ImpulseShield: Curb the Urge
Porter Washington Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touchMacApple Watch
ImpulseShield: Curb the Urge is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by Porter Washington. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated September 16, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 11 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 16
- 2026 · v26.9.63
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About ImpulseShield: Curb the Urge
Every impulse buy feels urgent in the moment — and forgettable a week later. ImpulseShield puts a deliberate pause between you and your cart, so you spend on what you actually want, not what you wanted for ten minutes. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add the thing you're tempted to buy — its price, and why you want it right now. (You can even share it straight from Safari or any app into ImpulseShield.) 2. ImpulseShield starts a cooling-off period scaled to the price. Sleep on it. 3. When the wait ends, you decide with a clear head: buy it, or skip it. Most of the time, the urge is gone. And every time you skip, ImpulseShield banks the money you didn't spend. WATCH YOUR SAVINGS GROW - Every skipped purchase adds to your total saved — real proof that waiting pays. - Build a streak of smart decisions and keep it going. - See your savings across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. WHY IT WORKS The "why I wanted it" note you write in the heat of the moment is the heart of it. Read it back when the wait is over — in the cold light of a few days later, most impulse buys explain themselves out of existence. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No ads. No trackers. No analytics SDKs. No account to create. - Your list lives in YOUR private iCloud and syncs across your Apple devices automatically — we never see it. - Delete and reinstall: your data and savings total come right back. FREE TO USE The whole core loop is free, forever: add temptations, run the cooling-off wait, decide, track your streak and total saved, share items in from anywhere, and keep the last 30 days of your decision history. iCloud sync is free too. IMPULSESHIELD PRO — a one-time purchase, yours for good: - Unlimited active items (free holds up to 10) - Full savings analytics and charts - Unlimited reflection archive - Custom cooling-off thresholds - Themes and a true dark mode - A Home Screen widget No subscription. Pay once, keep it forever. Stop buying on impulse. Start sleeping on it.
What’s new
Version 26.9.63 · Updated September 16, 2026
+ Added 164 lines of code. − Removed 32 lines of code. ~ Fixed a bug where large "saved for good" and monthly totals could wrap onto a second line — your six-figure willpower now fits where it belongs. ~ Fixed the Add screen title: it was getting cut off, then briefly grew alarmingly large — it now sits calm and reads in full, in every language. ~ Fixed the Add screen's input fields showing up light in dark mode — they're proper dark now, matching the rest of the app. − Removed 0 bytes of your personal data. Still wasn't any to take. Still a one-time purchase. Still on-device. Still yours. As always, we appreciate you and your support — see you on the next one!
App privacy
The developer, Porter Washington, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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