Comparison

PuffDown vs PuffTap

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

Head to head
About

PuffDown

Features
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Quit vaping one puff down at a time. PuffDown is the lowest-friction puff counter there is โ€” log a puff from your Apple Watch or lock screen in under two seconds โ€” paired with a gentle taper plan that walks you down to zero. Counting 50โ€“200 puffs a day shouldn't mean unlocking your phone 50โ€“200 times. Tap +1 from an interactive lock-screen Live Activity, a widget, or your wrist. Then watch a daily limit step gently down to your quit date. WHY YOU'LL LOVE PUFFDOWN โ€ข Log a puff without unlocking โ€” lock-screen Live Activity, widgets & Apple Watch โ€ข A taper plan that adapts โ€” gentle daily limits down to your quit date, no black box โ€ข No shame on a hard day โ€” over your limit is okay; a slip never wipes your streak โ€ข Get through the craving โ€” 60-second breathing, a wait timer, your reasons & savings โ€ข See what you're getting back โ€” money saved, puffs & nicotine avoided, recovery milestones โ€ข Private by design โ€” no account, no tracking, your data stays on your device PUFFDOWN PRO Unlocks the taper plan, the Apple Watch app, lock-screen counting & widgets, craving SOS, and full insights. Free forever: the puff counter and your money-saved stats โ€” no cold-start paywall. โ€” โ€” โ€” PuffDown Pro is available as a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. โ€ข Monthly โ€” $4.99/month โ€ข Annual โ€” $29.99/year (7-day free trial) โ€ข Lifetime โ€” $39.99 once Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. PuffDown supports reducing and quitting vaping. It is not medical advice. Terms of Use: https://h0m4m.github.io/puffdown/terms Privacy Policy: https://h0m4m.github.io/puffdown/privacy

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PuffTap

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The puff counter you never have to unlock your phone for. Craving hits. You unlock, hunt for the app, wait, tap โ€” and most days, the log just never happens. Every other puff counter loses the battle right there. PuffTap deletes every step between the craving and the count: one tap, logged, phone back in your pocket. LOG FROM ANYWHERE โ€” WITHOUT OPENING THE APP โ€ข Control Center โ€” tap the PuffTap control, even from the Lock Screen โ€ข Lock Screen widget โ€” glance, tap, done โ€ข Action Button โ€” press to log (iPhone 15 Pro and later) โ€ข Siri โ€” say "Log a puff in PuffTap" โ€ข Home Screen widgets โ€” count, goal, and streak at a glance, with one-tap logging SEE YOURSELF CUT DOWN โ€ข Today's count against your daily goal, on a ring that fills as you go โ€ข NEW: Time since your last puff โ€” a live clock that grows every minute you hold out โ€ข NEW: Today, hour by hour โ€” see exactly when the cravings hit โ€ข 7-day trend โ€” watch the line fall โ€ข Streaks for every day you stay under goal โ€ข Lower your goal as you taper off โ€ข Log resisted cravings too โ€” the taps you don't take count KNOW YOUR PATTERNS โ€ข Your heaviest hours of the day and days of the week โ€ข A 4-week trend and your longest streak โ€ข Money saved versus your starting habit PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Your puff data never leaves your phone โ€” there is nothing to leak and nothing to sell. NO SUBSCRIPTION. EVER. PuffTap is free. Not free-for-seven-days. Not free-until-the-paywall. Free. Quitting is hard enough. Counting shouldn't be. Get PuffTap, add the Control Center control, and log your next puff before your phone is even awake.

Screenshots

PuffDown4 screens
PuffTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PuffTap at none against PuffDown's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PuffDown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PuffTap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
PuffDown versus PuffTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuffDownPuffTap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMohamad Humam Ahmad MouradIdan Chen Rokach

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PuffDown

Subscriptions2
  • PuffDown Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • PuffDown Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • PuffDown Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
None

PuffTap

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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