Smoke Free Forever vs Checkout Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Smoke Free Forever
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You don't have to quit tomorrow. You can start by smoking one fewer. SmokeFree doesn't reset you to zero. Slip up and nothing shatters โ no streak wiped, no lecture waiting on the home screen. A slip is a slip, not a relapse. A craving is a feeling, not a need, and it passes in about two minutes. YOUR METHOD, YOUR PACE Choose how you want to do this when you start, and change your mind whenever: โข Reduce gradually. A stepped weekly drop in your daily count. The app builds the plan, shows today's allowance, and tells you where you stand โ as a fact, not a verdict. Go a week without one and it quietly offers to move you on. โข Quit on a date. Pick a day ahead and count down to it, or start right now. โข Already quit. Come in mid-journey, at whatever day you're actually on. WHEN A CRAVING HITS One SOS button โ on your dashboard, on your wrist, on your lock screen. Four short phases: name it, breathe for ninety seconds in a calm living scene, log the trigger in one tap, walk away free. No counters. No streaks. No fail state. Logged to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes, if you've granted it. WHAT IT ADDS UP TO Money not burned, counted in things you'd actually buy โ coffees, dinners, a weekend away. Cigarettes not smoked. Cardio fitness, resting heart rate and recovery read against your own pre-quit baseline, straight from Apple Health. Milestones that arrive as something printed and kept, not a badge. LETTERS TO YOUR FUTURE SELF Write to yourself today and choose the day it arrives โ a milestone, or a date you pick. It turns up when you get there, in your own words. PATTERNS, NOT NAGS After ten or so sessions the app starts noticing things โ your peak craving window, your top trigger, the week-over-week direction. They live in Stats, there when you go looking. No nags. No nudges. No scheduled reminders. EVERYWHERE YOU CARRY IT iPhone: dashboard, taper plan, full SOS session, slip log, pattern engine, Apple Health. Apple Watch: the same four phases, slimmer. Haptics carry you when you can't look. Lock screen: one-tap SOS and log widgets that stay put even when the phone is asleep. No accounts, ever. Local-first. Syncs phone โ watch over iCloud. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT โ Nothing resets. A slip costs you the cigarette, not your progress. โ Tapering is a first-class path, not a consolation prize for people who "couldn't" quit. โ Built on Allen Carr's framing: you're not giving up anything, you're walking free. โ No account, no community, no coach reading over your shoulder. PRO (OPTIONAL) Free: the dashboard, your taper plan, the slip and craving log, today's cards, core patterns, and three SOS sessions a day. Pro adds unlimited SOS, milestone rewards and letters, your full craving-card archive, heart-rate calm-down insights, cardio trends, slip correlations and premium widgets. 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Subscription details: - SmokeFree Pro Monthly: $4.99 / month - SmokeFree Pro Annual: $29.99 / year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Checkout Deck
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Keep loyalty cards and coupons together so they are ready when you reach the register. Put cards you use every time in a deck for that store. Cards you use only in certain places can appear as suggestions near matching stores. KEEP YOUR CHECKOUT ORDER TOGETHER Create a deck for each store or routine. Arrange loyalty cards, coupons, and the payment method you use at the end. At checkout, move through the deck in order. SEE USEFUL CARDS NEAR YOU Add store-name keywords to a card. Checkout Deck can show matching cards as nearby suggestions when you open register mode. It does not send proximity notifications or launch automatically; you choose what to open. ADD CARDS FROM PHOTOS Take or choose a card photo to detect barcodes and suggest a card name. Review and edit the result before saving. OPEN A DECK FROM WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH Reach a familiar deck from Home Screen or Lock Screen widgets and Apple Watch. FREE AND CHECKOUT DECK PRO The free version includes 1 deck and up to 3 nearby cards. Checkout Deck Pro is a one-time purchase that removes both limits. Your App Store storefront shows the localized price before purchase. No subscriptions or in-app ads. Your information stays on your device. No account is required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Checkout Deck at every 2 weeks against Smoke Free Forever's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Smoke Free Forever sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Checkout Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smoke Free Forever ships an update every 4 months, Checkout Deck every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smoke Free Forever | Checkout Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Schmidt | SOICHIRO HORIUCHI |
In-app purchases
Smoke Free Forever
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual$29.991 Year
Checkout Deck
- Checkout Deck Pro$2.99
Questions
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