Comparison

Fast vs I Fast Different

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

Head to head
About

Fast

Features
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Feel Better. Stay on Track. Your Fasting Journey, Made Simple. Build healthy habits and stay in tune with your body—without the clutter or complexity. This beautifully simple app helps you track intermittent fasting in a calm, intuitive way that fits effortlessly into your daily routine. Why You’ll Love It: • No accounts, no login, no tracking. Your data, your device. • Gentle, Simple Tracking: Start and stop fasts with just a tap. No distractions, just a clear view of your progress. • Apple Watch Ready: Track your fasts directly from your wrist—even without your phone nearby. • At-a-Glance Insights: Stay mindful of your fasts with elegant widgets on your iPhone and Apple Watch. • Private by Design: Your data is stored securely in your personal iCloud account. Nothing ever leaves your devices. Whether you’re fasting for wellness, focus, or energy, this app is your quiet companion on the journey.

About

I Fast Different

This app offers a unique intermittent fasting approach by alternating shorter and longer fasting periods. It provides a clear countdown, flexible control over your fasts, and detailed logs and statistics to help you track your progress. Designed for privacy, your data remains on your device.

Highlights
  • Alternating fast cycles
  • Live progress countdown ring
  • Flexible start and mid-fast control
  • Detailed logging and calendar view
  • Statistics and streak tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Most intermittent fasting apps lock you into the same eating window every day. I Fast Different takes a different approach: it alternates a shorter fast and a longer fast on a repeating cycle — a style many people find easier to sustain than a fixed 16:8 or 18:6 schedule. Set your two durations once. The app alternates them automatically, keeps your schedule on track, and keeps a clear countdown front and center. FEATURES • Alternating cycle — define a shorter and a longer fast; the app alternates them and shows what's coming up next. • Live progress ring — a clean countdown to your target that keeps counting in overtime when you go past your goal. • Flexible start — fast by duration, or to a target end date and time. • Full control mid-fast — complete, cancel, adjust the length, edit the start time, or reset at any point. • Log and calendar — review every session in a list or month calendar, with completion percentage and notes; fix a past session's times if you forget to stop. • Statistics and streaks — monthly completion rate, total time fasted, average fast length, and your current and best day streak. • Reminders — optional chimes at the halfway point, every 25%, a set time before the end, or at completion. • Auto-schedule — optionally start and stop fasts automatically on the right days. • Apple Watch app and complication — start, stop, and adjust from your wrist, with a glanceable ring on your watch face. • Backup and restore — move all your data between devices with a simple export and import. • Private by design — your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. I Fast Different is a tracking tool, not medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before changing your eating patterns, especially if you have a medical condition.

Screenshots

Fast4 screens
I Fast Different4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: I Fast Different at 17.0 against Fast's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Fast versus I Fast Different: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastI Fast Different
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeHiveLeft To My Own Devices Computer Solutions

In-app purchases

None

Fast

No in-app purchases

None

I Fast Different

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast free?
Fast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is I Fast Different free?
I Fast Different is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fast or I Fast Different have ads?
Neither Fast nor I Fast Different shows ads.

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