Comparison

PawSteps vs Fasting Clock

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

Head to head
About

PawSteps

This app encourages a healthy walking habit by letting you adopt and care for a virtual dog companion. Earn rewards, track your progress, and enjoy personalized notifications as you achieve daily step goals.

Highlights
  • Adopt and care for virtual dog breeds
  • Daily step goals and missions
  • Earn treats and feed your dog
  • Streak tracking and login bonuses
  • Personalized dog notifications
  • Home screen widget for progress
  • HealthKit integration for automatic tracking
Features
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PawSteps turns your daily walk into quality time with an adorable dog companion — no ads, no gacha, just a healthy walking habit. Pick your favorite dog character and walk together every day. Complete morning and afternoon step goals to earn treats, feed your dog for a joyful reaction, and keep your streak alive. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Choose from multiple dog breeds, each with its own personality and voice - Daily missions reward you with treats for your dog - Login bonuses and streak tracking keep you motivated - Your dog sends personalized notifications when you hit your goals - Home screen widget shows your dog and today's progress at a glance - No ads. No gacha. Just you and your dog, walking together. Getting started is simple: grant HealthKit access, pick a dog, and start walking. PawSteps reads your step count automatically — no manual logging required. Note: The in-app interface (menus, dog dialogue, notifications) is currently in Japanese only. English support is planned for a future update.

About

Fasting Clock

Features
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Start a fasting timer, close the app, and trust the number when you come back. FastTrkr tracks your intermittent fasting window — 16:8, 14:10, 12:12, 18:6, 20:4 or OMAD — shows elapsed time against your target, then counts down the eating window that follows. Most fasting apps want your email, your weight, your meal photos and a coaching plan. FastTrkr is the opposite: a precise fasting clock with an honest log. The timer is anchored to your iPhone's continuous system clock, so elapsed time stays correct through reboots, timezone changes and clock adjustments. And it records the hours that actually ran — end at 15.2 hours and the log says 15.2, never a rounded-up target. WHAT YOU GET • Open the app 14 hours into a 16:8 and "14:22:07 of 16h" is already on the ring — the clock kept counting while the app was closed • End the fast and an eating-window countdown takes its place, so you know dinner has to land inside the next 7 hours 40 minutes • One local reminder fires the minute your window completes — no fast quietly stretching to 19 hours because you forgot it was running • A day streak, windows-met total and lifetime fast count sit under the ring every time you open the app • Tapped End by accident at hour 3? Edit the start and end times and the session is corrected, with a note field for how it felt • A 14-day bar chart shows your recorded fasting hours at a glance PERFECT FOR • 16:8 beginners who want one number, not a lifestyle program • OMAD and 20:4 practitioners who need a timer that takes long windows seriously • Anyone who quit a fasting app because it demanded an account and a weigh-in first • Shift workers whose windows move — custom hour targets when the standard presets don't fit WHY NOT JUST USE THE CLOCK APP? A plain timer forgets everything when it ends, loses your fast when the phone reboots, and knows nothing about eating windows. FastTrkr survives a reboot mid-fast, logs every session to an editable history, keeps your streak, and tells you when the eating window closes — things a stopwatch will never do. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no analytics, no ads, no server. Every session is stored on your iPhone and the app works fully offline. Nothing you record ever leaves the device. FastTrkr is a timer, not medical advice. Fasting is not suitable for everyone — read the in-app safety guidance and talk to a clinician if you are unsure. FULL ACCESS FastTrkr Pro unlocks the extended protocols — 18:6, 20:4, OMAD and custom targets up to 23 hours — plus the 14-day hours chart. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Start your first 16:8 tonight — by breakfast the ring will tell you exactly where you stand. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

PawSteps3 screens
Fasting Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fasting Clock at none against PawSteps's 4. PawSteps's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PawSteps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Fasting Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PawSteps ships an update every 9 days, Fasting Clock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PawSteps versus Fasting Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawStepsFasting Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShintaro IshikawaLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PawSteps

One-time4
  • Little Treat$0.49
  • Treat Plate$0.99
  • Reward Meal$2.99
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  • Special Feast$5.99
None

Fasting Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PawSteps free?
PawSteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fasting Clock free?
Fasting Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PawSteps or Fasting Clock have ads?
Neither PawSteps nor Fasting Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PawSteps or Fasting Clock?
PawSteps ships an update every 9 days, and Fasting Clock every 4 months. Most recently, PawSteps was updated on November 8, 2026 and Fasting Clock on October 31, 2026.

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