Comparison

quitSTART vs Smoking Cessation Timer

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

Head to head
About

quitSTART

This app supports individuals aiming to quit smoking by offering personalized tips, inspiration, and challenges based on their smoking history. It helps users prepare for quitting, track progress with badges, manage cravings, and stay motivated on their journey to a healthier, smokefree life.

Highlights
  • Personalized quitting tips
  • Progress monitoring and badges
  • Craving and mood management
  • Distraction games and challenges
  • Customizable Quit Kit
  • Social media sharing
Features
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quitSTART is a free app made for people who want to quit smoking. This app takes the information you provide about your smoking history and gives you tailored tips, inspiration, and challenges to help you become smokefree and live a healthier life. quitSTART helps you: • Get ready to quit with tips and information to prepare you for becoming smokefree • Monitor your progress and earn badges for smokefree milestones and other achievements • Get back on track if you slip and smoke • Manage cravings and bad moods in healthy ways • Distract yourself from cravings with games and challenges • Store helpful tips, inspirations, and challenges in your Quit Kit • Share your progress and favorite tips through social media quitSTART is a product of Smokefree.gov, a smoking cessation resource created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and input from tobacco control professionals, smoking cessation experts, and ex-smokers.

About

Smoking Cessation Timer

Features
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An app that shows you at a glance how long you have been able to quit smoking. Tapping the “Start quitting cigarettes” button starts the timer, which measures the time until you reset it. It automatically calculates the amount of money you saved and the number of cigarettes you did not smoke according to the amount of time you were able to quit smoking, so it is recommended for those who are thinking of starting to quit smoking. ● How to use ・After starting the app, set the "number of cigarettes smoked per day," "price of a pack of cigarettes," and "number of cigarettes in a pack". ・Press the "Start smoking cessation" button to start the timer. ・Then, when you want to check how long you have been able to quit smoking or how much money you have saved, just open the app. ・If you are unable to resist and smoke a cigarette, you can reset the timer by tapping the reset icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Screenshots

quitSTART2 screens
Smoking Cessation Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: quitSTART at none against Smoking Cessation Timer's 2. quitSTART also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Smoking Cessation Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. quitSTART asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

quitSTART ships an update every 4 months, Smoking Cessation Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
quitSTART versus Smoking Cessation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterquitSTARTSmoking Cessation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperICF InternationalNAOYA ONO

Bugs and requests

quitSTART

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Distract me games not loading
  • Challenges not working properly
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more mood options for check-ins
  • Allow editing of quit date and settings
  • Improve navigation and make it more intuitive
  • Provide instructions and a help section

Smoking Cessation Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

quitSTART

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Smoking Cessation Timer

One-time2
  • Support Developer$0.99
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is quitSTART free?
quitSTART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smoking Cessation Timer free?
Smoking Cessation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do quitSTART or Smoking Cessation Timer have ads?
Smoking Cessation Timer shows ads; quitSTART does not.
Which is updated more often, quitSTART or Smoking Cessation Timer?
quitSTART ships an update every 4 months, and Smoking Cessation Timer every 2 months. Most recently, quitSTART was updated on November 1, 2026 and Smoking Cessation Timer on October 27, 2026.

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