先别买 vs COOLDOWN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
先别买
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You know the feeling. You scroll past something late at night, want it more the longer you look, and order it. Three days later you open the box and pause: why did I want this? XianBieMai does one simple thing: it stops the purchase, waits a few days, and asks you again. - Three steps, ten seconds 1 Copy the link to whatever you want, open the app 2 Write one line: why do I want this? — this step is the whole product 3 Wait. When the timer runs out, the app comes back and asks - That one line is usually enough On the day it expires you don't see a product photo. You see what you wrote a few days earlier: "Saw someone shoot breakfast with it" "It was on sale, felt like a waste not to" "The old one broke — well, it still works actually" Most impulses don't survive a week. You don't need to be talked out of it. You just need to read yourself again. - The more it costs, the longer you wait Under ¥100 3 days ¥100 – 500 7 days ¥500 – 2,000 14 days Over ¥2,000 21 days Sorted automatically by price. All four tiers are editable in Settings. Edits apply to new items only — things already waiting keep the deadline they were given, so changing 21 days to 3 won't make a pile of items expire in the same second. Note: amounts are shown in CNY (¥). - It only counts what you didn't buy The home screen says "you held off on ¥12,830 this year" — not "you saved ¥12,830". Saved implies you came out ahead, and that isn't honest; the money might never have been spent. Held off states one fact: you did not buy these things. Things you did buy are counted, but never added up in money. This app is not here to make you feel bad about what you bought. - One extension, and only one The second time an item expires there are two options left: drop it, or buy it. Unlimited snoozing turns this into a wishlist, and a wishlist is how this kind of app dies. - Getting things in · Copy a link, open the app, tap paste at the top · Share to XianBieMai from another app's share sheet · Add it by hand — every field is optional - Also · Home screen widget: see the number without opening the app · Expiry reminders are local notifications, never routed through a server · Turning notifications off costs you nothing — expired items queue up and ask you the next time you open the app · Universal: iPhone and iPad - Privacy No server, no account, no analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs. Everything stays on your device. Delete the app and it's gone — there is no copy anywhere else. Links are parsed on-device and never uploaded; the app never fetches the product page. The clipboard is checked for one thing only — whether a link is present — and never read. Actually reading it takes a tap on the system paste button. - Pricing v1.0 is completely free. No in-app purchases, no subscription, no paywall, no ads. A future v1.1 plans to add a one-time ¥10 unlock, but if you install now you keep everything free, permanently. That isn't marketing copy: the app records its build number on first launch and decides from that — no sign-in required, and it survives changing phones.
COOLDOWN
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A little room for you. COOLDOWN gives the things you want a place to wait. Save a product, choose a pause, and come back when you are ready to decide. SAVE WHAT CATCHES YOUR EYE Share a product link from a website or shopping app, or paste it into COOLDOWN. Review the name, photo, price and shop before saving. Edit any missing or incorrect details yourself; some websites limit what can be fetched. GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME Choose your own cooling period and watch the countdown in your collection or widgets. Optional reminders let you know when a pause ends. You can also opt into one gentle reminder after three days away. TAKE A SECOND LOOK Start with your original reason, rate how much you want it now, and reveal the photo when you choose. Buy it, let it go, or give it more time. Nothing makes a purchase or decision for you. EXPLORE MORE PERSPECTIVES WITH PLUS Try the Life helps you test the need behind a purchase with an editable activity and a reflection. One purpose, one choice brings alternatives together. Temptation memory and transparent pause suggestions help you notice patterns. Worth Keeping collects purchases you explicitly say you are happy with. Create a designed Unbought Receipt with separate currency totals and a redaction preview. THINK TOGETHER Plus includes private household sharing through iCloud. Choose which details to share and invite someone you trust. Their perspective stays separate from your own decision. YOUR COLLECTION, YOUR CHOICE Use COOLDOWN locally or turn on optional personal iCloud sync. Personal sync remains free. Sky-and-chrome widgets show your cooling collection and the next countdown. Start with five items free in total. Deleting or archiving does not reset that allowance. COOLDOWN Plus offers monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions for unlimited new items and the features above. Your saved items and decisions remain accessible when Plus ends. Prices are shown by Apple for your region. Manage or cancel in your App Store subscriptions. Privacy: https://cooldown-pause.expo.app/privacy.html Terms: https://cooldown-pause.expo.app/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 先别买 at none against COOLDOWN's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. COOLDOWN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 先别买 asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | 先别买 | COOLDOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 剑锋 易 | Max Williams Ehie Boko |
In-app purchases
先别买
No in-app purchases
COOLDOWN
- COOLDOWN Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- COOLDOWN Plus Yearly$11.991 Year









