Smoke Free alternatives: 4 other apps for quitting smoking

Short answer: In the UK, the free NHS Quit Smoking app is the sensible first stop. EasyQuit gives detailed health feedback, and Quitzilla is a plain counter that keeps your reasons in view. Pick Sobermark if you want a calm, private tracker with craving tools and no account.

Smoke Free is one of the best known quit smoking apps, on iOS and Android, and its reputation is deserved. It is known for its missions (part of its paid Pro plan), small daily tasks that give the first weeks some structure, and for health stats that show what quitting is doing for your body. If it is working for you, there is no reason to move.

People look for alternatives for ordinary reasons. Some do not want a daily task, they just want a counter. Some want to track vaping or other habits alongside cigarettes. Some want an app with no paid tier at all, or a different tone. All four options below answer at least one of those.

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.

1. EasyQuit

EasyQuit is the closest like for like swap on this list. It is a quit smoking tracker for Android and iPhone known for its health timeline, showing how your body is expected to recover milestone by milestone, and for a generous set of achievements that make progress feel rewarded.

If what you liked about Smoke Free was the health focused feedback but you want a different interface or structure, start here. Like Smoke Free it is built around cigarettes specifically, so it goes deep on smoking and nothing else. Check its store listing for current pricing, as free and paid features shift over time.

2. NHS Quit Smoking app

The NHS Quit Smoking app is the official free app from the NHS, built to support people through the first weeks of stopping smoking with daily encouragement and progress tracking. Being an official health service app, its advice is grounded in the same guidance you would get from NHS stop smoking support generally.

It is free, has no upsell, and pairs naturally with the rest of the NHS's stop smoking help, which is a genuinely strong combination if you are in the UK. It will not suit everyone: it is focused on the standard quit journey rather than long term tracking or multiple habits, and availability and features are best checked on the official NHS site or your app store. For a UK smoker who wants a trustworthy, free starting point, it is arguably the first thing to try.

3. Sobermark

Sobermark is a different shape of app: a calm, private tracker for any habit you are quitting, with smoking as one of its core options alongside vaping, alcohol, weed, gambling and custom habits. That makes it the pick if you are quitting cigarettes and something else at once, or if you expect to tackle vaping next and want it all in one place.

You get a day counter, money saved, time reclaimed and cigarettes avoided, all calculated from your own numbers, plus milestones, a journal with moods, and craving SOS tools: a hold on breathing exercise and a ride it out timer for the minutes when a craving peaks. Bern, a friendly blue bear, keeps you company, and a slip resets the counter without any scolding. There is no account or sign up; your data stays on your phone.

Being honest about the trade offs: it does not have Smoke Free's missions or a smoking specific health timeline. Sobermark gives every new user a 3 day free trial, then costs £17.99 a year, or you can pay weekly, and Google Play also has a one-off lifetime option.

4. Quitzilla

Quitzilla is a habit and addiction quitting tracker for Android and iPhone. Like Sobermark it is not limited to smoking: it lets you run multiple counters at once, and it is known for its reasons lists, where you write down why you are quitting and the app reflects them back at you when resolve dips.

It sits closer to a straightforward counter than to a programme like Smoke Free. If the missions felt like homework and you mainly want to watch the days and the money saved stack up, with your own reasons on hand, Quitzilla does that simply and well. As ever, check the store listing for what is free and what is paid at the moment.

What the evidence says

• About 4.9 million adults in the UK (9.8%) smoked cigarettes in 2025, down from 10.6% in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics.
• The NHS says that if you can stay smoke free for 28 days, you are 5 times more likely to quit for good.
• A 2023 meta-analysis of 9 randomised trials (12,967 adults) found that quit-smoking apps on their own made no clear difference, but adding an app to stop smoking medication did raise quit rates (Journal of Medical Internet Research).

Who should pick what

In the UK and want free, official, no strings support: the NHS Quit Smoking app is the sensible first stop, honestly ahead of everything else here including Sobermark.

Want deep smoking specific feedback and a health timeline: EasyQuit, on Android or iPhone. Sobermark runs on both too if you want the calmer, private tracker.

Want a plain multi habit counter with your reasons front and centre: Quitzilla. Focused on smoking and want a private, judgment free tracker with craving tools: that is Sobermark's territory.

Common questions

Is there a completely free alternative to Smoke Free?

The NHS Quit Smoking app is free. Sobermark gives every new user a 3 day free trial, then costs £17.99 a year, or you can pay weekly, and Google Play also has a one-off lifetime option. For EasyQuit and Quitzilla, check their store listings for what currently sits behind a paywall.

Which app is best if I also vape?

Sobermark and Quitzilla can track vaping and smoking as separate habits at the same time. Smoke Free and EasyQuit are built around cigarettes.

Do these apps tell me how my health is recovering?

Smoke Free and EasyQuit are the ones known for health timelines. Sobermark and Quitzilla focus on days, money and your own motivations instead, and none of it is medical advice.

Can I keep my quit date if I switch apps?

Yes. Every tracker here lets you enter the date you quit, so your progress carries over rather than starting from zero.