4.3
1.78K reviews
Government
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone 10+
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About this app

My QuitBuddy was updated in late May 2025 to provide a new user experience and support even more people in their quitting journey.

- If you are having issues opening My QuitBuddy (e.g., seeing a blank screen), please ensure that you update to the most recent version.
- If you are unable to proceed through the app, please check your text size settings, as some people are having issues when using larger text sizes.
- If you are experiencing issues with your quit date and/or quit progress tracking, please select ā€˜Already Started’ when the app asks when you quit. Then enter your original quit date (and other details like costs) so the app can calculate how long it has been since you quit, and your progress.
- If you have already selected a different quit date, re-install the app so you can fill out your original details. Please note that reinstalling the app will delete any stored data such as journal entries or motivations. For privacy purposes, My QuitBuddy is not able to adjust or recover lost data.

For further support, please contact quitnow@health.gov.au

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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-free 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.

Don’t quit alone. Download the free My QuitBuddy app today.

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.
Updated on
Jun 23, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Photos and videos, Contacts, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit

Ratings and reviews

4.3
1.76K reviews
Kirsten Bliss
June 18, 2025
Was going great until the last update. I've lost all my previous milestones and goals which worked well to keep me on track to being smoke free for the last 3 years. Just having the ability to see how much money I've saved in that time and keeping track of the individual days was a real motivator for me and kept me accountable, now it's all lost due to the update which is very disappointing and not helpful at all.
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Department of Health and Aged Care
June 19, 2025
Hi Kirsten, sorry to read that happened to you. The best option now is to delete the app, reinstall and, when prompted, select the "Already quit" option to reenter your original Quit Date and complete the onboarding process: days free and general savings will be recovered alongside general stats but unfortunately Journal, Goals will be lost.
Daniel McCartle
May 30, 2025
app was going well, with mates support and the reminders from app was doing well. app then needs an update. tracking for how long I've quit has been reset, cannot remember exact date, everything recorded to help with quitting gone..... I know it's not the same as starting from step one as I've done that many times, but it still feels similar...
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Department of Health and Aged Care
June 1, 2025
Sorry to read that happened to you. The best option now is to delete the app, reinstall and, when prompted, select the "Already quit" option to reenter your original Quit Date. Then complete the onboarding process: days free and general savings will be recovered but unfortunately previous goals and journal entries will be lost.
Madeline McCarthy
June 24, 2025
I remember trying to use this app to quit smoking over 5 years ago and it not working. Good to know all this time later it still does not work. I was meant to celebrate 2 weeks smoke free but the app repeatedly crashed and wiped my progress. Very disheartening. edit: after the recent update it seems to be working much better, thanks devs šŸ™
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Department of Health and Aged Care
June 23, 2025
Hi Madeline, sorry to read that your experience over the years has not been the best. We recently released a completely new app and are on the early stages or stabilising it as any new major version has some adjustment periods. We truely hope this version helps you on your journey as it has helped millions of other users over the more.

What’s new

- Fix issue with the quit days display
- All previous fixes include in 6.0.2
- Add app opening screen with current quit days counter