Flamy - quit smoking app

Flamy - quit smoking app

  • An app for people who are wanting to quit smoking quickly and are ready to make a plan to do so.
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Flamy app By Offlinefirst LTD

Features

  • Goal setting – can set saving goals (from not smoking).
  • Daily cravings – how strong, who made you feel, when, where and who you were with when they occurred.
  • Tracking – cigarettes not smoked, time been a non-smoker for, recovered days of life, and health benefits and cost savings this will have resulted in.
  • Calculator/counter – time to when your quit smoking program starts, and then time you have been a non-smoker for.
  • Graphs and reporting – cravings can be tracked.
  • App community.
  • Data exports – shareable with others (eg, via Facebook messenger).
  • Integrates with an OS smartwatch. Games to play to distract from cravings.
Country of origin Cyprus
Clinical review 

4 star review


Read a clinical review below.
Security and privacy Does the app:
  • Collect medical information? Yes (smoking history and cost of a pack of cigarettes)
  • Require a login? Yes
  • Have password protection? Yes
  • Have a privacy policy? Yes
  • Require internet access to use? Yes

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Cost Free with in-app purchases per item.
Advertisements This app contains ads, which may vary from user to user.
How to get the app

When you first open the app you are invited to choose a quit program.

There are 2 options; stop smoking quickly by selecting the “14 Day Challenge”, or more slowly by selecting the “One less every day” option, which is available as part of the paid upgrade.

The home screen is a dashboard which displays motivational information such as money saved, cigarettes not smoked, and time spent as a non-smoker. Health benefits and recovered days of life are also visible to remind you of the progress you have made.

The Health Tab clearly shows you how your body has recovered over time and you receive achievements for this. Cravings can be tracked along with details of how strong they were, how they made you feel and what may have triggered the craving (where you were, what you were doing or who you were with at the time).

The app offers games you can play to distract from cravings and an option to announce your plan and share progress with friends. You can also set challenges or bets in the app with other users who are also trying to quit smoking.

It has a clean interface with the option to integrate with an OS smartwatch.

For the complete app description, go to the app website(external link), App Store(external link) or, for a more detailed review, see reviews below.

PROS CONS 

✔ The app immediately asks you to set a quit date or make a plan to quit smoking.

✔ It provides information on how to prepare for the quit-smoking start date (eg, throw away cigarettes and smoking devices, clean furnishings that may smell of smoke).

✔ Home screen provides lots of data to keep you motivated to remain smoke-free and info about the health benefits you've gained from quitting smoking.

✔ Ability to analyse cravings.

✔ Games you can play to distract you from cravings.

✔ Ability to share progress with friends or set challenges with other friends who use the app and are also trying to quit smoking.

✔ Clean user interface.

✘ The free basic version has very limited features. Payment is required to upgrade to the Pro version to access all the features.

✘ You have to pay for the ‘One less every day’ programme (You can test it for free).

✘ Doesn't have information on medicines which can be used to help quit smoking (eg, nicotine replacement therapy).

Clinical review

4 star review



Reviewer: Lena Estrin, Pharmacist
Date of review: December 2022
Version: 4.1.15
Platform: Android
Comments: This is a great app for people who are ready to quit and wanting to set a date and plan to do so. There is lots of motivational information nicely displayed in the app of money saved and health benefits gained over time from quitting smoking. What is missing from this app is information on NZ quit smoking services and nicotine replacement products and other medicines which can be used to aid the quit-smoking process.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: General information is relevant to NZ users but as it is not a NZ based app there is no referral information to NZ quit smoking services and resources.

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