Comparison

Quit smoking vs Stepdown

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

Head to head
About

Quit smoking

Track your smoking habits with a visual calendar and motivational progress tools. Set smart reminders and share your journey with friends. Premium access removes ads and unlocks advanced features.

Highlights
  • Visual smoking calendar
  • Smoke-free and reduced-smoking streaks
  • Milestone badges
  • Monthly and yearly summaries
  • Progress cards
  • Smart reminders
  • Friend sharing
Features
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Build a clearer picture of your smoking and move forward one day at a time with Quit smoking:lessmoke. VISUAL SMOKING CALENDAR • Log each day's cigarette count in seconds • See smoke-free, light and heavy days in distinct colors • Browse future months without accidentally editing them • Keep unrecorded days visually separate from smoke-free days PROGRESS THAT MOTIVATES • Follow smoke-free and reduced-smoking streaks • Unlock milestone badges as your consistency grows • Review monthly and yearly calendar summaries • Track averages, avoided cigarettes and estimated savings SHARE YOUR JOURNEY • Create polished monthly and yearly progress cards • Keep a personal profile with your history and achievements • Connect with friends and share your invitation link SMART REMINDERS • Get varied reminders to log your day • Protect an active streak with timely encouragement • Choose your preferred reminder time and app language PREMIUM ACCESS Daily tracking and basic progress are free with limited banner ads. Premium removes ads and unlocks past-day editing, the full calendar archive and detailed insights. Choose a weekly, yearly or one-time lifetime plan. Eligible new subscribers receive a 3-day free trial on the yearly plan, followed by the displayed annual price unless canceled. Apple determines eligibility. You can restore existing purchases. Lessmoke is a tracking and motivation tool, not medical advice or a substitute for professional treatment. If you need help quitting, consult a qualified healthcare professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lessmoke.site/terms.html

About

Stepdown

This app guides users through a gradual reduction plan to quit nicotine products like vaping, pouches, or cigarettes. It offers a personalized "staircase" plan, an AI coach, and tools to manage cravings and track progress.

Highlights
  • Personalized nicotine reduction plan
  • AI coaching for support
  • Cravings management tools
  • Progress tracking and milestones
  • Savings tracker
  • Danger-window alerts
Features
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Cold turkey works for almost no one. Stepdown gets you off nicotine by stepping down; small, scheduled reductions your body barely notices, until one day the number is zero. Works for vapes, nicotine pouches, cigarettes, nicotine gum, lozenges, heated tobacco and snus. Answer a few questions and see, free: your Nic Score (how tight a grip nicotine actually has on your day), your personal staircase, and your projected quit date. YOUR STAIRCASE - A plan of small steps; each one holds your daily limit slightly lower while your body adjusts - One-tap logging for every pouch, puff, pod or cigarette - An AI coach that knows your exact plan and answers at 2am - A panic button for cravings; most pass in about three minutes - Danger-window alerts that fire before your risky hours, not after - Step briefings, daily debriefs, and body-recovery milestones - A savings jar showing the money you keep instead of burn WHY STEPPING DOWN WORKS Quitting all at once means peak withdrawal, peak irritability, and peak chance of a bad day that convinces you that you can't do it. Stepping down spreads that cost across weeks, so no single day has to be the day you quit quitting. WENT OVER? KEEP GOING Go over your limit and nothing resets. The staircase adjusts astreak to break and no starting over. FREE Your Nic Score, staircase preview, and quit date. A subscription is required for the full plan, coach, and tracking. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Stepdown is a habit app, not a medical service. It does not prnosis, or treatment. If you have a medical concern, talk to ahealthcare provider. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://www.stepdownapp.com/terms Privacy: https://www.stepdownapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Quit smoking4 screens
Stepdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stepdown at none against Quit smoking's shown. Stepdown also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 9) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Quit smoking's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Quit smoking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Stepdown sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Quit smoking against 4.5 for Stepdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepdown has 56 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quit smoking ships an update every 2 days, Stepdown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Quit smoking versus Stepdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuit smokingStepdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)4.5 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings956 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB75 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLokman sahinMOMENTUM AKSIYON TEKNOLOJI LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

Quit smoking

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stepdown

All ratings56 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quit smoking

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Unlimited Tokens$4.991 Month
11 purchases

Stepdown

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$3.497 Days
  • Weekly$3.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Monthly3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Monthly3 Days trial$27.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Quit smoking free?
Quit smoking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepdown free?
Stepdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quit smoking or Stepdown?
Stepdown is rated higher. Quit smoking averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Stepdown averages 4.5 from 56 ratings.
Do Quit smoking or Stepdown have ads?
Quit smoking shows ads; Stepdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Quit smoking or Stepdown?
Quit smoking ships an update every 2 days, and Stepdown every 4 days. Most recently, Quit smoking was updated on October 18, 2026 and Stepdown on October 19, 2026.

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