Pocketlens - Stop Impulse Buying Online

A 30-second pause before you check out. Set a monthly spending limit and track online purchases. Your data stays on your device.

Most people underestimate how much they spend online. Pocketlens shows you, automatically, and gives you a real chance to stop before a purchase becomes a regret. No bank connection. No account. Nothing to set up beyond a spending limit you choose yourself. WHAT IT DOES Detects purchases automatically The moment your order confirms, Pocketlens logs it, updates your remaining monthly budget, and asks how you feel about it: good, necessary, or regret. No manual entry, no bank connection, no typing. Gives you a pause at checkout Spend half a minute on a checkout page and Pocketlens steps in before you check out. Continue if you're sure, or sleep on it. A short pause can be enough to break an impulse. That pause is now built into your browser. Reminds you before you shop Add any website to your blocklist. The next time you visit it, Pocketlens shows a clear, deliberate reminder asking if you really need to shop right now. Not a notification you can swipe away without reading, but something you have to actually respond to. Over your limit? Pocketlens can block checkout until next month. Keeps you on track Alerts as you get close to your limit, and a streak for every month you stay under it. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Every other spending tool shows you the damage after it's already done: a monthly summary, a bank statement, a chart of where your money went last week. Pocketlens is built to catch the moment before, not the moment after. We also noticed something while building this: some major retailers don't show your order total on the confirmation page after you buy. The full, tax-included number often only appears if you dig into your order history later. Pocketlens surfaces that number for you, right when it happens. FREE AND PLUS Free: works on Amazon, Target and Walmart. Pocketlens Plus, $3.99/month: • The same protection on other stores you shop at, through a general detector that recognizes order confirmations on sites not built in yet • Full purchase history • The Pocketlens dashboard • CSV export Cancel any time from the billing page inside Pocketlens. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Your purchases, limit and history are stored on your own device using Chrome's built-in storage. We never see them, and we never sell your data. Pocketlens only contacts our server to check whether you have Plus, using a random ID, never your name or your purchases. Full privacy policy: getpocketlens.com/privacy WHO IT'S FOR If you've ever looked at your bank statement and thought "where did that all go," Pocketlens is built for you. It's not a budgeting app that demands spreadsheets and categories. It's a quiet, automatic guardrail that works in the background and speaks up only when it matters. It's also a good fit for no-buy and low-buy challenges. GOOD TO KNOW • Works best on US stores. Other currencies are recorded as shown, without conversion. • Detection is best-effort and can miss a purchase. • Pocketlens is a tool to support your own decisions, not financial advice. Not affiliated with Amazon, Target, Walmart or any other retailer. Free to install. Installs in seconds. Questions or feedback: hello@getpocketlens.com Spend with purpose.