Comparison

Meal Diary vs Intermittent

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

Head to head
About

Meal Diary

Features
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Meal Diary is a photo-based diary that can be used to easily track your diet. Simply snap a photo of your meal and provide basic information with just a few taps. Based on your entries, the app also provides insights into your dietary preferences. Meal Diary aims to help people better understand their diets and dietary customs. This better understanding leads to more informed choices about your everyday diet and finding what works for you.

About

Intermittent

This app tracks your fasting progress, mapping your hours to distinct biological phases like lipolysis, ketosis, and autophagy. It provides science-backed explanations for each phase and supports various fasting protocols. Track your weight, hydration, and progress privately.

Highlights
  • Phase-aware fasting timer
  • Supports multiple fasting protocols
  • Free fasting science library
  • Adaptive hydration target
  • Weight and progress tracking
  • Private sharing and reflection
  • Home screen widget and cross-device sync
Features
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The intermittent fasting timer that shows which fasting phase you have likely reached, from fat burning lipolysis to ketosis and autophagy, based on how long you have fasted. Ad free. No account required. Most fasting apps give you a countdown clock and a streak to protect. Intermittent does something different. It maps your hours fasted to the phases research describes, and explains the science behind each one with cited primary sources, not marketing copy. If you have ever wondered how to track fasting properly, or what is likely happening during a fast, this is the fasting tracker built for that question. WHY FASTING WORKS Intermittent fasting works because of what happens between meals, not just the absence of food. As your fast progresses, your body moves through distinct phases: burning through glucose reserves, shifting into fat burning lipolysis, entering ketosis, and eventually triggering autophagy, the cellular repair process linked to longevity and metabolic health. Understanding these transitions is what separates intentional fasting from guesswork. Intermittent maps every stage so your goals are grounded in biology, not motivation. KEY FEATURES PHASE AWARE FASTING TIMER A live timer that maps your fast to six phases: Fed, Early Fasting, Lipolysis, Ketosis, Autophagy, and Deep Fast. Each phase links to a free science article with primary sources cited. EVERY FASTING PROTOCOL, ONE APP Supports 12:12, 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD (One Meal A Day), 36 hour, 48 hour, and 72 hour fasts. FREE FASTING SCIENCE LIBRARY A full library of fasting articles covering intermittent fasting, ketosis, autophagy, insulin response, and more. No subscription. No account. No paywall. SMART HYDRATION TARGET A science backed hydration goal that adapts to your weight, sex, age, and fasting duration. WEIGHT AND PROGRESS TRACKING Log your weight after each fast and track trends over time. Includes streak heatmap, phase reach history, and estimated fat vs glucose energy usage. PRIVATE CIRCLE AND END OF FAST REFLECTION Share your fast with a small private group. Applause only responses. No comparison. No gamification. HOME SCREEN WIDGET AND CROSS DEVICE SYNC Keep your fasting timer visible with a home screen widget. Your data syncs across devices privately without third party trackers. EATING WINDOW, REMINDERS AND RECAPS See your eating window after each fast, with an optional heads-up before it closes. Set your usual start time for a gentle reminder. Look back on each month and year with a recap you can share. WHO IT IS FOR Intermittent is built for adults who want to understand fasting, not be coached through it. If you follow research on metabolic health, read about longevity, or want a fasting routine grounded in biology rather than points or streaks, this app is for you. Suitable for both beginners and experienced fasters. HOW IT WORKS Choose your fasting protocol, from 12:12 to extended fasts Start your timer and see which phase you have likely reached Tap any phase to read the science and log your reflection at the end No account required to start. No subscription required to access the library.

Screenshots

Meal Diary4 screens
Intermittent4 screens

Verdict

The call

Meal Diary and Intermittent are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Meal Diary versus Intermittent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal DiaryIntermittent
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—48 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanet Express KftRohit Kumar

In-app purchases

None

Meal Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Intermittent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meal Diary free?
Meal Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intermittent free?
Intermittent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meal Diary or Intermittent have ads?
Neither Meal Diary nor Intermittent shows ads.

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