Vapyre vs Qualmfrei
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vapyre
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Break free from vaping. One craving at a time. Vapyre is your pocket recovery coach - built for people quitting disposable vapes, e-cigarettes, and nicotine for good. Completely free, no subscriptions. WHEN A CRAVING HITS You have about 90 seconds before it peaks and fades. Vapyre's craving rescue walks you through it - breathing, prompts, a countdown. One session at a time. You get through it or you don't, but you're never facing it alone. WHAT VAPYRE TRACKS - Days and hours vape-free - Money saved (live counter) - Cravings resisted today and all-time - Health recovery milestones as they happen - Savings goal progress COMPLETELY FREE Every feature. Unlimited craving rescues. Full history. Savings goals. No catch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Qualmfrei
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Understand what smoking does to the body — and keep going, one day at a time. Qualmfrei combines 430 articles with a tracker, daily goals and a 40-day programme — completely free. THE 40-DAY PROGRAMME • For 40 days, the programme suggests one article each day — in the order the questions come up when you quit • Read all 40 programme articles and check in on at least 30 of those 40 days — smoke-free or slip — and you earn the "Programme completed" badge • All articles are free to read at any time 430 ARTICLES — YOUR BODY, CLEARLY EXPLAINED • The lungs, part by part: from the cilia to the alveoli • Every organ affected: heart, blood vessels, brain, skin, teeth, hormones, immune system and more • 92 toxins in tobacco smoke explained one by one — each with origin, effect, official substance classification and source • Combined effects: why the mixture is more than the sum of its parts • The recovery timeline: what typically changes after 20 minutes, 48 hours, 9 months and 15 years • Addiction psychology, withdrawal symptoms, everyday strategies, myths fact-checked • Every article cites its sources (WHO, DKFZ, BZgA, Cochrane, US Surgeon General and others) and has its own cover image THE FACTS ON QUIT AIDS • What the 2023 Cochrane overview, the German S3 guideline and the 2024 WHO guideline say about nicotine replacement, prescription support and counselling — in numbers, with sources • What German statutory health insurance has covered since 2025 • Reported, not recommended: no product recommendation, no dosage — the choice belongs with your doctor or pharmacist YOUR TRACKER • Smoke-free days, money saved and cigarettes avoided at a glance — with a savings chart and a milestone timeline • A daily check-in — and a fair way of handling slips: your progress is never lost • Badges for streaks and articles read A NEW GOAL EVERY DAY • Every smoke-free day unlocks a new daily goal — 365 small steps, from day one to a smoke-free year REMINDERS (OPTIONAL) • A daily nudge to check in and read your programme article, plus a note when you reach a milestone — scheduled locally on your device, switch off any time LANGUAGES • All 430 articles and all 365 daily goals are available in full in Deutsch, English, 简体中文, Bahasa Indonesia, Türkçe, العربية, Русский, Español, Français, Português (Brasil), Italiano • The interface is translated into 32 languages — from Spanish, Chinese and Arabic to Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish and Ukrainian • In the remaining languages, articles are currently shown in English; the app says so in the library. More translations are on the way YOUR DATA IS YOURS • The app works offline: no accounts, no third-party ads, no tracking • Your entries stay on your device COMPLETELY FREE — WITH A VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION Everything in the app is free. Qualmfrei is funded by the voluntary subscription "Support Qualmfrei" in six ranks with a yearly term, from Bronze to Crown. No rank unlocks content. As a thank-you, there are no more requests for support, plus the badge of your rank, its app icon and three more. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled in your Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://qualmfrei.pages.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://qualmfrei.pages.dev/privacy IMPORTANT: This app is for information and motivation only. It is not a medical device, makes no diagnosis and does not replace medical advice. The times and risk figures given are averages from studies, not a prediction for any individual. If you have health complaints, please talk to your doctor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vapyre at daily against Qualmfrei's every 3 weeks. Vapyre also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). 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. Vapyre sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Qualmfrei sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vapyre ships an update daily, Qualmfrei every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vapyre | Qualmfrei |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Niels-Benjamin Schnadt | exosphaera.dev |
In-app purchases
Vapyre
- VapeFree Premium$5.991 Month
- VapeFree Premium$39.991 Year
Qualmfrei
- Supporter Monthly$1.991 Month
- Supporter Yearly$12.991 Year
- Bronze$25.001 Year
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- Silver$45.001 Year
- Gold$90.001 Year
- Platinum$229.001 Year
- Diamond$450.001 Year
- Crown$900.001 Year
- Full Version$8.99









