Fast vs Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast
This app helps you track intermittent fasting routines, monitor progress, and analyze health data. It offers educational content, motivational challenges, and a journal to record your feelings. Connect with friends for support and motivation on your wellness journey.
- Fasting timer and tracker
- Progress analytics and history
- Educational 'Know It' section
- Motivational challenges and trophies
- Mood tracker and journal
- Health app integration (steps)
- Fasting buddy feature
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Fast: Fasting Tracker & Timer helps you build consistent fasting habits with flexible fasting plans, body weight logging, water intake tracking, reminders, and detailed progress insights. Whether you're new to intermittent fasting or already following a routine, the app provides the tools to stay organized and work toward your personal health and wellness goals. Choose a fasting plan, customize your schedule, and track every fast in one place with an easy-to-use fasting tracker. FASTING PLANS Find a fasting schedule that works for your lifestyle. Choose from 12:12, 13:11, 14:10, 15:9, 16:8, 17:7, 18:6, 19:5, 20:4, 21:3, 22:2, 23:1, MWF, TTS, or create your own custom fasting plan. Whether you're starting intermittent fasting or maintaining an existing routine, you can choose a plan that suits your goals. FASTING TRACKER & TIMER Track active and completed fasts with an intuitive fasting tracker and timer. Review your fasting history and monitor your consistency over time. BODY WEIGHT & WATER TRACKING Log your body weight and monitor changes throughout your fasting routine. Track your daily water intake to stay hydrated and build healthier habits alongside your fasting schedule. SMART REMINDERS Stay on schedule with fasting reminders and water intake reminders. Customize notifications to help you start and end your fasting window on time while maintaining your daily hydration routine. ANALYTICS & HISTORY Review your fasting sessions, body weight, hydration logs, activity, and history with easy-to-understand analytics that help you monitor your progress and stay consistent. INFORMATIVE BLOGS Learn more about intermittent fasting through informative blogs covering healthy habits, wellness topics, and practical guidance to help you better understand your fasting routine. FASTING BUDDIES Stay motivated by fasting together. Invite friends, track each other's progress, and encourage one another throughout your fasting journey with the Buddy feature. ACTIVITY SUPPORT Sync your activity data to keep your fasting progress and daily activity organized in one place for a more complete overview of your routine. Whether you're following a 16:8 fasting schedule, exploring different intermittent fasting plans, or creating a custom fasting routine, Fast: Fasting Tracker & Timer gives you the tools to stay organized and build lasting healthy habits. DISCLAIMER This app is intended for informational and lifestyle purposes only and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before starting any fasting routine, especially if you have an existing medical condition, are pregnant, or have specific dietary requirements. PRIVACY POLICY https://maximaapps.com/fasting/privacy_policy.html TERMS OF USE https://maximaapps.com/fasting/terms-of-use.html GET IN TOUCH Have questions, feedback, or suggestions? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us through the app or email us at feedback@maximaapps.com.
Life
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Life-Link.app is free to use. If you find it useful, you can optionally support running costs with a yearly contribution or a one-time thank-you in the app. Contributions do not change features. Prices are shown before you pay. Not a substitute for emergency services. Life-Link.app helps people stay in touch in small, informal groups of two or more. No social media — just being social. Only people you invite can see your status or chat with you. You might live alone and want low-pressure contact with people you trust — to say "I'm OK" or "I NEED HELP!" and know the right people will see it. You might be a friend or relative who gets a nudge when someone wants to connect, or an alert when they need support. Or both: one carer supporting several people, or one person with several contacts looking out for them. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Post wellbeing status — Feeling Great, I'm OK, Feeling Unwell, Feeling Bad, or I NEED HELP! — so Emergency Contacts are notified immediately • Receive notifications for alerts, replies, and activity from contacts you care about • Group chat with your Life-Link.app connections • Share location when you choose, with map context during an active emergency (only when enabled) • Add optional profile details (e.g. medical notes) that approved Emergency Contacts may see on the emergency dashboard when you ask for help WELLBEING & HEALTH DATA Life-Link.app is not a medical device and does not diagnose conditions. Core alerting works from the status you choose to post — no wearable or Health data required for basic use. Wellbeing status (user-initiated): You choose when to post Feeling Great, I'm OK, Feeling Unwell, Feeling Bad, or I NEED HELP! Optional notes included. Updates appear on your Timeline and notify approved Emergency Contacts. Optional Wellbeing Data (experimental; permission required): On the Life-Link.app iPhone app you may turn on Use and show Wellbeing Data in Settings and choose a source — Apple Health (heart rate and steps) or a compatible smart ring via Bluetooth. Readings may be inaccurate, delayed, or unavailable. You decide whether Emergency Contacts can see Wellbeing Data during I NEED HELP! During an active I NEED HELP! alert with emergency Wellbeing sharing on, and while your Life-Link.app stays open, fresher readings may upload so approved Emergency Contacts can see optional heart rate, steps, and (for ring) SpO₂ on the emergency dashboard, context only, not diagnosis. Contacts cannot read your ring or Apple Health directly and cannot trigger a new read on your phone. You can turn Wellbeing Data off, change source, or unbind a ring anytime. We do not sell health or wellbeing data, use it for ads, or monitor you for marketing. The app may remind you (not your contacts) if device battery is critically low and not charging. Wellbeing statuses, notifications, chat, and emergency location sharing work fully without a smart ring or Health data. Wellbeing Data is always optional. BACKGROUND LOCATION (ONLY WITH YOUR CLEAR PERMISSION) Optional and only for emergency support: after "I NEED HELP!", and only if you allow background access, location may be shared with your Emergency Contacts for up to 24 hours, nobody else, not for ads. Without that permission and status, background location is not used for sharing. PRIVACY AND CONTROL • You choose Emergency Contacts and who can message you • Foreground location is optional when you turn it on • Optional Apple Health and Bluetooth ring access require separate permission in Settings • Read our privacy policy for full details Life-Link.app is for communication and everyday support between people who already know each other. Not a substitute for emergency services — call your local emergency number when life or safety is at immediate risk. Each log-on requires accepting the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Review them for changes before logging on. Privacy policy: https://app.life-link.app/privacy Terms: https://app.life-link.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Life at every 4 weeks against Fast's every 2 months. Life also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Fast sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Life sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fast ships an update every 2 months, Life every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast | Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maxima Apps | Fair-Go |
Bugs and requests
Fast
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer not accurately recording fasting times
- Inability to update weight in app
- Crashing when trying to view friend's status
Requested features
4 requests- Option to edit fasting start/end times
- More detailed analytics and progress tracking
- Improved syncing and data saving reliability
- Expanded customization options
Life
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fast
- Fast Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Fasting Monthly$14.991 Month
- Fasting Annually$19.991 Year
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- Fasting Premium$27.993 Months
- Fast Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Fasting Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Fasting One Time Special Offer$19.99
- Fasting Pro$49.99
Life
- Life-Link annual access$2.991 Year
- One-time full access$12.99









