Comparison

quitSTART vs Kwit

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

Kwit

Features
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Kwit helps you break bad habits and take back control of your life. Whether you want to quit smoking, reduce screen time, stop impulse shopping, or cut back on junk food — Kwit gives you the tools to succeed. TRACK YOUR HABITS Log slip-ups with a single tap. Set daily, weekly, or monthly limits. See your progress at a glance with clean streaks and visual stats. UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS Discover when and why you give in. Time-of-day analysis, weekday patterns, and trigger tracking help you identify your weak spots so you can prepare for them. SCIENCE-BACKED STRATEGIES Built on principles from James Clear's Atomic Habits and the Four Laws of Behavior Change. Get personalized strategies to make bad habits invisible, unattractive, difficult, and unsatisfying. RESIST URGES IN THE MOMENT When a craving hits, use the guided breathing exercise and cognitive reframing tool to ride out the urge and stay on track. CELEBRATE YOUR WINS Earn milestone badges at 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, and 365 days. Share your achievements with friends and family to stay motivated. COST CALCULATOR See exactly how much money your bad habits cost you — and how much you're saving by cutting back. WEEKLY REPORTS Get a detailed breakdown of your week with trends, scores, and personalized motivation. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Stay accountable with a widget that shows your current streaks and slip-up count right on your home screen. Kwit Pro unlocks unlimited habit tracking, full insights, the cost calculator, strategies library, and weekly reports — all with a single one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no hidden fees. Start your journey to a better you. Download Kwit today.

Screenshots

quitSTART2 screens
Kwit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: quitSTART at none against Kwit's 1. quitSTART also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). 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. Kwit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. quitSTART asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
quitSTART versus Kwit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterquitSTARTKwit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperICF InternationalPragmaTec

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

Kwit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

quitSTART

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kwit

One-time1
  • Kwit Pro$5.99

Questions

Is quitSTART free?
quitSTART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kwit free?
Kwit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do quitSTART or Kwit have ads?
Neither quitSTART nor Kwit shows ads.

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