Comparison

Zero Smoke vs Embero

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zero Smoke

Features
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ZeroSmoke helps you quit or cut down cigarettes, vaping and cannabis. Track your progress, see the money you save, and stay motivated one day at a time. QUIT MODE • See how long you have been smoke-free, down to the second • Watch your savings grow with every cigarette, puff or joint you skip • See the units you did not use and the time you saved • Track your longest streak REDUCE MODE (PRO) Not ready to stop today? Pick a quit date. Your daily limit drops a little every day until you get there. • Log each use with one tap • Backdate, edit or delete entries • See how many uses you have left today EXPOSURE SCORE • See how much of your starting nicotine you removed in the last 7 days • See your lifetime exposure in pack-years or ml of liquid • Add notes for your vape products STATS (PRO) • Charts of your day, week and month • Your Exposure Score by week WIDGET AND SIRI (PRO) • Log a use from your Home Screen widget • Say "Log use in Zero Smoke" to log with Siri MORE • Mood calendar: record one mood per day for each habit • Track more than one habit at a time • One base currency for all your savings PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your habits, usage log and moods stay on your device. ZeroSmoke does not ask you to make an account. ZEROSMOKE PRO Reduce mode, Stats, and widget and Siri logging need a ZeroSmoke Pro subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zerosmokeapp.com/#/privacy ZeroSmoke is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. Talk to a doctor for help with quitting.

About

Embero

This app offers a 30-day audio course to help users unlearn smoking habits through daily, short sessions. It provides tools for managing cravings and understanding the quitting process, with progress tracking and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • 30-day audio course
  • Daily 15-minute sessions
  • SOS craving management tools
  • Mind Sweeper exercises
  • Progress tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Smoking is a habit your brain learned. Embero helps you unlearn it — one short session a day, for 30 days. No willpower speeches, no shaming, no counting down to a date you dread. Just a calm daily plan you can actually follow. WHAT YOU GET A 30-day audio course Fifteen minutes a day, narrated and easy to listen to on your commute or before bed. Every lesson comes with a written version if you'd rather read than listen. SOS for the moment you want to smoke Cravings pass in minutes. Embero gives you something to do while they do — breathing exercises, a cold-shower timer, a short reset. Open it, get through it, carry on. Mind Sweeper A quick written exercise for the thoughts that talk you back into smoking. Put one down, look at it, take it apart. Challenges Small, concrete things to try this week. Not a leaderboard, not a streak you lose at 3am — just the next step. Insights Short, readable pieces on what's happening as you quit, and on the traps that catch people in week two. Progress you can see Days smoke-free, cigarettes not smoked, money kept in your pocket. Your numbers, counted honestly, syncing across your devices. HOW IT WORKS Answer a few questions about how much you smoke and what it costs you. Embero builds a plan around that. Then it's one session a day — the next one unlocks tomorrow, so there's nothing to binge and nothing to fall behind on. Miss a day? Nothing breaks. Pick it up when you're back. WORKS OFFLINE Downloaded lessons play without a connection, and your progress catches up when you're online again. SUBSCRIPTION Embero is a subscription. The price and trial period are shown before you pay, and you can cancel at any time in your Apple subscription settings. Access continues to the end of the paid period. Privacy policy: https://embero.me/privacy.html Terms: https://embero.me/terms.html Support: support@embero.me

Screenshots

Zero Smoke4 screens
Embero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zero Smoke at fortnightly against Embero's every 5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zero Smoke sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Embero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zero Smoke ships an update fortnightly, Embero every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Zero Smoke versus Embero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZero SmokeEmbero
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB87 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMARIO PETROV USHEVKNOTNICESTITCHES LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Zero Smoke

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Embero

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • 3 Months$99.993 Months

Questions

Is Zero Smoke free?
Zero Smoke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Embero free?
Embero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zero Smoke or Embero have ads?
Neither Zero Smoke nor Embero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zero Smoke or Embero?
Zero Smoke ships an update fortnightly, and Embero every 5 weeks. Most recently, Zero Smoke was updated on November 8, 2026 and Embero on October 31, 2026.

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