quitSTART vs Sooth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized quitting tips
- Progress monitoring and badges
- Craving and mood management
- Distraction games and challenges
- Customizable Quit Kit
- Social media sharing
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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.
Sooth
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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 • 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. 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. 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 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. 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: quitSTART at none against Sooth's 4. quitSTART also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). Sooth's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Sooth sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. quitSTART asks for nothing beyond the download.
quitSTART ships an update every 4 months, Sooth every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | quitSTART | Sooth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ICF International | Sandi Mihelic |
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
Sooth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
quitSTART
No in-app purchases
Sooth
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Limited-time offer$4.991 Month
- Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Yearly$99.991 Year








