Quit Smoking vs Qualmfrei
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quit Smoking
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Quitting smoking does not have to mean stopping all at once. BreakLoop helps you gradually cut down with a personalized plan built around how much you smoke, your goals and the pace you choose. Follow clear daily limits, get practical support when cravings hit, and work toward zero at a pace that feels realistic. GETTING STARTED 1. Build your plan Answer a few questions about your smoking and how you want to cut down. 2. Follow your daily limit See how many cigarettes are in your plan for today and track what you smoke. 3. Handle cravings Get practical support when cravings hit. 4. Adjust as you go Your plan can change with you. BreakLoop can suggest adjustments when your progress and current pace no longer match the plan. WHEN A CRAVING HITS BreakLoop gives you practical options before you decide whether to smoke. • Work through a guided craving flow • Delay the cigarette • Try a breathing or grounding exercise • Distract your attention • Choose not to smoke for the next few minutes The goal is to create a little space between the urge and what you do next. A PLAN THAT CAN CHANGE WITH YOU Your reduction plan does not have to stay fixed. • Adjust future cigarette limits as you go • Get suggestions when your current pace no longer matches your plan • Keep the progress you have already made • Continue from where you are instead of starting over UNDERSTAND YOUR SMOKING Tracking is about more than counting cigarettes. • Log cigarettes and cravings • Record triggers and emotions • Reflect on what happened before and after smoking • See patterns in when and why you smoke • Use what you learn to make better decisions next time SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Cigarettes reduced • Money saved • Daily limits • Plan progress • Smoking and craving patterns • Milestones along the way • And more. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE • Use BreakLoop anonymously with your smoking data stored locally on your device • Sign in if you want your BreakLoop data backed up and synced • BreakLoop does not sell your personal data • Your smoking and wellness data is not used for targeted advertising • Your personal BreakLoop data is not used to train AI models BreakLoop is a smoking-cessation and wellness tool. It is not a medical device, healthcare provider, medical treatment or substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://getbreakloop.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getbreakloop.app/privacy
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 iOS requirement: Quit Smoking at 17.0 against Qualmfrei's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Quit Smoking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month and Qualmfrei sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quit Smoking ships an update monthly, Qualmfrei every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Quit Smoking | Qualmfrei |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Moumen Hamid | exosphaera.dev |
In-app purchases
Quit Smoking
- Monthly3 Days trial$12.001 Month
- Yearly (Offer)3 Days trial$57.001 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$95.001 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








