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A quit-vaping tracker turns a personal health goal into a subscription app with short-form video reach.
$43K sales in the last 30 days · $112K+ sales in 90 days
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Steven Cravotta built Puff Count, a mobile app for people trying to quit vaping, after spotting a growing behavior and a stream of viral vaping videos on TikTok. He described himself as having no design or development experience; instead, he assembled outside design and engineering help.
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For a quit-vaping app, start where people already watch and discuss vaping rather than buying broad wellness traffic. Cravotta studied viral TikTok clips about vaping, saved examples in a spreadsheet, and broke down their hooks and presentation.
The founder says Puff Count earned nothing for its first four to six months, then monetization changed sharply after he introduced a hard paywall and required users to begin a free trial before accessing features.
Puff Count's growth loop joins user attention, product proof, and reusable creative. A viral video introduces the problem; the app's onboarding lets a new user articulate a reason to quit; a clear trial offer converts some of that intent into subscription revenue.
Cravotta says the first four to six months produced no money, a period when the central challenge was continuing long enough to discover the right marketing.
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