impause: Stop Impulse Spending
impause inc. Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touch
impause: Stop Impulse Spending is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by impause inc. Rated 4.5/5 from 30 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 4.5
- 30 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 99 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 23
- 2026 · v1.0.13
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About impause: Stop Impulse Spending
Stop the cycle. Impause is the only money app built on behavioral psychology so you finally understand WHY you impulse buy, not just how much you spent. Every other budget app shows you the past. Impause changes your next purchase. Our users save $250+ a month and it has nothing to do with willpower. SWIPE AWAY REGRET Connect your bank and swipe through recent purchases: right if it was worth it, left if you regret it. Over time Impause spots the patterns the triggers, the moods, the moments that lead to purchases you regret, so you can see them coming and skip them entirely. OUTSMART THE TRICKS RETAILERS USE ON YOU Retailers spend billions engineering the urge to buy. Impause fights back with 40 two-minute lessons, grounded in behavioral science, on the psychological traps behind flash sales, scarcity messaging, and checkout nudges so you can spot them and walk away. No shame, no spreadsheets, no guilt. CUT FORGOTTEN SUBSCRIPTIONS Impause surfaces the subscriptions you've stopped thinking about and helps you cut the ones you've stopped caring about. Dead weight gone, money back in your pocket. THE PAUSE : STOP IMPULSE BUYING IN THE MOMENT The urge to buy is beatable, but only if you catch it in time. Before you buy, run it through the Pause: see what a purchase really costs in hours of your life, and what it'd grow into if you invested instead. Hit "Don't Buy" to lock in the win, and Impause holds it for 24 hours so the urge can pass. MEET YOUR FUTURE YOU Upload a selfie and see two versions of who you're becoming based on how you spend today. Built on Dr. Hal Hershfield's research: the more connected you feel to your future self, the better the money decisions you make now. TRACK WITHOUT THE SHAME Connect Chase, Amex, Bank of America, Capital One and thousands more. See your income split across Needs, Wants, and Savings, and exactly where your money goes, not to obsess over it, but so nothing hides from you. MAKE SAVING FEEL LIKE A GAME Spend challenges, swipe cards, XP, and streaks turn better habits into something you actually want to do. Pick a category, set a limit, set the days, challenges build the habit without the misery of a budget that fights you. Small wins compound fast. FIND YOUR MONEY PERSONALITY Are you the Retail Therapist? The Comfort Shopper? The Blackout Spender? Discover your spending archetype and what actually works for your wiring. ---- WHAT USERS SAY "The first app that actually changed my spending habits. It doesn't feel like a spreadsheet, it feels like a coach." -- Ceddy212 "Has helped me stop impulse buying and learn what purchases actually make my life better vs cause regrets." -- Shanoon5 "Took 2 minutes from downloading to my first goal." -- Squire T. ---- WHO IT'S FOR You stress-shop. You doom-spend at midnight. You've tried every budgeting app and quit by week three. You don't need another tracker, you need to stop the next purchase before it happens. Impause meets you right before the swipe. Especially for people who feel things deeply like anyone with ADHD, anxiety, or a heightened emotional relationship with money. ---- PRICING Free to download. Pro is $10/month or $80/year. Cancel anytime. Bank-level encryption. Your data is never sold. Master your mind, master your money. Please read impause's privacy policy and terms of service below: https://impause.com/terms-of-service https://impause.com/privacy-policy
Ratings & reviews
4.5
30 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.0.13 · Updated July 23, 2026
Badges are here! Earn badges as you hit spending milestones and build mindful habits — complete with a little confetti when you unlock one. Find your collection on your Profile. Weekly Recap stories. Your week in money, told as swipeable stories — spending highlights, wins, and insights worth acting on. Check them out from your Profile, or let a notification bring you in. Smoother bank linking. Connecting your bank during onboarding is faster and clearer, with better progress updates while your transactions sync. Plus: cleaner merchant names on recurring charges, promo code entry during sign-up, a Google sign-in account picker, and a bunch of bug fixes and polish.
App privacy
The developer, impause inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Identifiers: User ID
- Financial Info: Payment Info
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Financial Info: Other Financial Info
- Sensitive Info: Sensitive Info
- Diagnostics: Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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