Plainfast vs Spoonlet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plainfast
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Plainfast is the honest fasting timer. Start a 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 or OMAD fast in one tap and watch a calm dial count the hours. No sign-up quiz, no account, no ads. Open the app and the timer is the first thing you see. You do not answer fifty questions about your body first, and you do not lose your past fasts after a week. Every fast you log stays in your history, free, for as long as you use Plainfast. WHAT IT COVERS • Intermittent fasting with 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 and OMAD presets, or a custom target that suits your day • Longer fasts: the clock keeps running past your goal, so 24, 36 and 72 hour fasts are timed hour by hour • Water fasts and extended fasts logged the same way as your daily window • A 10-phase timeline of what typically happens as a fast goes on: glycogen use, the shift toward fat burning, ketosis, and the hours that research often links to autophagy KEY FEATURES • A plain dial that shows time elapsed, time left and your current phase at a glance • Live Activity and Dynamic Island, so your fast keeps time on the lock screen • Home screen widgets • Reminders for the start and end of each fast • Full history, streaks and stats, all free • Weight log, plus mood and glucose logs after each fast • Export your fasting history as a CSV file • Dark mode that is designed, not just inverted WHO IT IS FOR • Beginners trying 16:8 who want a timer, not a program • OMAD and 20:4 regulars who log every day • Anyone who does an occasional 36 or 72 hour fast • Women and men who would rather track quietly than take a quiz first PRICING Free: the timer, all presets, the phase timeline, full history, streaks, stats, logs, widgets and reminders. Premium (monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime unlock) adds unlimited custom presets, adding past fasts, and mood and glucose correlation charts. Plainfast is a timer and a log, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, diabetic, take medication or plan a fast longer than 24 hours, talk to your doctor first. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://trifoiltrailblazer.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://trifoiltrailblazer.com/terms-of-service
Spoonlet
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Track protein and fiber with the portions you already use. Build a meal from cups, pots and slices, see today's totals, and reuse favorite meals. Spoonlet keeps your daily food log simple: everyday tracking is free, works offline and needs no account. BUILD A MEAL, A FEW TAPS AT A TIME Search more than 13,000 offline food records, with everyday choices first. Add lentils by the cup, yogurt by the pot, or any food by weight in grams or ounces. See protein and fiber for the whole meal as you build it. MAKE NEXT TIME EASIER Recent foods remember your last amounts. Save favorite meals, repeat them in half, one or one-and-a-half servings, and divide batch recipes into portions. COPY YOUR OWN LABEL Enter protein and fiber from a packet per serving or per 100 g. A value that is not on the label stays unknown; it is never silently turned into zero. YOUR WEEK AT A GLANCE See what you recorded each day against your goals, correct a meal without duplicating it, and keep every entry on your phone. GOALS FROM PUBLISHED REFERENCES Set your own daily goals, or let Spoonlet suggest them from cited references: protein from your body weight (0.8, 1.2 or 1.6 g per kg) and fiber from EFSA, WHO or US adequate intakes. Every suggestion shows its source. Your weight is used only for the calculation and never stored. GENEROUSLY FREE Everyday logging, food search, label foods, favorite meals, batch portions, diary history, weekly summaries, export and restore are free. Your first eligible detailed weekly review is free to keep. OPTIONAL SPOONLET PLUS Plus is built around the two nutrients. Close the gap: a menu of familiar portions that would finish today's protein or fiber, each one tap from a new meal. See what carries your week: the top foods and meals behind each number, goal streaks, and 30, 90 and 365-day trends. Share a PDF review with a coach or doctor. Meal folders, tags and covers plus extra themes are included. Choose an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock; prices are shown by your store in your local currency. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your store account. WHY PROTEIN AND FIBER Only about 5% of US adults reach the fiber reference intake, and average intake is around 15 to 17 g a day against a reference of 25 to 38 g. Higher fiber intake is associated with lower rates of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer in large reviews. Up to 46% of adults over 70 do not meet the protein reference intake, and protein supports muscle at every age. Spoonlet shows both nutrients side by side so the gap is easy to see and easy to close. YOUR DIARY STAYS IN YOUR HANDS Food logging works offline. Spoonlet does not upload your diary and excludes it from automatic device backups. Export a backup before changing phones. Purchases use your app store and RevenueCat; your meal contents are not sent to RevenueCat. Food values and household portions are estimates based on their stated sources or your own labels. Associations reported in nutrition research are not proof of cause. Spoonlet records food and provides general information; it does not diagnose, treat or give individualized dietary advice. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spoonlet at every 2 days against Plainfast's every 2 weeks. Spoonlet also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Plainfast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Spoonlet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plainfast ships an update every 2 weeks, Spoonlet every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plainfast | Spoonlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ivan Terekhin | Health3 AG |
In-app purchases
Plainfast
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
- Premium$34.99
Spoonlet
- Spoonlet Plus Annual$19.991 Year
- Spoonlet Plus Lifetime$49.99









