# Craving To Quit! — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of Craving To Quit! by Sharecare, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 385 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/craving-to-quit/id1228727218/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/craving-to-quit/id1228727218.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 322 · 4★ 37 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Craving To Quit!? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Life-changing for quitting smoking - 👍 Effective for various addictions - 👍 Teaches how the mind works - 👍 Empowers users to quit - 👍 Science-based approach - 👍 Mindfulness techniques are helpful - 👍 Reduces cravings effectively - 👍 Cost-effective compared to cigarettes - 👍 Great for retraining the brain - 👍 Helps users feel ready to quit - 👍 Evolved into a daily mindfulness practice - 👍 Reduces smoking significantly - 👍 Works for alcohol cessation too - 👍 Easy to use app - 👍 Well-executed, short lessons - 👍 Worth the investment - 👍 Helps users recognize triggers - 👍 Keeps hands busy - 👍 Makes quitting a doable decision - 👍 Teaches how to ride out cravings - 👍 Helps users not to judge themselves **Cons** - 💰 High monthly subscription fee - 💰 Unaffordable for fixed income - 💰 Perceived as too expensive - 💰 Company not upfront about costs - 💰 Free trial is misleading - 🎶 Disturbing background music - ⚪ Sterile white background - 🔄 Difficulty resetting progress - 🚫 Cannot change quit date - 🔄 Resetting forces starting over - 🔄 Inappropriate reminders after reset **Commonly reported bugs** - Stuck on Quit Ceremony lesson - App asks not to reset but offers no other way to restart **Most requested features** - Switch background music to a more 'wellness' theme - Improve background visuals to be less sterile - Offer a one-time set fee instead of monthly - Allow users to change their quit date without resetting - Allow access to future lessons without starting from day one after a reset ## Newest reviews (8 of 27) ### 5/5 — Works! *2019-11-04* This is the best app I have found for quitting. I am using it for alcohol (not smoking) and this time it feels different...it’s actually working! Thank you!!! ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2019-08-31* Easy to use apps. Effective, science-based approach. ### 5/5 — Empowering Approach to Quitting *2019-05-17* I’ve only attempted to quit smoking one other time and was convinced that I would never be strong enough to manage it after my first (and only) fail. My personal mindset had usually defaulted to “if at first you don’t succeed, admit you’re a weakling destined to fail.” My doctor prescribed Chantix and a friend recommended that I try this app in conjunction with the medication. While I do believe that the medicine helped with the physical side-effects, I credit this app for fixing my head game. And honestly - I now believe quitting is 100% a head game! Even I couldn’t con myself out of believing the science behind the lessons - it all just made sense and allowed me to recognize the control that I do have over smoking. The lessons were well executed, short, and not at all preachy or condescending. This app made what was once a daunting and unachievable wish into a doable decision and I’m ever so grateful. It was worth every penny and I’m pleased to report that I have been smoke-free for three months and am still using the techniques I learned here to keep my head game strong. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Best help to deal with cravings *2019-04-28* Fantastic coaching for mindfulness & awareness. One condition is to do the exercises every day. And then the magic happens. I thought I’d never stop... well I’m on my way to smokefree life. ### 5/5 — More than just Quit Smoking help! *2018-12-26* I have used this app since the beginning, it has evolved into a mindfulness daily practice for me! I have learned about more than my smoking habit, I’ve gotten to know my mind, how and why it works both for and against me! Give it a try! Onward! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2018-07-28* The app is very useful on trying to quit smoking. I experimented the benefits in a few days. ### 5/5 — It works! *2018-02-18* I’m 10 days without a cigarette after finishing this 21 day program. It works! ### 5/5 — This App Is Saving My Life *2018-01-16* I am schizophrenic, and it is a well known fact that schizophrenics smoke more and heavier than the general population. The reason for this (in my opinion, and based on my experience) is the antipsychotic medications restrict the dopamine in the brain so much, and when we smoke it gives the schizophrenic a little bit of dopamine. And this little bit of dopamine take some of the edge (i.e. side effects) off of the meds. I used to smoke about an average of 45 cigarettes a day. That was just average. Depending on how stressed out I was, sometimes I would smoke 3 or 4 packs in a day. This App starts you off with “mindful smoking”. Since I started smoking this way it instantly cut my smoking in half. Today is my eighth day and since I started I haven’t smoked over 25 cigarettes in one day. Then the program moves to a mindfulness technique that they call “RAIN”. I had a little bit of problems with this part. RAIN is set up so you can “ride out” cravings. I could go through it with smaller cravings, but not most cravings and I would revert back to mindful smoking. The interesting part is today. Today I learned about “noting”. My goal for today is to do the noting exercise 2 times for one minute each. Well, when I tried it this morning, I found it not only interesting but fun. So I have been noting all day. Driving is a huge trigger for me. So is waiting on someone. And my biggest trigger of all is being around another smoker. Well I have driven for an hour, taking my daughter in law to a doctors appointment. I have been waiting for her to get out of the appointment for about an hour and a half. Through all of this I have not had a cigarette, and she smoked four while I was driving. I am amazed. Did I have cravings? Yes. I did. Especially when she was smoking, but this app teaches you how to deal with them. Now you may look at this app, and maybe you notice the monthly cost, and you will probably think like I did, and say “That is outrageous!”. I urge you to give it a try. I have been on the program for only 8 days out of 21, and I have saved almost 30.00 from buying less cigarettes. It is also cheaper than the patch, gum, or lozenges. Plus on top of that I have learned little “side lessons”, as I call them such as how to relax (even without a cigarette). I have also learned not to judge myself so harshly when I fail. Just regroup and figure out where you went wrong and try again. This is a remarkable app, and this should be followed in every stop Smoking clinic in the world. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of Time *2026-02-20* I don’t know why AEP forces employees to do this by financially punishing smokers when they are not doing the same with their alcoholic employees, Hell, they will even buy their employees 2 free drinks on a expense allowance. But, what do I know… **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to review the Craving To Quit Program and for your feedback! Any improvement suggestions will be passed on to our internal teams for consideration. Stay tuned for future releases. ### 1/5 — Caveat emptor. *2020-01-12* $25 a MONTH? I really believe this program would work for me, but it’s too pricey for a fixed income senior. Dang it. **Developer response:** Hi -- please contact ctqsupport@mindsciences for additional options. ### 1/5 — Too much money! *2018-08-21* They get you hooked on the first 3 days for free then ask you to pay a ridiculous monthly subscription fee!!!! Don’t waste your time! ### 1/5 — This is a 3 day use app u have to pay more $$$$ *2018-01-30* Don’t waste your $ there r better cessation programs at a fraction of the cost ### 2/5 — Stuck on Quit Ceremony *2023-12-17* Finally make it to the last lesson and it's stuck. I've replayed lesson 21 (quit ceremony) numerous times and it won't let me progress any further. Any suggestions? ### 2/5 — Unaffordable *2019-11-13* Just started to use the app and now it's asking me to pay just under $40 per month to access it. So disappointing. Not sure why it would be so expensive. Seems to be based on a mindfulness structure of which there are other free and cheaper apps (such as ACT companion-$15 for life time) that do the same thing Company should have been up front about costs. ### 4/5 — Great but ... *2020-07-18* I love this app but a monthly fee of 24.99? I would really like to use it to check in often because it was so useful. Please change to one set fee so people can continue to use it as a check in process. ### 4/5 — You have to be ready to be mindful *2018-05-13* I bought this app a while ago, started it twice and quickly gave up mostly because I found being mindful very uncomfortable. Too many emotional issues were bubbling to the surface & I didn’t want to deal with them. I started meditating about a month ago (using Calm & then 10% Happier). Beginning meditating really helped me start this process with much more success. I’m a week in, smoking less & feeling cautiously optimistic. 7 days may not seem like much but for me it is a big deal. I’ll update my review as things progress. As for the app - it isn’t perfect. I agree with the reviewer re: having to reset the app to start over. When you do it, the app asks you not to but doesn’t give you the option of going back to Day 1 any other way. ### 4/5 — Needs a few changes but very helpful *2018-04-29* Neuroplasticity, it does work and I am using this app to quit. I think this is a very good app, however, I don’t like it that I cannot change my quit date. If you reset, you cannot open the next lessons and have to start at day one. I would prefer to have access to the next lessons as I choose. I do look forward to them. But now my tracker is set for as it was a week ago because I want to move along. The reminders and check ins are inappropriate for my current status. frustrating. ### 5/5 — Only way I could quit! *2026-04-10* This App changed my life. No joke, no over exaggeration. I smoked for 15 years and I tried everything from patches, to cold turkey, to Chantix. This was the only thing that worked. I haven’t smoked now for 7.5 years and I have this app to thank! If you truly want to quit, this is the best money you’ll ever spend. **Developer response:** Hello, thank you for your review! It’s wonderful to hear how the Quit Right Now Program worked for you! Keep up the great work! ## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2025-08-22, version 6.23.0* 5 starts is not enough! I have been using the app for over 3 weeks. If you trust the process you will mind blown by now with what these simple exercises do to you. Smoking or any addiction pull you away from who you truly are, these exercises bring you back to yourself and teach you about how us humans work. Love it! I am very grateful 🙏 Minor Recommendations for improvement for the production: 1. Each exercise starts with a few secs background music. I really find the song disturbing, reminds me of a weird circus, clowns 🙊Better switch to something more ‘wellness’ like 2. The background of the video is white but looks a bit too sterile. Hospital like ### 5/5 — I feel helpless *2024-06-14* My smoking is extremely habitual **Developer response:** Hello, thank you for your review! It’s wonderful to see 5 star reviews! The Craving to Quit Team is rooting for you! ### 5/5 — Best and most considered quit smoking app *2023-04-10* This app has strengthened the deepest part of my mind to make different decisions without struggling. This has been the most effective app for me after many attempts, and I have tried many things. It is not ‘easy’ in the sense that you need to give it your attention, but quitting smoking is also not ‘easy’… there is no quick fix. ### 5/5 — Amazing. *2023-02-19, version 6.9.0* I found this to be the only thing that helped me to quit smoking and stay quit. Fascinating how the app teaches you about how the mind works. I am shocked it’s not more well known. ### 5/5 — Super helpful mindfulness *2021-03-13* Don’t do as I did and pick a quit day before you start this program. You learn to smoke mindfully before you actually quit. It gives you all sorts of tricks to do with your mind to recognize triggers, ride out cravings, and even a thing to do with your hands to keep them busy. Great way to quit smoking mindfully! ### 5/5 — It’s working *2021-02-01* This is a program I can stick with, it is really helping me view smoking in a different way. So many exercises to retrain my brain. I’ve seen lots of reviews objecting to the cost, but in reality the cost is what I would’ve spent in just two days on cigarettes. I highly recommend to anyone who is ready to make this significant and healthy lifestyle change! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Yay to retraining the brain and healthy lifestyle change👍. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2021-01-10* I am so grateful for this app, I’m not quite sure how to express it. I chewed a can of Copenhagen a day for the last 22 years and thought I might not ever be able to quit. I spent 6 months with this app before I picked a quit date and when the time came, I was ready to let go. It felt good to let go and I wanted to let go. I am chewing tobacco free today and feel like a new man You can use these practices for any gripping substance or bad habit you have in your life, this is not limited to smoking cigarettes. The world would be a better place if everyone used this app **Developer response:** We are happy to hear about your quit🙏. Thank you for sharing your journey. ### 5/5 — 110% recommend *2020-05-21* Only on day six of using this app and already cut back 75%. Though you get out of it what you put in - If you’re ready to quit, this app has all the tools and guidance you need! I’m so grateful that my doctor recommended this app. ### 5/5 — Try it. You’ll like it. *2020-01-04* This method really successful as long as you put the work into it. It’s the best method I’ve ever used!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*