Major Similarities Between iCanQuit and QuitGuide
Both apps provide education and skills for preparing to quit cigarette smoking and for preventing relapse after quitting; actionable plans for quitting cigarette smoking; skills for coping with cravings to smoke; and education on common triggers to smoke, barriers to cessation, and how to seek support for smoking cessation. Both apps also provided education on US Food and Drug Administration–approved medications for smoking cessation. However, neither app provided e-cigarettes as part of the behavioral interventions, encouraged their use, or provided information on the potential risks or benefits of using e-cigarettes to quit combustible cigarette smoking. The details on the features and functionalities of the apps as well as a comparison have been previously published [