HoursTag Lite: Impulse Buying

Stop impulse buying by seeing what a price really costs you: the hours of work behind it. HoursTag Lite turns any price into work time, so every purchase becomes a clear choice instead of a reflex.

How it works
1. Set your pay, and HoursTag Lite works out your take-home value per work hour.
2. Enter a price and see it as hours of your working life.
3. Tag the purchase as a Need, a Want or an Impulse, and save the choice.

Why hours change the decision
A price is easy to wave away. Hours of your working week are not. When takeout, a gadget or a full shopping cart shows up as time you have to earn, it becomes easier to pause, compare and decide whether it is something you need or just something you want. Impulse buying happens fast, and HoursTag Lite gives you a moment to think before you pay.

Know your spending pattern
Every choice you tag adds to your value pattern. The full version adds complete value insights, so you can look back at your choices and the habits behind them.

Put your goals in hours
Saving money for a trip, a laptop or an emergency fund? With the full version, see how many hours of work a goal will take and track your progress toward it.

A budget companion, not another spreadsheet
HoursTag Lite is not an expense tracker you have to update every night. It is a quick check you run before you spend, which makes it an easy companion to any budget or money saving plan.

Private by design
Everything stays on your device. No account, no tracking. With the full version, back up and restore your income, spending, goals and preferences.

Free to start, full version in-app
Free to start: set your pay, turn a price into work time, tag it Need, Want or Impulse, see 3 free life-cost results and save up to 3 choices.
An in-app purchase unlocks the full version: save and edit more choices, set goals and track progress, see complete value insights, add your own categories, share choices, and back up or restore your data.

Who it is for
Anyone who wants to stop impulse buying, stick to a budget, save for something that matters, or simply feel better about where each paycheck goes.