Built by someone quitting

Why QuitSurf exists

I'm Paulius. I started building QuitSurf while quitting smoking myself, in the middle of it, not looking back on it from some tidy finished story. The moment that actually pushed me to build something was an ordinary bad one: a craving at a bad hour, every quitting app on my phone either lecturing me about willpower or showing me a streak counter I was about to break. Neither helped. What I actually needed was something to hold onto for about three minutes — nothing more dramatic than that.

I found the technique this whole site is built around — urge surfing — in the research on mindfulness-based relapse prevention, and it was the first thing that matched what a craving actually feels like: a wave, not a wall. QuitSurf is my attempt to turn that technique into something you can reach for in the moment, without an app that shames you for the days it doesn't work perfectly.

What the app is — and isn't

QuitSurf (in development, coming to iOS and Android) is a support tool for the moment a craving hits: a guided ~3-minute session that helps you ride out an urge instead of fighting it, plus an optional tracker that counts the price of every cigarette you didn't smoke toward a goal you actually chose.

It is not a medical device, not a treatment, not therapy, and not a substitute for talking to a doctor. It's also not a bank, a wallet, or anything financial — no money ever moves through QuitSurf. The savings tracker just does arithmetic on money that stays in your pocket. It doesn't diagnose anything and it doesn't promise a cure. If you're struggling and need more support than a landing page or an app can offer, please talk to a doctor, or call a quitline — in the US, 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

Editorial and sourcing policy

This is a health-adjacent site, and I take that seriously even as one person building it. The rule I hold every page to: every health claim on this site cites CDC, NHS, or a peer-reviewed source — never a vague "studies show," never a rounded-up number that sounds better than the real one. You'll find a numbered Sources section at the bottom of every article with the real, clickable citation behind every claim made above it.

I'm not a doctor, a therapist, or an addiction specialist, and I don't claim to be. Nothing on this site is described as "medically reviewed," because that would only be true if a credentialed reviewer had actually reviewed it — and right now, none has. If that changes, this page will say so plainly, with a name attached.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or just want to say hello: hello@quitsurf.com. If you spot a claim on this site that's wrong, outdated, or missing a citation, that email is the fastest way to get it fixed.

Disclaimer

QuitSurf is a support tool, not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you're struggling, talk to a doctor — or call your national quitline. Nothing on this site should be used as a substitute for professional medical guidance.