Comparison

Fasting Tracker App vs MealMarks

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

Head to head
About

Fasting Tracker App

This app helps you optimize intermittent fasting by tracking not only hours fasted but also calories burned and activity levels. It offers a comprehensive guide to various fasting methods and includes healthy recipes for your eating window to support weight loss goals.

Highlights
  • Calorie-based fasting tracking
  • Activity and calorie burn monitoring
  • 40+ page science-based fasting guide
  • Intermittent fasting method explanations
  • Weight loss recipes
  • Fasting history and progress tracking
Features
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*** CALORIE-BASED FASTING *** If you’re doing intermittent fasting for 13 hours incl. being active during your fast, 
will you burn more calories than by just doing intermittent fasting for 16 hours? Find out yourself - with calorie-based fasting: Count how active you are or how much calories you burn during your fast in addition to counting your hours: you’ll learn much more about how your body reacts & you’ll be more successful with intermittent fasting! *** 40+ PAGE SCIENCE BASED FASTING GUIDE *** We explain you the differences of many intermittent fasting methods (like 5:2, 16:8, Circadian Rhythm Fasting etc.) incl.: • How to get started with Fasting • Do’s & Don’ts for optimal weight loss • Fasting for Women • Breaking your Fasting Diet • Workout & Fasting • How to use the Fasting Tracker best • Weight Loss & other benefits *** CALORIE-BASED FASTING TRACKER *** Use our advanced intermittent fasting tracker to track every fast and your progress - optionally you can enable HealthKit with our fasting tracker to track - besides hours fasted - also your activity like steps taken and especially calories burned during a fast (for example by using your Apple Watch). As your activity is a good indicator how much calories you burn during a fast this will help you adapt to different fasting protocols to improve your weight loss: • 13 hours Circadian Rhythm Fasting • 16 hour Intermittent Fasting (e.g. skip breakfast or dinner) • 20 hour Intermittent Fasting (e.g. Warrior Diet) • 24 hour Intermittent Fasting (e.g. 5:2, Alternative Day Diet) • Prolonged Fasting: 24+ hours *** TRACK YOUR PROGRESS *** • 1 year fasting history with • All your improvements, average fasting stats etc. • In one place. Secure. On your phone. *** DELICIOUS RECIPES FOR YOUR EATING WINDOW *** Fasting alone won't get your weight loss going when you do not follow a healthy eating plan for your eating window. We prepared different weight loss recipes for you, no matter if you like a keto diet or just for healthy recipes: • Keto Recipes • Low Carb Recipes • Healthy Snacks • Smoothies We want to help you with calorie-based fasting to take your traditional intermittent fasting to the next level. Therefore we always try to optimize our fasting tracker for you, but still keep it as simple and smooth as possible. Thanks you for trying it out! INFO ABOUT THE APP & THE SUBSCRIPTION Weekly / Monthly / Yearly auto-renewable subscription The weekly, monthly or yearly subscription gives you unlimited access to the Intermittent Fasting Timer. Subscription duration is one week, one month or one year and it is auto-renewable which means that once purchased it will be auto-renewed every week, month or year until you cancel it 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. If you decide to subscribe you will pay the price set for your country, as shown in the app for a subscription duration of one week, one month or one year. The subscription automatically renews if it is not cancelled within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for the next subscription period up to 24 hours prior to the current subscription expiring. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal by going to your iTunes & AppStore Account Settings. Terms of Service https://backend-production-cb67.up.railway.app/legal/fastingtimer/terms Privacy Policy https://backend-production-cb67.up.railway.app/legal/fastingtimer/privacy

About

MealMarks

This private food journal uses photos to help you understand your eating habits without judgment. Add context with tags and notes, then explore patterns in your diet through simple summaries. Your data stays on your device for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Photo-first food journaling
  • Customizable meal and location tags
  • Optional notes and 'would eat again' rating
  • Automatic date and time stamping
  • Pattern analysis based on tags
  • On-device data storage
  • Accessibility features
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MealMarks is a private, photo-first food journal that helps you notice your eating patterns without counting calories, scoring food, or giving nutrition advice. Take a photo or choose one from your library, then add as much or as little context as you want. Use reusable meal and location tags, write an optional note, and record whether you would have the meal again. MealMarks automatically keeps the date and time with every entry. Your journal puts photos first and organizes meals by day. Browse your history, switch between journal layouts, filter by one or more tags, and open any entry to update its details or delete it. The Patterns view turns your journal into simple, descriptive summaries. Explore daily, weekly, and monthly activity, see your most-used tags, and discover tags that often appear together. MealMarks reports only what you recorded, with no judgment or health claims. Your journal stays on your device. MealMarks has no account, ads, tracking, analytics, or cloud sync. When you choose, you can export a complete ZIP archive, import a MealMarks archive, or erase all app data. MealMarks supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, light and dark appearances, increased contrast, and reduced motion. Take a photo. Add a few tags. Understand your eating patterns.

Screenshots

Fasting Tracker App4 screens
MealMarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MealMarks at 100% against Fasting Tracker App's 17%. MealMarks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Fasting Tracker App's advantage is ratings volume (676 vs 1). 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. Fasting Tracker App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. MealMarks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MealMarks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fasting Tracker App has 676 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Fasting Tracker App's written reviews are positive against 100% of MealMarks's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fasting Tracker App versus MealMarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasting Tracker AppMealMarks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (676 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings676 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDrama Labs GmbHNevv Atlantis LLC

Customer experience

Fasting Tracker App

All ratings676 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.0%

MealMarks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fasting Tracker App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App stuck on initial landing page
  • Subscription charges despite cancellation
  • Inability to access app features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Meal planning and recipes
  • Customizable fasting schedules
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Tracking and progress reports

MealMarks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Fasting Tracker App

Subscriptions7
  • Intermittent Fasting Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Intermittent Fasting Premium$5.997 Days
  • Intermittent Fasting Pro Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Intermittent Fasting Premium$9.991 Month
  • Intermittent Fasting Premium$14.993 Months
  • Intermittent Fasting Premium$24.991 Year
  • Intermittent Fasting Pro Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

MealMarks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fasting Tracker App free?
Fasting Tracker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MealMarks free?
MealMarks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fasting Tracker App or MealMarks?
MealMarks is rated higher. Fasting Tracker App averages 4.7 out of 5 from 676 ratings, while MealMarks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fasting Tracker App or MealMarks have ads?
Neither Fasting Tracker App nor MealMarks shows ads.

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