Comparison

Daily Fast vs Simple Fasting

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

Head to head
About

Daily Fast

This app provides simple intermittent fasting alerts without ads or sign-up. It focuses solely on delivering timely notifications for your fasting periods, making it easy to manage your intermittent fasting routine.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • No sign-up required
  • Intermittent fasting alerts
  • 100% free to use
  • Focuses on fasting periods
Features
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No ads.  No sign up.  No silly survey questions about your dreams and aspirations.  100% free. Just intermittent fasting alerts... nothing more, nothing less. Currently, this app is specifically built for "intermittent fasting" and does not support extended fasts (24hr+).

About

Simple Fasting

Features
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What you can do with Simple Fasting • Track active fasting sessions with a clear, easy-to-read timer • Plan upcoming fasting periods in advance • Review past fasting sessions and monitor your progress over time • Keep your fasting routine organized in one simple place Designed to stay simple Simple Fasting focuses on clarity and ease of use. No clutter, no distractions - just the features you need to support your fasting goals. Whether you’re new to fasting or already experienced, Simple Fasting helps you stay on track and build better habits over time.

Screenshots

Daily Fast4 screens
Simple Fasting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daily Fast at none against Simple Fasting's shown. Simple Fasting's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Daily Fast sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Fasting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Fast ships an update every 5 months, Simple Fasting every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Fast versus Simple Fasting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily FastSimple Fasting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTravis MaUIXLY AS

Bugs and requests

Daily Fast

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown timer issues
  • Notification problems
  • Time adjustment issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple Watch complication
  • Home screen widget
  • Ability to log notes/weight
  • More customization options for fasting times

Simple Fasting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Fast

One-time3
  • Buy Me a Coffee$2.99
  • 2 Cups of Coffee$5.99
  • 3 Cups of Coffee$8.99
1 purchases

Simple Fasting

One-time1
  • Remove ADs$0.99

Questions

Is Daily Fast free?
Daily Fast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Fasting free?
Simple Fasting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Fast or Simple Fasting have ads?
Simple Fasting shows ads; Daily Fast does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Fast or Simple Fasting?
Daily Fast ships an update every 5 months, and Simple Fasting every 4 months. Most recently, Daily Fast was updated on October 16, 2026 and Simple Fasting on October 12, 2026.

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