Comparison

Fasting Tracker vs Cadence

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

Head to head
About

Fasting Tracker

This app guides users through intermittent fasting to promote weight loss, boost energy, and build healthy habits. It offers customizable fasting plans, smart timers with reminders, and progress tracking tools. Users can also log weight, mood, and habits.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting plans
  • Smart fasting timer with reminders
  • Progress tracking with charts
  • Weight, mood, and habit logging
  • Expert tips and insights
  • Multiple fasting schedules
Features
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Track your intermittent fasting with a clear, live timer. Pick a plan, tap start and watch the progress ring fill up while the app shows how long you've fasted and how much is left. Follow your fast without opening the app: Home Screen widgets, a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island. FREE • Live fasting timer with a progress ring • Plans: 12:12, 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 and OMAD (23:1) • Live fasting stages (blood sugar, fat burning, ketosis, autophagy and more) as you reach them • Forgot to tap start? Edit your start time • A notification when your fast is complete • History of your last 7 days and your current streak • Water intake tracker • Home Screen widgets • Live Activity and Dynamic Island • Light and dark mode PREMIUM • Extended and custom fasts: 24h, 36h, 48h or any duration you choose • Full history with a calendar and your best streak • Stats and charts: average fast, longest fast, total hours and a weekly chart • A daily reminder to start your fast, plus stage notifications • Weight tracking with a chart and optional Apple Health sync • Export your fasts to CSV ABOUT FASTING STAGES The stages shown in the app are general information about what commonly happens during a fast. They are not medical advice, and timing varies from person to person. Talk to your doctor before you start fasting, especially before long fasts or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have diabetes or another medical condition, or take medication. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS The app is free to download and use. Premium is optional: • Annual: USD 29.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial • Weekly: USD 3.99 per week • Lifetime: USD 49.99, one-time purchase Prices may vary by country; the price for your region is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends for the annual plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of the free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.enduranceapptitude.com/apps/fasting-timer/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cadence

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MEET RILEY Riley is your coach inside Cadence. Warm but direct. Riley reads your Apple Health data, your recent sessions, and what you tell it about your day — then makes a real call: PUSH today, MAINTAIN, or RECOVER. With reasoning, not vibes. WHAT IT DOES • Builds today's plan around your real readiness, not a template • Generates structured workouts you can start with one tap • Adapts when life happens — bad sleep, travel, missed days, going out • Remembers what matters: your injuries, your schedule, your patterns • Tracks your week — steps, sleep, HRV, training volume — in one view HOW IT'S DIFFERENT • No rigid 12-week programs that ignore your week • No counting macros to the gram • No shame after missed days • One smart coach who learns you, not preset personalities YOU STAY IN CONTROL • Try it instantly — no account needed to get started • Sign in any time to back up your data across devices • Connect Apple Health when you're ready • Tune notifications and equipment in Settings Cadence is for people who want to train consistently without the guilt or the grind. If you've quit a fitness app because it didn't get your life — try this one.

Screenshots

Fasting Tracker4 screens
Cadence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cadence at none against Fasting Tracker's 5. Cadence also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Fasting Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Cadence asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fasting Tracker ships an update monthly, Cadence every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fasting Tracker versus Cadence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasting TrackerCadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas DiazSamir Patel

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Fasting Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$0.997 Days
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
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  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
None

Cadence

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fasting Tracker free?
Fasting Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fasting Tracker or Cadence have ads?
Neither Fasting Tracker nor Cadence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fasting Tracker or Cadence?
Fasting Tracker ships an update monthly, and Cadence every 5 days. Most recently, Fasting Tracker was updated on October 27, 2026 and Cadence on October 25, 2026.

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