Rhythm vs iFast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhythm
This app simplifies intermittent fasting with a daily tracker. It supports various fasting schedules, from beginner-friendly to advanced, and helps users monitor their progress over time. Get notifications when your fast is complete.
- Daily fasting tracker
- Flexible schedule support
- Weekly progress tracking
- Customizable fasting goals
- One-click start
- Progress monitoring
- Completion notifications
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Rhythm is a simple intermittent fasting tracker for people who want a clean fast timer without the bloat. No account. No ads. Just a focused way to start a fast, stay on track, and review your history when you're done. Choose any fasting goal from 7 to 24 hours, including popular rhythms like 16:8 and 18:6. Start a fast in seconds, follow your progress live, and switch between countdown and elapsed timer views. Rhythm helps you stay consistent with: - flexible fasting goals - multiple fasts in the same day - reminder and completion notifications - editable fasting history - weekly progress insights If you want a fasting app that feels simple, respectful, and easy to trust, Rhythm gives you the essentials and gets out of your way.
iFast
This app helps you track your fasting periods and monitor your progress towards your health goals. It supports various popular fasting methods, including circadian rhythm fasting and intermittent fasting schedules.
- Track fasting periods
- Monitor progress
- Support for popular fasting types
- Circadian rhythm fasting
- Intermittent fasting schedules
- Custom prolonged fasts
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iFast is your all-in-one intermittent fasting and healthy-living companion, and it is about far more than a timer. FASTING, DONE RIGHT • Any protocol: 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, OMAD or a custom window • A live timer with metabolic zones so you can see what your body is doing • Streaks, history and gentle reminders that keep you consistent HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS • The medium widget puts your fast, water, steps and food at a glance • A live countdown to your goal, so you always know how long is left • A small size for your fast and streak, plus Lock Screen widgets on iOS 16 and later • Tap a row in the medium widget to jump straight to logging it A COACH IN YOUR POCKET • Ask Ember, your personal coach, about fasting, food or training • Grounded, personalized guidance based on your goals and your logs ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLES • Get matched into a small group on the same journey • Encourage each other and stay on track together TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Weight, water, steps, workouts and body measurements • Snap a photo of your meal for instant calorie and macro estimates • Clean charts that turn your data into visible progress APPLE HEALTH • Two-way sync so all your health data stays in one place iFast Pro unlocks photo meal analysis, higher coach limits and more. iFast Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://manuongithub.github.io/FastTrackerPolicies/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://manuongithub.github.io/FastTrackerPolicies/privacypolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rhythm at none against iFast's shown. Rhythm also leads on ratings volume (454 vs 22) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). iFast's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Rhythm against 4.6 for iFast. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm has 454 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Rhythm's written reviews are positive against 86% of iFast's.
Rhythm ships an update every 13 months, iFast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm | iFast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (454 ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 454 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bijan Cronin | Manu Mehrotra |
Customer experience
Rhythm
iFast
Bugs and requests
Rhythm
Reported bugs
2 issues- Can't add past fasts
- Inconsistent weekly progress tracking
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to track longer fasts (e.g., 48-72 hours)
- Option to view fasting history beyond the past week
- Customizable notifications and reminders
- Integration with health/fitness tracking apps
- Weight tracking and progress visualization
iFast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rhythm
No in-app purchases
iFast
No in-app purchases








