Qualmfrei: Quit Smoking

Understand what smoking does to the body — and keep going, one day at a time. Qualmfrei combines 430 articles with a tracker, daily goals and a 40-day programme — completely free. THE 40-DAY PROGRAMME • For 40 days, the programme suggests one article each day — in the order the questions come up when you quit • Read all 40 programme articles and check in on at least 30 of those 40 days — smoke-free or slip — and you earn the "Programme completed" badge • All articles are free to read at any time 430 ARTICLES — YOUR BODY, CLEARLY EXPLAINED • The lungs, part by part: from the cilia to the alveoli • Every organ affected: heart, blood vessels, brain, skin, teeth, hormones, immune system and more • 92 toxins in tobacco smoke explained one by one — each with origin, effect, official substance classification and source • Combined effects: why the mixture is more than the sum of its parts • The recovery timeline: what typically changes after 20 minutes, 48 hours, 9 months and 15 years • Addiction psychology, withdrawal symptoms, everyday strategies, myths fact-checked • Every article cites its sources (WHO, DKFZ, BZgA, Cochrane, US Surgeon General and others) and has its own cover image THE FACTS ON QUIT AIDS • What the 2023 Cochrane overview, the German S3 guideline and the 2024 WHO guideline say about nicotine replacement, prescription support and counselling — in numbers, with sources • What German statutory health insurance has covered since 2025 • Reported, not recommended: no product recommendation, no dosage — the choice belongs with your doctor or pharmacist YOUR TRACKER • Smoke-free days, money saved and cigarettes avoided at a glance — with a savings chart and a milestone timeline • A daily check-in — and a fair way of handling slips: your progress is never lost • Badges for streaks and articles read A NEW GOAL EVERY DAY • Every smoke-free day unlocks a new daily goal — 365 small steps, from day one to a smoke-free year REMINDERS (OPTIONAL) • A daily nudge to check in and read your programme article, plus a note when you reach a milestone — scheduled locally on your device, switch off any time LANGUAGES • All 430 articles and all 365 daily goals are available in full in Deutsch, English, 简体中文, Bahasa Indonesia, Türkçe, العربية, Русский, Español, Français, Português (Brasil), Italiano • The interface is translated into 32 languages — from Spanish, Chinese and Arabic to Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish and Ukrainian • In the remaining languages, articles are currently shown in English; the app says so in the library. More translations are on the way • You can switch language at any time in the settings YOUR DATA IS YOURS • The app works offline: no accounts, no third-party ads, no tracking • Your entries stay on your device COMPLETELY FREE — WITH A VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION Everything in the app is free. Qualmfrei is funded by the voluntary subscription "Support Qualmfrei" (monthly or yearly). It unlocks no content. As a thank-you, there are no more requests for support, plus the "Supporter" badge and three additional app icons. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled in your Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://qualmfrei.pages.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://qualmfrei.pages.dev/privacy IMPORTANT: This app is for information and motivation only. It is not a medical device, makes no diagnosis and does not replace medical advice. The times and risk figures given are averages from studies, not a prediction for any individual. If you have health complaints, please talk to your doctor.