Comparison

Halvo vs Quit Caffeine

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

Head to head
About

Halvo

Features
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Your last coffee decides your night. Halvo shows you how much caffeine is actually working in you right now โ€” and tells you the point after which the next cup starts costing you sleep. Your personal cut-off. Most caffeine apps count milligrams. Halvo works with the caffeine that actually reaches your system: it rises, peaks and fades. Halvo predicts how much of it is still there when you go to bed. YOUR PERSONAL CUT-OFF Everyone clears caffeine at a different speed. Halvo shows you the latest you can have a cup without too much of it still active when you fall asleep. LOG IN SECONDS Add coffee, espresso, tea, energy drinks, soda, mate or your own pre-workout in a few taps. Halvo sums it up automatically and shows how much is still working. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND ON YOUR WRIST The widget shows your level and your cut-off without opening the app โ€” one tap logs your favourite drink. In the evening it switches to "lights out" on its own. Plus Apple Watch with a complication for a glance-and-go check. SEE YOUR CURVE Watch caffeine rise, peak and fade on a real concentration curve โ€” and see exactly where you'll land when your head hits the pillow. A MODEL THAT LEARNS YOU โ€” HONESTLY (PRO) With your permission, Halvo reads your sleep, heart rate and HRV from Apple Health and learns your personal caffeine half-life over time. Here's what makes it different: when the signal in your data is too weak to be sure, Halvo says so and keeps using the population value โ€” instead of faking precision it doesn't have. WORKS WITH YOUR WEARABLES (PRO) Apple Watch, Oura, Whoop, Garmin โ€” anything that syncs sleep and heart data to Apple Health. Halvo never connects to those services directly; it only reads what's already in Apple Health. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your intake and health data are processed on your device. Halvo doesn't sell your data. FREE & PRO Logging caffeine, seeing your curve, using the widget and finding your cut-off are free. Halvo Pro adds the personal learning model and the nightly sleep analysis. Halvo Pro: โ€ข Monthly โ€“ $3.99 โ€ข Yearly โ€“ $24.99 (with 1 month free) โ€ข Lifetime โ€“ $44.99 one-time (no subscription) Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://halvo.jnmcloud.de/privacy.html Halvo is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. It helps you make more informed choices about caffeine.

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Quit Caffeine

Features
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Quit Caffeine shows what coffee is actually doing to you โ€” right now. โ–  Your body's caffeine curve Log a drink with one tap and watch your body's caffeine level decay in real time on a live half-life chart. See exactly how much is still in your system at bedtime. โ–  Sleep guard Set your bedtime and a sleep threshold. The app tells you the latest time for your last coffee โ€” and warns you when one more cup would wreck tonight's sleep. โ–  Taper or quit โ€” your choice Reduce week by week with a gentle taper plan, or go caffeine-zero and count your streak. Both modes track your progress. โ–  Caffeine withdrawal timeline Know what commonly happens after cutting back โ€” headache peak around days 1โ€“2, energy dips, then steadier sleep and focus within weeks. General, science-informed info with milestone reminders. (Not medical advice.) โ–  Built-in drink database Espresso, drip, cold brew, teas, energy drinks, cola โ€” realistic caffeine amounts per size, plus custom entries. โ–  Private by design No account. No cloud. Everything stays on your device. One-time purchase removes all ads permanently.

Screenshots

Halvo4 screens
Quit Caffeine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Halvo at none against Quit Caffeine's shown. Quit Caffeine's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Halvo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Quit Caffeine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halvo ships an update monthly, Quit Caffeine fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Halvo versus Quit Caffeine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalvoQuit Caffeine
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan Niklas MollekenSEONYONG LEE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Halvo

Subscriptions1
  • Halvo Pro โ€“ Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Halvo Pro Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Quit Caffeine

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Halvo free?
Halvo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quit Caffeine free?
Quit Caffeine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Halvo or Quit Caffeine have ads?
Quit Caffeine shows ads; Halvo does not.
Which is updated more often, Halvo or Quit Caffeine?
Halvo ships an update monthly, and Quit Caffeine fortnightly. Most recently, Halvo was updated on September 8, 2026 and Quit Caffeine on September 20, 2026.

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