Lost Mary vs Hayati: Which Pod Kit Should You Buy?

• It is a choice between zero effort and full control. Lost Mary is built to be picked up and used. Hayati is built to be adjusted.
• Lost Mary runs on prefilled pods. Click a pod in, vape it, swap it. Nothing to fill, nothing to set, no mess in a bag or a pocket.
• Hayati Quokka kits are refillable. Adjustable wattage and airflow, a display on the Pro, and any 10ml nic salt you like rather than a fixed flavour list.
• Lost Mary is cheaper to get started, Hayati is cheaper to keep running, because you replace coils and liquid instead of a whole pod every time.
• Most people start with Lost Mary. Some stay because it is reliable and easy. Others move to Hayati once they know exactly what they want from a vape.

The real decision is not about specs

Puff counts and battery sizes are the numbers on the box, and they tell you very little about whether you will still be happy with a kit in a month. What decides that is effort. How much do you want to do before you can take a draw, and how much do you want to be able to change when something is not quite right?

Lost Mary answers that by taking the decisions away from you. The pods are prefilled, the coil is matched to the liquid, the power is preset and the airflow is set. You get the same draw on day one and day thirty. Hayati answers it the other way. The Quokka kits hand you wattage, airflow and your choice of e-liquid, and expect you to spend a bit of time finding the setting you like.

Neither approach is better in the abstract. A busy person who vapes between jobs and does not want to think about it will be happier with Lost Mary. Someone who enjoys dialling in a device, and who has a nic salt they already love, will find Lost Mary limiting and Hayati satisfying. Work out which of those two people you are before you look at a single spec.

The Lost Mary pod kits worth knowing

All three of these are prefilled pod kits: a rechargeable battery section plus sealed pods you swap when the flavour runs out. If the format is new to you, our guide to buying a prefilled pod kit explains how the whole system works.

Lost Mary DM1200

The DM1200 is the entry point. It uses a dual pod system, so two prefilled DM600 pods come in the box and you swap between them without carrying a second kit. The QUAQ mesh coil keeps the flavour steady rather than fading off toward the end of a pod, which is the usual complaint with cheap pod devices. This is the one to buy if you are coming off a big-puff device and want the closest thing to that experience in a legal, rechargeable format.

Specs: 850mAh battery, dual prefilled pods, around 1200 puffs, QUAQ mesh coil, 20mg nic salt.

Lost Mary BM6000

The BM6000 is the one most people end up with. It is a 1000mAh kit that takes one prefilled 2ml pod, rated at 6,000 puffs, so there is nothing to fill, and an LED indicator tells you where the battery is instead of leaving you guessing. It lasts noticeably longer between pod changes than the DM1200 and still needs no setup at all. We have covered the pod side of it in detail in the BM6000 refill pods guide.

Specs: 1000mAh rechargeable battery, prefilled 2ml pod, QUAQ mesh coil, LED battery indicator, 20mg, rated at 6,000 puffs.

Lost Mary Nera 30K Pureview

The Nera 30K is the flagship. It takes two prefilled 2ml pods, so you can hold two flavours, and it is rated at 30,000 puffs. The advanced mesh coil gives it a warmer, fuller draw than the smaller kits. It is the pick for a heavy all-day vaper who wants the convenience of prefilled pods without changing them constantly.

Specs: 1000mAh rechargeable battery, two prefilled 2ml pods, QUAQ dual mesh coils, 20mg, rated at 30,000 puffs.

Replacement pods for all three sit in the prefilled pods section, and the full brand range is on the prefilled pod kits page.

The Hayati Quokka pod kits worth knowing

The Quokka line is Hayati’s refillable range. Same battery size across the three, different levels of control, and all of them take your own nic salt e-liquid rather than a sealed flavour pod.

Hayati Quokka Pro

The Pro is the most adjustable of the three. Power runs from 5W to 25W, there are multiple performance modes, and a 1.47 inch display shows you exactly what the device is doing rather than making you count LED flashes. If you want to run one liquid warm and another cool, this is the kit that lets you do it properly.

Specs: 1100mAh battery, 5W to 25W adjustable power, 1.47 inch display, multiple modes, refillable pods.

Hayati Quokka Elite

The Elite narrows the power range to 12W to 22W, which covers almost everything a nic salt user needs, and puts the effort into build quality instead. The aluminium body is light, the airflow is adjustable and there are LED lighting effects if you want them. It is the middle option and the easiest of the three to recommend to someone stepping up from a prefilled kit.

Specs: 1100mAh battery, 12W to 22W output, aluminium body, adjustable airflow, LED effects, refillable pods.

Hayati Quokka Lite

The Lite keeps the same 1100mAh battery, the same 12W to 22W range and the same 0.6, 0.8 and 1.2 ohm coil compatibility as the Elite, but strips back the extras: an RGB indicator light instead of the Elite’s LED effects panel. Fit the 1.2 ohm coil and close the airflow for a tight, cool, cigarette-like draw, or the 0.6 ohm and open it out for something airier. It is the cheapest way into the Quokka range without giving up the control that makes it worth having.

Specs: 1100mAh battery, 12W to 22W, adjustable airflow, 2ml refillable pod, one 0.8 ohm pod in the box, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.2 ohm coils supported.

Hayati also makes prefilled pod kits if you like the brand but not the refilling. For a sense of how long a Hayati pod lasts in practice, our guide to Hayati puff counts works through the numbers.

Head to head: the honest comparison

This is the same comparison our staff make at the counter, with no marketing language in it.

What actually matters in daily use

Four things separate these brands once the novelty wears off, and only one of them shows up on a spec sheet.

There is a compatibility angle too. A prefilled kit only takes its own pods, so your flavour choice is whatever the brand makes. A refillable kit takes almost anything at 50/50, which is a much bigger world. Our guide to prefilled pod kit e-liquid compatibility explains where the limits sit, and if you are weighing a multi-flavour device against a single one, 4 in 1 vs standard pod kits is the next thing to read.

Refilling a Quokka without the mess

The refilling step is what puts people off Hayati, and almost always because nobody showed them how to do it. It takes under a minute once you have done it twice.

1. 1
   Pick a 50/50 nic salt. Pod coils are built for thin liquid. A 50/50 10ml nic salt at 10mg or 20mg is the right choice; a thick 70/30 shortfill will starve the coil and taste burnt.
2. 2
   Fill the pod out of the device. Take the pod off, open the fill port, tilt it and run the liquid down the inside wall. Filling it in place is how liquid gets into the airway and ends up in your mouth.
3. 3
   Leave it five minutes. New cotton needs time to soak. Fire a dry coil and you will ruin it on the first puff, which is the single most common reason a refillable kit gets a bad review.
4. 4
   Start low on power. Begin at the bottom of the range, take a few draws, then climb until the flavour is where you want it. Going straight to the top setting overheats a fresh coil.
5. 5
   Top up before it empties. Refill at about a quarter full rather than running the pod dry. Coils last far longer that way.

Which one costs less to run?

Lost Mary wins on the way in. You buy a kit, you buy pods, and there is nothing else to think about. Hayati costs a little more up front because you are buying a device plus a bottle of liquid, and you may want spare coils on the first order.

Over months the order reverses. With a prefilled kit, every flavour change means buying a new pod with a new coil sealed inside it, whether that coil is worn out or not. With a Quokka you replace a coil when it actually needs replacing and the liquid separately, and a 10ml bottle fills a pod several times over. The heavier you vape, the wider that gap gets.

The Vaping Products Duty arriving on 1 October 2026 adds £2.20 per 10ml plus VAT to e-liquid, £2.64 at the till, and it lands on prefilled pods and bottled liquid alike. Stock brought in before the duty starts can be sold at pre-duty prices until 31 March 2027. It does not change the ranking, but it does make the refillable route more attractive for anyone getting through a lot of liquid, because you are no longer paying for a coil you did not need.

One thing worth saying plainly: neither of these is a disposable. Disposable vapes have not been legal to sell in the UK since 1 June 2025. Both brands here are rechargeable kits designed to be kept, which is exactly why the running cost question is worth asking at all.

So which should you pick?

Choose Lost Mary if you want something that works every time without thinking about it. It is the right answer for a new switcher, for anyone who vapes at work and cannot be filling pods, and for people who found one flavour they like and have no interest in exploring. Start with the DM1200 if you want the cheapest way in, the BM6000 if you want the sensible all-rounder, and the Nera 30K if you vape heavily and hate changing pods.

Choose Hayati if you want the device to fit you rather than the other way round. The Quokka Lite is the value entry, the Elite is the balanced pick, and the Pro is for anyone who wants a screen and the full wattage range. You will spend a week working out your settings and then stop thinking about it.

The pattern we see is that beginners buy Lost Mary, busy people stay on Lost Mary because it is dependable, and the people who get interested in vaping as a thing move across to Hayati. There is nothing wrong with owning both: a Quokka on the desk and a BM6000 in the coat pocket is a very common setup. If you are also weighing up other prefilled systems, we have compared one of the closest rivals in Vuse pods vs Lost Mary pods.

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