Comparison

Empty vs Fasting Time

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

Head to head
About

Empty

This app helps you track various fasting methods, including intermittent, circadian rhythm, and custom plans. It provides smart reminders and detailed progress views to support your health goals.

Highlights
  • Intermittent Fasting Tracking
  • Circadian Rhythm Fasting
  • Custom Fasting Plans
  • Smart Reminders
  • Progress Visualization
  • Fasting History
Features
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Empty is a simple and intuitive fasting tracker used for Intermittent, Circadian Rhythm, and Custom fasting. Choose your favorite fasting type and Empty will track and remind your ongoing progress. Empty supports the following fasting types: 16-Hour Intermittent Fasting (16/8): Popularized by Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) as a efficient way to remove extra weight. 16/8 fasting means eating within a window of eight hours each day such as from 12pm to 8pm and not eating during the remaining 16 hours. It helps get us into the sweet metabolic state of fat burning called Ketosis. Circadian Rhythm Fasting: Based on the research of Dr. Satchin Panda, the confining caloric consumption to about 12-hour period as people did just a century ago. It helps staving off high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity. Custom Fasting: Setup a custom program to meet your fasting goals. You choose your fasting hours per day, and days per week. Features: + Create Custom Fast + Smart Reminder (Remind you when your fasting completes even when the app is turn off) + Create your own custom alarms to fast + View the progress of the current fast + Show the full detail of your fasting days + Show the recent 7 fasts in chart and list + Get the average fasting time right in the Main Interface + Get the total hours of fasting in the Main Interface

About

Fasting Time

This app helps you manage intermittent fasting routines to support weight loss and health goals. It offers customizable trackers, progress monitoring with photos and notes, and motivational messages to keep you on track.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting tracker
  • Multiple display modes
  • Progress tracking with photos/notes
  • Weight loss management
  • Daily motivational messages
  • Fasting history review
  • Notification service
Features
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Fasting Time puts the power of the intermittent fasting diet into your hands. Lose weight, improve your health and reach your goals and stay on track with your fasts. Features - Elegant intermittent fasting tracker with over 10 different display modes - Works with any fasting schedule or diet - Always stay up to date with Fasting Time's notification service - Progress at a glance: easily see your personal before and after story - Review and edit your fasting history - Track how you lose weight with photos and notes - Set up and track as many fasts as you want! Combine intermittent fasting with other fast methods like OMAD - Compare your recent fasts with charts and timelines - Customizable goal and a reminder when you reach it - Daily motivational message - Share your progress with your fasting community - Fully customizable with unique backgrounds, icons and themes to match your diet - Password protected Lose weight, improve your health & reach your goals with intermittent fasting - Keep track of your progress by setting up a daily goal for the timer - Complete weigh ins to track and manage your weight loss and health - Add notes and photos to every step of your health journey - Stay motivated with daily inspirational messages to power your fast - Full-featured intermittent fasting tracker with a customizable clock - Summarize the time you have been fasting down to the second - Use the progress on your fasting clock to motivate you when things get difficult Stay on top of your health and fasting diet - Let Fasting Time run its countdown timer in the notification bar to keep you updated throughout your fast day - Set up an individual countdown timer widget for each of your active fasts - Quickly access your entire fasting history, with the ability to add, edit or delete entries - Receive a notification when your intermittent fasting tracker is complete Weight loss, your way. - Completely customizable countdown timer that works with any fasting program - Perfect for intermittent fasting, water fasts, one meal a day or your own custom schedule - Easily integrate the eating schedule of your diet - Fully customizable fasting tracker and widget - Customize each fast with a different intermittent fasting tracker, backgrounds, icons and headings - Couple it with your healthy diet for excellent results Manage your fasts - Track each of your fasts separately - Set up an unique fast for each fasting method you want to do, be it water fasting, intermittent fasting or OMAD - Weigh Ins let you add your own photos and notes, letting you easily see the progress you've made - Review your recent activity in a beautiful design With Fasting Time you can track your fasts and stay motivated wherever you are. Set up an intermittent fasting tracker, commit to a long-term fast or try eating one meal a day. It has multiple display options, a powerful fasting clock and counters, customizable goals. Get Fasting Time now to manage your fasts, lose weight and reach your goals!

Screenshots

Empty4 screens
Fasting Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fasting Time at 4.7 against Empty's 4.5. Fasting Time also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 70%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Empty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fasting Time sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fasting Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Empty's written reviews are positive against 83% of Fasting Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Empty ships an update every 6 months, Fasting Time every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Empty versus Fasting Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmptyFasting Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (95 ratings)4.7 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews82.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95 — better90
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB72 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperThang NguyenSociosoftware LLC

Customer experience

Empty

All ratings95 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Fasting Time

All ratings90 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative14.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Empty

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
5 purchases

Fasting Time

One-time5
  • Custom Fonts$0.99
  • Online Backgrounds$0.99
  • Widget$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Bundle$3.99

Questions

Is Empty free?
Empty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fasting Time free?
Fasting Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Empty or Fasting Time?
Fasting Time is rated higher. Empty averages 4.5 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Fasting Time averages 4.7 from 90 ratings.
Do Empty or Fasting Time have ads?
Both Empty and Fasting Time show ads.
Which is updated more often, Empty or Fasting Time?
Empty ships an update every 6 months, and Fasting Time every 5 months. Most recently, Empty was updated on September 8, 2026 and Fasting Time on September 21, 2026.

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