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The app that pauses your impulse buys before they happen

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Slow▲164
Slow down your spending with the world’s slowest checkout 🛒
2020
2
Impulse. ▲418
Control your focus, block websites during time slots
2024
3
Spend Less▲95
A free Chrome extension to help you spend less money online
2022
4IM
I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing▲519
2020 · getintention.com
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PauseBuy▲12
The mindful pause before every online purchase.
Jul 2026 · pausebuy.sevencamps.com
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Impulse Zero▲75
Put an end to impulsive purchases
2019
7
Spendee 2.0▲220
See where your money goes
2015
8TI
Turn impulse buys into dream investments▲14
Hi HN, I’ve always struggled with impulse buying—that late-night Amazon scroll or the "deal" that's too good to pass up. I realized I was trading long-term goals for short-term dopamine hits. The core problem is the frictionlessness of modern e-commerce. To fight back, I built Nope It. It’s not just another budgeting app. It's a PWA designed to interrupt the impulse loop at the critical moment. How it works is based on a few key psychological principles: Forced Pause (The Cooldown): Inspired by Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow," the app introduces a mandatory 24-hour cooldown on…
2025 · nopeit.app
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SpendSlow▲7
What if you paused before every purchase?
Jan 2026 · spendslow.com
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QuickBudget▲88
Quickly review your monthly expenses. Free and 100% private!
2020
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Ideally▲113
Shopping app buys for you whenever there’s a sale.
2016
12
Save99▲143
Rounding prices, shop consciously
2023
13
Buy Blocker▲12
Stop impulse buying with a pause before checkout
May 2026 · buy-blocker.com
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Shop With Family▲67
Browse products without getting distracted by the price
2019
15
Popcart▲83
Save money with instant price comparison while you shop.
2020
16
Just Focus▲226
Simple website blocker for Chrome 🙅💻
2018
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ShadowBid - Chrome Extension▲111
A simple way to save on Amazon with automated purchases
2016
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Pause.do▲145
Interrupt scrolling, tab overload, and AI autopilot
Mar 2026 · pause.do
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Nudge▲38
An app that stops impulse buying before it happens.
Jan 2026 · nudgesavings.com
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INSTO▲158
Buy pretty much anything in installments.
2016
21
HelpStash▲7
Save money by pausing before you spend
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com
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buylow▲82
Free shopping extension that instantly finds the best price.
2020
23
Monetal▲82
Super simple expense tracker💰
2018
24
Monee▲53
A beautifully simple way to manage your money
Dec 2025 · monee-app.com

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