Comparison

iFast vs StepShift

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

Head to head
About

iFast

This app helps you track your fasting periods and monitor your progress towards your health goals. It supports various popular fasting methods, including circadian rhythm fasting and intermittent fasting schedules.

Highlights
  • Track fasting periods
  • Monitor progress
  • Support for popular fasting types
  • Circadian rhythm fasting
  • Intermittent fasting schedules
  • Custom prolonged fasts
Features
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iFast is your all-in-one intermittent fasting and healthy-living companion, and it is about far more than a timer. FASTING, DONE RIGHT • Any protocol: 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, OMAD or a custom window • A live timer with metabolic zones so you can see what your body is doing • Streaks, history and gentle reminders that keep you consistent HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS • The medium widget puts your fast, water, steps and food at a glance • A live countdown to your goal, so you always know how long is left • A small size for your fast and streak, plus Lock Screen widgets on iOS 16 and later • Tap a row in the medium widget to jump straight to logging it A COACH IN YOUR POCKET • Ask Ember, your personal coach, about fasting, food or training • Grounded, personalized guidance based on your goals and your logs ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLES • Get matched into a small group on the same journey • Encourage each other and stay on track together TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Weight, water, steps, workouts and body measurements • Snap a photo of your meal for instant calorie and macro estimates • Clean charts that turn your data into visible progress APPLE HEALTH • Two-way sync so all your health data stays in one place iFast Pro unlocks photo meal analysis, higher coach limits and more. iFast Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://manuongithub.github.io/FastTrackerPolicies/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://manuongithub.github.io/FastTrackerPolicies/privacypolicy.html

About

StepShift

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Treadmill desk users, rejoice. Your steps finally count. StepShift fixes the Apple Watch’s biggest blind spot: treadmill desk workouts. If your phone was in your pocket while walking, StepShift uses that motion data to rebuild a precise indoor walking workout in Apple Health — automatically. No more missing steps just because your wrist was busy typing. Key Features: • Converts any indoor walk where your iPhone was in your pocket • Uses iPhone motion sensors to restore accurate step and distance data • Re-creates Apple Health workouts with better data • 100% private — everything stays on your device • Integrates seamlessly with the Apple Health app No accounts. No tracking. No nonsense. Just your real steps, logged right.

Screenshots

iFast4 screens
StepShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iFast at Free against StepShift's $4.99. iFast also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). StepShift's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). On 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

iFast is free to download; StepShift costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iFast versus StepShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFastStepShift
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
Best chart rank—#195 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManu MehrotraMatt Martz

In-app purchases

None

iFast

No in-app purchases

None

StepShift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFast free?
iFast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepShift free?
StepShift costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iFast or StepShift have ads?
iFast shows ads; StepShift does not.

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