Happy Rising vs FastDown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Happy Rising
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Happy Rising is a mindfulness app that helps you start your day calm and happy. Every morning, you unlock a short ritual, including breathwork exercises, affirmations, questions about how youβre feeling, and small acts of kindness. Practicing these rituals daily and consistently helps to calm your nervous system and allows you to begin your day with peace of mind. Unlock a new Ritual every Morning Donβt start your day by scrolling through social media. Instead, begin with a calming mindfulness exercise from Happy Rising. No Mental Load You donβt have to search for the perfect mindfulness exercise. Each morning, youβll receive one ritual, and the app will guide you step by step. Positive Effects on your overall Well-Being - reduce stress - calm your nervous system - lower cortisol levels and improve your overall sense of well-being. Start your free trial today and experience the benefits of daily mindfulness exercises. Subscription options: CHF 6.80/month or CHF 48/year. More infos: www.happy-rising.com Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.happy-rising.com/privacy-policy
FastDown
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A fasting countdown. Pick a window - 12 to 48 hours between meals, or any length you set - and hold the line. Nothing is gated. Every window is pickable from day one; the ladder (12β18β24β36β48) marks progress, it doesn't lock it. Carry a window to term and it earns its badge and feeds a daily streak. THE CLOCK RUNS FROM YOUR LAST MEAL, NOT FROM THE TAP. You eat, you remember the app an hour later. FastDown asks β one tap says when you actually started, and the timeline, badge and streak inherit the truth instead of the error. WORKS WITHOUT BEING LOOKED AT. Start your usual window from a Home Screen widget, a notification button, or a Siri phrase. A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your lock screen, with a FINISH button once you're past term. Reaching term never stops the clock - overtime counts up, and the hours count. IT LEARNS YOU, AND IT ASKS. Start at the same time five days running and it offers that time as your daily reminder. Skip every Sunday and it offers to keep the nudge quiet on Sundays. Give up 16-hour windows around hour nine three times and it offers a word of encouragement at hour eight-thirty. Every finding is offered once, your refusal is remembered, and nothing ever changes without your yes. A RECORD YOU CAN TRUST. Every window is logged, finished or not. Entries can be corrected, past fasts added by hand, and a hand-logged fast is worth exactly as much as a timed one. Deleting is the only irreversible act in the app, so it gets an undo. WHAT YOUR BODY IS DOING. A nine-stage timeline tracks the physiology of a fast β blood sugar, the glycogen tap, the fat switch, ketosis β hour by hour, wherever you are in the window. General information, not medical advice. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE. No account. Your record never leaves your phone. Anonymous usage counts help improve the app β nothing identifies you, and the switch to turn them off is in the open, on the main screen. This is a timer, not medical advice. Fasting isn't for everyone - check with your doctor, drink water, and stop the moment you feel unwell.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FastDown at Free against Happy Rising's $24.99. FastDown also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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FastDown is free to download; Happy Rising costs $24.99 up front. Happy Rising sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. FastDown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Happy Rising ships an update monthly, FastDown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Happy Rising | FastDown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free β better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sophie Keilwerth | Lobsag Paredes |
In-app purchases
Happy Rising
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Annual subscription7 Days trial$48.001 Year
FastDown
No in-app purchases
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