Intermittent Fasting Tracker vs Marigold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intermittent Fasting Tracker
This app offers a straightforward and private way to track intermittent fasting. It supports iPhone and Apple Watch, providing essential features like widgets, notifications, and progress charts without any advertisements. Ideal for both beginners and experienced fasters, it focuses on a simple user interface to support health and wellness goals.
- Interactive Widgets
- Notifications
- Streaks & Badges
- Charts & Trends
- Fasting Zones
- iCloud Sync
- Dark Mode
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Track fasting periods with Fasty. No account or sign-up required. Start and stop a fasting timer, set a goal, and review your recorded fasts. Edit entries to correct start and end times and keep a record of your fasting history. Features - Fasting timer: see elapsed time and the time remaining until your chosen goal. - Widgets and Live Activities: check your timer from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Dynamic Island on supported devices. - Apple Watch: start and finish fasts, change your goal, and check your current fasting status from your wrist, included for free. - Fasting history: add, edit, and review your recorded fasts. - Charts and trends: explore fasting durations, totals, and averages over time. - Notifications: choose reminders and alerts for your timer and eating window. - Siri and Shortcuts: start and finish fasts and check your current fasting status. - CSV import and export: import existing records or export your data for use outside the app. - Dark Mode: use a light or dark appearance to suit your preference. - Streaks and badges: view summaries and milestones based on your recorded fasts. Additional paid features are available through one-time purchases and auto-renewable subscriptions. Available options, included features, and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Health information Fasty is a utility for people who want to track their fasting. It does not recommend fasting or a specific fasting plan and does not provide medical advice. Consult a doctor, registered dietitian, or another qualified healthcare professional about whether and how to fast. Privacy Policy: https://fastyfasting.com/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Marigold
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Marigold is a free, ad-free period and cycle tracker that keeps everything on your phone. No account, no sign-in, no ads. Log your period in one tap, see what to expect next, and understand your patterns, with every core tool free. WHAT YOU GET • One-tap period logging, an editable calendar and home-screen widgets • Predictions for your next period, fertile window and PMS up to 12 months ahead, shown as a range with a confidence level instead of one falsely exact date • A mode for irregular cycles that shows ranges only and never makes you feel behind • A daily log for flow, pain, mood, energy, sleep, discharge, medication and notes, plus your own custom symptoms • Insights on cycle length, how much your cycles vary, and which symptoms show up in which phase • A doctor report as a PDF, and CSV export, created on your phone • Reminders for your period, fertile window and pill, with a discreet text option for the lock screen • App lock that uses your phone's own screen lock (Face ID, fingerprint or passcode) • Pregnancy mode with a due date and week counter, and ovulation test logging • Light and dark appearance PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your logs are stored encrypted on your phone. There is no Marigold account and no server that receives your health entries. Usage analytics and crash reports are off unless you choose to turn them on, and they never include your health details. We do not sell data and there are no ads. You can delete everything in one step. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Regular cycles, irregular cycles, PCOS, trying to conceive, pregnancy and perimenopause are all supported. Marigold never says "late" and never labels days "safe". MARIGOLD PLUS (OPTIONAL) Everything above is free. Marigold Plus adds extra tools and is optional: $1.99 monthly (7-day free trial), $8.99 yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase of $21.99. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Published by RedFoxApps. Privacy Policy: https://redfoxapps.com/apps/marigold/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://redfoxapps.com/apps/marigold/support Marigold is a wellness tracker. It is not a medical device and is not a method of birth control. Predictions are estimates. Talk to a doctor about any health concern. Published by RedFoxApps.
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Verdict
Intermittent Fasting Tracker and Marigold 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
Both are free to download. Intermittent Fasting Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Marigold sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Intermittent Fasting Tracker | Marigold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (52K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Oelfke | Maulik Pankhania |
Bugs and requests
Intermittent Fasting Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Overlapping fasting/eating windows reported
- Inconsistencies in fasting time calculations
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to schedule and set reminders for fasts
- Option to manually log ketosis levels
- Export or share fasting data
- More detailed fasting stage information
Marigold
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Intermittent Fasting Tracker
- Fasty Monthly Donation$0.991 Month
- Fasty Basic Monthly$0.991 Month
- Fasty Basic Monthly$1.991 Month
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- Fasty Basic Yearly$4.991 Year
- Fasty Pro Monthly2 variants$6.991 Month
- Fasty Pro Yearly2 variants$19.991 Year
- One Time Donation$4.99
- Fasty Pro One Time$49.99
Marigold
- Plus monthly7 Days trial$2.001 Month
- Plus yearly$9.001 Year
- Plus lifetime$22.00
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