Comparison

ASCNT vs Puffly

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

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ASCNT

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Your next adventure starts with the right people. ASCNT is a community for hikers, backpackers, climbers, and mountaineers looking for compatible partners and shared objectives. Whether you’re planning a casual weekend hike, your first major summit, or an ambitious alpine objective, ASCNT helps you find people who want to take it on with you. DISCOVER WHAT’S NEXT Explore upcoming hikes, summits, and outdoor objectives posted by the ASCNT community. See where people are going, when they’re heading out, what experience level is expected, and how many spots are available. Find an objective that matches your goals, experience, location, and schedule—then view the details and request to join. FIND YOUR MOUNTAIN CREW Join the Crew Matching Pool to connect with hikers looking for similar adventures. ASCNT considers factors such as location, experience, age range, and hiking style to help form more compatible groups. Whether you prefer relaxed day hikes, sunrise starts, fast summit pushes, or challenging alpine days, ASCNT helps you meet people who approach the mountains like you do. PLAN AND HOST OBJECTIVES Already know where you want to go? Create your own objective and invite other hikers to join. Add the destination, date, difficulty, required experience, available spots, and important trip details. You decide whether you want a small hiking group, an experienced summit team, or a larger community adventure. Keep track of objectives you’ve joined, hosted, completed, or shown interest in—all from one place. COORDINATE IN GROUP CHAT Every crew and objective can have its own group conversation. Introduce yourself, discuss equipment, choose a meeting point, confirm start times, share weather updates, and make final plans before heading out. ASCNT keeps the people, objective details, and conversation together, so important information doesn’t get lost across different apps. BUILD YOUR OUTDOOR PROFILE Create a profile that shows other hikers who you are and what you’re prepared for. Share your experience, completed summits, goals, preferred hiking style, time in the mountains, and relevant gear. A useful profile makes it easier for potential partners to understand your background and determine whether an objective is a good fit. FOR EVERY KIND OF ADVENTURE ASCNT isn’t limited to one state, mountain range, or type of trail. Connect with people locally or plan objectives farther from home. Use ASCNT for: • Casual hikes and local trails • Sunrise and night hikes • Backpacking trips • Peak-bagging objectives • Colorado 14ers • Alpine and mountaineering goals • Community summit events • Future climbing and ski objectives THE MOUNTAINS ARE BETTER SHARED Finding the right hiking partner shouldn’t depend on luck, scattered social media posts, or convincing friends who aren’t interested. ASCNT brings outdoor people together around a specific place, date, and objective. Find your crew, make a plan, and turn the next summit into a shared experience. Download ASCNT and discover where your crew is heading next. Important: Outdoor activities involve inherent risks. ASCNT does not guarantee user qualifications, trail conditions, weather, equipment, or personal safety. Always research your route, check current conditions, carry appropriate equipment, communicate your plans, and make decisions within your abilities.

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Puffly

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QUITTING VAPING IS HARD. YOUR APP SHOULDN'T MAKE IT HARDER. Most quit apps reset your streak to zero the moment you slip — and that big zero is exactly when people give up. Puffly is built around one idea: a slip never erases your progress. TRACK WITHOUT SHAME • Log a puff or a craving in one tap — from the app or the home-screen widget • A craving you beat is logged too — proof of every win, not just every slip STREAKS THAT DON'T PUNISH YOU • Your headline number is total clean days — it only ever goes up • A slip pauses your consecutive streak; it never wipes out weeks of progress • Your longest streak stays on the board as proof of what you can do WATCH THE MONEY COME BACK • Tell Puffly what vaping used to cost you and watch your savings grow in real time • Money saved lives right on your home screen widget TAPER AT YOUR OWN PACE (PRO) • A gradual reduction plan from your current daily baseline down to zero on your quit date • Went over yesterday? The plan re-anchors from what you actually did — a slip bends the curve, it doesn't break the plan • No guilt screens, no lectures, no starting over KNOW YOUR PATTERNS (PRO) • See the hours and weekdays that hit you hardest, built from what you already log • This week against last week: puffs down, cravings beaten up GET THROUGH THE HARD MINUTES (PRO) • Craving hits? Tap SOS: a 3-minute countdown, paced breathing, and your own reasons on screen until it passes • Set a savings goal and watch the days-to-go shrink at your current pace • A weekly recap card you can share: clean days, cravings beaten, money saved FEEL YOUR BODY RECOVER • A health timeline anchored to your last puff, from 20 minutes to 1 year • Your first 3 milestones are free; the full timeline is part of Puffly Pro • Optional notifications celebrate each milestone as you reach it • Recovery facts adapted from CDC and U.S. Surgeon General material — informational only, not medical advice PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% of your data stays on your phone — no account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads, no tracking, no server • The only network connection Puffly ever makes is to Apple, to handle your purchase FREE VS PRO Free forever: puff and craving logging, cold-turkey streaks, money saved, the home-screen widget, and your first 3 health milestones. Puffly Pro adds the personalized taper plan, your patterns, the craving SOS, savings goals, the shareable weekly recap, and the full health timeline. Try everything free for 7 days: • Annual: $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial • Lifetime: $49.99 one-time purchase, yours forever Subscription terms: Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The annual subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://astrolexis.space/iosapps/puffly/privacy.html Whether today is day one or day one hundred and one, Puffly meets you where you are. Every clean day counts — and none of them can be taken away.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ASCNT at none against Puffly's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Puffly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. ASCNT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ASCNT versus Puffly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASCNTPuffly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGavin RichardsBruno Aiub

In-app purchases

None

ASCNT

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Puffly

Subscriptions1
  • Puffly Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ASCNT free?
ASCNT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puffly free?
Puffly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ASCNT or Puffly have ads?
Neither ASCNT nor Puffly shows ads.

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