VapeFree vs Cronicle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VapeFree
This app helps users gradually reduce or quit vaping with a personalized plan. Track your progress, manage cravings with community support, and visualize your journey towards a smoke-free life. It offers a gentle approach to quitting at your own pace.
- Track Puffs & Nicotine
- Custom Quitting Plan
- Virtual Pet Progress Tracker
- Cravings Tab with Community Support
- Set Daily Puff Limits
- Visualize Progress
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Concerned about your vaping’s health risks? Thinking about cutting back or quitting? We created VapeFree exactly for YOU! Why? Because we know firsthand how HARD it can be to quit. We know you need the right support at your side. Vape Free will relieve you of the usual stress and pressure. Instead of going cold turkey, we offer a gentle method that helps your best self get smoke-free slowly, at your own pace - and actually get the results you want. So if you feel you’ve had enough—join our family of 100K+ users and put yourself first. Your future health, your wallet, and your family will be proud of you. Take the first step now! Main Features: - Track Puffs & Nicotine - Create Custom Quitting Plan - Adopt a virtual pet you heal through quitting progress - Cravings tab with community support and interactive fidgets - Set Daily Puff Limits - Track your Goals - Visualize Your Progress - Beautiful Tracking Widgets Vape Free was crafted to first and foremost HELP you quit or cut down with our gentle method. But it's also beautiful. We poured our hearts and souls into creating a delightful experience so you really look forward to come back - and that means you'll stick to your plan. When you purchase a subscription, please be aware of the following: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://terratechna.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/30233880842129 Privacy Policy: https://terratechna.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/30233825553553
Cronicle
Document life's significant moments week by week with this straightforward tool. It offers a low-effort way to record important events and reflect on your journey.
- Existential life calendar
- Weekly event documentation
- Low effort journaling
- Life event tracking
- Personal reflection tool
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Cronicle is an existential life calendar. A low effort tool for documenting the important things that happen in your life, week by week. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cronicle at 5.0 against VapeFree's 4.5. Cronicle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). VapeFree's advantage is ratings volume (285 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. VapeFree sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Cronicle sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cronicle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VapeFree has 285 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VapeFree ships an update every 3 weeks, Cronicle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VapeFree | Cronicle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (285 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 285 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TerraTechna | Joe Czepil |
Customer experience
VapeFree
Cronicle
In-app purchases
VapeFree
- VapeFree Upgrade$9.997 Days
- VapeFree Upgrade3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- VapeFree Upgrade2 variants$14.997 Days
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- VapeFree Upgrade3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- VapeFree Upgrade$29.991 Year
- VapeFree Upgrade$39.991 Year
- VapeFree Upgrade3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- VapeFree Upgrade (Lifetime)$14.99
- VapeFree Upgrade (Lifetime)$29.99
Cronicle
- Cronicle Pro$3.991 Month









