My QuitBuddy helps you get, and stay, smoke- and vape-free.
Whether you’re thinking about quitting, working up to your quit date or ready to quit now, My QuitBuddy can be customised to suit whatever stage you’re at on your quit journey and help you stay smoke- and vape-free.
My QuitBuddy can help you through the hardest times with helpful tips and distractions to overcome cravings; tracking systems to chart your progress; and all the facts you need to understand the impacts smoking and vaping have on your health.
There is an entire community of buddies there to help you out, with success stories, experiences and handy tips.
Feel good about how much money you’re saving and how much nasty stuff your lungs are avoiding. Over time, watch the savings and results begin to pile up.
All quit journeys are full of ups and downs, depending on how you’re feeling on any given day. On days when your cravings are strong, distractions and soothing imagery are available to help you get through.
Quitting can be hard and most people try a number of times before they finally quit for good.
My QuitBuddy is with you every step of the way.
Key Features:
- 'Quit Now', prepare to 'Quit Later' or 'Continue Quitting'.
- Set your goals and understand your motivations to quit.
- Nominate friends or family who you can call in the tough times.
- View your progress, including a count of every day, hour and minute you stay smoke- and vape-free and how much money you've saved.
- For the first 30 days of your journey, you'll receive a helpful tip when you open the app.
- You can nominate any Danger Times and My QuitBuddy will get in touch to keep you on track.
- My QuitBuddy helps with a range of distractions to occupy your mind and your hands through any moments of craving.
- Read helpful messages from other people who are quitting with My QuitBuddy and leave your own for others to read.
- If you need additional backup, you can call the Quitline directly on 13 7848 (13 QUIT) from the app.
Love this app I have tried many times to stop smoking I only ever got to 7/8 days .. now I’ve got this app today is my 32nd day smoke free I love the notifications to keep me on track I love the new information as I progress and get to read more health benefits as I go along I love that I can now breath a lot better and my taste and smell has come back I actually love being a non smoker and I love the extra money I have and I just love this app thankyou so very much you have given me my life back and added many many years to it.I was also told by the drs I don’t even have emphysema 💪👏From the bottom of my heart and lungs 🤭 thankyou for this app I also love seeing my progress in the days as they go up I will always keep this app to see my progress and keep me on track Siobhann Brown. 🧚♂️🫶🌹🌼💫🌸
Urgent upgrade required!!!
63 Model
- The community section is the main way of giving and receiving support. This used to be a great but some anonymous users are deliberately deleting people's posts by hitting 'report' ( can easily accidentally hit report as well as it's positioned too close to where users scroll down to read messages) and leaving very unhelpful and hurtful messages. This is causing existing users to leave and preventing new ones from joining. Users have been leaving feedback in the appropriate section of the app and emailing the Commonwealth Department of Health Quitnow Campaign since 2017 ( now May 2018). Things have not improved - When you reply to a message and its too long it notifies you that it's too long but then deletes the reply and you have to start all over again. Very frustrating. - Needs more distracting games as there is only fruit sorter. - If the Australian Commonwealth Government Department of Health are serious about reducing smoking rates they would listen to concerns and suggestions for improvements and upgrade this app urgently!
We have used the money saved to travel the world
grateful aussie fan
No kidding - this is true. It’s been nearly 9 years since I quit being a slave to cigarettes. My hubby & I quit together. He is super smart and said let’s put away some of the money we would have spent and save for holidays. So we opened a new account and both put away $100 a week - less than we were spending on smoking. Since then we have used the money to go to Fiji twice, tour Europe, go to the USA twice, and way too many Aussie holidays to even count. Not to mention the health benefits. I became a runner and don’t cough up a lung every day. The hardest day for me was the first one without back up cigarettes in my bag. After that, things got easier and I truly thank my lucky stars we did this. Thanks Quit Buddy for being there as support.
Great free app for your quit journey
Oneyearquit
The quit buddy app is pleasant to use and has helped me in staying motivated. It works well (I’m on iOS). As well as the stats, being able to journal, get and give support on the forum, have a support person contact to help you not relapse, and record goals are helpful features. I love that goals can be image, text or recorded. The community forum is really supportive. Some things that could further enhance the app could be: being able to journal using images/recordings instead of just text; in-built breathing relaxation tools/videos; and being able to direct message or live chat as well as forum. But it still packs a great bundle of helpful stuff into a free app.
- General fixes and improvements
Version 6.1.3
The developer, Australian Department of Health, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
Identifiers
Sensitive Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Department of Health, Australian Capital Territory
Size
140.4 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.