A plan,
not a counter.
Step down gradually, or stop on a set day. Stepping down, each day holds a few fewer puffs until there are none left: one tap to log, and the plan does the maths and bends when life happens. Stopping on a set day is free, with support through the first few weeks.
Coming soon to iPhone and Android, and we can email you the day it's out. Free to download, with a 7-day free trial of TaperØff Plus.
How it works
The NHS describes two ways to stop vaping: all at once, or cutting down firstNHS. TaperØff gives you a plan for either.
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Choose your way
Go cold turkey on a set day, or step down with Taper down, Breaks from vaping or Easy mode. Both routes work, so pick what suits you. Or just count your puffs for now. You can switch later and keep your progress.
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Tell it where you are
Roughly how many puffs a normal day holds and what vaping costs you, or the day you'll stop. Two minutes, no judgement, and an account only if you want one.
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Take it a day at a time
Stepping down, today's puffs are a few fewer each day: one tap to log, or breaks from vaping that get longer, or each pod lasting a little longer. Stopping, a vape-free clock counts up and help is there for days 2 and 3, usually the hardest.
The curve bends. It doesn't break.
Some days run heavier. That's information, not a verdict. If a couple of days in a row run over, TaperØff offers to ease the curve: it picks up from where you actually are and slopes gently back down, and your quit day stays exactly where it was. Everything you've done still counts.
On a strong run it works the other way too, and offers to bring your quit day closer. You decide either way; the plan never changes behind your back.
Everything in the app.
What TaperØff does today, on iPhone and Android. Free means free for good; Plus is the plan to zero and the tools that come with it.
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Step down, a day at a time -
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Count your puffs, free -
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Breaks from vaping -
On your wrist
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Step down, or stop on a set day
Cut down a little each day until you reach zero on your quit day, or go cold turkey today or on a day in the next two weeks. Both routes work. You can switch later and keep your progress.
Free and Plus
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Count your puffs
Not ready for a plan? Tap the ring each time you vape and see today's count, your last one, yesterday and your usual. No line, no target, no quit day.
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Three ways to step down
Taper down: today's puffs, tapped down whenever suits you. Breaks from vaping: breaks through your day that get a little longer each day, until you stop. Easy mode: make each pod last a little longer than the last. Switch any time and keep your progress.
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Step down strength too, if you like
If your liquid's strength is known, you can step down mg/ml as well as how often, on a ladder you can edit. It's optional: stepping down strength hasn't been properly tested as a way to stop vaping. When strength drops, people often puff more to make up for it, so Journey shows nicotine as well as puffs.
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NRT and medication, set once
Patch, gum, lozenge, mouth spray, inhalator, microtab or nasal spray, and stop smoking medication from a service or GP. Set it once; it never counts against today's puffs. TaperØff gives no dosing advice: use it as directed, and your pharmacist or local stop smoking service can help you choose, for free.
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Breathe with me
Straight into slow breathing, with your own reasons, and buttons for It passed and I need to vape. Never behind a paywall. With Plus, Clear the air pushes the clouds away or blows them off the screen, and go-tos open your apps.
Free and Plus
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Journey, kept honest
Each day's puffs against the plan, money kept, milestones and badges. A day you didn't log shows as nothing logged: never counted as a perfect day, never as a bad one.
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Start a new plan any time
A fresh plan from today, set up the way you want it now. Everything you've logged stays in Journey and in your export.
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Patterns and heads-ups
Once there's enough of your own data to be honest, the hours and triggers behind your cravings, what has worked for you, and a quiet heads-up before your hardest hour with your own plan for it: "Coffee time soon. Your plan: a glass of water, then a short walk."
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Without opening the app
Widgets, plus live countdowns on the lock screen and Dynamic Island on iPhone. A Quick Settings tile on Android. Your day on Apple Watch and Wear OS. With Plus, log a puff from Siri, Apple Watch, Back Tap or the Action Button.
Free and Plus
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Help lines where you live
Free quit lines and stop-smoking services for the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with international help besides. See the list.
Free
Private by default. Yours either way.
A quit journey is personal. TaperØff works without an account, syncs only if you want it to, and never sells what you log or shows you ads.
How we protect your data-
Works without an account
The whole app runs on your phone, offline. No sign-up before you start, and what you log stays on the phone unless you choose otherwise.
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Sync only if you want it
Make an account to restore your plan on a new phone or use two. Turn on sync and your plan and log travel encrypted to our servers in the EU, and are stored encrypted there. It stays off until you say yes.
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No ads, no trackers, never sold
No advertising in the app, and we never sell your data. What you log is never in our analytics, and you can turn them off in the app.
Free shows you how much you vape. Plus is the plan.
Counting your puffs is free, and so is going cold turkey, with support for every craving. TaperØff Plus is the plan to zero: see your plan before you pay a penny, then try it free for 7 days on the yearly or 3-month plan. In the UK it's £99.99 a year, £39.99 for 3 months, or £19.99 a month. If Plus ends, your plan waits and nothing you logged is lost.
Free, for good
- Count your puffs: tap the ring, see today's count, your last one, yesterday and your usual. No line, no target, no quit day
- Go cold turkey: set your day and a vape-free clock counts up from it
- Breathe with me whenever a craving hits, with your own reasons
- Your Journey so far: vape-free days, milestones and badges
- NRT and stop smoking medication, set once
- Learn, and free local help where you live
- Export of everything you've logged
Plus
- Taper down: a daily number of puffs that steps down to zero, one tap to log
- Breaks from vaping: breaks through your day that get a little longer each day, until you stop
- Easy mode: make each pod last a little longer, down to your last one
- A heads-up before your hardest hour, with your own plan for it
- Patterns: the times and triggers behind your cravings
- Clear the air, and go-tos that open your apps
- Quick logging: log a puff from Siri, Apple Watch, Back Tap or the Action Button (iPhone)
Start where you are today.
Free to download. Build your plan, see it, then try TaperØff Plus free for 7 days.
TaperØff isn't in the app stores yet. Leave your email and we'll tell you once, on the day it is.
- Coming soon for iPhone and Apple Watch
- Coming soon for Android and Wear OS
You're on the list.
We'll email you once, when TaperØff is in your phone's app store.
Rather email us? Write to quit@taperoff.io, say which phone, and we'll tell you at launch.
Questions people ask
Is it free?
Free to download. Counting your puffs is free, and so is going cold turkey: a vape-free clock, Breathe with me, your Journey, Learn and free local help. The plan to zero (Taper down, Breaks from vaping or Easy mode) is TaperØff Plus, with heads-ups, Patterns, Clear the air, go-tos and quick logging: £99.99 a year or £39.99 for 3 months, both with 7 days free, or £19.99 a month, in the UK. Your app store shows the price where you are before you buy, and you can cancel there whenever you like. If Plus ends, your plan waits and nothing you logged is hidden or deleted. Pricing has the details.
When can I get it?
Soon. TaperØff is in testing on iPhone now, and Android is on the way. It isn't in the App Store or Google Play yet. Leave your email and we'll send one message the day it's in your phone's store, and nothing else.
I switched to vaping to stop smoking. Is this for me?
Possibly, but timing matters. Vaping is far less harmful than smoking, and the NHS advises only stopping vaping once you're confident you can do it without going back to cigarettes (NHS: How to quit vaping). If that's you, a taper is one way to finish the job. If you're not there yet, there's no rush.
I've tried to quit before. Will this work for me?
Nobody can honestly promise that, and we won't. The NHS says it's okay if it takes a few tries to quit for good (NHS). What TaperØff changes is the shape of the attempt: the plan decides when, a heavy day is just logged, and a hard run gets an offer to ease the curve rather than a reset. The evidence page says what research does and doesn't support.
What if I slip, or want to start again?
Log it like any other window. A slip doesn't undo the days before it. If a couple of days run heavier, TaperØff offers to ease the curve: it picks up from where you actually are, and your quit day stays put. If you'd rather start fresh, start a new plan any time; everything you've logged stays in Journey and your export.
How long should my taper be?
As long as it needs to be. You choose the length when you set up, and you can ease or shorten the plan as you go. The calculator shows how different lengths change the curve and the money.
What about nicotine strength?
If your liquid's strength is known, you can step down strength as well as how often. It's optional, and stepping down strength hasn't been properly tested as a way to stop vaping. When strength drops, people often puff more to make up for it; the NHS says vaping more can be a sign you've dropped too quickly (NHS). Journey shows nicotine as well as puffs, so you can see both.
Can I use NRT, like patches or gum, with it?
Yes. Set your patch, gum, lozenge, mouth spray, inhalator or stop smoking medication once, on either route; it never counts against today's puffs. Using fast-acting NRT alongside cutting down has helped people quit smoking; for vaping the evidence is thin (the evidence). TaperØff gives no dosing advice. A pharmacist or your local stop-smoking service can help you choose, for free.
Do I need an account?
No. The app works in full without one, offline. Make one if you want to restore your plan on a new phone, use more than one phone, or keep Plus across iPhone and Android.
Can you see what I log?
Only if you turn on sync, or share how your quit is going (your milestones and check-in answers, never your log). Without sync, what you log stays on your phone and in your phone's own backup. With sync on, your plan and log are stored on our servers in the EU, encrypted in transit and at rest, so a new phone can restore them. They're never sold, never used for ads, and never shared with an employer or service. The security page explains how we protect them.
Does my employer see my data?
No. If your employer or a stop-smoking service gave you a code, Plus is paid for by them. If you agree to share, they see totals for the group, and any figure covering fewer than 10 people is hidden. Never your log, your name or anything about you alone. You can stop sharing in the app at any time. How programmes work.
Is TaperØff medical advice?
No. It's a tool that helps you follow a plan. For personal advice, your GP, a pharmacist or your local NHS Stop Smoking Service can help, for free.