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Not a reminder

In-app purchases, actually paused. Open them on purpose.

Not a reminder. A shield before every guarded app, and purchases pause on the whole phone until you open a window to buy.

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Monthly limits

Free inside the limit. Coins past it.

Every app gets its own monthly limit. Inside it, windows are free. Past it, coins.

  • 3free windows a month, by default
  • 5 coinsper window past the limit
The shield

A pause between the urge and the wallet.

Close, or Enter. Entering is free and you keep using the app. Only buying pauses.

  • $39.99 ≈ 1.3 hrsthe price in your time, at $30/hr
The shield: Close, or Enter to pause in-app purchases everywhere
Lock Screen

The buying window doesn’t hide.

It counts down on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and ends on its own.

A buying-window countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
Coins

Earn coins by reporting.

Report what you spent, even $0, and coins come back. Run dry and a small pack tops you up.

  • 10coins to start
  • +1per report within 24h
  • 3 a monthcoin packs, at most
Filing a report earns coins back
The statement

Every purchase is a line on the statement.

What you spent, app by app, in hours of your work. Never what you “saved”.

The month's statement: $158.97 so far against a $50 line, and what it cost in hours
Your line

Draw a line. See the day you cross it.

One line across every app. It keeps count and never charges.

Calculator

What does your in-app spending actually cost?

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wk
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Hourly rate
$30.00/hr
IAP per year
$600
= work time / yr
2.5 days

That’s 2.5 workdays a year on in-app purchases, valued at your own time. Spend Toll shows you this math every time you reach for a purchase. No data leaves your phone. This calculator runs entirely in your browser.

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Why it works

Friction is the product.

Most tools either switch off in a tap or only remind you. This one pauses the purchase.

×
"Just block IAP."
You toggle it back on in Settings.
×
"Hide your card."
One tap and it's back.
×
"Set a budget."
A number you scroll past.
×
"Just track it."
Watching the number doesn't stop the tap.
×
"Wait a day before you buy."
A timer is a suggestion. The Buy button still works.
✓
"Pause the purchase. Open it on purpose."
Buying becomes a window you choose, with its price in your hours.
Safety nets

Friction, not punishment.

Every way out stays open. The friction is the point, not a penalty.

🛡️
Close is always free
The shield never forces a purchase
✋
Withstanding is never penalised
Report $0 and the coin comes back the same
↩
Resume any time
Un-pause normal IAP whenever you want
🪙
Report earns coins back
+1 within 24h, nothing after
🧾
Free windows reset monthly
Every app’s limit starts over on the 1st
Privacy promise

What we do and don’t see.

No accounts, no analytics, no server. We can’t see your data, by design.

Stays on your phone
  • The apps you choose to guard
  • What you reported spending
  • Your stats, receipts and reflections
  • The monthly line you drew
Never asks for or sees
  • An account or your email
  • Ads or analytics SDKs
  • Your payment method
  • What you buy in those apps
  • Anything you don’t choose to send us

Read the full policy →

Also inside.

📝
The plan step
Name the number first, pay a coin less
🧾
Monthly reflection
Guess the month, then see it · +2 coins
🌙
Night Rule Pro
No windows open at night
📊
Stats deep-dive Pro
By app, hour, day, year
🎯
Hardcore cap Pro
Fewer coin packs than 3 a month
📲
Widgets Pro
Today and your line, at a glance

The core is free. Pro: $19.99 a year, 7-day free trial (US price).

Pause first. Buy on purpose.

Free to download. No account. No tracking.

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