People moving from cigarettes to vaping tend to look for a similar draw, a nicotine strength that matches what they're used to, and a device that doesn't need much fuss to use. This guide covers five current prefilled pod kits chosen for exactly that combination: the Hayati 25K, Pyne Pod Click 50K, HQD Glow Air 70K, Lost Mary Nera 30K and Hayati Shisha 30K.
Vaping products aren't licensed medicines and this isn't a stop smoking guide. Anyone looking for support to quit smoking should speak to a GP or use NHS stop smoking services, which offer free, evidence-based support.
What Actually Matters When Switching From Cigarettes
Three things make the biggest practical difference. Draw style is the first: a mouth to lung (MTL) draw, a tighter, more restricted pull than the direct lung draw used in sub-ohm devices, is closer to how a cigarette feels to use, and all five kits here are built around MTL by design.
Nicotine strength is the second: matching the strength of e-liquid to what someone is used to affects how satisfying a switch feels, covered in detail below since it's the one area these five kits genuinely differ. Format simplicity is the third: a click-in pod with no separate coil changes or manual refilling is the closest match to a disposable's ease of use, and it's a trait shared across all five kits covered here.
Nicotine Strength: Where These Five Kits Actually Differ
Four of the five, the Hayati 25K, Pyne Pod Click 50K, HQD Glow Air 70K and Lost Mary Nera 30K, are built around 20mg/ml nicotine salt, the UK legal maximum. The Hayati Shisha 30K is the exception, built around 5mg/ml, a meaningfully lower strength positioned more around flavour variety than nicotine delivery. For someone switching from a regular cigarette habit specifically, that lower strength is worth knowing before choosing it as a first device, it's a strong pick for its shisha-inspired flavour range, but the other four match typical cigarette-strength nicotine delivery more closely.
Beyond nicotine strength, these five kits don't differentiate much further for this specific purpose. Draw style and click-in simplicity are shared traits across all five, not points of difference between them, worth saying plainly rather than manufacturing distinctions the specs don't actually support.
Format Simplicity: Why This Matters More For A First Switch
Someone trying vaping for the first time after cigarettes is generally better served by removing as many extra steps as possible, at least to start with. A refillable, open pod kit gives more control over strength and flavour long-term, but it also asks a new user to learn how much to fill, how to prime a coil, and when to swap it out, several small decisions before they've even worked out whether they like vaping. A prefilled, click-in kit removes all of that: put the pod in, use it, replace it when it's empty. All five kits here work this way, which is a large part of why this format specifically, rather than refillable kits, has become the common starting point for people moving away from cigarettes.
Battery Life And How Often You'll Need To Charge
Battery capacity varies across the five, from 750mAh (Pyne Pod Click 50K) up to 900mAh (Hayati Shisha 30K), with the Hayati 25K and HQD Glow Air 70K both at 850mAh and the Lost Mary Nera 30K at 800mAh. All five charge via USB-C, typically in under an hour. For someone switching from cigarettes, this matters less for raw capacity and more for predictability, a kit that needs charging once a day rather than twice removes one more thing to think about while getting used to a new format, so the larger-battery options here (Hayati Shisha 30K, Hayati 25K, HQD Glow Air 70K) need less frequent attention than the smaller-battery Pyne Pod Click 50K.
| Kit | Battery | Total e-liquid | Puffs | Nicotine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayati 25K | 850mAh | ~22ml | Up to 25,000 | 20mg/ml |
| Pyne Pod Click 50K | 750mAh | ~36ml | Up to 50,000 | 20mg/ml |
| HQD Glow Air 70K | 850mAh | 44ml | Up to 70,000 | 20mg/ml |
| Lost Mary Nera 30K | 800mAh | 24ml | Up to 30,000 | 20mg/ml |
| Hayati Shisha 30K | 900mAh | ~22ml | Up to 30,000 | 5mg/ml |
The Five Kits
Hayati 25K (Hayati Pro Ultra Plus 25000)
An 850mAh battery, a 2ml prefilled pod plus two 10ml auto-refilling tanks, roughly 22ml of e-liquid total, rated for up to 25,000 puffs. MTL draw, dual mesh coil, 20mg/ml nic salt, USB-C charging.
Pyne Pod Click 50K
A 750mAh battery with three 2ml pods and three 10ml refill containers, around 36ml total, rated for up to 50,000 puffs in its standard mode. MTL draw, dual mesh coil, 20mg/ml nic salt, a wider flavour range than most of the other four.
HQD Glow Air 70K
An 850mAh battery with two 2ml prefilled pods and four 10ml refill containers, totalling 44ml of e-liquid, rated for up to 70,000 puffs. MTL draw, dual split mesh coil, dual-flavour slider, 20mg/ml nic salt.
Lost Mary Nera 30K
An 800mAh battery with two 2ml pods and two 10ml refill containers, 24ml total, rated for up to 30,000 puffs. MTL draw, Normal and Turbo output modes, 20mg/ml MaryLiq nic salt.
Hayati Shisha 30K
A 900mAh battery with a 2ml pod and two 10ml containers, roughly 22ml total, rated for up to 30,000 puffs. MTL draw, shisha-inspired flavour profiles, and 5mg/ml nicotine salt rather than 20mg/ml, the one kit in this group built for flavour variety over matching cigarette-strength nicotine delivery.
UK Compliance
All five kits are built to the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), implemented through the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), which caps nicotine containing e-liquid at 20mg/ml and limits any single sealed pod to 2ml (gov.uk/guidance/e-cigarettes-regulations-for-consumer-products). None of the five is licensed by the MHRA as a medicine or a smoking cessation product, so none of them, and nothing in this guide, should be read as a claim that they help someone quit or reduce smoking. They're covered here as switching options based on draw style, nicotine strength and format, nothing more.
This format became widely available after the UK banned the sale and supply of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025 (gov.uk/guidance/single-use-vapes-ban). From 1 October 2026, the UK's Vaping Products Duty applies at a flat £2.20 per 10ml of vaping liquid regardless of nicotine strength (gov.uk/guidance/handling-wholesale-or-retail-vaping-products-in-the-uk), applying to these kits the same way it does to any other nicotine containing product.
FAQ
Are these vapes a way to stop smoking?
No. None of these products is licensed by the MHRA as a medicine or cessation aid, and this guide isn't advice on how to quit smoking. Anyone looking for that kind of support should speak to a GP or use NHS stop smoking services.
Which of these five kits is closest to a cigarette's draw?
All five use a mouth to lung (MTL) draw, which is the tighter, more restricted style closest to a cigarette, rather than the looser direct lung draw used in sub-ohm devices.
Is the Hayati Shisha 30K as strong as the other four kits?
No. It's built around 5mg/ml nicotine salt, while the Hayati 25K, Pyne Pod Click 50K, HQD Glow Air 70K and Lost Mary Nera 30K all use 20mg/ml. It's a flavour-led pick rather than one matched to typical cigarette-strength nicotine delivery.
Do these kits need much maintenance to use?
No. All five are prefilled, click-in pod kits, no manual refilling and no separate coil changes, which is the closest match to a disposable's simplicity among rechargeable formats.
Is nicotine strength the only difference between these five kits for someone switching from cigarettes?
Largely, yes. Draw style and click-in simplicity are shared across all five. Nicotine strength is the one area where they genuinely differ, with four at 20mg/ml and the Hayati Shisha 30K at 5mg/ml.
Why choose a prefilled kit over a refillable one when switching from cigarettes?
A prefilled kit removes the extra steps a refillable kit needs, filling the pod yourself and knowing when to change the coil, which is generally easier for someone still working out whether vaping suits them. Refillable kits offer more control, but that control comes with more to learn upfront.
Which of these five needs the least frequent charging?
The Hayati Shisha 30K has the largest battery at 900mAh, followed by the Hayati 25K and HQD Glow Air 70K at 850mAh. The Pyne Pod Click 50K has the smallest battery of the five at 750mAh and will need charging more often relative to the others.
These same five kits are also covered from a heavy-use perspective in our best vape kits for heavy vapers guide.
This guide is intended for adults aged 18 and over and is provided for general information only. Current TPD details can be confirmed at gov.uk.
