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5 free apps for quitting smoking on World No Tobacco Day 2013
5 free apps for quitting smoking on World No Tobacco Day 2013
Five free iPhone/iPad apps to help you along the way if youre giving up your smokes on World No Tobacco Day Friday:
1) Since iQuit: This app tells you how long its been since you tossed your cigs aside, how much money youve saved (in euro) and allows you to share your info with the world if you choose via Twitter, Facebook, email or text. You can opt for your tobacco of choice: cigarettes, pipes or cigars.
2) No Smokes: An interactive quiz asking you how long
youve smoked, how much you smoke, why you want to quit, when youre quitting. Youre asked to choose whether youre Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander or both or neither, though the answers dont seem to change much no matter how you answer this question. At the end of the quiz, which is navigated by a computer generated voice with an endearing Australian accent, youre given suggestions on how to approach quitting. After that, youre on your own with this one.
youve smoked, how much you smoke, why you want to quit, when youre quitting. Youre asked to choose whether youre Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander or both or neither, though the answers dont seem to change much no matter how you answer this question. At the end of the quiz, which is navigated by a computer generated voice with an endearing Australian accent, youre given suggestions on how to approach quitting. After that, youre on your own with this one.
3) Zombie Smokeout: A Zombie-themed video game developed by the American Cancer Society. You are the super heroine out to douse the worlds second-hand smoke. You jump over smoking Zombies. If you miss, you are enveloped in a deadly cloud of Zombie smoke. Its a distraction. And a pretty good one.
4) My Last Cigarette: This is the "Scared Straight" app. It shows you how much youve reduced your risk of heart attack and lung cancer and the number of people who died from smoking-related deaths since you tossed your cigs. It also tallies your savings and the number of cigarettes youve opted not to smoke. (Downside: Lots of advertisements, though theres a 99 cent version that makes the ads go away.)
5) Quit Pro: A simple interface tells you how much time since youve quit, how much youve saved, how many hours of life youve gained. It also helps you identify triggers -- hunger, stress, boredom -- as well as motivators for continuing to live a tobacco-free life.
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