My QuitBuddy vs BackBonz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My QuitBuddy
This app supports individuals in their journey to quit smoking and vaping. It offers personalized tools, progress tracking, and community support to help users manage cravings and stay smoke-free. Features include goal setting, savings calculators, and helpful tips to navigate the challenges of quitting.
- Personalized quit journey stages
- Craving management and distractions
- Progress tracking (days, money saved)
- Community support and success stories
- Goal setting and motivation
- Emergency contact and Quitline access
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My QuitBuddy helps you get, and stay, smoke- and vape-free. Whether you’re thinking about quitting, working up to your quit date or ready to quit now, My QuitBuddy can be customised to suit whatever stage you’re at on your quit journey and help you stay smoke- and vape-free. My QuitBuddy can help you through the hardest times with helpful tips and distractions to overcome cravings; tracking systems to chart your progress; and all the facts you need to understand the impacts smoking and vaping have on your health. There is an entire community of buddies there to help you out, with success stories, experiences and handy tips. Feel good about how much money you’re saving and how much nasty stuff your lungs are avoiding. Over time, watch the savings and results begin to pile up. All quit journeys are full of ups and downs, depending on how you’re feeling on any given day. On days when your cravings are strong, distractions and soothing imagery are available to help you get through. Quitting can be hard and most people try a number of times before they finally quit for good. My QuitBuddy is with you every step of the way. Key Features: - 'Quit Now', prepare to 'Quit Later' or 'Continue Quitting'. - Set your goals and understand your motivations to quit. - Nominate friends or family who you can call in the tough times. - View your progress, including a count of every day, hour and minute you stay smoke- and vape-free and how much money you've saved. - For the first 30 days of your journey, you'll receive a helpful tip when you open the app. - You can nominate any Danger Times and My QuitBuddy will get in touch to keep you on track. - My QuitBuddy helps with a range of distractions to occupy your mind and your hands through any moments of craving. - Read helpful messages from other people who are quitting with My QuitBuddy and leave your own for others to read. - If you need additional backup, you can call the Quitline directly on 13 7848 (13 QUIT) from the app.
BackBonz
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BackBonz makes the daily routine of wearing a back-brace easier to stick with. Built for young people who have been prescribed a scoliosis-brace, it turns wear time into something you can see, track, and feel good about. TRACK YOUR WEAR TIME Start the live timer when your back-brace goes on and stop it when it comes off. Forgot to start it? Add a session manually. BackBonz supports multiple sessions a day and shows your total hours at a glance. SET GOALS AND BUILD STREAKS Set a daily or weekly wear goal during onboarding and watch your progress fill in throughout the day. Consecutive days on goal build a streak, with milestone celebrations at 7, 14, 30 days and beyond. Back bonz is important. Backbonz is important. Backbonz is impo MEET YOUR FISH COMPANION Choose a fish companion when you first open the app. Your fish swims alongside you while the timer runs, a small and friendly reminder that you are not doing this alone. CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF The daily journal lets you record your mood, note any physical discomfort, reflect on your day, and write freely. Over time your journal becomes a personal record you can look back on or choose to share with the people supporting you. SEE YOUR STORY IN ONE PLACE The timeline brings wear sessions and journal entries together in a single view, so you can browse any day and see how far you have come. STAY ON TRACK Optional reminders help with morning starts, evening journaling, and streaks at risk. Quiet hours mean no notifications late at night. WORKS OFFLINE Sessions and journal entries save on your device and sync when you are back online. PRIVACY COMES FIRST BackBonz is designed around the privacy of young people. - A parent or guardian provides consent before an account is created for a child under 13 - No advertising, no ad tracking, and no third-party analytics - Your data is used only to run the app's features - You can delete your account and all associated data from inside the app at any time Full details are in our privacy policy, linked on this page. IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION BackBonz is a wear-time tracking and journaling tool. It is not a medical device, it does not provide medical advice, and it does not diagnose, treat, or monitor any medical condition. Wear schedules and goals should always follow the guidance of your prescribing clinician. Speak to your doctor or orthotist about any questions relating to your scoliosis-brace or treatment. WHO IT IS FOR BackBonz is for young people wearing a prescribed back-brace and the parents and guardians supporting them through it. Back-brace wearing is hard. Keeping track of it should not be.
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Verdict
My QuitBuddy and BackBonz are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | My QuitBuddy | BackBonz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (503 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 503 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Australian Department of Health | Dragon Academy Inc. |
Bugs and requests
My QuitBuddy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes on initial setup screen
- Smoke-free day counter resets unexpectedly
- Savings calculations are incorrect
- Community posts disappearing or not updating
- Inability to edit or reset quit date
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to log relapses
- Improve community features (messaging, progress tracking)
- Provide more engaging distractions and activities
- Customize app settings (e.g. cigarette costs, quit date)
- Expand health information and progress tracking
BackBonz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My QuitBuddy
No in-app purchases
BackBonz
No in-app purchases









