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Want to know the best vape right now? These are the best vapes as chosen by thousands of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews by vapers & the vaping.com experts

• Vaporesso Xros 2 - Best pod vape
• Elfa Bar Pod Kit - Best Disposable Vape
• SMOK Nord 4 - Best vape pen
• GeekVape Aegis Touch T200 Kit - Best vape mod & tank combo

We've taken time to carefully extract our favourite vapes from 4 categories so you know exactly what's hot this year. Vaping.com experts worked tirelessly to test out the best pod vapes, disposable vapes, vape pens and tank mods taking into account flavour, build quality and ease of use. 

Our 'best'

What is the best vape pen in 2023? Check out our selections in 4 categories below.

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Vaporesso Xros Mini Pod Kit Best New Vape Pen ✅

Vaporesso GTX Go Pen Kit = Best Versatile Vape Pen ✅

Esco Bars Mega = Best Disposable Vape Pen ✅

SMOK Novo 4 Mini = Best Compact Vape Pen ✅

What is a vape pen?

Vape pens or vape sticks are vapes which come in a cylindrical form.

They come in a wide range of sizes from small devices which fit within your palm to large pen vapes that will take up your full grip. Most vape pens have an integrated battery in the main mod device with either a tank or a pod containing a coil. Stealthier than vape kits and mods, a good vape

Salt nic vapes are just right for those who adore that smooth throat hit on a pod vape that’s nice and comfortable in the hand. These compact pod kits are easy to use, low maintenance and relievingly stress-free. 

Best Salt Nic Vapes For 2023

In no particular order - they're all pretty awesome:

1. OXVA Oxbar Bipod
2. GeekVape Sonder U
3. Freemax Galex Nano Kit
4. UWELL Caliburn GK2
5. Vaporesso Zero 2 Pod system
6. SMOK Novo 4 Mini
7. SMOK Nord 2

Nicotine salt e-liquid is a natural source of nicotine, great for ex-smokers who are transitioning or have transitioned

Small Vapes For 2023 (updated)

Our experts have compiled the ultimate list of the best small vapes for you in 2023. Tiny, lightweight and discreet, find the best small vape pods & mods for your needs. We update this page regularly to make sure this list is perfectly up to date with the latest and greatest small vape technology.

These are the vaping.com best small vapes of 2023 so far:

1. SMOK SOLUS Kit
2. UWELL Caliburn Tenet Koko
3. SMOK Novo 4 Mini Pod Kit

Introduction

While big and bulky vape mods have some advantages - they are powerful, they have multiple batteries, and they can have super high wattage capabilities. However, there’s one thing that they are not… small or discreet! While

Vaping.com's best JUUL alternative vapes

1. SMOK Novo 2C
2. Freemax Galex Nano Kit
3. SMOK Nord 4
4. SMOK Novo 4 Mini

How we scored the best JUUL alternatives. We gave each a score out of 5 for each of the following categories:

Scroll down to see how we scored the JUUL...

Background

JUUL - it’s the e-cigarette that everyone is talking about, but why do a lot of vapers dislike them? JUUL's are everywhere these days, and represent a 75 percent of dollar market share in the four-week period ended Oct. 6 2018. Pod-based

Our team has tested hundreds of refillable pod systems over the last 12 months. Here are our favourite pod systems for 2023.

Best New Pod Vapes for 2023

• Geekvape Sonder U
• Voopoo Vinci 3
• GeekVape Aegis One
• SMOK Nord 5 80W Kit
• UWell Caliburn GK2 Kit
• SMOK SOLUS Kit

Pod vapes arrived on the market in the mid 2010's, intended for ex-smokers to have a familiar transition into vaping. Since then, pod vapes have grown in popularity amongst vapers of all kinds.

New vapers love the ease and simplicity that comes with replaceable pods.

Most pod vapes come

This article will give you insight into how minuscule changes to your weekly routine can lead to big differences in 2023. Follow these steps and you’ll acquire a greener solution to your new year’s resolution.

This article will give you insight into how minuscule changes to your weekly routine can lead to big differences in 2023. Follow these steps and you’ll acquire a greener solution to your new year’s resolution.

Innokin have a clear vision of moving towards the future of the vaping world by taking changes into their own hands, constructing exciting, new and environmentally friendly ways to vape. Part of their mission is not only to reduce the controversial chemicals that we often allow into our bodies but also to reduce the harmful toxins that humans contribute to our atmosphere.

WHILE vaping has made huge strides in helping millions of smokers move away from cigarettes, the rise in vaping is bringing a new green threat to the health of the planet.

Cigarette butts have long been the most littered item on Earth, with 4.5 trillion discarded every year polluting the world’s streets, beaches, and waterways - but with e-cigarettes exploding in popularity, experts say vaping might not be too far behind.

Since vapes contain plastic, nicotine salts, heavy metals, and batteries which unless disposed of properly won’t biodegrade and could find their way into waterways, and soil, endangering wildlife, it’s time to take action.

To show the scale of the problem - and confusion - amongst vapers - 51% of young people have admitted to throwing away disposable e-cigarettes and pods in the rubbish, 17 % in recycling bins, not designated for vape use, and

Established in 2014, VooPoo are one of the original and trusted international vape brands, crowned “World’s Best Vape Brand” in 2020.

Their use of intelligent software including their patented GeneChip technology combined with a great understanding of the ever-changing needs of the vaping community makes them one of the best-selling brands on Vaping.com.

VooPoo’s decorated history saw them create significant breakthroughs in vape technology, changing the industry for the better including a patented MAAT leak-proof tank design featured in the Argus P1 pod kit and more.

Innovations such as the Gene.FIT, Gene.Trio and GENE.Pod chips which they have developed over the years to provide vapers with user-friendly, customizable interfaces, add a whole new dimension to DIY vaping. In 2022, the launch of the new Gene.TT 2.0 in products such as the Drag 4

We all love that comforting feeling when you find a trusted e-liquid to match your new vaping device, but wouldn’t it be a shame if all that delicious flavour went to waste because you forgot to check the vape juice shelf life?

An important question that most vapers forget to ask our experts is, how long does vape juice last?

The answer depends on how you care for your e-liquid after purchasing, so we’ve created this guide to explain how to store vape juice, helping you to get the most out of your favourite flavours.

How long do vape juices last?

The answer is that after purchasing, your e-liquid shelf life can last up to two years if it has been stored correctly. Value for money or what? This isn’t us saying that every vape juice will go bad after two years, different ingredients can also have an impact on determining how long vape juices last.

PG (Propylene Glycol) and VG (Vegetable Glycerine) are featured in all vape juices whilst differing in qu

Some of the biggest supporters and pro-campaigners of Britain’s ever-emerging vape industry have been honoured at the prestigious Vaping Industry Recognition Awards 2022.

Hosted by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA), the ceremony saw members from all sectors of the industry, including politicians and representatives from the NHS and Trading Standards, celebrated for their hard work and support.

Dr Anita Sharma, a local GP from Oldham who has been campaigning for smokers, including pregnant women, to switch to vaping to improve their health, was awarded Most Supportive Public Health Professional.

While Mike Pawsey MP, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping which explores appropriate legislative responses and reports into e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool was handed the accolade for Most Supportive Parliamentarian.

The Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA) meanwhile w

The Financial Times has reported today that the European Union, which faces significant economic problems, plans to triple vaping tax in the near future. 

This measure, to increased levies- especially on the higher nicotine strengths, potentially doubling their current cost and adding up to 3€ to the retail price, will hit the most addicted smokers turned vapers the hardest - pushing many back to smoking.

In response, vaping.com is launching a campaign to make sure the UK Government doesn’t tax vaping in the same way as cigarettes, and instead, looks to reduce vape VAT to 5% - in line with other nicotine replacement therapies such as gum and patches.

With the British Government also facing an apparent £40 billion black hole in its finances, it’s not hard to imagine that the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, could be looking to similarly hike taxes on vaping.

But Hunt – the longest-serving

VAPING football fans travelling to the World Cup in Qatar will face imprisonment and heavy fines if they take e-cigarettes with them, it has been reported.

Supporters flying in from across the world to watch the tournament in November are being advised to leave all vape equipment behind due to strict Qatar laws.

E-cigarettes were banned in the country in 2014 and anyone caught in possession face penalties ranging from fines of up to 10,000 riyals - or £1600 - to a three-month prison sentence.

Those who vape having switched from cigarettes are advised to consider taking alternative nicotine replacement therapies with them instead.

Senior British academics, who recently carried out the largest review of its kind on e-cigarettes for the UK government, were reportedly “in despair” over the new research in America which made global headlines, explaining that nicotine in vaping causes these symptoms - and coffee create a similar if not larger response.

The American research by the University of Wisconsin sparked a barrage of news articles last week when it’s Cardiac and Lung E-Cig Smoking (CLUES) Study - due to be presented at this weekend’s American Heart Association’s Scientific Session - reported how participants suffered increased blood pressure and heart rate along with blood constriction, immediately after vaping or smoking cigarettes. 

In a second report, they found people who used e-cigarettes consistently performed worse on treadmill exercise measurements, compared to those who did not use nicotine. The “significant negative he