Comparison

Hormona vs Refast

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

Head to head
About

Hormona

Understand your body's natural hormone rhythm with personalized insights and cycle tracking. Get science-backed wellness tips, nutrition advice, and connect with experts to optimize your health from your first period through menopause.

Highlights
  • Personalized hormone and cycle tracking
  • Science-backed wellness tips
  • Nutrition advice and recipes
  • Symptom logging and pattern tracking
  • Community and expert connection
  • Advanced analytics and predictions (premium)
Features
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Track, test, and tune in to your period and hormones — with Hormona. Hormona helps you understand your body’s natural hormone rhythm through personalised insights, cycle tracking, and real-time testing. Whether you’re tracking your menstrual cycle, navigating perimenopause, or simply optimising your health and wellness, Hormona gives you the tools to take control of your hormones and wellbeing. Designed by women, for women, Hormona supports you through every life stage — from your first period to menopause — with the science, data, and guidance you need to feel your best every day and optimise for long term wellness With Hormona, you can: Track your menstrual cycle and hormone patterns with precision — from ovulation to mood and energy changes Receive daily, science-backed insights and actionable wellness tips to balance your hormones naturally Get nutrition advice and recipes designed to support estrogen balance, energy, and better mood Log symptoms and track patterns — from PMS to perimenopause transitions Connect with the Hormona community and medical experts for answers about your hormonal health Upgrade to Hormona+ for: Advanced hormone analytics and symptom predictions so you know what to expect A Mood & Energy Calendar personalised to your cycle to understand your hormonal patterns Personalised nutrition guidance based on your cycle with updated recipes Full access to our wellness library — including mindfulness, movement, and educational content Expert Q&As, personalised insights and symptom relief tips for how you're feeling Why Hormona? Because your hormones affect everything in your life - your energy, focus, sleep, and mood. Hormona helps you make sense of your body’s signals, using science and data to support your long term wellness From cycle tracking to perimenopause support, Hormona is your all-in-one hormone health app Your data, your privacy: Hormona is built on trust. Your health data is private, secure, and never shared without your consent Hormona+ Subscription information: Hormona offers flexible subscription plans for full access to premium content and features Your Apple ID will be charged upon purchase confirmation Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage your subscription anytime in your device’s Account Settings. Website: www.hormona.io FAQ: https://hormona.io/faq/ Terms of Service: https://hormona.io/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://hormona.io/privacy-policy/

About

Refast

This app provides a straightforward timer for intermittent fasting, allowing users to easily adjust past fasts and track progress beyond their goals. It offers multiple fasting plans and displays key statistics without offering advice.

Highlights
  • Adjust past fasting times
  • Track progress beyond goals
  • Multiple built-in fasting plans
  • Customizable fasting plans
  • View fasting statistics
  • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen integration
  • Apple Watch face complications
Features
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Refast is an intermittent fasting timer with a clear countdown, editable history and no coaching feed. FIX IT WHEN YOU FORGET Forgot to start last night? Adjust the start time with one-tap nudges. Forgot to stop this morning? Set the end to when you actually ate. Add a fast you never timed, or undo an accidental end. TIME AT A GLANCE Switch between elapsed time and time remaining. See your recent fasting days and keep counting past your chosen goal. Use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Live Activity, Dynamic Island, StandBy, Siri, Shortcuts or Apple Watch. YOUR PLAN, YOUR ROUTINE 12:12, 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 and OMAD are built in. Custom lengths are free too. With Refast Plus, name your saved plans and choose a different plan for each weekday. A running fast always keeps its original goal. HISTORY AND TRENDS Add notes, correct old entries and filter your history. Refast Plus opens your full history, detailed trends and comparisons between periods. A configurable day-start hour lets overnight fasts count toward the day that fits your routine. MAKE IT YOURS Choose light or dark appearance and matching themes for the app, widgets and Watch. Refast Plus adds more themes, including Midnight, Forest and Lavender. PAY ONCE The timer, custom lengths, editing, notes, reminders, widgets, Live Activities, Watch app, CSV export and recent history are free. Refast Plus is a single purchase for full history, detailed trends, saved plans, weekly routines, additional themes, full backups and iCloud sync between iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. No subscription, renewal or advertising. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Refast account to create, no analytics and no advertising. Fasting records stay on your device, with optional sync through your own iCloud when you unlock Refast Plus. Weekly settings are saved per device and included in your full backup. BEFORE YOU FAST Fasting is not right for everyone. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, taking insulin or diabetes medication, under 18, or have a history of disordered eating, speak to a doctor before you start. Refast is a timer and does not provide medical or dietary advice.

Screenshots

Hormona4 screens
Refast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Refast at 100% against Hormona's 58%. Refast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (5 vs 1). Hormona's advantage is ratings volume (757 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hormona sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Refast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Refast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hormona has 757 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Hormona's written reviews are positive against 100% of Refast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hormona ships an update every 10 days, Refast every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hormona versus Refast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHormonaRefast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (757 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings757 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB5 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWlness Science LtdLEON NELIO FIGUEIRA

Customer experience

Hormona

All ratings757 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive58.4%
Neutral12.4%
Negative29.2%

Refast

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

Bugs and requests

Hormona

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Date tracking issues
  • Login and account problems
  • Syncing and data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add diet preference filters for recipes
  • Include basal body temperature and cervical mucus tracking
  • Improve calendar and analytics display
  • Provide more personalized insights and recommendations

Refast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Hormona

Subscriptions6
  • Hormona+ Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Hormona+ Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Hormona+ Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Hormona+ Yearly14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Hormona+ Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Unlimited access - No offer1 Year trial$69.991 Year
1 purchases

Refast

One-time1
  • Refast Plus$4.99

Questions

Is Hormona free?
Hormona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Refast free?
Refast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hormona or Refast?
Refast is rated higher. Hormona averages 4.7 out of 5 from 757 ratings, while Refast averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hormona or Refast have ads?
Neither Hormona nor Refast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hormona or Refast?
Hormona ships an update every 10 days, and Refast every 9 days. Most recently, Hormona was updated on October 30, 2026 and Refast on October 31, 2026.

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