Comparison

QuittingKratom vs Botanical Taper

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

Head to head
About

QuittingKratom

This app helps individuals overcome kratom addiction by tracking progress, journaling experiences, and providing educational resources. It offers coping strategies, withdrawal timelines, and community support links. All data is stored locally for privacy, with no ads or analytics.

Highlights
  • Progress tracking (days, hours, money saved)
  • Milestone achievements
  • Daily journaling and mood logging
  • Withdrawal timeline and brain science education
  • Coping strategies and recovery tips
  • Crisis support and community links
  • Local data storage and biometric lock
Features
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Quitting Kratom is a free recovery companion designed to support your journey to freedom from kratom addiction. Whether you're on day one or day one thousand, this app gives you the tools to stay motivated, track your progress, and learn what to expect along the way. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - See your days, hours, and money saved since quitting - Earn milestones at every stage (1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, and more) - Celebrate achievements with personalized milestone screens JOURNAL YOUR JOURNEY - Write daily entries to process cravings, wins, and emotions - Track your mood with simple emoji-based mood logging - Search past entries to see how far you've come LEARN & PREPARE - Withdrawal Timeline: Know what to expect at each stage of recovery - Brain Science: Understand how kratom affects your brain and how it heals - Coping Strategies: Practical tools for cravings, sleep, emotions, and daily habits - Recovery Tips: Actionable advice from the recovery community STAY CONNECTED - Quick access to crisis support (SAMHSA, Crisis Text Line) - Links to r/quittingkratom, Kratom Recovery Meetings, and more - Listen to the Kratom Sobriety Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS - All data stored locally on your device - No accounts, no sign-ups, no email required - No analytics, no tracking, no ads - Biometric app lock (Face ID / Touch ID) to keep your data private Built with care by someone who understands the journey. You don't have to do this alone.

About

Botanical Taper

This app helps users manage their botanical supplement tapering journey with personalized schedules and detailed logging. Track your progress, journal your experiences, and receive timely reminders to stay on course. All your data is stored locally for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • Personalized taper schedules
  • Dose logging with timestamps
  • Daily journal and mood/sleep ratings
  • Progress milestones
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Encrypted local backup
Features
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Botanical Taper is a private, local-first tracker for anyone tapering botanical supplements like kratom. Everything stays on your device — no accounts, no servers, no data collection. Features: • Personalized taper schedules • Dose logging with timestamps • Daily journal and mood/sleep ratings • Progress milestones • Reminders and notifications • Encrypted backup and restore Built with care by an indie developer. If you're struggling financially, email jackson@botanicaltaper.com — free access is always available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dose-calculator-ry8m624dqh.replit.app/privacy

Screenshots

QuittingKratom4 screens
Botanical Taper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuittingKratom at none against Botanical Taper's 1. Botanical Taper's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Botanical Taper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. QuittingKratom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QuittingKratom against 5.0 for Botanical Taper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuittingKratom ships an update every 5 months, Botanical Taper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
QuittingKratom versus Botanical Taper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuittingKratomBotanical Taper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTHOMAS FRANCIS EGANJACKSON KYLE KELLEY

Customer experience

QuittingKratom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Botanical Taper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QuittingKratom

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Botanical Taper

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is QuittingKratom free?
QuittingKratom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Botanical Taper free?
Botanical Taper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QuittingKratom or Botanical Taper?
QuittingKratom and Botanical Taper are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do QuittingKratom or Botanical Taper have ads?
Neither QuittingKratom nor Botanical Taper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuittingKratom or Botanical Taper?
QuittingKratom ships an update every 5 months, and Botanical Taper every 5 days. Most recently, QuittingKratom was updated on October 1, 2026 and Botanical Taper on October 6, 2026.

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