Skipped: a no-spend challenge app for Android
For No Buy January, No Spend September or a low-buy year. Write your rules, stamp each no-spend day, and keep a receipt of the things you didn’t buy. No account, no bank link, no guilt.
Free · Android · works offline · no account · no bank linking · data stays on your phone
What the app does
Your challenge, your rules
Run it for 30 days, for this month, or between dates you pick. Write what is allowed and what is not before you start, so you are not deciding at the till.
Stamp the day
On a no-spend day, press and hold to stamp it. Spent on something your rules allow, like groceries? That is a half stamp, and your run keeps going.
Slips are just logged
A spend outside your rules is recorded plainly, with no red streak and no lecture. Tomorrow’s a fresh square.
A receipt of things you didn’t buy
When you want something and walk away, log its name, price and an optional photo. It goes on a receipt with a running total.
A month you can see
The calendar shows every stamp. Full, half and logged days use different shapes as well as colours, so it reads clearly if you are colour-blind.
Share cards
Post your stamp page, your receipt or one big number to TikTok or Instagram. A toggle hides the amounts if you would rather not show them.
An optional budget
Set a monthly budget if it helps, and see what is left as you log. Skip it if you only want the stamps.
One reminder, no guilt
One daily reminder at a time you choose. No streak warnings, no “you’re about to lose it” notifications.
How a no-spend challenge works in Skipped
- Pick a length: 30 days, this month, or your own start and end dates.
- Write your rules: what you will still buy, and what you are pausing.
- Each day, press and hold to stamp a no-spend day. If you only bought something your rules allow, it is a half stamp and your run continues.
- If you bought something outside your rules, log it. No streak is broken in red; the next day is a fresh square.
- When you want something and don’t buy it, add it to your receipt with its price. The total grows as the month goes on.
- At the end, look back at the calendar and the receipt, and share a card if you like.
Example no-buy rules
There is no official rule book. These are a common starting point; change them to fit where your money actually goes.
Allowed
- Rent, bills, phone, insurance
- Groceries from a list
- Transport to work or study
- Medicine and prescriptions
- Replacing something that has run out
- Gifts you planned before you started
Not allowed
- Clothes, shoes and accessories
- Makeup and skincare beyond empties
- Takeaway coffee and delivery apps
- Home decor and gadgets
- Books and hobby supplies (library instead)
- New subscriptions and free trials
Guides
No Buy January 2027: rules, a simple plan and what actually counts
How to do No Buy January 2027: what counts as a buy, allowed and not-allowed rule examples, a week-by-week plan for 1 to 31 January, and what to do when you slip.
How to do a no-spend challenge (and what to do when you slip)
A practical guide to a no-spend challenge: choosing a length, writing rules, what counts as a no-spend day, tracking it, and how to recover from a slip without quitting.
Your data
There is no sign-up and no bank connection. Everything you log, including photos of skipped items, is stored only on your phone and is not sent to Lattice Nepal. In Settings you can choose your currency and reminder time, export all your data as a JSON file, or delete all of it. The ads are provided by Google AdMob; the privacy policy explains what Google may collect.
Questions
Is Skipped free?
Yes. There is nothing to buy in the app. It is supported by optional rewarded ads: you can choose to watch one to unlock extra share-card colours. There are no banner or full-screen ads.
Is there a no-spend challenge app for Android?
Skipped is one, built for Android first. It is coming to Google Play in December 2026, in time for No Buy January 2027.
Does it link to my bank?
No. There is no bank linking and no account. You stamp days and log spends yourself, and it works offline.
Where is my data stored?
Only on your phone. Challenges, spends, skipped items and photos stay in the app’s storage on the device and are not uploaded to Lattice Nepal. You can export everything as a JSON file or delete it all from Settings, and uninstalling the app removes it.
What is a no-buy challenge?
A set period, often a month such as No Buy January or No Spend September, where you stop buying anything outside a list of essentials like rent, bills and groceries. A no-spend day is a day you spend nothing outside that list.
What counts as a no-spend day?
A day where you buy nothing your rules do not allow. In Skipped, a day with no spending gets a full stamp, and a day where you only bought something your rules allow, such as groceries, gets a half stamp.
What happens if I slip?
You log the spend and carry on. The app does not shame you or reset the month. The day is shown as logged and the next day starts fresh.
Can I use it for a low-buy year?
Yes. Set custom start and end dates and write rules that limit rather than ban, such as one meal out a week. The receipt of things you did not buy keeps its total across the challenge.
Is there an iPhone version?
Not yet. Skipped is coming to Android first. An iOS version is planned.
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