Comparison

LightFasting vs SoundDose

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

Head to head
About

LightFasting

This app offers a scientific approach to weight loss by guiding users through a slightly high-intensity diet. It includes tools for calorie conversion, calculating ideal weight, basal metabolic rate, and BMI, along with tracking weight changes and energy intake.

Highlights
  • High-intensity diet guidance
  • Calorie and Joule conversion
  • Standard weight calculator
  • Basal metabolic rate calculator
  • Body mass index calculator
  • Energy intake tracking
  • Weight change tracking
Features
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If you can't stick to the exercise, what if you can't see the effect of dieting? Use the "Light Diet" App to help you lose weight faster and more scientifically. -- Traditional dieting specifies the length of time by timer, but it is not only inefficient, but also needs to keep an eye on the time. It is easy for people to give up halfway because of too much trouble. Light dieting is different. Light dieting on a daily basis can effectively reduce the weight of people with excessive daily energy intake through a slightly high-intensity diet. Believe that as long as you persist, you will be able to get rid of the harm of overweight! The product also includes the following extension tools: Calorie Joule conversion (the energy on the bottle bag can finally be easily converted) Standard weight calculator Basal metabolic rate calculator Body mass index calculator Energy intake record Weight change record

About

SoundDose

This app automatically monitors your daily noise exposure by reading environmental audio data from Apple Health. It categorizes noise levels by location and provides clear visualizations to help you understand potential risks.

Highlights
  • Automatic noise monitoring via Apple Health
  • Location-based data categorization (Home, Office, Outdoor)
  • Daily noise exposure ring charts
  • Color-coded noise level indicators
  • Multi-language support
  • Local data storage for privacy
Features
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Key Features ## Noise Monitoring - Automatically reads **Environmental Audio Exposure** data from **Apple Health / HealthKit** - Updates about every **10 minutes** for all‑day tracking - **Automatic background logging**, no manual input required ## Location‑based Categorization - Detects your location and categorizes data as **Home**, **Office**, or **Outdoor** - Statistics and summaries **by location** - Long‑press the Home/Office button to save the current coordinates as a frequent location ## Data Visualization - Clean, easy‑to‑read **ring charts** for your day - Color coding from **green (quiet)** to **orange/red (potentially harmful)** - View data for **one location** or **all locations** ## Multi‑language Support - Supports **9 languages**: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean - Automatically adapts to the **system language** ## Use Cases - **At home**: keep an eye on your household noise levels - **At the office**: understand noise exposure at work - **Outdoors**: track the impact of traffic, commuting, and activities ## Technical Highlights - Powered by **Apple HealthKit** for reliable data - Optimized background monitoring with low power usage - Fits all Apple Watch sizes (e.g., **40 mm / 44 mm**) - Modern **Liquid Glass** design style - Use the **Digital Crown** to quickly switch locations ## Privacy Your privacy matters: - All data is processed and stored **locally on your device** - No personal data is uploaded - Location is used **only** to categorize noise data (Home/Office/Outdoor) ## Health Guidance Based on **WHO** and **OSHA** references: - **40–60 dB**: normal conversation range, generally safe - **70 dB**: WHO suggested upper limit for long‑term exposure - **85 dB**: hearing damage risk threshold (OSHA reference) - **90+ dB**: clearly harmful — protection recommended SoundDose helps you: - understand your daily noise exposure - identify high‑noise environments

Screenshots

LightFasting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SoundDose at fortnightly against LightFasting's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

LightFasting costs $0.99 and SoundDose $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LightFasting against 5.0 for SoundDose. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LightFasting ships an update every 2 months, SoundDose fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LightFasting versus SoundDose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightFastingSoundDose
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer兴龙 张保哲 刘

Customer experience

LightFasting

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

SoundDose

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LightFasting

No in-app purchases

None

SoundDose

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LightFasting free?
LightFasting costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundDose free?
SoundDose costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LightFasting or SoundDose?
LightFasting and SoundDose are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LightFasting or SoundDose have ads?
Neither LightFasting nor SoundDose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LightFasting or SoundDose?
LightFasting ships an update every 2 months, and SoundDose fortnightly. Most recently, LightFasting was updated on October 25, 2026 and SoundDose on October 24, 2026.

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