Comparison

Fasting Journal vs WeightFast

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

Head to head
About

Fasting Journal

Track your fasting and feasting periods with customizable timers and notes. Monitor your weight, water intake, and energy levels with smart infographics to visualize progress. Plan future fasting schedules and record accountability photos.

Highlights
  • Customizable fast and feast periods
  • Edit and delete fasting periods
  • Add notes and hashtags to periods
  • Record weight, height, and water intake
  • Monitor energy levels and activity
  • Smart progress infographics
  • Customizable quick view timer
Features
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The app allows you to: - create different types of fast and feasts without a break, when the next period starts, the last one ends - edit and delete the existing fast/feast periods - add a hashtag and note to each fasting/feasting period to save the relevant information - you can create a fast/feast period in the past and in the future depending on your planned activities - record and monitor your weight, height, water intake, energy level, activity and accountability photos - customizable quick view with the fasting time counter to motivate you and remind you of your goals - the smart info-graphics allow you to view your progress at a glance - change the profile picture

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

Fasting Journal4 screens
WeightFast3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WeightFast at 100% against Fasting Journal's 0%. WeightFast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Fasting Journal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WeightFast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Fasting Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of WeightFast's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fasting Journal versus WeightFast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasting JournalWeightFast
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSvetlana SiarskaNhat Tran

Customer experience

Fasting Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

WeightFast

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

In-app purchases

None

Fasting Journal

No in-app purchases

None

WeightFast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fasting Journal free?
Fasting Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WeightFast free?
WeightFast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fasting Journal or WeightFast?
WeightFast is rated higher. Fasting Journal averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while WeightFast averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fasting Journal or WeightFast have ads?
WeightFast shows ads; Fasting Journal does not.

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