Smokefree

- 7 October 2016

Everyone

Health & Fitness

( 529)

Description

Created for those who want to stop smoking, the Smokefree app is a 4 week programme that puts practical support, encouragement and tailored advice in the palm of your hand.

Features

• Daily support messages to help motivate you
• Badges to reward your progress
• A craving button with tips and content to distract you
• A savings calculator so you can see how much money you're saving
• Record a motivation. This lets you take a picture or add text to remind you why you’re giving up
• Success tips – tried and tested ways to help you

Reviews

3.4

529 total

5 193

4 82

3 88

2 65

1 101

Kelly-Marie Bittles

I really like the app, I like the daily milestone reminders and encouraging tips it gives to spur you on! It's my 2 week mark tomorrow but it doesn't have a badge for 2 weeks?? Please could the app programmers create one as each week is a real achievement and should be acknowledged. I would like a bit more of the health information too as it's really encouraging to know how your body is healing during the process. Overall a good little app.

Emma Ruskin

Good if it worked Firstly it's not compatible with my tablet, so I had to use it on my phone which has a small amount of storage and it won't go to the memory card. It also crashes a lot and doesn't remember how long I've stopped smoking for, so I get no badges either! Very sad! 😔

Gemma Packer

The daily support messages are good but that's the only good part. The app doesn't calculate savings correctly, it could also do with some games or something to help pass cravings. I have found another app which is much prefer

Neil Ransley

The app is quite clunky to use and doesn't allow for calculating any smoking costs other than tailor made cigarettes. Given that most smokers smoke tobacco to save money this isn't very useful. The app is incredibly patronising as well, an issue I found with the stoptober app I used a few years ago - this is a rehash of the same app. If the app was a person I'd punch it in the face, and I'm not remotely violent, having never thrown a punch in my life.

Andrew Panayiotou

I have been given up for 5 weeks and someone told me about this app and how good it is. The problem is as I have already given up I cannot input when I gave up but wanted the extra motivation from the rewards of the app. Its a shame as it looks good

Neil Stammers

Need an update. Should be able to set up motivation & a button that let's you add url code to a list of site's you like. Proper nice helpful count down. Let you in app when waiting to stop.. could help so many..

User reviews

Kelly-Marie Bittles 13 August 2017

Emma Ruskin 4 January 2017

Gemma Packer 16 April 2017

Neil Ransley 3 October 2017

Andrew Panayiotou 19 July 2017

Neil Stammers 1 March 2017

Gillian Kelsey 27 January 2017

App doesn't work and it's no help at all. You'll never stop smoking with this app

Mizz Harding 12 May 2017

Great idea but app not functioning. Really disappointed

Tamar Davison 24 January 2017

Doesn't even work. Answer starter questions sends me back to the start again 😑

Steven Taylor 24 October 2016

Progress lost All progress lost after update... Thanks alot!

26 February 2017

Not helpful. It loaded, asked me a few questions then nothing. No instructions and no content. Tried multiple times

tracy temple 31 July 2017

Rubbish. It stays on the set up screen. Don't bother if you need help to quit this won't do it

Judith Wood 7 February 2017

Freezes my phone. Can't access any other app. Useless which is a shame.

28 September 2017

Good in theory but randomly opens up on my phone which makes it very irritating and can aggravate cravings!

Diane Brown 20 March 2017

I've used it before and it was rubbish so I uninstalled the maybe it will be different this time x

Cat Hurst 14 April 2017

Loads up several times when turning phone on. So annoying

Laura Lee 2 July 2017

Can't go further back in time than last month, so after upgrading my phone, I've lost ALL progress as the data didn't transfer from one device to the other. . :(

angi sorsby 16 April 2017

Used for a week then stop working

28 July 2017

Failed to work on my phone.

Helen Hadfield 15 June 2017

I'd like to make some suggestions, who would I contact?

Public Health England 29 June 2017

Hi Helen - Please email smokefree@phe.gov.uk to pass on your suggestions.

Karen Harker 1 June 2017

Needs to be better to compete with rivals

Mark Greenway 15 April 2017

Pointless

Charles Squire 21 July 2016

So close but yet so far... There are lots of good features but a few things really let this app down. Firstly that you can't back date the app. Secondly you can't set the price you pay for cigarette to give an accurate reading. Thirdly amount you save and the time you've not smoked for refershes daily rather than in live time. 4th the app stops after 28 days which is a bit annoying.

Nikki Wyllie 31 March 2016

Good app Have 2 apps and have been smoke free for 21 days. Shame this only goes for 28 days but I do have the quit now app which is good as well.

Louise Bennett 1 April 2016

Good app It is a good app but when it comes to the amount saved it is not taking into account the tobacco (ex)smokers.

Julie Kingman 21 January 2016

January 2016 Installed 2 apps to stop smoking, this one wasn't the best of the two

KAREN WILLIAMS 28 April 2016

After finding out some disturbing news regarding my dad's health that is hereditary I promise to try and quit smoking for my health and the sake of my close family

infinity gaming 15 June 2016

Won't let me back date The app is good but it won't me back date it. I am currently on day 4 of quitting and I can't put this back to the date I quit

Kelly Hayes 11 February 2016

Havent succeeded yet but havent quit trying to quit, somewhat helpful

Laura Parkes 21 September 2016

Won't open "smoke free has stopped" getting a bit tedious now....

Ben Rush 27 September 2016

It's an ok app but I wish it supported you after the 28 days

sargon yokhana 2 January 2016

Mr macao x smoker

Andrea Allen 4 March 2014

Good but should run longer than 28 days I found the app really helpful..it was the only resource I used. No patches, inhalators nothing... the badges were a good incentive to keep going.. im into week 10 smoke free now and wouldn't dream of lighting up. .thanks smoke free x

Nicola Young 7 October 2015

Not great Only goes to 28 days. If you use nicotine replacement most of them are three month programmes so would be better to run alongside. Also didnt get notifications even though requested them.

Nicholas Cross 22 November 2015

I like it My only problem is it quits every time I try and add a motivator and the button to share my badges on Twitter doesn't work. That aside its a good app for quitters- I'm on day 5 and not turning back!

jamie campbell 18 August 2015

Good basis, several issues So overall the app is useful & I continue to use it but it has a lot of simple problems to fix. The badges, craving help & money tracker are nice features. App crashes whenever I try & input my motivations but otherwise has not crashed. It's a shame that there are not more options for motivations, as they are too limited to cover everyone's reasons properly. Similarly it has one preset 'cost per cigarette' that you cannot alter, so I had to say I smoked far less a day to get the tracker to work for rollies.

Joanne Kay 22 February 2015

Needlessly stops after 28 days. It's really useful while it lasts. Fair enough you don't need to continue being given a motivational message every day after 4 weeks, but the savings calculator could have continued easily. The fact that it stops after 28 days is rediculous.

shona Lundie 27 May 2014

Could be better I did find this app really helpful and did find great satisfaction with the daily check but felt it shouldn't just stop at 28 days. Its been 140 days since I gave up and would love to use the app still.

Paul Suhanski 30 November 2014

Updates needed!! Unimpressed with this app!!... Needs improvement. Couldn't put time in which I quit smoking and also kept crashing on my Samsung galaxy note 3 device.

Matty Sims 29 December 2014

Bring back previous version The old version was so much better as it didn't just stop working on day 28. I had to then download a competitors app to see.my.money saved and cigarettes not smoked. Why change a good thing and make it less of what someone trying to quit wants. Quitting is an ongoing thing. I've tried before and was still using the app after 3 months. This is pointless now and just ended up being deleted. Rubbish