Not Yet: Purchase Delay

Impulse purchases don’t happen because you need something.
They happen because of a moment.
Not Yet helps you pause that moment — and decide later, when it matters.
Instead of tracking budgets or telling you what to do, Not Yet adds a short cooling-off period before a purchase and reminds you how you felt when you wanted it. When the wait ends, you choose — calmly and intentionally. No accounts, not onboarding, straight to the point.
How it works
• Add something you want to buy
• Choose a short delay (24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days)
• Capture what’s driving the urge
• Wait — the item is locked
• Decide later: buy it, skip it, or wait longer
When you decide not to buy, you’ll see exactly what you avoided spending — a small but satisfying reminder.
Why Not Yet is different
Most apps remind you what you wanted.
Not Yet reminds you how you felt.
By replaying the emotional context — bored, stressed, excited, fear of missing out — the impulse often loses its power. What felt urgent rarely feels the same a few days later.
No lectures.
No guilt.
No pressure.
Just space to think.
Designed to feel calm
• Minimal, distraction-free interface
• No accounts or sign-in
• No ads
• No clutter
• Local-first and private
Helpful, not obsessive
• Gentle notifications at decision time
• Simple stats that show what you didn’t buy
• No charts or dashboards
Not a budgeting app.
Not a finance tracker.
Just a better moment to decide.
- Free vs Premium
Not Yet is fully usable for free.
The free version includes:
• Up to 3 active waiting items
• Standard waiting periods (24 hours, 7 days, 30 days)
• Full decision flow and summaries
• Decision reminders
• All data stored locally on your device
Not Yet Premium unlocks:
• Unlimited active waiting items
• Custom waiting durations — choose any time that fits your decision
• Support ongoing development of the app
Premium is optional.
There are no ads, no accounts, and no data tracking — whether you upgrade or not.
Not Yet — because some things are better bought later.
Terms of use: https://sidetrck.org/not-yet-terms/