How to get through a nicotine craving in 5 minutes
Cravings peak fast and fade fast. Here is a small, practical playbook for the worst minutes — without the hospital-brochure tone.
A solo-built app · Free to download
Quit smoking, one calm day at a time.
See every smoke-free hour. Watch the money pile up. Unlock health milestones as your body recovers. And when a craving hits, a calm three-minute SOS walks you through it.
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iOS and Android. Free to download.
A small app, doing real work.
Numbers from the apps in active use as of 2026.
- 40+ Health milestones From oxygen-normalizing at 8 hours to lung function at 9 months.
- 4 Distraction games Tuned to the 3 to 5-minute window of a real craving.
- 2 Languages English and Turkish, hand-translated.
- 0 Account required Tracking lives on your device.
The numbers
Every smoke-free second is counted.
Your timer starts the moment you quit. Days, hours, minutes, seconds — visible at a glance. The thing you used to estimate is now a single live number.
- Live counter from your quit date to right now.
- Cigarettes avoided, calculated from your real habit.
- Money saved, ticking up second by second.
The wins
Unlock milestones as your body heals.
Forty-plus achievements timed to real recovery — airways opening, cilia restoring, heart-disease risk halving. Each one a quiet badge that you earned, not bought.
- Health, streak, savings, and quit-day badges.
- Premium tiers for one-year, five-year, ten-year.
- Share-ready cards for the people keeping you honest.
The hard moments
A three-minute game instead of a cigarette.
When a craving hits, the SOS flow walks you through breathing, distraction, and a short reminder of what you have already earned. The mini-games are designed for the exact length of the wave.
- Card match, word search, sliding puzzle, breathing.
- Calm, ad-free, even on the free tier.
- Built for the 3 to 5 minutes a craving actually lasts.
The pattern
A quiet journal for triggers and small wins.
Track moods, triggers, craving intensity. Over a few weeks the journal starts handing you back patterns about yourself — the times of day, the people, the places — that you would not see otherwise.
- Free-text plus structured emotion and trigger fields.
- Personalized insights from your own entries.
- Stays on your device. No account required.
Words from people still quitting.
- ★★★★★
The live counter is the part I did not know I needed. Watching the days add up is more motivating than any pep talk.
- ★★★★★
I had relapsed three times before. The journal showed me exactly when my cravings spike. First time I actually felt in on the joke.
- ★★★★★
Used the SOS at 1am during a bad week. The breathing screen alone was worth the download.
From the blog.
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Is the app free?
Yes. Tracking, milestones, journal, and the SOS flow are free. There is an optional supporter tier with custom themes, ad-free use, and PDF export. -
Does the app help me quit?
It is a companion, not a treatment. It helps you see your progress, ride out cravings, and stay accountable. Many people find that visible progress makes it easier to keep going. -
Will my data leave my phone?
Tracking data is stored locally. Anonymous usage analytics may be collected to improve the app. There is no account required to use the core features. -
Is there a Turkish version?
Yes — the app and this site are available in English and Turkish. Use the language switcher in the header.
This page is informational and does not replace medical advice. If symptoms feel severe — chest pain, severe anxiety, prolonged depression — please talk to a doctor or contact a quitline.