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Health & Fitness · iOS 15.6+
HOLD
Beat nicotine cravings, fast.
Most quit apps count your days. HOLD is built for the ten minutes that decide whether you keep them — the craving itself.
Home / HOLD
Health & Fitness · iOS 15.6+
Beat nicotine cravings, fast.
Most quit apps count your days. HOLD is built for the ten minutes that decide whether you keep them — the craving itself.
Straight from the App Store listing, checked 1 Nov 2026. Verify it yourself
What it does
A craving peaks and passes in about 10–15 minutes. HOLD gives you something to do for exactly that long.
Short, structured breathing you can start one-handed, without reading instructions first.
Talk it through at 2am when no one else is up. No appointment, no waiting room.
Time smoke-free, money saved, and skin health insights — because the visible changes are what keep people going.
How it works
No account needed to try it.
Pick the day and HOLD starts counting what you are getting back — time, money, skin.
A craving lasts 10–15 minutes. HOLD gives you guided breathing and real-time support for exactly that long.
Cravings peak around day 3 and fade over 3–4 weeks. Seeing that curve is what keeps people going.
Real screens
Before you download
An individual craving usually passes in 10 to 15 minutes, whether or not you smoke or vape. Cravings are most frequent in the first few days, peak around day 3, and fade substantially over 3 to 4 weeks. Occasional cravings can still surface months later, which is normal and not a sign of failure.
Yes. The dependence is on nicotine either way, and the craving pattern is the same, so the same tools apply to both.
An iPhone running iOS 15.6 or later. The breathing exercises and craving timer work without a connection.
Smoking and vaping affect circulation and skin appearance. HOLD tracks the timeline of those changes as you stay nicotine-free, because a visible result is more motivating than an abstract one.
No. HOLD is a support tool, not medical care. Nicotine replacement therapy and prescription medication both meaningfully improve quit rates, and combining behavioural support with them works better than either alone. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist about what fits your situation.
Guides
Researched answers to what people search in this space. No download needed to read them.
A single nicotine craving passes in 10 to 15 minutes. Cravings peak around day 3 and fade over 3 to 4 weeks. Here is the full timeline and what actually helps.
4 min read
Nicotine withdrawal starts within 4 to 24 hours, peaks around day 3, and mostly settles in 3 to 4 weeks. A realistic day-by-day timeline of symptoms.
3 min read
Most quit-vaping advice covers the decision, not the craving. A practical plan built around the 10 to 15 minute craving window and the day-3 peak.
4 min read
Heart rate drops in 20 minutes, carbon monoxide clears in 12 hours, heart disease risk halves at one year. The full recovery timeline, hour by hour.
3 min read
Nicotine narrows blood vessels, which reduces the oxygen reaching your skin. What that does to healing, tone and lines — and what improves after you quit.
3 min read
Most people gain 4–5 kg after quitting nicotine, most of it in the first three months. Why it happens, and what limits it without risking the quit.
3 min read
Anxiety and irritability are recognised nicotine withdrawal symptoms, peaking 24–48 hours after quitting and easing over about four weeks. What helps.
4 min read
Nicotine pouches remove the smoke but not the dependence. Where they fit versus licensed NRT, and why using them to control appetite tends to backfire.
3 min read
Nicotine clears the blood in 1–3 days, but cotinine — what tests actually measure — can last up to 3 weeks in heavy users. Full detection times by test type.
3 min read
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