# WantWait: Pause Before Buying

> Pause impulse purchases, think clearly, and track what you chose not to buy.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softwaredisruption.wantwait](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softwaredisruption.wantwait)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.softwaredisruption.wantwait`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Software Disruption
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Version:** 2.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-17
- **First published:** 2026-07-17
- **Publisher country:** PK
- **Size:** 1.94 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softwaredisruption.wantwait)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/wantwait-privacy/privacy-policy](https://sites.google.com/view/wantwait-privacy/privacy-policy)

## Description

WantWait puts a deliberate pause between wanting something and buying it.<br><br>Add a product, enter its price, and choose a waiting period from 24 hours to seven days. When the timer ends, use a short reality check to decide whether the item is genuinely useful, affordable, and worth its price.<br><br>Key features:<br>- Pause purchases for 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, or seven days<br>- Share product text or a product link into WantWait from another app<br>- View active pauses and items ready for a decision<br>- Use a four-question reality check before checkout<br>- Calculate estimated price per use<br>- Record skipped purchases, completed purchases, or extend the wait<br>- Review local decision history, skip rate, and money-kept estimates<br>- Share decision and progress summaries<br>- No account, advertising, analytics, tracking, or internet access<br><br>Your entries stay on your device. WantWait does not access bank accounts, purchases, location, contacts, photos, files, or device identifiers.<br><br>Money-kept totals and statistics are estimates based only on prices and decisions entered by the user. WantWait is a decision-support utility, not financial advice.<br><br>Provided by Software Disruption.<br>Support: softwaredisruption60@gmail.com

## Rankings

- #3,156,074 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.softwaredisruption.wantwait.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softwaredisruption.wantwait)