My Stop Buddy app

My Stop Buddy is an iPhone app(lication) to support smokers to quit. The app also runs on the iPodTouch and doensn't need to be online while running. For 21 days the app gives support to smokers who would like to quit. Items of the app are filling in a personal profile, 150 activities for difficult moments, 75 jokes about health and feedback, such as the amount of money saved after the quit attempt.

The app displays five buttons on the screen. The buttons correspond with a certain emotion, for instance stress, boredom or relaxation. Thus, the former smokers becomes more aware of his smoking behaviour. By pressing the corresponding emotion button and by answering questions about the situation of the user, different alternative activities will be displayed on screen which provide distraction to the user during moments, when he is craving for a cigarette. The users' opinion about these activities and the progress of the attempt to quit are registered for 21 days.