Comparison

Empty vs WeightFast

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

WeightFast

This app helps you track intermittent fasting periods. It allows you to start and stop fasting sessions, receive notifications before your fast ends, and view detailed historical data and analytics. It supports popular fasting windows like 16/8.

Highlights
  • Intermittent fasting tracking
  • End-of-fast notifications
  • Detailed history charts
  • Analytics and progress tracking
  • Support for popular fasting windows
Features
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Whenever you have your last meal of the day, open the app and tap "START" this will start the tracking process and the app will show you when your fast ends, this is the time when you can start eating again. If you go to the settings tab, you can turn on the notifications so you could get notified 30min before your fast ends. Whenever you "STOP" your fast, the app will save this progress and start a countdown for your eating window, this is the time when you can enjoy breakfast/lunch/dinner. Features: - Intermittent fasting tracker - Notification about your fasting period 30 minutes before it ends - Detailed history charts and analytics - Most popular fasting window like 16/8, 13/11, 18/6 and 20/4 This app is created and developed by indie developer. To support our development progress, please send any suggestions in app to our email. All supports are at the bottom of the app settings screen.

Screenshots

Empty4 screens
WeightFast3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WeightFast at none against Empty's 1. WeightFast also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. WeightFast asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Empty versus WeightFast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmptyWeightFast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (95 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang NguyenNhat Tran

Customer experience

Empty

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

WeightFast

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Empty

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
None

WeightFast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Empty free?
Empty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeightFast free?
WeightFast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Empty or WeightFast have ads?
Both Empty and WeightFast show ads.

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