Comparison

QuitNow vs Sooth

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

Head to head
About

QuitNow

This app supports individuals in their journey to quit smoking. It provides tools to track progress, offers a supportive community chat, and includes expert-led sessions and a structured course. Users can monitor health improvements, celebrate milestones, and access AI-powered advice.

Highlights
  • Track smoke-free status
  • Community chat for ex-smokers
  • Live expert sessions
  • Step-by-step quitting course
  • Milestone tracking
  • Health indicator monitoring
  • AI-powered Q&A
Features
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Have you considered quitting smoking? Whether you’ve already quit smoking or you’re still thinking about it, QuitNow will help you quit tobacco for good. Quitting smoking is one of the best decisions you can make for your health: it reduces your risk of disease, you regain energy, you save money, and you also protect the people around you. But the truth is, quitting isn’t easy. That’s where QuitNow comes in. QuitNow was born in 2011, created by a smoker who wanted to quit. Since then, we’ve grown, brought in addiction specialists, and refined our tools so you can quit tobacco for good: YOUR EX-SMOKER STATUS When you quit smoking, it’s important to clearly see what you’re achieving. That’s why on QuitNow’s home screen you’ll see how long it’s been since you last smoked, how many cigarettes you haven’t smoked, how much money you’ve saved, and how much life you’ve regained. COMMUNITY: THE EX-SMOKERS’ CHAT Having a smoke-free environment is crucial when you quit. QuitNow offers a chat full of people who, like you, have said goodbye to tobacco. Sharing your journey with other ex-smokers will make your path easier. LIVE SESSIONS WITH AN EXPERT Every month we host a live session with a smoking-cessation expert. In these sessions, the psychologist explains the best way to quit smoking and answers attendees’ questions live. These sessions are a unique opportunity to get personalized advice and resolve doubts in real time. A COMPLETE COURSE TO QUIT SMOKING Some people prefer a more structured method when they quit. That’s why QuitNow includes a step-by-step course designed to guide you throughout the entire quitting process. It works like a digital book, but integrated inside the app. MILESTONES: SMALL MOTIVATIONS TO QUIT SMOKING As with any task in life, quitting is easier when you break the challenge into smaller goals. That’s why QuitNow offers 80 milestones based on the cigarettes you’ve avoided, the days you’ve gone without smoking, and the money you’ve saved. This way, you can start celebrating your wins from day one. YOUR HEALTH AS AN EX-SMOKER In QuitNow you’ll find a list of health indicators that show how your body improves day by day. These indicators are the same ones published by the World Health Organization, and we update them as soon as the WHO does. Plus, QuitNow includes other sections designed to help you on your journey to quit smoking. QUITNOW AI Whenever questions come up during your quitting process, you can turn to QuitNow AI. It’s designed to provide clear, reliable information, based on our course and on data from the World Health Organization. BOOKS TO HELP YOU QUIT SMOKING Learning techniques and approaches to quit can make the process much easier. That’s why we’ve selected well-known books that can effectively help you on your path to a tobacco-free life. ALSO ON YOUR WATCH QuitNow’s Apple Watch app and its widgets and tiles let you track your progress, see how much you’ve saved, and check your smoke-free stats right from your wrist. Because we dedicate so much time and effort to it, we firmly believe QuitNow is the best app to quit smoking. As always, there’s room for improvement—so if you have any idea to make QuitNow even better, please write to us at ios@quitnow.app. We truly hope QuitNow supports you on your journey to a tobacco-free life. Terms of Service: https://tos.quitnow.app/eula Privacy Policy: https://tos.quitnow.app/privacypolicy

About

Sooth

This app helps you quit smoking or vaping by tracking your progress, offering guided breathing exercises for cravings, and celebrating milestones. It supports both cold turkey and gradual reduction methods, with premium features for enhanced support and insights.

Highlights
  • Smoke-free time and money tracking
  • Guided breathing exercises for cravings
  • Cold turkey or gradual reduction plans
  • Milestone celebrations
  • Anonymous peer support cheers
  • Apple Health and Watch integration
Features
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Quit smoking or vaping for good with Sooth, the smoke-free tracker that helps you stop and stay stopped. Stop all at once or cut down a little each week. Watch your smoke-free time, money and health add up, ride out nicotine cravings with one-minute guided breathing, and celebrate every milestone with Soothie, your friendly quit buddy. NEW IN SOOTH • Cheers while you breathe: other people quitting cheer you on through a craving, anonymously (Premium, once free for everyone) • Today's plan: every morning, a plan for your day shaped by your own logs (Premium) • The Report: your day hour by hour, what sets cravings off and what helps them pass (Premium) • Apple Health: see your resting heart rate, blood oxygen and steps improve since you quit (Premium) • Apple Watch: check your progress, log and breathe right from your wrist (Premium) ONE MINUTE THROUGH ANY CRAVING Cravings pass. Tap "Craving? Breathe for a minute" from any screen and Soothie breathes with you until the urge fades. Log how strong it was, whether it passed and what triggered it, and learn what sets you off. YOU WON'T BREATHE ALONE While you breathe through a craving, other people quitting send you a cheer. Anonymous, one tap each: no chat, no profiles. You can cheer others on too, if you want. Cheers are part of Premium, and everyone can breathe with cheers once for free. YOUR PLAN, YOUR PACE • Cold Turkey: stop today and watch your smoke-free timer climb. • Gradual Reduction: a daily limit that shrinks 5–25% each week, with streaks to keep you on track. Change your plan anytime. SEE WHAT YOU'VE GAINED • Smoke-free time, live • Money saved, based on your own prices • Cigarettes not smoked and pods not bought • What quitting puts back over 10 years 150+ MILESTONES TO CELEBRATE Follow what happens as your body recovers, from circulation and breathing to taste and smell, plus lifestyle milestones and, with Premium, savings milestones. Every one gets its own moment. GUIDED BREATHING Quick Relief and 4-7-8 Breathing are free. Premium adds Box, Belly, Pursed-Lip, Resonance and Sighing Breath, plus Muscle Relaxation, each with clear steps. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with one-tap Breathe and Log • Control Center controls • A Live Activity while you breathe PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no sign-up. Your plan and logs are stored on your iPhone. FOR CIGARETTES AND VAPES Cigarettes, rolling tobacco and cigarillos, or e-cigarettes, pods and disposables. SIX LANGUAGES Sooth is made in Slovenia and speaks English, Slovenian, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese, following your iPhone's language. READY TO QUIT? Download Sooth and start your first smoke-free day today. Logging, your smoke-free timer, health milestones and SOS breathing are free, and there's no account to create. SOOTH PREMIUM Unlock cheers while you breathe, Today's plan, the Report, your recovery in Apple Health, Sooth on Apple Watch, craving and smoking pattern charts, every breathing exercise, savings milestones and break reminders. Premium is a subscription: yearly (best value), monthly or weekly. Prices in your currency are listed under In-App Purchases on this page. There's no free trial. The free features stay free for as long as you like, so you can decide on Premium whenever you're ready. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Sooth is a wellness tool and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Privacy Policy: https://www.trysooth.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.trysooth.net/terms

Screenshots

QuitNow4 screens
Sooth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: QuitNow at 14K against Sooth's 1. QuitNow also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Sooth's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. QuitNow sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sooth sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sooth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuitNow has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
QuitNow versus Sooth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuitNowSooth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFewlaps SLSandi Mihelic

Customer experience

QuitNow

All ratings13,620 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative30.1%

Sooth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

QuitNow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Login and account issues for some users
  • Incorrect calculations for money/cigarettes saved

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize achievements and milestones
  • Improved community moderation
  • Option to track gradual reduction in smoking
  • Cross-device sync for user data
  • Better support for relapse and quitting again

Sooth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

QuitNow

Subscriptions9
  • QuitNow PRO7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • QuitNow PRO$3.491 Month
  • QuitNow PRO7 Days trial$4.493 Months
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  • QuitNow PRO$4.991 Month
  • QuitNow PRO$5.493 Months
  • QuitNow PRO$9.993 Months
  • QuitNow PRO$16.991 Year
  • QuitNow PRO$19.991 Year
  • QuitNow PRO7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • QuitNow PRO$34.99
3 purchases

Sooth

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is QuitNow free?
QuitNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sooth free?
Sooth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QuitNow or Sooth?
Sooth is rated higher. QuitNow averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Sooth averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do QuitNow or Sooth have ads?
Both QuitNow and Sooth show ads.
Which is updated more often, QuitNow or Sooth?
QuitNow ships an update weekly, and Sooth weekly. Most recently, QuitNow was updated on November 10, 2026 and Sooth on November 8, 2026.

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