Comparison

quitSTART vs PuffTrack

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

PuffTrack

Features
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Take control of your nicotine habits with PuffTrack which can track both vaping and smoking. Track your journey effortlessly and make healthier choices. Calculate your past spending and see the environmental impact of your nicotine habits, helping you understand the true cost of every puff. Unlock additional insights with paid features: Set personalized daily puff goals (paid) Monitor and visualize your progress over time (paid) Receive friendly reminders to keep you on track (paid) Connect with friends to share goals and stay motivated together (paid) With PuffTrack, your path to quitting vaping becomes easier, insightful, and supportive. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pufftrack.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

quitSTART2 screens
PuffTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: quitSTART at none against PuffTrack's 1. quitSTART also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). PuffTrack's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads and 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

Both are free to download. PuffTrack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. quitSTART asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

quitSTART ships an update every 4 months, PuffTrack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
quitSTART versus PuffTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterquitSTARTPuffTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB11 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperICF InternationalYalin Kaan Senol

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

PuffTrack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

quitSTART

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PuffTrack

Subscriptions1
  • PuffTrack Premium$0.997 Days

Questions

Is quitSTART free?
quitSTART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PuffTrack free?
PuffTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do quitSTART or PuffTrack have ads?
Neither quitSTART nor PuffTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, quitSTART or PuffTrack?
quitSTART ships an update every 4 months, and PuffTrack every 5 weeks. Most recently, quitSTART was updated on October 29, 2026 and PuffTrack on October 24, 2026.

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