Best apps to quit smoking in 2026

Most people who quit smoking do it more than once before it sticks. An app cannot quit for you, but a good one does two useful jobs: it shows you exactly how long it has been since your last cigarette, and it turns that time into things you can feel, like money not spent and cravings survived. On a rough evening, opening your phone and seeing a real number can be the difference between wobbling and holding on.

Full disclosure: Sobermark is our app, so we are not neutral. We have tried to keep everything below fair, and we tell you when a rival is the better fit.

Here are the quit smoking apps we would actually point a friend towards in 2026, and the honest reasons you might pick each one.

Smoke Free

Smoke Free is probably the best known quit smoking app, and it has earned that. It is built around health stats that update as your smoke free time grows, plus missions, small daily tasks that keep you engaged through the hardest early weeks. It is available on both iOS and Android, and it has been involved in research on digital quitting support, which is rare in this category.

The trade off is that it is a busy app with a lot going on, and some of its features sit behind a paid tier. Check the store listing for current pricing. If you want structure, prompts and a sense of a bigger programme around you, Smoke Free is a strong first choice, especially on iPhone.

Sobermark

Sobermark, our app, takes a quieter approach. You tell it what you smoked and what it cost, and it tracks your smoke free days, money saved, time reclaimed and cigarettes avoided, all worked out from your own numbers rather than averages. Milestones and badges mark your progress, and when a craving hits there are two SOS tools: a hold-on breathing exercise and a ride-it-out timer, because most cravings pass in minutes if you can get through them.

There is no account and no sign up. Your entries stay on your phone, and there are no feeds or forums by design. Bern, a friendly sun bear, offers steady encouragement, and if you slip the counter resets without any scolding. Core tracking is free; Sobermark Pro is £14.99 a year with a 7 day free trial, £2.99 a week, or £24.99 once for lifetime access. The honest catch: it is Android only for now, so iPhone users will need one of the others on this list.

NHS Quit Smoking app

If you are in the UK, the official NHS quit smoking app deserves a serious look. It is free, made by the health service rather than a company, and built around a structured 28 day quit, the milestone at which your odds of staying stopped improve sharply. It sits alongside the wider NHS stop smoking support, which can include local services and advice on nicotine replacement.

It is deliberately simple and it will not track other habits or give you much to customise. But free, official and evidence led is a hard combination to argue with, and pairing it with real world support is one of the most effective routes to quitting there is.

EasyQuit

EasyQuit is an Android focused quit smoking tracker known for its health timeline, a long list of body milestones that unlock as your smoke free time builds, alongside achievements and money saved figures. Many people find that timeline genuinely motivating, because it makes recovery feel physical rather than abstract.

The design is more functional than pretty, and it is a single purpose app, so if you later want to track drinking or another habit you would need something else. At the time of writing it offers a free version with an optional paid upgrade; check the store listing for details. For a data rich, no nonsense Android tracker, it does the job well.

Quitzilla

Quitzilla is a general quitting tracker for Android rather than a smoking specialist. You can set up multiple counters, so cigarettes, alcohol and anything else can sit side by side, and it lets you write down your reasons for quitting so they are there when motivation dips. That reasons list is a simple idea that works.

Because it is a generalist, it lacks the smoking specific health content that Smoke Free, EasyQuit and the NHS app offer. If you are quitting several things at once and want them in one place, it is a sensible pick; if smoking is your one battle, a dedicated app gives you more.

Who should pick what

In the UK and want something official and free? Start with the NHS Quit Smoking app, ideally alongside your local stop smoking service. On iPhone? Smoke Free is the strongest option, and Sobermark is off the table for now since we are Android only.

On Android and motivated by health milestones and detail, EasyQuit is a fine choice. Quitting smoking and something else at the same time, Quitzilla handles multiple counters without fuss.

Sobermark fits if you want a calm, private tracker with no account, tools for the moment a craving actually hits, and a tone that never shames you for a slip. If you want community, missions or a medical style programme, one of the others will serve you better.

Common questions

Do quit smoking apps actually help?

They help some people a lot and others not at all. What the good ones reliably do is make progress visible, and visible progress is easier to protect. The strongest results tend to come from combining an app with other support, such as nicotine replacement or a stop smoking service.

What should I look for in a quit smoking app?

A clear day counter, money saved based on your real habit, and something to do in the moment of a craving. Beyond that it is taste: some people want missions and community, others want quiet.

Is Sobermark free?

Core tracking is free. Sobermark Pro is £14.99 a year with a 7 day free trial, £2.99 a week, or £24.99 for lifetime access with one payment.

What happens if I have a cigarette after quitting?

In Sobermark, the counter resets and that is it, no lectures. A slip is data, not failure. Most people who quit for good slipped along the way.