Comparison

Platter's Wine Guide vs Intermittent Fasting

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Platter's Wine Guide

Explore South African wines with detailed reviews and producer information. Save your favorites, rate wines, and discover wineries with navigation tools. Access the latest data annually.

Highlights
  • Over 8,000 wine reviews
  • 900+ producer details
  • Winelands travel information
  • User wine ratings
  • Virtual wine collection
  • Social media sharing
  • Geo-location for wineries
Features
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Platter's by Diners Club Wine Guide 2024 - Everything you want to know about South African wine PLEASE NOTE -- THIS APP IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD BUT THEREAFTER A PAID SUBSCRIPTION TO PLATTER'S DATA IS REQUIRED. A SUBSCRIPTION IS VALID FOR ONE YEAR AND INCLUDES ACCESS TO THE WEB-BASED GUIDE (WWW.WINEONAPLATTER.COM) Since 1980, Platter's hardcover book has been the winelover's essential guide to exploring the world of South African wine, including reviews of over 8,000 wines by a team of expert judges and key information about more than 900 wine producers. This app is “Platter's in your pocket", with the latest wine descriptions and ratings, plus updated winelands travel information at your fingertips. To note: 1. Platter's app has been developed for the latest phone software versions and all features may not work on earlier versions. 2. The app data is replaced annually at launch of the new printed guide. A subscription allows access to the data for one year from date of subscription purchase, whereafter you will need to renew your subscription. 3. Occasionally there may be wines that are not in the database. Usually this is due to producer non-submission or wines not being ready for review by our tasters. You are welcome to email us to check. 4. Users of the web-based version of the guide (www.wineonaplatter.com) can log in to the app using their current Platter's username and password. The app features: - The wine descriptions and ratings for the latest edition (2022), plus all the reviews since 2008 - Search for wines using detailed drop-down menus - Winery overviews and essential information (owner, winemaker, viticulturist etc) - Tourist information such as tasting lounge opening hours, visitor attractions and amenities - Facility to rate the wines yourself - Facility to save your favourite wines and thereby build a virtual collection - Facility share your wine discoveries on social media - Easy winelands navigation via Google maps - Find wineries near you with built-in geo-location

About

Intermittent Fasting

This app helps you start and maintain intermittent fasting routines. It provides daily reminders, notifications for fasting completion, and monthly overviews to keep you motivated. Users report improved focus and reduced cravings.

Highlights
  • Daily fasting reminders
  • End fasting notifications
  • Monthly progress overview
  • Improved focus
  • Reduced cravings
  • Calorie intake decrease
Features
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Start now with the intermittent fasting app! App functions: • daily reminder • notify when finished (end fasting directly in the notification) • monthly overview for motivation My experiences: • better Focus! • no crawings • automatic decrease of your calorie intake I recommend to drink just water for the first hours in the morning. Later it's perfect to add coffee or tea. (Don't use milk or sugar while fasting!)

Screenshots

Platter's Wine Guide4 screens
Intermittent Fasting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Intermittent Fasting at 58% against Platter's Wine Guide's 12%. Intermittent Fasting also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Platter's Wine Guide's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Platter's Wine Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Intermittent Fasting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Intermittent Fasting holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Platter's Wine Guide's written reviews are positive against 58% of Intermittent Fasting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platter's Wine Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, Intermittent Fasting fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Platter's Wine Guide versus Intermittent Fasting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatter's Wine GuideIntermittent Fasting
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews57.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJohn Platter SA Wine GuideTobias Zimmermann

Customer experience

Platter's Wine Guide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative82.9%

Intermittent Fasting

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Platter's Wine Guide

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.491 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • 12 month Platter's subscription$9.99
1 purchases

Intermittent Fasting

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is Platter's Wine Guide free?
Platter's Wine Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intermittent Fasting free?
Intermittent Fasting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Platter's Wine Guide or Intermittent Fasting?
Intermittent Fasting is rated higher. Platter's Wine Guide averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Intermittent Fasting averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Platter's Wine Guide or Intermittent Fasting have ads?
Intermittent Fasting shows ads; Platter's Wine Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, Platter's Wine Guide or Intermittent Fasting?
Platter's Wine Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, and Intermittent Fasting fortnightly. Most recently, Platter's Wine Guide was updated on October 24, 2026 and Intermittent Fasting on October 22, 2026.

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