Send it to Bramble. Sleep on it. Keep the money.

A kind pause between the urge and checkout — built for ADHD brains, with no shame and no lockout.

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  • No account
  • Everything on-device
  • iPhone only
Hold Off shield screen where Bramble offers a calm pause before opening a shopping app.
Hold Off Sleep-On-It list with items ready to decide and items still cooling off.
Bramble, a watercolor polar bear in a sage scarf, waving.

“I’ll help you make a little room before the buy.”

The one loop

A pause with somewhere to go.

Blocking and sleeping on it are one calm journey. Hold Off catches the autopilot, then gives the urge a kinder destination.

  1. 01Shield
  2. 02Pause
  3. 03Share it back
  4. 04Sleep
  5. 05Decide

01 — Shield

Bramble steps in before the store does.

Pick the shopping apps that pull you in on autopilot. When you open one, Apple Screen Time puts Hold Off’s calm shield in front of the scroll.

The shield is a speed bump, never a wall.

Hold Off shield screen with buttons to take a breath or continue when something is truly needed.

02 — Pause

Take a breath. Then answer honestly.

Getting back in starts with a short breathing pause in Hold Off. Then Bramble asks: “absolutely urgent?” If it is, go in — no shame.

The point is to make the reflex visible, not to take away your choice.

Hold Off breathing screen with Bramble inside a calm breathing ring.

03 + 04 — Share it back, then sleep

Send the tempting thing to Hold Off.

Use the iPhone Share Sheet. Hold Off captures the photo and price in your Sleep-On-It list, then lets the urge cool for 24 hours.

You still get the satisfying part — finding and choosing — without making checkout the next tap.

Hold Off Sleep-On-It list showing which saved items are ready to decide and which are still cooling off.

05 — Decide

Come back as calm-you.

Still want it? Buy it on purpose. Ready to let it go? Bank the money as a visible win. Neither answer is treated as a failure.

The win is choosing with intention.

Hold Off decision screen with choices to let an item go or get it on purpose.

Built for ADHD brains

Redirect the dopamine. Don’t fight it.

The little hit often arrives when you choose the thing, before you own it. Hold Off gives that choosing energy a kinder destination.

Short pauses, planned responses, and practiced stopping have all been studied as ways to make impulsive actions more deliberate. Hold Off turns those ideas into one small, repeatable phone habit; it is not a medical treatment.

Sultan, Joireman & Sprott, 2012 Chiu, Aron & Verbruggen, 2012 Allom, Mullan & Hagger, 2016
Bramble sitting calmly with eyes closed.

“I’m here for the pause, not a lecture.”

Visible, honest wins

Make the choice feel better than the checkout.

Hold Off records the prices of things you actually let go, so the money kept becomes a quiet, visible win.

$240 kept in a month — if you park one $60 buy a week.An example, not a promise.

Hold Off momentum screen with money kept, recent wins, and a clear distinction between items let go and items bought on purpose.
Bramble holding a jar of saved coins.

“I’ll help make the choice feel worth noticing.”

Private by design

Your shopping stays yours.

Hold Off does not need an account. Your holds, app choices, wins, and shopping activity stay on your iPhone.

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  • No accountOpen the app and begin.
  • Everything on-deviceYour saved items and activity stay with you.
  • Powered by Apple Screen TimeYour selected apps are handled by Apple’s system tools.
  • Only user-typed feedback is ever sentYou choose whether to share it.

Simple pricing

Choose the pace that fits.

Every plan unlocks the same Hold Off toolkit. The yearly plan is the only plan with a free trial.

Weekly

$4.99 / week

Subscribe week by week through Apple.

Includes trial

Yearly

$59.99 / year

Includes a 14-day free trial, then renews yearly unless cancelled.

Lifetime

$129.99 once

One purchase, managed through Apple.

Hold Off pricing screen showing weekly, yearly with a 14-day trial, and lifetime choices.

Subscriptions and purchases are managed through Apple.

Questions, answered kindly

Good to know before you begin.

Does Hold Off lock me out?

No. Hold Off creates a deliberate pause, but you stay in control. After the in-app pause, you can continue when something is truly needed.

What if I really need to buy something?

Say it is absolutely urgent and continue. There is no scolding and no failure state. Hold Off is there to interrupt autopilot, not to judge a necessary purchase.

Which apps can I block?

You choose individual apps or app categories through Apple’s Screen Time controls. Hold Off does not receive a readable list of your choices.

Is my data safe?

Your saved items, app choices, wins, and activity stay on your device. No account is required. Only feedback you choose to type and send leaves the app.

How does the trial work?

The 14-day free trial is available on the yearly plan only. Weekly and lifetime purchases do not include a trial. Apple manages billing and cancellation.

Is it iPhone only?

Yes. Hold Off is built for iPhone and uses Apple’s Screen Time technology. There is no Android version at this time.

A little space can change the choice.

Hold Off is live on the App Store for iPhone. Free to download — Bramble is waiting.

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