide. A jacket from an ad. A reading lamp. Headphones on sale. Save what caught your eye instead of heading to checkout. Come back to the item, and the reason you wanted it, after the urge has passed. A place for the impulse to wait • Save a title, photo, link or note. Enter a price and currency if you want to; prices are never fetched from a shop. • Record the trigger: an ad, boredom, a sale or your own reason. • Leave the wish on pause, with an optional local reminder. • Decide to buy, not buy or stay unsure. Change your mind later; your decision history stays. • Reorder wishes, group by category and archive purchased items. See your decisions together Your review groups the amounts you entered by decision and currency. Wishes without a price are counted separately. These totals are not verified bank savings. Room for a no buy month Doing a no spend challenge? Keep non-essential wants here while they wait. From November 1 to 30, 2026, No Buy November shows the decisions you recorded during the month. Its calendar does not verify purchase-free days. Your wishlist and review work all year. An optional fictional shop lets you browse 18 products, fill a cart and follow an imaginary parcel. No goods are sold, paid for or shipped. Simulated amounts stay separate from your personal wishes. Your data stays on your device. No account, ads, bank connection or third-party tracking. No cloud backup or wish synchronization. NoBuyCart is not a substitute for professional support or personalized financial advice. The Register is an optional one-time purchase, with no subscription. It adds comparisons by trigger, category and period, plus detailed fictional order history. Adding wishes, pausing, decisions, their history and the review overview remain available without a purchase. You can restore your purchase. Eligible earlier installations keep their access. The Register purchase is separate from simulated carts.
Almost Ordered
Simulate the food ordering experience without real purchases or delivery. Browse fictional shops, fill a cart, and enjoy a virtual delivery animation while saving money. Track your simulated savings and enjoy a private, on-device experience.
- Simulated food ordering ritual
- Zero cost checkout
- Virtual delivery tracking
- Savings tracking
- Fictional shops and dishes
- Custom shop creation
- Private, on-device data
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Almost Ordered brings the takeout ritual to a virtual menu. Browse fictional shops, choose your food, fill a cart, and follow a simulated delivery. Virtual orders cost $0 and never reach your door. Find something that looks good Explore more than 60 fictional shops and hundreds of dishes. Clear food and drink images help you browse, with category filters, sorting, and search to find a favorite. Make it your order Choose sweetness and ice for supported tea drinks, add a preparation note, and review your choices in the cart and receipt. Custom delivery addresses and contacts are free. Follow the journey Watch a fictional courier travel on a map. Choose a quick delivery or an immersive journey of about 30 minutes. Live Activities show progress on the Lock Screen when enabled; optional local notifications announce delivery stages. A simple finish Completed orders have a clear receipt and a share card. Your order history and virtual totals stay on your iPhone. Amounts and optional calorie figures reflect the simulated menu; they are not measured savings or dietary results. Create your own shop Add a name, cover, and dish, then publish your shop inside your app and order from it. The free version includes one dish. Optional Crave Plus A one-time purchase unlocks full statistics and unlimited dishes in your own shop. No subscription. The complete virtual ordering flow stays free. Optional purchases use Apple's payment system and are separate from virtual orders. No account required. Orders, shop content, and purchase diagnostics are stored locally. Shops, menus, and couriers are fictional; Almost Ordered is not affiliated with real delivery platforms. Chinese name: 点了 Contact: ericstudio@foxmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NoBuyCart at every 4 days against Almost Ordered's fortnightly. NoBuyCart also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. NoBuyCart sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Almost Ordered sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NoBuyCart ships an update every 4 days, Almost Ordered fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoBuyCart | Almost Ordered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Dupin | 中相 吴 |
In-app purchases
NoBuyCart
- The Register$3.99
Almost Ordered
- Crave Plus$9.99









