Should I Buy This? - Spending
Yadwinder Sandhu Finance iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Should I Buy This? - Spending is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by Yadwinder Sandhu. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 43 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 15
- 2026 · v1.5.0
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About Should I Buy This? - Spending
Should I Buy This? helps you pause before you spend. Tempted by a purchase? Ring it up like a cashier. Answer a few quick questions — need or want, how badly you want it, whether you have bills coming up, whether you'd still want it in a week — and the app prints back a clear verdict, stamped on a receipt: • BUY IT — go for it, it's a sensible purchase • WAIT 48 HOURS — sleep on it before deciding • SAVE FOR IT — worth having, worth saving up for first • SKIP IT — this one's an impulse, let it go Then it tracks what happens next, so you can actually see the payoff of pausing. FEATURES • A fast, one-page checklist — no endless forms • A plain-language verdict with the reasons behind it • "Save For It" jar with progress bars for things worth waiting on • Optional reminders to check back in on a purchase • A running tally of the money you avoided spending this month • History of every decision, plus a month-by-month breakdown of what you didn't spend • Change your mind anytime — nothing is locked in PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No account, no login, no servers, no ads, no tracking. Your spending decisions are yours alone. Free. Simple. Built to save you money by helping you pause.
What’s new
Version 1.5.0 · Updated August 15, 2026
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.5.0 The biggest update yet — a complete redesign. We rebuilt Should I Buy This? from the ground up: • A fresh, modern look that's faster and more delightful to use • Full dark mode — beautiful day or night • New Insights tab: your smart-choice rate, money saved, and top spending categories at a glance • Savings goals: track what you're saving for with a live progress ring • A guided, step-by-step evaluation for clearer Buy / Wait / Save / Skip verdicts • Streamlined, simpler navigation Still 100% private — no account, no ads, and your data never leaves your device.
App privacy
The developer, Yadwinder Sandhu, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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