Vaping Guides

Buying guides, brand comparisons and tools to help you choose the right vape — all UK-specific and backed by our live catalogue.

See also our vaping glossary.

Vaping Guides: FAQ

How our guides are written

Every guide here is written by the people who pack the orders, using what we see in returns, complaints and repeat purchases rather than manufacturer copy. Where we do not know something, we say so instead of filling the gap.

That means some of these guides will talk you out of a purchase. The vape cost calculator exists mainly to show people that a refillable kit is cheaper than the sealed pods they are currently buying, which is not the higher-margin answer.

Start here if you are new

Best vapes for beginners covers the two decisions that actually matter first: sealed versus refillable, and what nicotine strength to start at. Getting the strength too low is the single commonest reason people drift back to smoking.

If you are choosing hardware

Best prefilled pod kits and best big puff vapes deal with capacity tiers honestly. Puff counts are lab figures; treat them as a measure of how often you handle the device rather than a promise about flavour, which fades long before the liquid runs out.

If you are choosing liquid

Best e-liquids and best nic salts cover format first, because putting nic salt in a high-power device or shortfill in a small pod kit will disappoint you regardless of the brand on the bottle.

If you want something other than a vape

Best nicotine pouches covers where pouches genuinely work, and the strength mistake almost every first-time user makes.

Reference

The vaping glossary explains the terms without assuming you already know them, and our brand comparisons put specific ranges head to head. For law and policy, see UK vaping laws and the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.