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I smoked my first cigarette at 13. I lost count of how many times I tried to quit. Most quit apps I opened wanted an account, a feed, or a streak that yelled at me after a slip. I didn’t want a social network. I wanted a quiet place that showed what I was getting back: time, money, and the cigarettes I didn’t light. So I built iQ and I’m using it as user #1. What’s in it now: • Flip-clock smoke-free timer (switches to months/years later) • Estimated cigarettes skipped and money saved from the habit you enter • Craving SOS: rate the urge, tag a trigger, pick a short action (breathe / walk / water / motivation), then log how it went • Free core badges + optional daily missions that add XP to an “iQ Core” (missing a day doesn’t wipe XP) • One free reward goal with a photo, so savings point at something real • Home Screen widgets + Apple Watch • No account. Data stays on the device • 21 languages • Free core. Premium is optional ($4.99/mo or $29.99/yr) for extra goals, forecasts, full recovery timeline, environmental estimates I’m a solo iOS tech lead. Shipped it to the App Store and started my own clock the same week. I’m not going to pretend an app quits for you. Day 2 and 3 for me were ugly (work, alcohol, a 3am craving). The clock just stayed running. I’d like feedback from builders, not cheerleading: 1. Is “no account / on-device” a real differentiator, or do people still expect cloud backup? 2. Does the XP / iQ Core layer help early days, or does it feel like gamification on a serious problem? 3. What would make you not trust a quit app built by one person? Happy to answer anything about the product or the quit itself.   submitted by   /u/OlegPlugaru [link]   [comments]

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/16 17:37:21