Pause: Smart Spending Wishlist
Ashraful Islam Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Pause: Smart Spending Wishlist is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by Ashraful Islam. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 20, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 50 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 20
- 2026 · v1.2
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About Pause: Smart Spending Wishlist
You don't have a spending problem. You have an impulse problem. That late-night cart. The "treat yourself" click. The thing you bought on a whim and forgot about a week later. Pause gives you a simple way to break the cycle, without budgets, guilt or willpower. HOW IT WORKS Add anything you're tempted to buy, with its price and why you want it. Pick a waiting period. When the wait is over, Pause reminds you to decide: do you still want it? Often, the urge has passed. Sometimes you buy it, and feel good because it was intentional. FEATURES - Wishlist: keep everything you want to buy in one place - Waiting period: set a cooling-off time before you let yourself buy - Reminders: get notified when it's time to decide - Stats: see how much you've saved, and how often you passed vs bought - Simple and fast: add an item in seconds, decide later PERFECT FOR YOU IF - You overspend when you're stressed, bored or emotional - You're doing a no-buy, low-buy or no-spend challenge - You're tired of buyer's remorse - You want to spend more intentionally without obsessing over budgets No account needed. Works offline. Free. Pause won't judge you for wanting things. It just helps you want them a little longer before you buy. Download Pause. Buy less. Regret nothing.
What’s new
Version 1.2 · Updated October 20, 2026
- A fresh native iOS design across the whole app - Follows your device's light or dark mode - New Decide menu to make your call faster - Simpler Stats: money saved, passed vs bought, and this month - Support for larger text sizes
App privacy
The developer, Ashraful Islam, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
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:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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