Bite Counter vs Intermittent Fasting Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bite Counter
This app tracks your bites during meals by monitoring wrist movements. Use it to estimate portion sizes and work towards reducing them. Designed for research and educational purposes, it's not a medical device.
- Tracks bites by monitoring wrist movement
- Estimates portion size
- Helps reduce portion size
- For research and educational purposes
- Wear on dominant eating hand
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Invented at Clemson University, the bite counter tracks how your wrist moves during a meal to detect and count bites, the number of times you put food or beverage in your mouth. The watch must be worn on your dominant hand or the one primarily used for eating. Prepare the food you are about to eat. Start the app just before taking your first bite. End the app after you take the last bite. Count your bites every meal. Use bites as an estimate of your portion size. Work to reduce your portion size. This is app is for research and educational purposes only. This app is not meant to provide medical advice or treatment. A full version of our device is available at the web sites listed above.
Intermittent Fasting Tracker
This app offers a straightforward and private way to track intermittent fasting. It supports iPhone and Apple Watch, providing essential features like widgets, notifications, and progress charts without any advertisements. Ideal for both beginners and experienced fasters, it focuses on a simple user interface to support health and wellness goals.
- Interactive Widgets
- Notifications
- Streaks & Badges
- Charts & Trends
- Fasting Zones
- iCloud Sync
- Dark Mode
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Track fasting periods with Fasty. No account or sign-up required. Start and stop a fasting timer, set a goal, and review your recorded fasts. Edit entries to correct start and end times and keep a record of your fasting history. Features - Fasting timer: see elapsed time and the time remaining until your chosen goal. - Widgets and Live Activities: check your timer from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Dynamic Island on supported devices. - Apple Watch: start and finish fasts, change your goal, and check your current fasting status from your wrist, included for free. - Fasting history: add, edit, and review your recorded fasts. - Charts and trends: explore fasting durations, totals, and averages over time. - Notifications: choose reminders and alerts for your timer and eating window. - Siri and Shortcuts: start and finish fasts and check your current fasting status. - CSV import and export: import existing records or export your data for use outside the app. - Dark Mode: use a light or dark appearance to suit your preference. - Streaks and badges: view summaries and milestones based on your recorded fasts. Additional paid features are available through one-time purchases and auto-renewable subscriptions. Available options, included features, and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Health information Fasty is a utility for people who want to track their fasting. It does not recommend fasting or a specific fasting plan and does not provide medical advice. Consult a doctor, registered dietitian, or another qualified healthcare professional about whether and how to fast. Privacy Policy: https://fastyfasting.com/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Intermittent Fasting Tracker at 4.9 against Bite Counter's 3.0. Intermittent Fasting Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (52K vs 2). Bite Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Intermittent Fasting Tracker sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Bite Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Intermittent Fasting Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intermittent Fasting Tracker has 52K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bite Counter ships an update every 36 months, Intermittent Fasting Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bite Counter | Intermittent Fasting Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (52K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 96.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 52K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bite Technologies, LLC | Kai Oelfke |
Customer experience
Bite Counter
Intermittent Fasting Tracker
Bugs and requests
Bite Counter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Intermittent Fasting Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Overlapping fasting/eating windows reported
- Inconsistencies in fasting time calculations
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to schedule and set reminders for fasts
- Option to manually log ketosis levels
- Export or share fasting data
- More detailed fasting stage information
In-app purchases
Bite Counter
No in-app purchases
Intermittent Fasting Tracker
- Fasty Monthly Donation$0.991 Month
- Fasty Basic Monthly$0.991 Month
- Fasty Monthly Donation$1.991 Month
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- Fasty Basic Monthly$1.991 Month
- Fasty Monthly Donation$2.991 Month
- Fasty Basic Yearly$4.991 Year
- Fasty Basic Yearly$6.691 Year
- Fasty Pro Monthly2 variants$6.991 Month
- Fasty Pro Yearly2 variants$19.991 Year
- One Time Donation$4.99
- Fasty Basic One Time$9.99
- One Time Donation$9.99
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- One Time Donation$14.99
- One Time Donation$24.99
- One Time Donation$34.99
- Fasty Pro One Time2 variants$49.99
- One Time Donation$49.99
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