Comparison

iQuit Counter vs Escape Nicotine

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

Head to head
About

iQuit Counter

Monitor your progress in quitting smoking by tracking cigarettes avoided and money saved. Visualize your journey and stay motivated with this simple tool.

Highlights
  • Track cigarettes not smoked
  • Monitor money saved
  • Visualize quitting progress
  • Stay motivated
Features
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Keep track of the cigarettes that you didn't smoke and money you didn't spend.

About

Escape Nicotine

An educational course designed to help adults examine their relationship with nicotine products. It uses engaging metaphors and optional tools to explore the stories and perceived benefits associated with smoking, vaping, and chew. The program offers a one-time purchase for full access to its content.

Highlights
  • 12-chapter educational course
  • Text and narration options
  • Guided audio sessions
  • Nicotine con men metaphors
  • Belief Curve tracking
  • Animated breathing pacer
  • Ambush Scheduler
Features
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Escape Nicotine is a 12-chapter educational course for adults who want to examine the stories surrounding cigarettes, vapes, pouches, and chew. Read it or listen to it. Chapters 1–2 are free; one payment unlocks the rest of the current course — no subscription, no account, no streaks, no tracking. Then meet the nicotine con men: the Little Trickster and the Big Trickster. In the program’s central metaphor, the Little Trickster is a small character linked to sensations a person may notice between doses. The Big Trickster gives familiar nicotine sales pitches a voice: “it relaxes me,” “it helps me focus,” and “just one.” These characters are teaching images, not a diagnosis of what you feel, believe, or will do. They can’t force you to do anything. All they can do is feed you lies. The program makes no prediction about quitting, feelings, or timing. THE PROGRAM - 10 core chapters plus two epilogues, available as text and narration - An optional guided audio session closes every chapter; use only when safe - Core-chapter Lock-In check-ins plot the ratings you choose as a Belief Curve - Meet both nicotine con men side by side on Home, with the Little Trickster about waist-height beside the Big Trickster - Home artwork maps the latest Belief Curve rating to one of five illustrative stages; it is a metaphor, not a health or quitting measure OPTIONAL TOOLS - "There they are": an animated breathing pacer with an optional wave log - An Ambush Scheduler for a wedding, trip, or another event you choose. A reminder the evening before opens guided sessions you have already reached. WHAT WE DON'T DO - No streaks or day counters - No automatic maintenance schedule after Chapter 10; replay sessions when you choose - No account, no email, no analytics, no tracking. Course progress stays in app storage, subject to any encrypted device backup you enable; anonymous purchase identifiers and history go only to RevenueCat for unlocking and restoring the course. Use the chapters and tools in the order and timing that fit you. The program does not tell you to keep using nicotine, stop on a particular day, or treat any dose as a required "last puff." This is an educational program, not medical advice. On prescribed NRT or quit-smoking medication? Talk to your prescriber before changing anything.

Screenshots

iQuit Counter2 screens
Escape Nicotine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Escape Nicotine at Free against iQuit Counter's $0.99. Escape Nicotine also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Escape Nicotine is free to download; iQuit Counter costs $0.99 up front. iQuit Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Escape Nicotine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iQuit Counter ships an update every 3 months, Escape Nicotine every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iQuit Counter versus Escape Nicotine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriQuit CounterEscape Nicotine
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB137 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGary WhettonAlberta Coding Company Inc.

Customer experience

iQuit Counter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Escape Nicotine

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iQuit Counter

One-time1
  • iQuit Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Escape Nicotine

One-time1
  • The Rest of the Course$29.99

Questions

Is iQuit Counter free?
iQuit Counter costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Escape Nicotine free?
Escape Nicotine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iQuit Counter or Escape Nicotine have ads?
Neither iQuit Counter nor Escape Nicotine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iQuit Counter or Escape Nicotine?
iQuit Counter ships an update every 3 months, and Escape Nicotine every 10 days. Most recently, iQuit Counter was updated on October 23, 2026 and Escape Nicotine on October 28, 2026.

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