u/musashiflame

hey, new here. i'm building an app that puts a 60 second pause before you can complete an online checkout, asks you to think about whether it's a need or want, and tracks what you didn't spend over time. no blocking, no guilt language, the goal is just to interrupt the impulse moment, not punish anyone for having it.

before i build more of it i wanted to ask people who've actually dealt with this: does a pause like that mean anything in the moment, or does the urge just push through it anyway? what's actually helped you, if anything, beyond willpower alone? not trying to sell anything here, genuinely want to understand what's real vs what just sounds good on paper.

if this isn't the right kind of post for here let me know and i'll take it down, didn't want to just lurk and take without being upfront about why i'm asking

idea: before checkout, app stops you for 60 seconds and asks "need or want?" no block, no guilt trip, you can still buy after. but if you back out, it adds that amount to a running "saved" total so you actually see what skipping impulse buys adds up to.

does a forced 1 min pause + seeing the savings number grow sound like it'd actually change anything for you, or would you just sit through the minute and buy it anyway? trying to figure out if this is a real fix or just an annoying speed bump. honest takes welcome.

The goal is to help differentiate between wants and needs and help user control their impulse spending