I used to smoke.
Here's why I built StopLaClope.
More than ten years ago, I quit smoking. Like a lot of people, I looked for an app to help me hold on: a counter, a few stats, something to visualize my progress. I never found anything that actually made me want to keep going. Cluttered interfaces, 30€-a-month subscriptions, guilt-tripping notifications. None of them made progress feel concrete, or motivating.
So years later, I did what I wish someone had done back then: I built the app myself, the one I wish I'd had to quit smoking. One developer, his own memories of quitting, and a genuine hope that it would help someone else too.
The essentials, built to last.
A quit counter. The data that truly matters. Badges that reward every hour you hold on. Nothing that distracts, everything that motivates.
At a time when vibe coding and apps generated in a few prompts are flooding the App Store, every screen of StopLaClope was thought through, tested and reworked by hand, by someone who's actually been through it.
No AI built into the app. No server storing your data: everything stays on your iPhone. The calculations for tar avoided, carbon monoxide, nicotine, life regained are based on real medical data, explained at a tap instead of shown blindly.
What's free, forever
No credit card required. No time limit.
- ✓Real-time quit counter from your exact quit moment
- ✓Money saved, cigarettes avoided, tar and nicotine avoided
- ✓66 motivation badges to unlock
- ✓Dark mode, for those counting the night hours too
- ✓Shareable progress card to send to your loved ones
Premium: to go further
Premium isn't a wall. It's for those who want more depth in their quitting journey.
- ✓Advanced stats: life regained, heart risk, CO2 not emitted
- ✓Full history of all your quit attempts
- ✓Custom goals tied to your tobacco savings
- ✓Ad-free
Ready to give it a try?
Download StopLaClope for free
Real-time counter, motivation badges, money saved calculated by the second. Free, ad-free, no data-hungry AI.
No investors, no compromises
StopLaClope is designed and built with one goal: staying useful, honest, and true to what would have genuinely helped at the moment of quitting smoking. No investors to answer to, no growth at all costs: just an app that does what it promises.
If StopLaClope helps you hold on, the best way to support me is to go Premium or leave 5 stars on the App Store. It genuinely matters, and it's what lets me keep it alive, free, for everyone.
How I write my articles
Every blog article is built on identifiable public sources: Tabac Info Service, the WHO, the Cochrane Library, studies published in peer-reviewed journals. These sources are always cited and linked directly in the text, never as a vague reference.
StopLaClope isn't a medical website and never replaces advice from a healthcare professional. If you're unsure about your own situation, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Articles draw on firsthand experience with quitting smoking as much as on the sources cited in the text. If you spot an error or a source that needs fixing, contact me: it gets corrected quickly.
The first testimonials published came from friends and family who agreed to a quick interview. A few spontaneous submissions have come in since, but not enough yet. The goal, over time, is for readers themselves to send in their own story: don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like to share yours.
Want to see if it works for you?
Free, no commitment, no credit card. The counter starts the second you install it.