Comparison

Simple Short Diary vs Quit Smoking

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple Short Diary

A straightforward journaling app that encourages brief daily entries using single words and icons. It aims to make recording your day easy and sustainable, serving as a companion to enrich your experiences.

Highlights
  • Single-word daily entries
  • Icon-based recording
  • Easy and quick to use
  • Enriches daily life
  • Sustainable journaling habit
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This is a simple diary app. Just look back at the day and write in one word. It's easy and lasts a long time. The diary app is the best partner to enrich your days. Look for lots of fun to write fun. This app will surely be useful. ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en

About

Quit Smoking

Track your nicotine cravings to understand patterns and quit smoking or vaping for good. Access tailored coping tips and monitor progress across health, beauty, and savings milestones. This app offers detailed insights and motivation without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Unique craving logging with situation tags
  • 200 situation-tailored coping tips
  • 56 milestones in health, beauty, and savings
  • Rich graphs and insights on craving patterns
  • Live smoke-free counter and motivation features
  • Supports cigarettes and vape
  • Privacy-focused with local data storage
Features
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Log cravings. See the pattern. Quit for good. Quit Smoking Manager is a smoking cessation app that turns every "I want a cigarette" moment into data. Tap once to log the craving, pick a situation tag, browse 200 tailored coping tips, and unlock 56 milestones across Health, Beauty, and Savings. Built for serious quitters who want real data — not gamified gimmicks. Works for cigarettes and vape too. ◆ Unique Craving Logging The moment an urge hits, tap once. Choose intensity (1–5) and a situation tag (after meal, stress, drinking, boredom, morning, break, other) — and watch your dependency pattern emerge over time. No other quit-smoking app offers this kind of structured craving tracking. ◆ 200 Situation-Tailored Coping Tips 25 tips per situation × 7 categories + 25 general = 200 total. When you log "after meal craving", you get tips for that exact moment. Includes emotionally powerful reminders about lung cancer risk, lifespan, and the people you love — not just generic advice. ◆ 56 Milestones in 3 Categories [Health] 20 stages — heart rate, blood pressure, lung function, cancer risk on a medical timeline [Beauty] 18 stages — skin, teeth, hair, breath improvements (unique to this app — no other cessation app tracks beauty recovery) [Savings] 18 stages — money saved badges (see your smoke-free days add up) ◆ Rich Graphs & Insights - Hour-by-hour craving pattern analysis - Reason breakdown (stress, after meal, etc.) - Daily cravings, resisted urges, money saved, days smoke-free - Switch between past challenges to see long-term trends ◆ Motivation Features - Live smoke-free counter: days, hours, minutes, seconds - Auto-calculated cigarettes not smoked - Share to X (Twitter) — celebrate milestones with your network - Home screen widget - Restart challenge without losing your history (past records stay) ◆ Pay Once — No Subscription Unlike most quit apps that are free to download but charge monthly subscriptions for premium features, Quit Smoking Manager is a one-time purchase. Every feature is included. No recurring fees. No paywalls. No surprises. ◆ Privacy First — Truly Everything stays on your device. Zero server uploads. No account. No ads. No tracking. No SDK telemetry. Unlike other top quit apps that require accounts or cloud sync, all your data stays local — yours alone. ◆ For Cigarettes AND Vape Quitting nicotine in any form? This app supports both traditional cigarette smokers and vape quitters. The craving logging and milestones work the same way. Stop smoking or stop vaping — one app for both. ◆ 8 Languages English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Korean, German, French, Spanish ◆ Who It's For - People who've tried to stop smoking before and want a smarter approach - Users who want to understand their craving triggers objectively - Data lovers who want graphs, not gamification - Vape users looking to quit nicotine - Anyone who values privacy: no ads, no tracking, no accounts - Those who care about beauty and skin recovery, not just lungs - Quitters who need a forgiving app where past progress is never lost Start logging cravings today. See your quit journey, one tap at a time.

Screenshots

Simple Short Diary1 screens
Quit Smoking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Short Diary at Free against Quit Smoking's $2.99. Quit Smoking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Simple Short Diary is free to download; Quit Smoking costs $2.99 up front. Simple Short Diary sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Quit Smoking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Short Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, Quit Smoking every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Simple Short Diary versus Quit Smoking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Short DiaryQuit Smoking
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB27 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEasterEggsTakuya Takahashi

Customer experience

Simple Short Diary

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Quit Smoking

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Short Diary

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$0.991 Month
None

Quit Smoking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Short Diary free?
Simple Short Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quit Smoking free?
Quit Smoking costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Short Diary or Quit Smoking have ads?
Simple Short Diary shows ads; Quit Smoking does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Short Diary or Quit Smoking?
Simple Short Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, and Quit Smoking every 3 days. Most recently, Simple Short Diary was updated on October 24, 2026 and Quit Smoking on October 21, 2026.

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