Diary+ vs Quit Smoking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diary+
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Practice gratitude and mindfulness to feel better. Add three entries about what went well every day. Meditate for 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Start with easy directions, add reminders. Apply powerful well-being science, easily integrable into your daily routines—doable in even under 10 min—while building a collection of your most joyful memories. Easily activate end-to-end encryption—the most secure technology available to protect your data. With Diary+ you can easily write gratitude entries and meditate. And with practice, you can increase your positive emotions on a daily basis. Add three entries about what went well every day. This method, also called keeping a gratitude journal, can increase your well-being for up to six months after writing your last entry. Meditate for 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes—without any interrupting instructions. The app provides you with a timer, where you hear a gong every 5 minutes for better orientation. That way you can fully concentrate on the essential—your meditation. Start with simple instructions. Gratitude journaling and mindfulness meditation are both easy-to-learn techniques. The only thing you need to get better is practice. Therefore, you can always review the practice overview on the third tab to stay motivated. Add a reminder for entries and/or meditation so that you never forget your practice. Gratitude and mindfulness work in a synergistic way. Gratitude helps to focus on the positive aspects of life. And with mindfulness, you can regulate your negative emotions. Instead of picking a lot of complicated well-being exercises, Diary+ makes it simple. Gratitude and mindfulness are both easy to learn, strongly backed up by science, most enjoyable to do (in comparison to other techniques), and usable on an everyday basis, even in only 10 min. The app is designed for continued use and to increase mental health. It might be used to support therapy or while waiting for therapy. The same mechanisms that increase happiness also improve mental health. Ask your professional caregiver if Diary+ could take over a supportive role in your healing process. Using Diary+ you can build a collection of your most favorite memories. You can select and filter your favorites by month, year, and all-time. That way you can always see your richest memories of your very unique and precious journey. Diary+ is secure and saves your data in the cloud. Later, with a new device, you just need to log in to continue your diary. Cloud data is encrypted with industry standards such as encryption at rest and encryption in transit. Privacy is very important. As an effort for even higher security, Diary+ offers optional end-to-end encryption that can be easily activated. End-to-end encryption is the most secure technology available to protect your data. If activated, nobody except you, not even the developer, can see your entries. You need to save the key at a safe location. If the key is gone, you lose access to your data. Diary+ is developed by Pingcamp, a single-person company or, in other words, by a single developer. My name is Christian Gründer. Please always send me feedback. Diary+ is a project I am highly motivated about, to further improve. I want to hear your opinions. Start now and try Diary+. I made the first month free, so you can try and see if the app is for you. You can use Diary+ only with a subscription. The app is offered only in English. Mindfulness minutes can be integrated into the Apple Health App. A monthly or yearly subscription purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial or intro upon confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. You can read the Terms and Conditions on: https://pingcamp.com/termsandconditions.html
Quit Smoking
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See how long you've gone without a cigarette — without opening the app. Quit Smoking keeps your smoke-free time and the money you've saved on your Home Screen widget, your Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island. One glance is all it takes. ■ WIDGETS THAT DO THE WORK Seven widgets, plus a Live Activity and an iOS 18 Control. Put your timer, your savings, your health recovery or a one-tap craving button wherever you'll actually see them. ■ WHEN A CRAVING HITS, TAP ONE BUTTON A breathing guide helps the wave pass. Every time you ride one out, it's logged — and Insights turns those logs into a clear picture of which hours, places and moods set you off, so you can plan around them. ■ HEATED TOBACCO IS TRACKED TOO Not just cigarettes. If you use IQOS, lil, Ploom or a vape, your units and spending are counted properly. ■ A SLIP DOESN'T ERASE YOUR PROGRESS Most apps reset you to zero. This one keeps your lifetime totals, your personal best and every badge you've earned. After a slip you get a comeback screen: see how long you lasted, note what set it off, then start again. ■ REWARD FUND Pick something you actually want. The money you're not spending on tobacco goes toward it, and you watch the days-to-go shrink. ■ NOT READY TO GO COLD TURKEY? Reduction mode lowers your daily count step by step and guides you to a full quit, at a pace you set. ■ FIVE MINUTES A DAY A 14-day program breaks down the psychology of nicotine, one short lesson at a time. Plus dozens of articles — the science of addiction, the money, the reality of heated tobacco, short fiction. ■ AND A KAPPA A cucumber-chewing river spirit from Japanese folklore shows up every day to check on you, celebrate your milestones and give you grief when you slack off. He is not optional. Available in English, Japanese, Spanish and Korean. 【Premium (monthly, 7-day free trial)】 ・Unlimited member-only articles (added regularly) ・All 14 lessons unlocked (Day 4 onward) ・Detailed insights (time-of-day and place analysis, early warnings for your risky hours) ・Reduction program ・No ads Subscription renews automatically. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://kinnen-master.github.io/nosmoking-content/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://kinnen-master.github.io/nosmoking-content/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Quit Smoking at weekly against Diary+'s every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Diary+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Quit Smoking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diary+ ships an update every 6 weeks, Quit Smoking weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary+ | Quit Smoking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christian Gruender | KEISUKE ONO |
In-app purchases
Diary+
- Diary+ (1 Month)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Diary+ (1 Year)1 Month trial$19.991 Year
Quit Smoking
- Quit Smoking Master Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month









