SmokeFree has helped so much. First, it validates the difficulty of quitting smoking. Second, it provides tools to help me stay away from a cigarette, and third, it provides positive reinforcement by giving the user badges for health, time away from cigarettes, and money saved milestones.
Furthermore, it has a diary feature, a place to log cravings, daily missions (they sometimes seem silly, but they help). These tools keep the user engaged, motivated, and validated.
My biggest critique is the “quit coach”. It glitchy and a thinly veiled attempt at A.I. I think the idea is great, but the execution is poor-I have no doubt the developers will improve it as time passes.
Note: 5 years ago, I successfully quit smoking for 18 months, and SmokeFree got me through the worst moments-so when I decided I was truly serious about quitting again after many failed half-hearted attempts, I re-downloaded SmokeFree , because it was a huge factor in my success during my longest period of non-smoking since I started smoking when I was 18, and so far I am almost a week smoke free, and the worst has passed thanks to SmokeFree.