Wasted: Impulse Spend Control
What is Wasted?
Converts any price into the working hours needed to afford it, using estimated tax to show take-home pay costs.
Wasted is a free iOS finance app that shows the cost of a purchase in hours of work rather than money. You enter any price, and it estimates how long you would need to work to afford it, factoring in your country's tax rates and take-home pay. The listing also includes a salary calculator for users who do not know their hourly rate.
Pricing. Wasted is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Checking how many working hours a purchase would cost before buying
- Estimating your hourly rate with the built-in salary calculator
- Pausing before an impulse buy by seeing its cost in working time
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Why this app is in F tier
F tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Wasted scores 17 out of 100: rating 0, rating count 0, App Store search rank 0, update recency 66. The four parts are averaged and F tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
How many hours would you need to work to afford that purchase?
Wasted helps you see the true cost of everything you buy, not in pounds, but in hours of your life.
SIMPLE & POWERFUL
Enter any price and instantly see how long you'd need to work to afford it. We factor in your country's tax rates to show you the real cost based on your take-home pay, not your gross salary.
THE PAUSE THAT SAVES
That split-second pause before buying can be the difference between a smart purchase and an impulse buy. Wasted gives you that pause by reframing the cost in terms that actually matter - your time.
FEATURES
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- Convert any price to working hours instantly
- Automatic tax estimation for accurate take-home pay calculations
- Salary calculator if you don't know your hourly rate
- Clean, distraction-free design
- 100% private, all data stays on your device
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPENDING
Research shows that thinking about purchases in terms of time rather than money leads to better financial decisions. Wasted puts this insight in your pocket.
Your time is your most valuable asset. Spend it wisely.
Terms of Use
https://tiltedlensacc-star.github.io/wasted-support/terms.html
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Questions about Wasted
Is the app free to use?
The app is free to download.
What information does it need to calculate the hours?
You enter a price. The app uses your take-home pay, with tax estimated from your country's tax rates. If you do not know your hourly rate, a salary calculator is included.
Is my data kept private?
The listing says 100% of data stays on your device. A Terms of Use link is provided in the listing.
Is Wasted right for me?
Wasted is built for checking how many working hours a purchase would cost before buying, estimating your hourly rate with the built-in salary calculator, pausing before an impulse buy by seeing its cost in working time. It sits in the impulse spending control list on AppTierList.
Is Wasted worth it?
Wasted is F tier, ranked #19 of 19 impulse spending control apps with a score of 17 out of 100. 18 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Wasted compare to Stop Impulse Buying: No Buy?
Wasted is F tier at 17; Stop Impulse Buying: No Buy is F tier at 22. Stop Impulse Buying: No Buy ranks higher. Wasted is free, with no in-app purchases, Stop Impulse Buying: No Buy is free, with no in-app purchases.
How often is Wasted updated?
Wasted was last updated on 2026-02-20, 267 days ago.
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All the facts
Ranking
- List
- Impulse Spending Control (F tier, #19)
- Tier
- F (Avoid)
- Score
- 17 / 100
- Rank in list
- #19 of 19
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- not yet rated
- Ratings
- 0
App
- Price
- Free download
- App Store category
- Finance
- Current version
- (267 days ago)
- Size
- 1 MB
- Requires
- iOS 18.5 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking