NoBuy: Pause the Urge
Lifestyle In-app purchases
Beat impulse spending. Park an urge for 72h — keep the money you'd have spent.
- Downloads
- 2+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 6
- 2026 · v1.3.0
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About NoBuy: Pause the Urge
Every impulse buy starts the same way: you see it, you want it, you're about to tap "buy." NoBuy adds one small step in between — a pause that lets the urge fade before it costs you.
Instead of buying, you park the urge. It goes on ice for 72 hours. Most impulses quietly pass. The money you didn't spend adds up right where you can see it.
HOW IT WORKS
- Park it — Log the thing you wanted (the price is optional), then let it sit.
- Let it cool off — A 72-hour timer runs. No willpower fight, just a short, deliberate wait.
- Keep the money — Most urges pass, and the price you didn't pay lands in your kept total. Still want it after? Buy it, guilt-free.
WHAT YOU GET
- A running total of the money that never left your pocket
- Your own no-buy list — coffee, clothes, gadgets, anything — with days-clean streaks
- An evening check-in: mark a buy-free day right from the notification
- A 72-hour default you can change to anything from 24 hours to 14 days
- Levels that grow with every urge you let go
- Ten accent themes to make the app yours
- Your currency, set automatically from your region
BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY
No ads. No tracking. No analytics. NoBuy works fully on your device — you don't even need an account to start. Sign in only if you want cloud backup. Export everything to CSV anytime, and delete your data whenever you like.
FREE VS PRO
Free covers everything: unlimited urges and categories, all ten themes, custom quarantine lengths, reminders and CSV export.
Pro adds cloud backup and sync, so your progress is safe and the same on all your devices. One-time purchase — no subscriptions, ever.
NoBuy isn't a budgeting app and it won't lecture you. It's one calm, deliberate pause between the urge and the checkout — and a growing pile of proof that waiting works.
Park the urge. Keep the money.
Instead of buying, you park the urge. It goes on ice for 72 hours. Most impulses quietly pass. The money you didn't spend adds up right where you can see it.
HOW IT WORKS
- Park it — Log the thing you wanted (the price is optional), then let it sit.
- Let it cool off — A 72-hour timer runs. No willpower fight, just a short, deliberate wait.
- Keep the money — Most urges pass, and the price you didn't pay lands in your kept total. Still want it after? Buy it, guilt-free.
WHAT YOU GET
- A running total of the money that never left your pocket
- Your own no-buy list — coffee, clothes, gadgets, anything — with days-clean streaks
- An evening check-in: mark a buy-free day right from the notification
- A 72-hour default you can change to anything from 24 hours to 14 days
- Levels that grow with every urge you let go
- Ten accent themes to make the app yours
- Your currency, set automatically from your region
BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY
No ads. No tracking. No analytics. NoBuy works fully on your device — you don't even need an account to start. Sign in only if you want cloud backup. Export everything to CSV anytime, and delete your data whenever you like.
FREE VS PRO
Free covers everything: unlimited urges and categories, all ten themes, custom quarantine lengths, reminders and CSV export.
Pro adds cloud backup and sync, so your progress is safe and the same on all your devices. One-time purchase — no subscriptions, ever.
NoBuy isn't a budgeting app and it won't lecture you. It's one calm, deliberate pause between the urge and the checkout — and a growing pile of proof that waiting works.
Park the urge. Keep the money.
What’s new
Version 1.3.0 · Updated October 6, 2026
NoBuy 1.3 — the biggest update yet: - Savings goals with photo & emoji - Prices shown as hours of work - Challenges: 7-day, 30-day & no-buy month - Triggers — see why you shop - Share to NoBuy from any shop or browser - Share images of what you've kept - Black Friday mode - Fresh, clearer design on every screen - Kinder streaks — slip-ups never reset them
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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