MindVines vs Puff Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindVines
This privacy-first habit app focuses on building strength over time with a visual representation of your progress. It helps you interrupt unhealthy thought cycles and build emotional awareness through guided reflection, without shame or punishing setbacks. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch with widgets for constant support.
- Visual progress tracking with a growing vine
- Privacy-first design with no ads or accounts
- Interrupt unhealthy thought cycles
- Use practical shields to redirect urges
- Guided reflection for emotional awareness
- Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch integration
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Feed the vine, not the path MindVines™ is a calm, privacy-first habit app designed for the moments when self-control matters most. Instead of counting streaks or punishing setbacks, MindVines focuses on something more powerful: building strength over time. Founder Access is now open. MindVines is completely free through 2026 (Founders will remain free for life). Anyone who joins during the Founder Access period receives full access to all current features at no cost going forward. Your progress is visual. A vine continuously grows over a dirt path. The path represents the habit’s pull. The vine represents your growing strength. Each time you pause, reflect, or make a healthier choice, your vine grows stronger. Over time, it begins to cover the path. Not because you’re perfect. Because you’re practicing. A different approach to habit change Most habit trackers focus on streaks and perfection. MindVines focuses on progress, resilience, and learning to respond differently. Setbacks don’t erase your progress. They simply reveal a bit of the path again. Your vine keeps growing. No shame. No “streak broken.” Just steady progress. Designed for real-world moments. Core Features (Includes iPhone App, Apple Watch, Widgets & Complications) • Track habits with simple swipe gestures for progress and setbacks • Visualize your growth with a vine that evolves over time • Interrupt the thought → plan → urge cycle in real time • Use practical shields (plans) to redirect urges • View Growth Days and progress insights • Build emotional awareness through guided reflection and support moments • Access your primary vine instantly through Home Screen widgets • Log actions instantly from your Apple Watch using complications • Sync your primary vine for quick, glanceable support across iPhone, widgets, and Apple Watch Your vine, always within reach MindVines includes Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch complications so your progress stays visible throughout your day. Quickly check in. Log progress. Use your shields. Stay connected to the choices you’re building. Sometimes the smallest interruption changes everything. Apple Watch integration MindVines extends to Apple Watch for quick, frictionless support throughout your day: • Log progress or setbacks instantly from your wrist • Use simple, distraction-free interactions in the moment • Stay connected to your habits without opening your phone • Optional complications provide fast access to your vine anytime • Designed to help you act in the moment, when it matters most Built with privacy in mind MindVines is designed to respect your focus and your privacy: • No ads • No social feeds or public profiles • No accounts required • Optional secure iCloud sync • Your habit data remains completely private and controlled by you Your progress stays yours. Perfect for gently reshaping habits like • Phone overuse • Sugar cravings • Impulse behaviors • Late-night scrolling • Emotional eating • Nicotine and vaping reduction • Shopping impulses • Social media overuse • And other patterns you want to change over time Small actions add up. Every interaction helps strengthen your vine. Download MindVines today and join Founder Access through 2026. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mindvines.app/privacy
Puff Drop
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Puff Drop makes every puff visible — then quietly makes your daily limit smaller until you reach zero, on your terms. One big tap. That's the habit. Tap once per puff. Haptic, instant, with undo. Log a whole session with +5 / +10 / +20 if you don't tap every time. Add a puff from the Lock Screen, Control Center or your wrist without opening the app. A limit that shrinks on its own. Tell Puff Drop roughly how much you vape and pick a quit date. Your daily limit starts where you are today and steps down a little each day. Not sure where you are? Track for three days first and let the numbers set your starting point. Streaks you can see. Every day under your limit adds to the streak. Go over and the app says so plainly — "Over by 3 today" — no lectures, no guilt. Money and puffs back in your pocket. Enter what a pod or disposable costs and Puff Drop shows what you've saved, how many puffs you've avoided and how much nicotine you've skipped — in your currency, updated as you go. A timer for the hard minutes. When a craving hits, open the 3-minute breathing ring. Tap "It passed" and it's logged as a craving beaten. Tap "I vaped" and nothing is hidden from you. Milestone cards worth sharing. 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1,000 puffs avoided, 50 cravings passed — every milestone becomes a clean card you can post or keep. Widgets, Control Center and Apple Watch. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with a +1 button. A Control Center button for the fastest possible tap. An Apple Watch app with today's ring, the craving timer and complications. Your data stays yours. Everything lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no analytics. Export everything as JSON or CSV whenever you like. PUFF DROP PREMIUM Quit plans that adapt: curved tapers, weekend-aware limits, cold turkey with a countdown, a maintain mode, and a re-plan when you slip — keep your date with a steeper taper, or push your date and keep your pace. Unlimited history and insights: time-of-day and weekday patterns, trigger tags (stress, social, alcohol, boredom, after a meal) and plain-arithmetic insights like "62% of your puffs are after 9 pm". Savings goals: attach something you want and see the day you can afford it. Longer craving sessions and distraction tasks, multiple reminders with quiet hours, iCloud sync, themes and app icons. Puff Drop is a self-tracking tool for adults 18 and over. It is not a substitute for professional help. If you want support quitting, a list of free public quitlines is available in Settings. Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://afterworkcoder.com/puffdrop/privacy Terms of Use: https://afterworkcoder.com/puffdrop/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MindVines at every 4 days against Puff Drop's every 4 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. MindVines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Puff Drop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MindVines ships an update every 4 days, Puff Drop every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | MindVines | Puff Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MINDVINES LLC | Afterworkcoder LLC |
In-app purchases
MindVines
- MindVines Premium$4.991 Month
- MindVines Premium$39.991 Year
Puff Drop
- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$59.99









