Comparison

Heed vs SmokeSquad

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

Head to head
About

Heed

This app offers guided listening exercises designed to improve focus and reduce rumination. It uses spatial audio to create an immersive experience, helping users train their attention through structured sound-based practices.

Highlights
  • Guided spatial audio sessions
  • Attention Training Technique (ATT)
  • Customizable sound mixes
  • Library of crafted soundscapes
  • Practice tracking and session stats
  • Gentle practice reminders
Features
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Heed is a guided practice space for the Attention Training Technique (ATT) — a structured listening exercise described in published metacognitive research, delivered as a 12-minute spatial-audio session. Through regular practice, the goal is to help you interrupt negative thinking patterns and build flexible control over where your focus goes. Put on headphones. Several sounds take their places around you — behind, beside, above. A calm voice guides you through three phases: focus on a single sound while the others compete, switch your attention between sounds on cue, then widen out and hold them all at once. That's the whole practice. It's simple, and it's genuinely hard — that's the point. SPATIAL AUDIO • The original technique places each sound at a different location in the room — a structure no flat recording can reproduce • Heed restores it with true 3D audio — works with any headphones SOUND MIXES • Start with sounds selected to work well together, then preview, swap, or shuffle them if you like • Save combinations you like and return to them anytime SCENES • A growing library of crafted soundscapes — a forge in the rain, a crowded coffeehouse, a reef twelve meters down… • Each scene is a composed atmosphere: sounds chosen to belong together YOUR PRACTICE • Your practice is tracked with session stats and trends over time — stored on your device • Optional questions after each session trace your progress • Gentle reminders help you keep a regular practice, at your own pace FREE & PREMIUM Heed is fully functional for free: the complete guided training, a selection of scenes, and Sound Mixes using a starter sound library — no time limits. Premium unlocks the full scene and sound catalog, available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. DISCLAIMER Heed is a tool for self-guided practice, not a substitute for therapy or medical care. Terms of Service: https://excessive-raptor-1ad.notion.site/Heed-Terms-of-Service-39cca91f51548008997feb22f907c34b

About

SmokeSquad

This app helps users quit smoking by providing support during cravings and tracking progress. It connects users with others going through the same journey and offers tools to manage slips and celebrate successes.

Highlights
  • SOS button for craving support
  • Community messages for encouragement
  • Phoenix Protocol for slip-ups
  • Savings goal tracker
  • Daily health letters
  • Three-minute craving games
  • Vaping mode
Features
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Most quit-smoking apps count days. SmokeSquad counts too — but it was built around something else: those three minutes when you're standing there knowing you're about to light one. THREE MINUTES THAT DECIDE A craving is short. The problem is that in that moment you're usually alone. SmokeSquad gives you something to do — and someone who answers. SQUAD — THERE ARE REAL PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE You press SOS and pick what's going on: a party, stress, coffee, boredom, someone smoking next to you, a bad day. People who are quitting too get a notification and reply with a message that fits your situation. - No surname, no e-mail — you choose a first name or a nickname - Nothing to type: ready-made, kind messages, one tap - No chat, so no hate - At the end you share how it went — and those who helped can see it - You can help others too. It's one of the best ways to stay smoke-free yourself PHOENIX PROTOCOL — A SLIP DOESN'T ERASE EVERYTHING Smoked one? You don't start from zero. Your total smoke-free time, your money saved, your rank and badges all stay. What you've built counts, not one bad day. SAFE AND SAVINGS GOAL See how much money stays in your pocket. Set a goal, add a photo, and uncover it piece by piece as your savings grow. A LETTER EVERY DAY Every day you get a short letter about what's happening in your body right now. The letters stay forever, so you can always go back. THREE MINUTES TO GET THROUGH When a craving hits, you have three games, three minutes each. That's usually how long the wave lasts. FOR SMOKERS AND FOR VAPERS A separate mode for e-cigarettes, with its own calculations and texts. PRIVACY No account, no email, no phone number. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Heed4 screens
SmokeSquad4 screens

Verdict

The call

Heed and SmokeSquad are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Heed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SmokeSquad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Heed against 5.0 for SmokeSquad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Heed versus SmokeSquad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeedSmokeSquad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size378 MB21 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSK95 Engineering ABMichal Krol

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Heed

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

SmokeSquad

Subscriptions1
  • SmokeSquad Premium — monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • SmokeSquad Premium — lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Heed free?
Heed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmokeSquad free?
SmokeSquad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Heed or SmokeSquad?
Heed and SmokeSquad are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Heed or SmokeSquad have ads?
Neither Heed nor SmokeSquad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heed or SmokeSquad?
Heed ships an update every 3 days, and SmokeSquad every 3 days. Most recently, Heed was updated on November 1, 2026 and SmokeSquad on October 31, 2026.

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